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King at Newcastle-Threatened Rupture between the Scots
and the English: Argyle's Visit to London: The Nineteen
Propositions-Parliament and the Assembly reconciled :
Presbyterianizing of London and Lancashire: Death of
Alexander Henderson
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. 382
Effects of Milton's Areopagitica-His 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 Book-
seller-Two Divorce Sonnets and Sonnet to Henry Lawes-
Continued Presbyterian Attacks on Milton: His Anti-Pres-
byterian 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.
AUGUST 1646—JANUARY 1648-9.
431
HISTORY:-THE LAST TWO YEARS AND A HALF OF THE REIGN OF
CHARLES I. :—
I. HIS CONTINUED CAPTIVITY WITH THE SCOTS AT NEWCASTLE,
AND FAILURE OF HIS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRESBY-
TERIANS;
II. HIS CAPTIVITY
III.
BETWEEN
ARMY;
AT HOLMBY HOUSE, AND THE QUARREL
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT AND THE ENGLISH
HIS CAPTIVITY WITH THE ENGLISH ARMY, AND THEIR PRO-
POSALS 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: OFFER WORKS IN PROGRESS:
LETTERS TO AND FROM CARLO DATI.
СНАР.
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 Inde-
pendents: 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 Pres-
byterian Settlement
491
496
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 recon-
struct part of it for service in Ireland-Summary of Irish
Affairs since 1641-Army's Anger at the Proposal to dis-
band it-View of the State of the Army: Medley of Reli-
gious 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 Accommoda-
tion: 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-West-
minster 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 Con-
cessions-Presbyterian Phrenzy of the London Populace:
Parliament mobbed, and Presbyterian Votes carried by Mob-
law: Flight of the two Speakers and their Adherents: Re-
storation of the Eleven-March of the Army upon London:
Military Occupation of the City: The Mob quelled, Parlia-
ment reinstated, and the Eleven expelled-Generous Treat-
ment of the King by the Army: His Conferences with
Fairfax, Cromwell, and Ireton-The Army's Heads of Pro-
posals, and Comparison of the same with the Nineteen Pro-
positions 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: Agree-
ment of the People-Cromwell breaks utterly with the King:
Meetings of the Army Officers at Putney: Proposed Con-
cordat between the Army and Parliament-The King's
Escape to the Isle of Wight .
Fourth Stage of the Captivity: In the Isle of Wight: Nov. 1647
-Nov. 1648.- -Carisbrooke Castle, and the King's Letters
thence-Parliament's New Method of the Four Bills-
Indignation of the Scots: their Complaints of Breach of
the Covenant-Army Rendezvous at Ware: Suppression of
a Mutiny of Levellers by Cromwell, and Establishment of
the Concordat with Parliament-Parliamentary Commis-
sioners in the Isle of Wight: Scottish Commissioners also
there the King's Rejection of the Four Bills-Firmness of
Parliament: their Resolutions of No Farther Addresses to
the King: Severance of the Scottish Alliance-The Engage-
ment, or Secret Treaty between Charles and the Scots in
513
547
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.