This is
Sir Edward Sackville's account to Bacon of his talk with Buckingham; it
is characteristic of every one concerned:
"In the forenoon he laid the law, but in the afternoon he preached
the gospel; when, after some revivations of the old distaste
concerning York House, he most nobly opened his heart unto me;
wherein I read that which augured much good towards you. After
which revelation the book was again sealed up, and must in his own
time only by himself be again manifested unto you. I have leave to
remember some of the vision, and am not forbidden to write it. He
vowed (not court like), but constantly to appear your friend so
much, as if his Majesty should abandon the care of you, you should
share his fortune with him. He pleased to tell me how much he had
been beholden to you, how well he loved you, how unkindly he took
the denial of your house (for so he will needs understand it); but
the close for all this was harmonious, since he protested he would
seriously begin to study your ends, now that the world should see
he had no ends on you.
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