Considering the ability which he had shown in Parliament, the wisdom and zeal with which he had supported the Government, and the important position which he held in the House of Commons, the neglect of him is unintelligible, except on two suppositions: that the Government, that is Cecil, were afraid of anything but the mere routine of law, as represented by such men as Hobart and Doddridge; or that Coke's hostility to him was unabated, and Coke still too important to be offended.
Bacon returned to work when the Parliament met, November, 1606.

The questions arising out of the Union, the question of naturalisation, its grounds and limits, the position of Scotchmen born _before_ or _since_ the King's accession, the _Antenati_ and _Postnati_, the question of a union of laws, with its consequences, were discussed with great keenness and much jealous feeling.

On the question of naturalisation Bacon took the liberal and larger view.

The immediate union of laws he opposed as premature.

He was a willing servant of the House, and the House readily made use of him.