Milton's arrival in London.-Commences schoolmaster.- Reproached on that account.-Vindicated by Toland.-In- consolable because of the death of Diodati.-Writes against the Bishops. Two Books on the Reformation from Popery. -Prayer to the Trinity in Unity.—Declaration of his mo- tives in writing.-Conduct of the Bishops.-Admiration of the Reformation.-Appeal to the united English and Scotch
Presbyterians oppose the execution of the King.-Tes- timony of Neale.--mistake corrected, (note)-Milton pub- lishes Tenure of Kings and Magistrates after the death of Charles I.-His description of the Presbyterian ma- gistrates, and ministers.-Enemies to liberty of con-
*The writer, by mistake, has in this Chapter used the name of Hume instead of Smollett.
The Duke of Savoy persecutes the Waldenses.-Crom- well's noble conduct.-Milton's Sonnet.-Cromwell's inten- tion to found a Protestant Council.-Milton's State Letters: -The Protector to the Prince of Tarentum, to the Duke of Savoy, to the Prince of Transilvania, to the king of the Swedes, to the States of the United Provinces, to the Evan- gelick States of Switzerland, to the King of France, to Car-