The Earliest Life of Milton. 1'> 



abrogcating l)ut rectifying the abuses of it;" rendring to that 

 purpose another Sense of the word Fornication (and w^*^ is 

 also the Opinion amongst others of ]\P Selden in his Uxor 

 Ilebraea) then what is commonly received. Martin Bncers 

 Judgment in this matter hee likewise translated into English. 

 The Assembly of Divines then sitting at Westminster, though 

 formerly obliged by his learned Pen in the defense of Smec- 

 tymnyus, and other thir eontrovensies-'*' with the Bishops, 

 now impatient of having the Clergies ^^ Jurisdiction, as they 

 reckoned °^ it, invaded, instead of answering, or disproving 

 what those books'^" had asserted, caus'd him to be summon 'd*"* 

 for them before the Lords. But that house, whether approv- 

 ing*'^ the Doctrine, or not favoring his Accusers, soon dis- 

 miss 'd him.^- 



This was the mending of a decay in the Superstructure, 

 and had for object onely the well beeing of private Persons, 

 or at most of Families; His small Treatise of Education, 

 address 'd to M"^ Hartlib, was the laying a Foundation also 

 of Public Weale: In it hee prescrib'd an easy & delightful 

 method for training up Gentry in such a manner to all sorts 

 of Literature, as that they might at the same time by like 

 degrees advance in Virtue, and Abilities to serve their Coun- 

 try; subjoyning directions for their attayning other neces- 

 sary', or Ornamental accomplishments: And it seem'd hee 

 design 'd in some measure to put this in practise. Hee had 

 from his first settling taken care of instructing his two 

 Nephews by his Sister Phillips, and, as it happen 'd, the Sonn 

 of some friend : Now hee took a large house, where the Earle 

 of Barrimore, sent by his Aunt the Lady Ranalagh, S"* Thomas 



■" ' among the Jews ' crossed out. 



'• The phrase ' other thir controversies ' is quoted verbatim by Wood. 



"Originally written 'the Jurisdiction'; 'the' was changed to 

 ' their,' and finally ' the Clergies ' substituted. 



" Substituted for ' term'd.' 



" ' Those books ' substituted for ' he.' 



*■ 'Caus'd . . . summon'd ' substituted for ' sumnion'd him.' 



"' Substituted for ' not disliking.' 



"Wood quotes this passage almost verbatim, as he does the ne,\t 

 section after the words ' Public Weale.' 



