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The King's Ministers; Part 3Of all the people living at that time, Francis Bacon, the historian, essayist, and philosopher, possessed the greatest ability and the widest views. He was a strong supporter of the monarchy; but he loved it, it was said, because he expected great things from it. He saw the necessity for harmony between king and Parliament; the function of the Parliament was to keep the king informed of the wishes of his people, and of the king, through Parliament, to keep the nation informed of his policy. Bacon, however, never had a chance of showing how this might be done. His cousin, Lord Salisbury, at first kept him out of power from personal jealousy or dislike; and though after Salisbury's death he obtained office, and was Lord Chancellor from 1618-21, he never exerted any very large influence. |
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