I. HIS CONTINUED CAPTIVITY WITH THE SCOTS AT NEWCASTLE, AND FAILURE OF HIS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRESBYTERIANS;
II. HIS CAPTIVITY AT HOLMBY HOUSE, AND THE QUARREL BETWEEN THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT AND THE ENGLISH ARMY;
III. HIS CAPTIVITY WITH THE ENGLISH ARMY, AND THEIR PROPOSALS TO HIM;
IV. HIS CAPTIVITY IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT, AND THE SECOND CIVIL WAR;
V. HIS TRIAL AND DOOM.
BIOGRAPHY:—MILTON IN BARBICAN AND IN HIGH HOLBORN.—PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ANXIETIES: ODE TO ROUS, TWO MORE SONNETS, AND TRANSLATION OF NINE PSALMS: OTHER WORKS IN PROGRESS: LETTERS TO AND FROM CARLO DATI.
CHAP.
I. Charles in his Captivity First Stage of the Captivity: Still with the
Scots at Newcastle: Aug. 1646—Jan. 1646-7.—Balancings of Charles
between the Presbyterians and the Independents—His Negotiations in the
Presbyterian direction: The Hamiltons his Agents among the Scots—His
Attempt to negotiate with the Independents: Will Murray in London—
Interferences of the Queen from France: Davenant's Mission to Newcastle—
The Nineteen Propositions unanswered: A Personal Treaty offered—
Difficulties between the Scots and the English Parliament—Their
Adjustment: Departure of the Scots from England, and Cession of Charles
to the English—Westminster Assembly Business, and Progress of the
Presbyterian Settlement
Second Stage of the Captivity: At Holmby House: Feb. 1646-7—June 1647.—
The King's Manner of Life at Holmby—New Omens in his favour from the
Relations of Parliament to its own Army—Proposals to disband the Army
and reconstruct part of it for service in Ireland—Summary of Irish
Affairs since 1641—Army's Anger at the Proposal to disband it—View of
the State of the Army: Medley of Religious Opinions in it. Passion for
Toleration: Prevalence of Democratic Tendencies: The Levellers—
Determination of the Presbyterians for the Policy of Disbandment, and
Votes in Parliament to that effect—Resistance of the Army: Petitions and
Remonstrances from the Officers and Men: Regimental Agitators—Cromwell's
Efforts at Accommodation: Fairfax's Order for a General Rendezvous—
Cromwell's Adhesion to the Army—The Rendezvous at Newmarket, and Joyce's
Abduction of the King from Holmby—Westminster Assembly Business: First
Provincial Synod of London: Proceedings for the Purgation of Oxford
University
Third Stage of the Captivity: The King with the Army: June-Nov. 1647.— Effects of Joyce's Abduction of the King—Movements of the Army: their Denunciation of Eleven of the Presbyterian Leaders: Parliamentary Alarms and Concessions—Presbyterian Phrenzy of the London Populace: Parliament mobbed, and Presbyterian Votes carried by Mob-law: Flight of the two Speakers and their Adherents: Restoration of the Eleven—March of the Army upon London: Military Occupation of the City: The Mob quelled, Parliament reinstated, and the Eleven expelled—Generous Treatment of the King by the Army: His Conferences with Fairfax, Cromwell, and Ireton—The Army's Heads of Proposals, and Comparison of the same with the Nineteen Propositions of the Parliament—The King at Hampton Court, still demurring privately over the Heads of Proposals, but playing them off publicly against the Nineteen Propositions: Army at Putney— Cromwell's Motion for a Recast of the Nineteen Propositions and Re- application to the King on that Basis: Consequences of the Compromise— Intrigues at Hampton Court: Influence of the Scottish Commissioners there: King immoveable—Impatience of the Army at Putney: Cromwell under Suspicion: New Activity of the Agitatorships: Growth of Levelling Doctrines among the Soldiers: Agreement of the People—Cromwell breaks utterly with the King: Meetings of the Army Officers at Putney: Proposed Concordat between the Army and Parliament—The King's Escape to the Isle of Wight