The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall by Daphne du Maurier & Francis King

Author:Daphne du Maurier & Francis King
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Literary
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2013-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

‘My very good Lord,

‘I shall write to your Lordship of a business which your Lordship may think to concern myself; but I do think it concerneth your Lordship much more. For as for me, as my judgement is not so weak to think it can do me any hurt, so my love to you is so strong, as I would prefer the good of you and yours before mine own particular.

‘It seemeth Secretary Winwood hath officiously busied himself to make a match between your brother and Sir Edward Coke’s daughter: and, as we hear, he doth it rather to make a faction, than out of any great affection for your Lordship. It is true, he hath the consent of Sir Edward Coke, as we hear, upon reasonable conditions for your brother; and yet no better than without question may be found in other matches. But the mother’s consent is not had, nor the young gentlewoman’s, who expecteth a great fortune from her mother, which without her consent is endangered. This match, out of my faith and freedom towards your Lordship, I hold very inconvenient both for your brother and yourself.

‘First, he shall marry into a disgraced house, which in reason of state is never held good.

‘Next, he shall marry into a troubled house of man and wife, which in religion and Christian discretion is never good.

‘Thirdly, your Lordship will go near to lose all such your friends as are adverse to Sir Edward Coke; myself only except, who out of a pure love and thankfulness shall ever be firm to you.

‘And lastly and chiefly, I believe it will greatly weaken and distract the King’s service; for though, in regard to the King’s great wisdom and depth, I am persuaded those things will not follow which they imagine, yet opinion will do a great deal of harm, and cast the King back, and make him relapse into those inconveniences which are now well on to be recovered.

‘Therefore my advice is… your Lordship signify unto my Lady your mother, that your desire is that the marriage be not pressed or proceeded with without the consent of both parents; and so either break it altogether, or defer any further dealing in it till your Lordship’s return: and this the rather for that, besides the inconvenience of the matter itself, it hath been carried so harshly and inconsiderately by Secretary Winwood, as for doubt that the father should take away the maiden by force, the mother, to get the start, hath conveyed her away secretly; which is ill of all sides. Thus hoping your Lordship will not only accept well, but believe my faithful advice, who by my great experience in the world must see further than your lordship can, I ever rest

‘Your Lordship’s true and most devoted, ‘friend and servant,

Fr. Bacon. C.S.’

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