earth seeme to conspire to make a faire and fruitfull springe of plenty & joy to this poore kingdome; the seasonableness of which mercy now the generall face of Christendom seems to looke peaceable, ads much to our present happines. The fields & pastures begin to put on their best dresse as if it were to entertaine his Majesty in Triumph, & make him in love with his Native soyle. . . . Sure in the Middest of all our rejoycings it wilbe very difficult to satisfy ye Expectations of men and for Majesty to walk so evenly as not to give offence to our formerly dissenting grandees; ye Lord give them all wisdome and moderation.' But such reasonable misgivings were drowned in the chorus of jubilation. 6 An old blind prophet there was indeed, living far above the dust and tumult of the street, who made one passionate appeal after another to Monk, to the Parliament, and to the nation. By returning of our own foolish accord, nay running into the same bondage, we make vain & viler than dirt,' he said, 'the blood of so many thousand faithful & valiant Englishmen, who left us in this liberty, bought with their lives; losing by a strange aftergame of folly all the battles we have won, all the treasure we have spent.' But the men and women in the street, weary of strife and harassing suspense, saw not what the prophet saw from his watchtower, and gave little heed to his trumpet-blast. My head is so testicated with the times, between hope & fear, I know not what I do; if things be not as I hope, my heart will break, I cannot outlive it,' said one anxious woman, 'but I do not despair for I am confident it will be.'1 'I 'I pray God send we may live to see peace in our times,' pleaded another, and that friends may live to in joye each other.' 2 Such homely words as these explain the Restoration, for London held but one Milton, and the voices in the street were many. 1 Lady Hobart, March 22, 1660. INDEX A ABE BELL, William, 116 Abercrombie, Susan Mrs. Abercrombie, son of Susan, 360 Alport, Elizabeth (Bert), Mrs., 184, Alport, Richard, of Overton Manor, Amies, Mr., 42 André, a music master, 64, 80 n. Aris, John, pleb.,' 100 Aris, Rev. John, 100, 101, 102, 104, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 338, 388, Aris, Mrs., 100, 133, 279, 330, 388, 398, 399, 400, 428 Aris, Nicholas, 106, 398, 399 Ashworth, Dr. Henry, 180 Aubigny, Charles Stuart, Lord, VOL. III. Bacon, Sir Francis, 188 Bates, George, M.D., 195 Berin, Richard, 404 Berkeley, Sir Robert, Judge, 284 Bert, Edmund, 184 Bert, Elizabeth; see Alport, Mrs. Best, Mr., 206 Binnacombe, Dr., 325 Blaynes, a merchant, 406 Bohemia; Queen of, see Elizabeth Bordeaux, M. de, 423, 448 n. I I BOR Borlase, Sir John, 232, 414 Bovy, Mr., 191 Bradshaw, 142, 144, 146, 284 Brereton, Sir William, 283 Brewer, alias for Edmund Verney, Bridges, Major-General, 283 Bridgman, Sir Orlando, 246, 260, 146 Browne, Elizabeth Lady, 21, 22, Browne, Major-General, 245 Brudenel, Lord, 415 CRE Carnarvon, Anne Sophia (Her- Cary, John, 313, 314, 428 Cary, Mrs.; see Herbert, Dame Castilon, Mr., 357 Castle, Anne, a maidservant, 71 Chaplain (A) to Lord Mulgrave, Charles I., 6, 7, 10, 20, 23, 32, 49, 94, 95, 183, 274, 276 n., 424, 447, Charles II., 88, 91, 146, 154, 218, 285, 427, 451, 458, 476 Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Claypole, 'Lord,' 219, 220, 287, Duke of, 356, 407 Buckworth, John, 370 Burgoyne, Anne, first wife of Sir Burgoyne, John, brother of Sir Burgoyne, Sir Roger, 2nd Bart., 6, 7, 31, 32, 35, 36, 41, 47, 51, 99, Burlacy, Sir John, 414 Butler, Major-General, 256, 415 408 Cleark, Messrs., merchants, 378 Coke, Sir Francis, 240, 241 Cordell, Thomas, 4, 5, 6, 19, 33, Cotton, Sir Robert, of Comber- Créqui, Duc de, 417 Creighton, Robert, D.D., 19, 49, CRO Cromwell, Lady Frances, married 401, 402, 408, 442, 443, 446, 447, Crook, Sir H., 457 Crook, Sir Robert, 457 Croton, a poor widow, 122 Cuttings, Lady, 219 DAGNALL, John, 97 Danby, Sir Thomas, 323, 347 Deeley, Roger, Constable, 135, 136, Delawarr, Charles West, 14th Denham, Sir John, 221 Denton, Lady Elizabeth, 197, Denton, Sir Anthony, 197 Denton, Sir Thomas, and Dame Denton, Sir Alexander, eldest Edmund, 29, 181, 182, 207, 386, Alexander, 181, 383, 403, 405, Denton, children of Edmund- Denton, Mrs. Edmund (Elizabeth Denton, John, second son of Sir |