The Tragedy of Sir Francis Bacon; An Appeal for Further Investigation and Research (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1902. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II NEW PLAYS AND POEMS "I will create strange Tragedies for mine eternal jewel." S1r Franc1s Bacon, Word Cipher, p. 660. "Winne honest rewardes in the praise o' your generation, by greeting them in our voyce, and like a sweete violl sound such musicke that all shal recognise the hand that made of olden time musicke that all men found good."--S1r Franc1s Bacon, Biliteral Cipher, p. 72. IN " The Advancement of Learning" (Book VI., chap, i.), Bacon alludes to six different systems of cipher writing. He tells us (in cipher) that his restless mind--dissatisfied with one or two good methods--continually made use of new contrivances. Of these only two or three have, up to the present, been discovered. The Biliteral cipher, described in t* The Advancement of Learning," and the significance of which has lain hidden for three hundred years, until a lady has been sufficiently patient and quick-witted to fit the key to the hitherto locked door of the past, produces letter by letter. The word cipher, discovered by Dr. Orville W. Owen, produces sentence by sentence. Bacon seems to have considered it certain that his so-called "Word Cipher" would have eluded the decipherer. He gives the keys to it in the " Biliteral," which he evidently thought would be the first to attract attention and discovery. This order has, however, been reversed, the so-called "Word Cipher" having been solved by Dr. Owen several years earlier. In addition to the motives which first led Bacon to turn to cryptography as an expedient means of accomplishing his end, others no doubt influenced him at various times in his career. In a preceding chapter the following cipher statement was quoted: "The Divine Majesty takes delight to hide His work according to the innocent play of children to have them ...