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Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was a English politician, philosopher, and essayist. He became Lord Chancellor in 1618, and the same year confessed to bribe-taking, was fined £40,000 (which was paid by the king), and spent four days in the Tower of London. Although he admitted taking the money, he claimed that he had not always given the verdict to his paymasters.

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His works include Essays in 1597, notable for pith and brevity; The Advancement of Learning in 1605, a seminal work read more...

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