The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649   By: David Masson (1822-1907)

BY DAVID MASSON, M.A., LL.D.

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 Independents Parliamentary Proceedings Scottish Auxiliary Army in England

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

BOOK II.

MARCH 1644 MARCH 1645.

HISTORY : THE YEAR OF MARSTON MOOR: CIVIL WAR, LONG PARLIAMENT, AND WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY CONTINUED STRUGGLE OF INDEPENDENCY WITH PRESBYTERIANISM: TOLERATION CONTROVERSY: ENGLISH 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 COLISTERION .

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 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.

BOOK III.

APRIL 1645 AUGUST 1646.

HISTORY : SIXTEEN MONTHS OF THE NEW MODEL, AND OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT AND WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY CONTINUED. BATTLE OF NASEBY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: EPISODE OF MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND: FLIGHT OF THE KING TO THE SCOTS AND CONCLUSION OF THE CIVIL WAR. PROGRESS OF THE TOLERATION CONTROVERSY AND OF THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE PRESBYTERIANS AND THE INDEPENDENTS. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE PRESBYTERIANIZED.

BIOGRAPHY : RETURN OF MILTON'S WIFE: HIS REMOVAL FROM ALDERSGATE STREET TO BARBICAN: FIRST EDITION OF HIS POEMS: THREE MORE SONNETS: CONTINUED PRESBYTERIAN ATTACKS ON MILTON: HIS RETALIATION: TROUBLES OF THE POWELL FAMILY.

CHAP.

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.