Hecontinuedtopleadhispatron’scausewiththeQueenaslongashethoughtthatbypleadingthatcausehemightservehimself。Nay，hewentfurther;forhisfeelings，thoughnotwarm，werekind;hepleadedthatcauseaslongashethoughtthathecouldpleaditwithoutinjurytohimself。ButwhenitbecameevidentthatEssexwasgoingheadlongtohisruin，Baconbegantotrembleforhisownfortunes。Whathehadtofearwouldnotindeedhavebeenveryalarmingtoamanofloftycharacter。Itwasnotdeath。Itwasnotimprisonment。ItwasthelossofCourtfavour。Itwasthebeingleftbehindbyothersinthecareerofambition。ItwasthehavingleisuretofinishtheInstauratioMagna。TheQueenlookedcoldlyonhim。Thecourtiersbegantoconsiderhimasamarkedman。Hedeterminedtochangehislineofconduct，andtoproceedinanewcoursewithsomuchvigourastomakeupforlosttime。Whenoncehehaddeterminedtoactagainsthisfriend，knowinghimselftobesuspected，heactedwithmorezealthanwouldhavebeennecessaryorjustifiableifhehadbeenemployedagainstastranger。HeexertedhisprofessionaltalentstoshedtheEarl’sblood，andhisliterarytalentstoblackentheEarl’smemory。
Itiscertainthathisconductexcitedatthetimegreatandgeneraldisapprobation。WhileElizabethlived，indeed，thisdisapprobation，thoughdeeplyfelt，wasnotloudlyexpressed。Butagreatchangewasathand。ThehealthoftheQueenhadlongbeendecaying;andtheoperationofageanddiseasewasnowassistedbyacutementalsuffering。ThepitiablemelancholyofherlastdayshasgenerallybeenascribedtoherfondregretforEssex。
Butwearedisposedtoattributeherdejectionpartlytophysicalcauses，andpartlytotheconductofhercourtiersandministers。
TheydidallintheirpowertoconcealfromhertheintrigueswhichtheywerecarryingonattheCourtofScotland。Butherkeensagacitywasnottobesodeceived。Shedidnotknowthewhole。Butsheknewthatshewassurroundedbymenwhowereimpatientforthatnewworldwhichwastobeginatherdeath，whohadneverbeenattachedtoherbyaffection，andwhowerenowbutveryslightlyattachedtoherbyinterest。Prostrationandflatterycouldnotconcealfromherthecrueltruth，thatthosewhomshehadtrusted，andpromotedhadneverlovedher，andwerefastceasingtofearher。Unabletoavengeherself，andtooproudtocomplain，shesufferedsorrowandresentmenttopreyonherhearttill，afteralongcareerofpower，prosperity，andglory，shediedsickandwearyoftheworld。
Jamesmountedthethrone:andBaconemployedallhisaddresstoobtainforhimselfashareofthefavourofhisnewmaster。Thiswasnodifficulttask。ThefaultsofJames，bothasamanandasaprince，werenumerous;butinsensibilitytotheclaimsofgeniusandlearningwasnotamongthem。Hewasindeedmadeupoftwomen，awitty，well—readscholar，whowrote，disputed，andharangued，andanervous，drivellingidiot，whoacted。IfhehadbeenaCanonofChristChurchoraPrebendaryofWestminster，itisnotimprobablethathewouldhaveleftahighlyrespectablenametoposterity;thathewouldhavedistinguishedhimselfamongthetranslatorsoftheBible，andamongtheDivineswhoattendedtheSynodofDort;andthathewouldhavebeenregardedbytheliteraryworldasnocontemptiblerivalofVossiusandCasaubon。