Francis Bacon
Sir Francis Bacon His Apologie, In Certaine Imputations concerning the late Earle of Essex (London, 1605)
Newberry Library (Case -E5 .E7862)
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In his Apology, Francis Bacon sought to justify his own role in the downfall of his friend, the Earl of Essex, claiming and claimed that his Declaration "was perused, weighed, censured, altered, and made almost anew" by the counselors and the queen herself.

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