The Charge of Sir Francis Bacon Knight, His Maiesties Attourney Generall, touching Duells . . .
(London:) Printed for Robert Wilson, 1614. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: STC 1125; Gibson 102; ESTC 121055. One of Francis Bacon's first acts when he became the Attorney General under James I, was to attempt to bring a halt to dueling, a practice that was particularly fashionable among the ruling... More