XXXII. Scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," from a painting by Thomas Stothard. XXXIII. Facsimile of the title page of Bacon's "De Augmentis Scientiarum," published in 1645. XXXIV. Facsimile of the title page of "New Atlantis, begun by Lord Verulam and continued by R.H., Esquire," published in 1660. XXXV. Facsimile of the title page of Bacon's "Historia Regni Henrici Septem," published in 1642. XXXVI. Nemesis, from Alciati's "Emblems," published in 1531. XXXVII. Nemesis, from Baudoin's "Emblems," published in 1638. XXXVIII.-IX. Portion of the MSS. mentioning Shakespeare, discovered by Dr. Wallace. XL. Facsimiles of three examples of law clerks' writing of the name "Shakespeare." XLI. Facsimile of the Dedication of "The Attourney's Academy." 1630. XLII. Facsimile of portion of Folio 85 of the original MS. of Bacon's "Promus." XLIII. Portrait of Francis Bacon, from painting by Van Somer, formerly in the collection of the Duke of Fife. The Ornamental Headings of the various Chapters are mostly variations of the "Double A" ornament found in certain Shakespeare Quarto Plays, and in various other books published circa 1590-1650. A few references will be found below:-- _Title Page_, and _To the Reader_. Shakespeare's Works. 1623. _Contents_. Page ix. North's "Lives." 1595. Spenser's "Faerie Queene." 1609, 1611. Works of King James. 1616. Purchas' "Pilgrimages." 1617. Bacon's "Novum Organum." 1620. Seneca's Works. 1620. Speed's "Great Britaine." 1623. Bacon's "Operum Moralium." 1638. Page 1. Heading of CHAPTER I. "Contention of Yorke and Lancaster," Part I. 1594. "Romeo and Juliet." 1599. "Henry V." 1598, 1600. "Sir John Falstaffe." 1602. "Richard III." 1602. "Regimen Sanitatis Salerni." 1597. Page 6. Heading of CHAPTER II. Hardy's "Le Theatre," vol. 4. 1626. Barclay's "Argenis." 2 vols. 1625-26. Aleman's "Le Gueux." 1632. Page 35. Heading of CHAPTER III. Mayer's "Praxis Theologica." 1629. Ben Jonson's Works, Vol. 2. 1640. Page 40. Heading of CHAPTER IV. "The Shepheard's Calendar." 1617. "The Rogue." 1622. Barclay's "Argenis." 1636. Bacon's "Remaines." 1648. "The Mirrour of State." 1656. Page 47. Heading to CHAPTER V. Preston's "Breast-plate of Faith." 1630. Page 51. Heading to CHAPTER VI. "Venus and Adonis." 1593. "Unnatural conspiracie of Scottish Papists." 1593. "Nosce te ipsum." 1602. The ornament reversed is found in: Spenser's "Faerie Queene." 1596. "Historie of Tamerlane." 1597. Barckley's "Felicitie of Man." 1598.