The Censure of the Rota upon Mr Miltons book, entituled, The ready and easie way to establish a free common-wealth : die lunæ 26, Martij, 1660 / ordered by the Rota that M. Harrington be desired to draw up a narrative of this dayes proceeding upon Mr. Miltons book, called, The ready and easie way, andc., and to cause the same to be forthwith printed and pu[b]lished, and a copy thereof to be sent to Mr. Milton, Trundle Wheeler, Clerk to the Rota.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrington, James, 1611-1677.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Readie and easie way to establish a free commonwealth.

Milton, John.

Political satire, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by Paul Giddy ..., 1660.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"Though it has been mistaken by careless people as actually a production of [James] Harrington's, [this] is in reality a clever burlesque by some Royalist, in which, under the guise of an imaginary debate in the Rota over Milton's pamphlet, Milton and the Rota-men are turned into ridicule together. The mock-names on the title-page ... are part of the burlesque; and it is well kept up in the tract itself, which takes the form of a letter gravely addressed to Milton and signed with Harrington's initials, 'J.H.'"--Masson, D. The life of John Milton, 1859-1894, volume 5, pages 660.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 101:10) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing H808

OCLC:

12165055

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