Revealed and Concealed

by

Bertram Theobald

First Edition
1930

CONTENTS

Chapter FOREWORD	PAGE xi
I. The Man of Mystery Francis Bacon's own acknowledgement that he was a concealed poet How his works were signed in secret ways.	1
II. Francis Bacon's Acknowledged Works Showing the same secret devices as in his pseudonymous writings. The Essays , 1597 edition, and some later works	17
III. The Spenser Problem Biographical difficulties, and scanty evidence for Spenser as an author. Secret signatures of Bacon in the works. How Raleigh and Harvey assisted in the camouflage. A tell-tale portrait. The evidence of: Sir Walter Raleigh Dr. Gabriel Harvey Joseph Hall Frank Meres Thomas Freeman John Weever Who was "Immerito" How editors have been misled as to his identity.	39
IV. The Marlowe Problem Astonishing dearth of evidence for Marlowe's authorship. The problem has hitherto been shelved, not solved. Secret signatures of Bacon in these works. The evidence of : Joseph Hall Francis Meres Michael Drayton Concerning Hero and Leander Who wrote the first part? Did Chapman finish the poem?	81
V. Some Objections Answered Replies to mistaken criticisms of the author's first book The validity of these revelations upheld.	151
VI. "Venus and Adonis," 1593, and "Lucrece," 1594 How Bacon was detected by Hall and Marston. Their evidence conclusive as to his authorship of these poems. Secret signatures of Bacon in these poems. A second tale- tell portrait.	161
VII. "Willobie His Avisa," 1594 An ingenious allegory by Francis Bacon, with hidden allusions to his bi-literal cipher.	197
VIII. Contemporary Witnesses to Bacon's Concealed Authorship John Davies of Hereford Francis Meres Henry Chettle Thomas Campion Michael Drayton James Shirley Thomas Freeman Thomas Bancroft John Weever Thomas Powell Henry Peacham Sir William Dugdale	217
IX. The 1623 Shakespeare Folio The famous verses by Ben Jonson. The evidence of the title-page. Jonson testifies to Bacon's authorship of "Shakespeare" in all his prefatory matter. Other writers do likewise	249
X. "Poems Written by Wil. Shake-Speare, Gent," 1640 A third tell-tale portrait.	287
XI. The Testimony of Dr. Rawley and Archbishop Tenison Rawley proves his knowledge of Bacon's secrets in posthumous works edited by him. A fourth tell-tale portrait. In his Baconiana, 1679, Tenison shows that he, too, was in the secret. A fifth tell-tale portrait.	301
XII. Rowe's Editons of Shakespeare, 1709 and 1714 Numerous hidden references to Bacon as the real "Shakespeare." A sixth tell-tale portrait. Blackbourne's Edition of Bacon, 1730 Mallet's Edition of Bacon, 1740 Plentiful allusions to Bacon's pseudonymous authorship.	325
XIII. Concerning Spurious Shakespeare Portraits Some strange and amusing facts The Felton portrait, the Grafton, the Jennings, the Ely House, the Sanders, the Winstanley, the Janssen, the Marriage Picture, the Zouste portrait, the Boardman miniature	341
XIV. Tell-Tale Tombstones Bacon's epitaph in St. Michael's Church, Gorhambury. Bacon's statue in Gray's Inn. Shaksper's epitaph in Stratford Church Shaksper's epitaph in Westminster Abbey. Spenser's epitaph in Westmister Abbey. The startling revelations in these inscriptions form an irrefutable Baconian argument.	353
XV. The Slanders on Bacon's Character The real facts not generally known. What his intimate friends say.	381
Afterword	389