Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed.

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Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed.

Author

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

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London :: [s.n.],

1694.

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Subject terms

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.

Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712.

England and Wales. -- Parliament.

England and Wales. -- Council of State.

Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.

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"Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50909.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE READER.
• THE LIFE OF Mr. John Milton.
• TO Oliver Cromwell.
• To my Lord FAIRFAX.
• To Sir HENRY VANE.
• To Mr. CYRIAC SKINNER Upon his Blindness.
• A CATALOGUE OF Mr. John Milton's Works.
  • Opera Latina, Viz.
• LETTERS Written in the Name of the Parlament.
  • The Senate and People of England, to the most Noble Senate of the City of Hamborough.
  • To the Senate of Hamborough.
  • To the Most Serene and Potent Prince Philip the Fourth, King of Spain. The Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Greeting.
  • To the Most Serene and Potent Prince, Philip the Fourth, King of Spain. The Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Greeting.
  • To the Most Serene Prince, John the Fourth, King of Portugal. The Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Greeting.
  • To the Most Serene Prince, John the Fourth, King of Portugal. The Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Greeting.
  • To Philip the Fourth, King of Spain.
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • To the Most Serene Prince Leopold, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Low-Countries, under King Philip.
  • To the Most Serene Prince, John the Fourth, King of Portugal.
  • To the Hamburghers.
  • To the Hamburghers.
  • To Philip the Fourth, King of Spain.
  • To the most Excellent Lord, Anthony John Lewis dela Cerda, Duke of Medina Celi, Governor of Anda∣lusia. The Council of State consti∣tuted by Authority of Parliament: Greeting.
  • To the Illustrious and Magnificent Senate of the City of Dantzick.
  • To the Portugal Agent.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene Prince D. Ferdinand, Grand Duke of Tus∣cany, &c.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Illustrious and Magnificent Senate of the City of Hamborough.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene Christiana, Queen of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, &c. Greeting.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene and Potent Prince, Philip the Fourth, King of Spain, Greeting.
  • To the Most Serene Prince the Duke of Venice, and the Most Illustrious Senate.
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene Prince, Frederick the Third, King of Dane∣mark, &c. Greeting.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the most Illustrious and Magnificent the Proconsuls and Senators of the Hanse-Towns, Greeting.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Illustrious and Magnificent Senate of the City of Hamborough, Greeting.
  • The Council of State of the Republick of England, to the Most Serene Prince Ferdinand the Second, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Greeting,
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • The Answer of the Council of State to the Reply of the Lords Embassadors Extraordinary from the King of Danemark and Norway, deliver'd to the Commissioners of the Council, to the Answer which the Council gave to their Fourteen Demands.
  • A Reply of the Council of State to the Answer of the foresaid Lords Em∣bassodours, which was return'd to the Six Articles propounded by the Coun∣cil aforesaid, in the Name of the Republick of England.
  • The Council of State of the Republick of England, to the most Serene Prince, Ferdinand the Second, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Greeting.
  • To the Spanish Embassador, Alphonso de Cardenas.
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene Prince, Ferdinand the Second, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Greeting.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene and Potent Prince, King of Dane∣mark. &c.
  • The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, to the Most Serene Prince the Duke of Venice, Greeting.
  • The Parlament of the Republick of England, to the Most Serene Prince, Ferdinand the Second, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Greeting.
  • The Council of State of the Republick of England, to the most Serene Prince, Frederick, Heire of Nor∣way, Duke of Sleswick, Holsa∣tia, Stormaria, Ditmarsh, Count in Oldenburgh and Delmenhort, Greeting.
  • To the Count of Oldenburgh.
  • To the Most Illustrious and Noble Se∣nators, Scultets, Landam., and Senators of the Evangelick Cantons of Switzerland, Zurick, Bern, Glaris, Bale, Schaffhusen, Ap∣penzel, also of the Confederates of the same Religion in the Countrey of the Grisons, of Geneva, St. Gall, Mulhausen and Bienne; our dearest Friends.
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • To the Marquiss of Leda.
  • To the Spanish Embassador.
  • A Summary of the particular real da∣mages sustaiu'd by the English Com∣pany, in many Places of the East-Indies, from the Dutch Company in Holland.
  • A Summary of some particular damages sustain'd also from the Dutch East-India Company.
• LETTERS Written in the Name of OLIVER the Protector.
  • To the Count of Oldenburgh.
  • To the Count of Oldenburgh.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Great Prince of Finland, Duke of Esthonia, Carelia, Breme, Ver∣den, Stettin in Pomerania, Cassubia and Vandalia. Prince of Rugia, Lord of Ingria, Wismaria, as also Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Duke of Bavaria, Cleves and Monts, &c. Greeting.
  • To the most Illustrious Lord, Lewis Mendez de Haro.
  • To the Most Serene Prince Charles Gustavus Adolphus, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, &c.
  • To the Magnificent and most Noble, the Con∣suls and Senators of the City of Breme.
  • Oliver Protector of the Republick of England, To the most Illustrious Prince of Tarentum.
  • Oliver the Protector, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Immanuel Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piemont, Greeting.
  • Oliver Protector of the Republick of England, to the most Serene Prince of Transilvania, Greeting.
  • Oliver Protector, to the most Serene Prince, Charles Gustavus Adolphus, King of the Swedes, Greeting.
  • Oliver Protector, &c. to the High and Migh∣ty Lords, the States of the United Pro∣vinces.
  • To the Evangelick Cities of Switzerland.
  • To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France,
  • To the most Eminent Lord, Cardinal Maza∣rine.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, to the most Serene Prince, Fre∣derick III. King of Danemark, Nor∣way, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. to the most Noble the Con∣suls and Senators of the City of Geneva.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. to the most Serene Prince, the Duke of Venice.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. to the most Serene Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • To the Evangelic Cities of Switzerland.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England &c. to the most Serene Prince Charles Gustavus, by the Grace of God King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Great Prince of Finland, &c.
  • To the King of Danemark.
  • To the most Serene Prince, John the Fourth, King of Portugal, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the High and Mighty States of the United Provinces.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Great Prince of Finland, Duke of Esthonia, Carelia, Breme, Ver∣den, Stettin, Pomerania, Cassubia and Vandalia, Prince of Rugia, Lord of Ingria and Wismaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Juliers, Cleves and Monts.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the High and Mighty Lords, the States of the United Provinces.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the High and Mighty Lords, the States of the United Provinces,
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, John King of Portugal.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the Most Serene Prince Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, &c
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. to the most Serene Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, To his Eminency Cardinal Ma∣zarine.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most High and Mighty Lords, the States of the United Provinces.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, to the most Serene Prince, John King of Portugal.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, John King of Portugal.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Illustrious Lord, the Conderd' Odemira.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England &c. to the most Serene Prince Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the States of Holland.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, John, King of Portugal.
  • To the King of the Swedes.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, John King of Portugal.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the Illustrious and Mag∣nificent Senate of Hamborough.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Lewis, King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Frederic III. King of Danemark, Norway, the Vandals and Goths; Duke of Sleswich, Holsatia, Stormatia and Dithmarsh; Count in Oldenburgh and Delmenhorst, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene and Il∣lustrious Prince and Lord, the Lord Wil∣liam, Lantgrave of Hess, Prince of Here∣feldt, Count in Cutzenellebogen, Decia Ligenhain, Widda and Schaunburg, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, the Duke of Curland.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Noble the Consuls and Senators of the Republick of Dantzick.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. To the most Serene aud Potent Prince and Lord, Emperor and great Duke of all Russia, sole Lord of Volodomaria, Moscow and No∣vograge, King of Cazan, Astracan and Syberia, Lord of Vobscow, great Duke of Smolensko, Tuerscoy, and other Pla∣ces. Lord and great Duke of Novogrod, and the Lower Provinces of Chernigoy, Rezansco and others. Lord of all the Northern Climes; also Lord of Eversco, Cartalinsca, and many other Places.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the Most Serene and Potent Prince Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, The Lord Frederick William, Marquess of Brandenburgh, High Chamberlain of the Imperial Empire, and Prince Elector, Duke of Magdeburgh, Prussia, Juliers, Cleves, Monts, Stettin, Pomerania, of the Cassiubiands and Vandals, as also of Silesia, Crosna, and Carnovia, Burgravae of Norrinburgh. Prince of Halberstadt and Minda, Count of Mark and Ra∣vensbergh, Lord in Ravenstein.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Noble the Con∣suls and Senators of the City of Hambo∣rough.
  • To the most Noble the Consuls and Senators of the City of Breme.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Noble the Sena∣tors and Consuls of the City of Lubeck.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the City of Hamborough.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England &c. To the most Sereae Prince Frederick Heir of Norway, Duke of Sleswic, Holsatia, and Ditmarsh, Count in Oldenburgh and Delmenhorst.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Ferdinand Great Duke of Tuscany.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene Prince, the Lord Frederic William Marquiss of Brandenburgh, &c.
  • To the most Excellent Lord, M. d. , Extraordinary Embassador from the most Serene King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonweolth of England, &c. To the most Serene Duke, and Senate of the Republick of Venice.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the High and Mighty Lords, the States of the United Pro∣vinces.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the High and Mighty Lords the States of the United Provinces.
  • To the States of Holland.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. to the most Serene Prince, Ferdinand Great Duke of Tuscany.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene Prince Fer∣dinand, Great Duke of Tuscany.
  • To the most Serene and Potent Prince Lewis, King of France.
  • To the Evangelick Cities of the Switzers.
  • To his Eminency Cardinal Mazarin.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Eminent Lord Car∣dinal Mazarin.
  • Oliver Protector &c. To the most Eminent Lord Cardinal Mazarin.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • To the most Serene Prince, Ferdinand Grand Duke of Tuscany.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Eminent Lord, Cardi∣nal Mazarin.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, &c.
  • Oliver Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene Prince the King of Portugal.
  • To the most Serene Prince Leopold, Arch-Duke, of Austria, Governour of the Low-Countries under Philip K. of Spain.
• LETTERS Written in the Name of RICHARD Protector.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
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  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandalls, &c.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene and Po∣tent Prince Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandalls, &c.
  • Richard Protector, To the most Serene, and Potent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandalls, &c.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the most Serene and Po∣tent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandalls, &c.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of England, &c. To the High and Mighty Lords, the State of Westfriezland.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Lewis King of France.
  • To the most Eminent Lord Cardinal Mazarine.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, John King of Portugal.
  • Richard Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Eminent Lord Cardi∣nal Mazarin.
  • The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene and Potent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandalls, &c.
  • The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Eng∣land, &c. To the most Serene Prince, Frederick King of Denmark.