PREFACE. THIS fragment might perhaps have been placed more properly among the philosophical works. The subject of it is touched, though very briefly, in the fourth chapter of the sixth book of the De Augmentis, under the head of Ars Pædagogica; which, had it been completed, would apparently have been its proper place. And considering that Bacon had taken the subject so far into consideration, found that there was much to be said about it, and proceeded so short a way with it himself, it is rather strange to me that he did not set down these Georgica Intellectus in his catalogue of Desiderata. It forms no part however of his Philosophy properly so called; and may take its place here among the Civilia et Moralia without any impropriety; what there is of it being very welcome, and only making one wish that there were more. It was first printed by Dr. Rawley in the Resuscitatio (1657); and appears to have been written some time. between 1596 and 1604: not before 1596, because it was in that year that Savill became Provost of Eton; not later than 1604, because in the two most authentic manuscripts which I have met with the letter begins "Mr. Savill ;" and it was in 1604 that he became Sir Henry. One of these manuscripts is in a collection of eilers transcribed in the hand De of his and beating in one page traces of his own. To be a copy of the Register of letters wak by suraks of m us will, and from which Rawier ave taken the collection in the Resusci As a ou manuscript, and of good 、; 1 22 Hairystal Test, havmg had occasion all be of the etters with the ong A LETTER AND DISCOURSE TO SIR HENRY SAVILL, TOUCHING HELPS FOR THE INTELLECTUAL POWERS. MR. SAVILL. COMING back from your invitation at Eton, where I had refreshed myself with company which I loved, I fell into a consideration of that part of policy, whereof philosophy speaketh too much and laws too little; and that is of Education of youth. Whereupon fixing my mind a while, I found straightways and noted, even in the discourses of philosophers, which are so large in this argument, a strange silence concerning one principal part of that subject. For as touching the framing and seasoning of youth to moral virtues, tolerance of labours, continency from pleasures, obedience, honour, And the like, they handle it; but touching the improvent and helping of the intellectual powers, as of ceit, memory, and judgment, they say nothing. other ite that they thought it to be a matter ly prevailed; or that they intended the several and proper arts which teach on and speech. But for the former |