Bacon, Francis. Sundrie letters, containing matter of elegancy, worth, and moment ... written to ... King James ... and other persons by Sir Francis Bacon, deceased

Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada: 1110.1
Folger bibliographic ID: 227484
Folger call number: V.b.132
Folger holdings ID: 259205
Accession Number: cs1110

Copies of about 110 letters from Bacon to around 27 different people, and of letters to him from King James (3) and others

General notes

Includes at the beginning an alphabetical index of several letters Title from item Listed by Myers & Co. in catalogue no. 234 (ca. 1922). Purchased by Henry Folger on December 13th, 1922, for £360 (originally priced at £400). Contains the armorial bookplate of William North, 6th Baron North and 2nd Baron Grey, dated 1703 Portions also available as a digital reproduction This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004-2005. Letterwriting in Renaissance England (catalog entry 102)

Extended title: Sundrie letters, containing matter of elegancy, worth, and moment ... written to ... King James ... and other persons by Sir Francis Bacon, deceased ca.1630
Alternate titles: Copy of letters of Sir Francis Bacon, between 1561 and 1626, ca. 1630

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 James I, King of England, 1566-1625

author: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: James I, King of England, 1566-1625
former owner: North, William North, Baron, 1678-1734
correspondent: James I, King of England, 1566-1625