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29) The number 259 (“Shakespeare” in Kay alphabet) is found
in another significant location. This is in the “Baconiana” published by Archbishop Thomas Tenison in 1679. The full
title was “Baconiana Or Certain Genuine
Remains of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans”.
Like other significant numbers that repeatedly show up in some suggestive way
to Francis Bacon, this one is easily overlooked because most readers take in
appearances without question. In this instance on page 258 of this book is a
reproduction of the Epitaph from Bacon’s Monument in St. Michael’s Church. The
epitaph is in Latin, begins with “Franciscus Bacon,” and runs to the bottom of
the page.
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