York House or York Place
Francis Bacon, the Glory of his Age and Nation, the Adorner and Ornament of Learning, was borne in York House or York Place in the Strand, on the two-and-twentieth day of January in the year of Our Lord, 1560 [i.e., 1561].
In this pregnantly enigmatical sentence, Dr. Rawley begins his short biography of Francis Bacon. It was the first sketch of his life to be published in this country (1657), thirty-one years after his mysterious death in 1626.
Dr. Rawley knew him intimately and personally. He had lived with him for years. He was his chaplain and private confidant. He was familiar with the secrets of his Birth, Life, and Death. He therefore speaks with authority; and everything he says respecting his master is worthy of our earnest study.
Dr. Rawley, moreover, warns the reader that he is not going to publish all he knows in clear, set terms, for he says, "I shall not tread too near upon the Heels of Truth."
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