Good Sr Jh. Davies yor mistaking shall not be imputed to you (for the difference is not much). Yor gratulacons for my marrige I take kyndly. And as I was all waies delighted wth the fruites of yor [illegible] so I would be gladde of yor [illegible] so as you plant not yor self to[o] farre of[f]. For I had rather you should be a laborer than a plant in that State. You giue me no occasion to wryte longer in that you impart not by yor lrs any occurrence of yrs. And so wth my very lovg considn towards you
I remayne
Yor assured friend
Fr. Bacon.
from Graies Inn,
this 26th of Dec. 1606.
To my very good Frend Sr Jh. Davis Knt Attorny g'rall to his M. in Ireland.
(II. Ibid ff, 328-9.)
Mr. Atturny,
I thanke you for yor lre and the discourse you sent of this mere accident, as thinges then appeared. I see manifestly the begynnyng of better or woorse. But me thinketh it is first a tender of the better, and woorse foloweth but vpon refusall or default. I would haue been gladd to see you hear, but I hope occasion restreineth or meeting for a vacation when we may haue more fruite of conference. To requite yor proclamacon (wch in my judgment is wysely and seriously penned) I send you [illegible] wh [illegible] wch happened to be in my hands when yos came.
I would be gladde to hear oft from you and to be advertized how [illegible] passe whereby to haue some occasion to thinke some good thoughts though I can doe lyttell. At least it wilbe a contynuance in exercise of or frendshippe wch on my part remayneth increased by that I hear of yor service and the good respects I find towards my self. And so in extreme hast I remayne
Yor very [illegible] frend
Fr. Bacon.
from Graies Inn this
23th of Oct. 1607.