| FRANCISBACON | Statesman and philosopher, 1561-1626 - painter, 1909-92 (7,5) |
| BACONIAN | Relating to the theory that this philosopher (1561-1626) |
| BACON | Dublin-born painter, 1909-92 (7,5) |
| FRANCIS | Dublin-born painter, 1909-92 (7,5) |
| SENECA | Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD). |
| EDMUNDBURKE | British statesman and philosopher noted for treatises including A Vindication of Natural Society (1756) and such speeches as On American Taxation (1774) (6,5) |
| EDMUND | ___ Burke, 18th-century Irish statesman and philosopher (6) |
| CICERO | Roman statesman and philosopher |
| MACHIAVELLI | Niccolo _, Florentine statesman and philosopher who wrote the 16th-century treatise The Prince (11) |
| MADRID | Capital of Spain since 1561 (6) |
| PERI | Italian composer, 1561-1633, often called the inventor of opera (4) |
| LIEVENS | Jan ___, Dutch painter who shared a studio with Rembrandt from about 1626 to 1631 |
| SALEM | U.S. seaport founded in 1626 |
| NEWATLANTIS | 1626 work by Francis Bacon featuring the mythical land Bensalem (3,8) |
| TRINKETS | What Manhattan was bought with (1626) |
| CROMWELL | Richard ___, lord protector born in 1626, nicknamed Tumbledown Dick (8) |
| BASILSCATHEDRAL | Landmark consecrated in 1561 |
| STEEN | Dutch master (1626-1679) |
| SHABBETHILEVI | Sephardic rabbi from Smyrna who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah (1626-1676) |
| MANHATTANISLAND | Purchase of 1626 |
