The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 / Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time
Produced by Anne Soulard, Charles Franks
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
I. The Westminster Assembly in Session—The Solemn League and Covenant: Scottish Commissioners in the Assembly—Debates on Church-Government: Apologetical Narration of the Independents—Parliamentary Proceedings—Scottish Auxiliary Army in England
II. Milton unhappy in his Marriage: His First Divorce Tract: Two Editions of it
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 Controversy: 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
II. Milton among the Sectaries, and in a World of Disesteem : Story of Mrs. Attaway—Samuel Hantlib, John Durie, and John Amos Comenius: Schemes of a Reformed Education, and Project of a London University—Milton's Tract on Education , and Method with his Pupils—His Second Divorce Tract, or Compilation from Bucer—Mr. Herbert Palmer's Attack on Milton from the Pulpit—Milton and the Stationers' Company: Their Accusation of him in a Petition to the Commons—His Areopagitica , or Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing—Anger of the Stationers, and their Complaint against Milton to the Lords: Consequence of the Complaint—The Divorce Question continued: Publication of Mr. Herbert Palmer's Sermon, and farther Attacks on Milton by Prynne, Dr. Featley, and an Anonymous Pamphleteer— Tetrachordon and Colasterion : Their Replies to the Assailants.
I. Composition of the New Model, and View of the Work lying before it— First Actions of the New Model—Cromwell retained in Command: Battle of Naseby: Other Successes of the New Model—Poor Performance of the Scottish Auxiliary Army—Episode of Montrose in Scotland—Fag-end of the War in England, and Flight of the King to the Scots—Fallen and Risen Stars.
David Masson
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THE LIFE OF JOHN MILTON: NARRATED IN CONNEXION WITH THE POLITICAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND LITERARY HISTORY OF HIS TIME. VOL. III. 1643-1649.
CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
BOOK II.
BOOK III.
BOOK IV.
BOOK I.
CHAPTER I
FIRST BUSINESS OF THE ASSEMBLY: REVISION OF THE ARTICLES.
THE SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT: SCOTTISH COMMISSIONERS TO THE ASSEMBLY.
DIVINES.
LAY COMMISSIONERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT TO FEB. 1643-4: STATE OF THE WAR: THE SCOTTISH AUXILIARY ARMY.
CHAPTER II.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER I.
VISITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE: BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR.
THE PRINCIPLE OF TOLERATION: STATE OF THE TOLERATION CONTROVERSY IN 1644.
RESUMPTION OF PROCEEDINGS BY THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY: DENUNCIATION OF PICKED SECTARIES AND HERETICS.
CROMWELL'S INTERFERENCE FOR TOLERATION: ACCOMMODATION ORDER OF PARLIAMENT.
PROGRESS OF THE ASSEMBLY'S MAIN WORK: PRESBYTERIAN SETTLEMENT VOTED BY PARLIAMENT.
STATE OF THE WAR: SELF-DENYING ORDINANCE AND NEW MODEL.
PARLIAMENTARY VENGEANCES: DEATH OF LAUD.
CHAPTER II.
STORY OF MRS. ATTAWAY.
SAMUEL HARTLIB: JOHN DURIE: JOHN AMOS COMENIUS, AND HIS SPECULATIONS ABOUT A REFORMED EDUCATION—PROJECT OF A LONDON UNIVERSITY.
MILTON'S TRACT ON EDUCATION: HIS METHOD WITH HIS PUPILS.
MR. HERBERT PALMER'S ATTACK ON MILTON FROM THE PULPIT.
THE STATIONERS' COMPANY AND ENGLISH BOOK-CENSORSHIP: THE PRINTING ORDINANCE OF JUNE 1643: MILTON COMPLAINED OF TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOR BREACH OF THE SAME.
THE AREOPAGITICA; A SPEECH FOR THE LIBERTY OF UNLICENSED PRINTING.
BEING RELIGIOUS BY DEPUTY: OR THE USE OF A POPULAR LONDON CLERGYMAN.
SECOND PROSECUTION OF MILTON BY THE STATIONERS' COMPANY: CONDUCT OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN THE CASE.
THE DIVORCE CONTROVERSY CONTINUED: HERBERT PALMER'S SERMON PUBLISHED: OTHER ATTACKS ON MILTON.
TETRACHORDON.
TETRACHORDON:
COLASTERION.
BOOK III.
CHAPTER I.
COMPOSITION OF THE NEW MODEL, AND VIEW OF THE WORK LYING BEFORE IT.
FIRST ACTIONS OF THE NEW MODEL.
CROMWELL RETAINED IN COMMAND: BATTLE OF NASEBY: OTHER SUCCESSES OF THE NEW MODEL.
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE SCOTTISH AUXILIARY ARMY.
THE EPISODE OF MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND.
FAG-END OF THE WAR IN ENGLAND: FLIGHT OF THE KING TO THE SCOTS.
FALLEN AND RISEN STARS.
CHAPTER II.
THE TWO CONTINUED CHURCH CONTROVERSIES.
INDEPENDENCY AND SECTARIANISM IN THE NEW MODEL: TOLERATION CONTROVERSY CONTINUED: CROMWELL'S PART IN IT: LILBURNE AND OTHER PAMPHLETEERS: SION COLLEGE AND THE CORPORATION OF LONDON: SUCCESS OF THE PRESBYTERIANS IN PARLIAMENT.
PRESBYTERIAN FRAME OF CHURCH-GOVERNMENT COMPLETED: DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENT.
THE RECRUITING OF THE COMMONS; EMINENT RECRUITERS.
EFFECTS OF THE RECRUITING: ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENCY AND ERASTIANISM: CHECK GIVEN TO THE PRESBYTERIANS: WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY REBUKED.
NEGOTIATIONS ROUND THE KING—AT NEWCASTLE: THREATENED RUPTURE BETWEEN THE SCOTS AND THE ENGLISH: ARGYLE'S VISIT TO LONDON.
PARLIAMENT AND THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY RECONCILED: PRESBYTERIANIZING OF LONDON AND LANCASHIRE.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER HENDERSON.
CHAPTER III.
INTENTION OF ANOTHER MARRIAGE: HIS WIFE'S RETURN AND RECONCILIATION WITH HIM.
REMOVAL FROM ALDERSGATE STREET TO BARBICAN.
FIRST EDITION OF MILTON'S COLLECTED POEMS: HUMPHREY MOSELEY THE BOOKSELLER.
TWO DIVORCE SONNETS, AND SONNET TO HENRY LAWES.
CONTINUED PRESBYTERIAN ATTACKS ON MILTON: HIS ANTI-PRESBYTERIAN SONNET OF REPLY.
SURRENDER OF OXFORD: CONDITION OF THE POWELL FAMILY.
THE POWELLS IN LONDON: MORE FAMILY PERPLEXITIES: BIRTH OF MILTON'S FIRST CHILD.
BOOK IV.
CHAPTER I.
FIRST STAGE OF THE CAPTIVITY: STILL WITH THE SCOTS AT NEWCASTLE: AUG. 1646—JAN. 1646-7.
SECOND STAGE OF THE CAPTIVITY: AT HOLMBY HOUSE: FEB. 1646-7—JUNE 1647.
THIRD STAGE OF THE CAPTIVITY: THE KING WITH THE ARMY, JUNE-NOV. 1647.
FOURTH STAGE OF THE CAPTIVITY: IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT: NOV. 1647-NOV. 1648.
CHAPTER II.
PROBLEMS IN THE BARBICAN HOUSEHOLD: CHRISTOPHER MILTON'S COMPOSITION SUIT: MR. POWELL'S COMPOSITION SUIT: DEATH OF MR. POWELL: HIS WILL: DEATH OF MILTON'S FATHER
SONNET XIV, AND ODE TO JOHN ROUS.
ITALIAN REMINISCENCES: LOST LETTERS FROM CARLO DATI OF FLORENCE: MILTON'S REPLY TO THE LAST OF THEM.
PEDAGOGY IN THE BARBICAN: LIST OF MILTON'S KNOWN PUPILS: LADY RANELAGH.
EDUCATIONAL REFORM STILL A QUESTION: HARTLIB AGAIN: THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: YOUNG ROBERT BOYLE AND WILLIAM PETTY.
REMOVAL FROM BARBICAN TO HIGH HOLBORN.
MEDITATIONS AND OCCUPATIONS IN THE HOUSE IN HIGH HOLBORN: MILTON'S SYMPATHIES WITH THE ARMY CHIEFS AND THE EXPECTANT REPUBLICANS.
STILL UNDER THE BAN OF THE PRESBYTERIANS: TESTIMONY OF THE LONDON MINISTERS AGAINST HERESIES AND BLASPHEMIES: MILTON IN THE BLACK LIST.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM CARLO DATI: TRANSLATION OF NINE PSALMS FROM THE HEBREW.
MILTON THROUGH THE SECOND CIVIL WAR: HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN IT, AND DELIGHT IN THE ARMY'S TRIUMPH: HIS SONNET TO FAIRFAX.
BIRTH OF MILTON'S SECOND CHILD: ANOTHER LETTER FROM CARLO DATI.
CHAPTER III.
THE TWO HOUSES IN THE GRASP OF THE ARMY: THEIR FINAL EFFORTS FOR THE KING: PRIDE'S PURGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
THE KING BROUGHT FROM HURST CASTLE TO WINDSOR: ORDINANCE FOR HIS TRIAL PASSED BY THE COMMONS ALONE: CONSTITUTION OF THE COURT.
THE TRIAL IN WESTMINSTER HALL: INCIDENTS OF THE SEVEN SUCCESSIVE DAYS: THE SENTENCE.
LAST THREE DAYS OF CHARLES'S LIFE: HIS EXECUTION AND BURIAL.