THE LIFE

OF

JOHN MILTON,

AND

HISTORY OF HIS TIME.

PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND ENGLISH LITERATURE
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

[The Right of France'ation is reserved |

LONDON:

R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, PRINTERS,

BREAD STREET HILL.

CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

JULY 1643-MARCH 1643-4.

HISTORY:-FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY:

CIVIL WAR AND THE LONG PARLIAMENT CONTINUED.

BIOGRAPHY:-MILTON STILL IN ALDERSGATE STREET: HIS MARRIAGE

MISFORTUNE HIS FIRST DIVORCE TREATISE.

CHAP.

I.

:

The Westminster Assembly in Session-The Solemn League and

Covenant: Scottish Commissioners in the Assembly-Debates

on Church-Government: Apologetical Narration of the Inde-

pendents Parliamentary Proceedings-Scottish Auxiliary

Army in England

II. Milton unhappy in his Marriage: His First Divorce Tract: Two

Editions of it.

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BOOK II.

MARCH 1644-MARCH 1645.

HISTORY: THE YEAR OF MARSTON MOOR: CIVIL WAR, LONG PARLIA-

MENT, AND WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY CONTINUED-STRUGGLE OF INDE-

PENDENCY WITH PRESBYTERIANISM: TOLERATION CONTROVERSY ENG-

LISH SECTS AND SECTARIES PRESBYTERIAN SETTLEMENT VOTED

NEW MODEL OF THE ARMY.

:

BIOGRAPHY:-MILTON AMONG THE SECTARIES: HIS SECOND DIVORCE

PAMPHLET, TRACT ON EDUCATION, AREOPAGITica, TetrachorDON, AND

COLASTERION.

CHAP.

I. Inactivity of the Scottish Auxiliaries-Spread of Independency

and Multiplication of Sects-Visitation of the University of

Cambridge-Battle of Marston Moor-Fortnight's Vacation

of the Westminster Assembly (July 23--August 7, 1644).-

Principle of Toleration and State of the Toleration Contro-

versy: Synopsis of English Sects and Sectaries in 1644.

Resumption of Assembly's Proceedings: Denunciation of

Picked Sectaries and Heretics - Cromwell's Interference

for Independency: Accommodation Order of Parliament-

Presbyterian Settlement voted-Essex beaten and the War

flagging Self-denying Ordinance and New Model of the

Army-Parliamentary Vengeances: Death of Laud.

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