Ruins of Bacon's House at Gorhambury From a Drawing by J. A. SYMINGTON, Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester (Contemporary and Friend of Bacon). From a Print in the British Museum. INTRODUCTION RANCIS BACON-Baron Verulam and Viscount St. Albans, but not Lord Bacon, as he is sometimes erroneously styled — was born at York House, Strand, the London mansion of his father, January 22, 1561. He was the younger son, by his second wife, of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal from 1558 till his death in 1579-a man of profound legal learning, unswerving devotion to principle, and statesmanlike sagacity. Both Camden and George Buchanan designate him, in common with Sir W. Cecil (Lord Burghley) as "twin pillars of the State." The second wife of the Lord Keeper and the mother of Francis was Anne, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, who had been the tutor of Edward VI. To his instructions were largely due the culture and piety of the youthful sovereign. His daughters, Katherine, Mildred, and Anne, also trained by their parent, were celebrated as pro |