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Concerning the bi-literal cypher of Francis Bacon discovered in his works

Chapter 6: Of the Advancement of Learning.
By Elizabeth Wells Gallup
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The author presents a detailed claim that a bi-literal cipher embedded in early printed italic type was deliberately used to conceal alternative historical documents and dramas within a major Renaissance author's works. The book explains the ciphering method, supplies keys and facsimiles, and offers deciphered texts and dramatic reconstructions, accompanied by explanations, replies to critics, and appendices documenting editions and procedures. It also advances controversial readings asserting secret biographical and political disclosures, and situates the bi-literal method as a key to a broader word-cipher purported to preserve concealed historical narratives.

Of the Advancement of Learning.

(London, 1605.)

CYPHARS

For Cyphars; they are commonly in Letters or Alphabets, but may bee in Wordes. The kindes of Cyphars, (besides the Simple Cyphars with Changes, and intermixtures of Nvlles, and Nonsignificants) are many, according to the Nature or Rule of the infoulding: Wheele-Cyphars, Kay-Cyphars, Dovbles, &c. But the vertues of them, whereby they are to be preferred, are three; that they be not laborious to write and reade; that they bee impossible to discypher; and in some cases, that they bee without suspition. The highest Degree whereof, is to write Omnia Per Omnia; which is vndoubtedly possible, with a proportion Quintuple at most, of the writing infoulding, to the writing infoulded, and no other restrainte whatsoeuer. This Arte of Cypheringe, hath for Relatiue, an Art of Discypheringe; by supposition vnprofitable; but, as things are, of great vse. For suppose that Cyphars were well mannaged, there bee Multitudes of them which exclude the Discypherer. But in regarde of the rawnesse and vnskilfulnesse of the handes, through which they passe, the greatest Matters, are many times carryed in the weakest Cyphars.