40. From Of Masques and Triumphs, p. 176 (the sweating courtiers), Of Praise, p. 215 (the fragrant ointment), Of Gardens, p. 199 (the crushed thyme and mint).

41. Aubrey’s Brief Lives, p. 172 (edition cited in note 11). Aubrey also claimed that ‘at every meal, according to the season of the year’, Bacon ‘had his table strewed with sweet herbs and flowers, which he said did refresh his spirits and memory.’

42. From Of Honour and Reputation, p. 219 (the diamonds), Of Masques and Triumphs, p. 176 (colours in court entertainments), Of Adversity, p. 75 (needleworks), Of Beauty, p. 189 (strangeness in proportion).