Anecdote of Lord Hopton The King joins the Scottish army before Newark 'Rise of the Independents The King carried from Holmby by Joyce Views of Ireton, the son-in-law of Cromwell The King at Carisbrooke Anecdote of Cromwell and Ludlow Huntington's accusation against Cromwell Cromwell's dislike of the Scotch Observations on the death of the King Case of Lord Capel Cromwell marches against Drogheda Leaves Ireton in command and arrives in London Cromwell marches into Scotland Battle of Dunbar Charles II. marches into England. Battle of Worcester Cromwell's character of the Long Parliament at this time Cromwell turns out the Parliament Death and burial Concluding remarks Page 84 84 LIFE OF JOHN BUNYAN. Bunyan's reputation at the close of the eighteenth century Born at Elstow, near Bedford His dreams and reflections when a boy Narrow escapes from drowning when a boy His substitute shot at the siege of Leicester Marries the daughter of "a godly man" Her portion consists of two printed books His veneration for the religious Directory of the Puritans Game at cat upon Sunday Conversion of Bunyan Rebuked by an "ungodly" woman for his early habit of swearing Its good effect Studies his Bible Story of his love for bell-ringing Dancing the last sin he adheres to Early impressions Fate of one of his converters Efficacy of prayer Conversation of three poor women in the streets of Bedford His approbation of what they said Seeks their conversation Joins a small Baptist congregation to which they belong Effects of certain passages in Scripture on his mind A voice from within. Suggestions of unbelief Recurrence of consolatory thoughts Ministry of Gifford Meets with Luther's Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Finds it a history of his own experience Fresh temptations of the evil spirit Hears a voice from without, as of a sudden rushing wind Reverie upon a settle in the street Hopes of heavenly pardon Effects of certain passages on his mind His own belief of the causes of his long temptations Searches the Scriptures anew Baptized by Gifford in the river Ouse Death of Gifford Value of Bunyan's self-accusations His copy of Fox's 'Book of Martyrs' Tetrastics written therein Bunyan called upon to speak a word of exhortation in Gifford's church 127 Consents to their request . 127 History of his imprisonment Nature of his indictment Examination by Justice Wingate His interview with the Clerk of the Peace in prison Sir Matthew Hale and Judge Twisden Visits the Christians at London Book of Martyrs ;-Pomponius Algerius Bunyan's observations on the letter of Pomponius Algerius. Apprehensions and inward conflict . Bunyan not the victim of intolerant laws poor Supports his family when in prison by making tagged thread-laces Chosen Pastor of the Baptist congregation at Bedford Bunyan set free in the twelfth year of his imprisonment Preaches at the meeting-house in Southwark Story of a sermon His collected works indiscriminately arranged Looks for a millennium Bunyan tolerant in controversy His great desire to be denominated a Christian Extracts from his printed writings Yearly visit to London Tradition of him at Reading Death and burial His widow's advertisement about her husband's works The first volume of his works published Recent discovery of the first edition of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' Gay's humorous allusion to the eighth edition LIFE OF CROMWELL.* THE pedigree of the Protector's family commences about the middle of the eleventh century with Glothyan Lord of Powys, who married Morveth the daughter and heiress of Edwyn ap Tydwell, Lord of Cardigan;-a Welsh genealogist no doubt would be able to trace the Lords of Cardigan and Powys up to Cadwallader and so on to Brennus and Belinus. William ap Yevan, the representative of the family in the fifteenth century, *1. 'Histoire de Cromwell, d'après les Mémoires du Temps et les Recueils Parlementaires.' Par M. Villemain. 2 tom. 8vo. Paris, 1819.-2. 'Memoirs of the Protector, Oliver Cromwell, and of his Sons Richard and Henry. Illustrated by Original Letters, and other Family Papers.' By Oliver Cromwell, Esq., a Descendant of the family. With Portraits from Original Pictures. London. 1820. 4to.-3. Oliver Cromwell and his Times.' By Thomas Cromwell, London. 1821.-4. 'Cromwelliana. A Chronological Detail of Events in which Oliver Cromwell was engaged from the year 1642 to his Death 1658: with a continuation of other Transactions to the Restoration.' Westminster. 1810. Folio. The first of these works is in all respects a very good book; the second, which contains much less original matter than we had hoped to find there, is the commendable attempt of an old and respectable gentleman to vindicate the character of his great ancestor, Mr. Thomas Cromwell, the author of the third work, appears not to be a descendant of the family: his book, though very inferior to M. Villemain's, and composed in too ambitious a style, is on the whole so fairly written and intended, that we advise the author to ask himself whether some of his statements are not more conformable to the prejudices with which he took up the subject, than to the facts with which he became acquainted in pursuing it, to reconsider the grounds and the consistency of some of his opinions-and if a second edition of his book should be called for, to introduce it by a preface somewhat more modest and decorous. The fourth and last article consists of a series of extracts from the Diurnalls, and other publications of those times. With these works before us, and with the aid of such other materials as the rich memoirs of that disastrous age afford, and the industry of later writers has supplied (among whom Mr. Noble deserves especial mention as one of the most laborious and accurate and useful of the pioneer class), we shall endeavour to present a compendious and faithful account of Oliver Cromwell's eventful life. B |