[The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by David Masson]@TWC D-Link bookThe Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 CHAPTER I 208/295
One, which had been called forth by a Proclamation of a General East a month or two before, was by Sir Henry Vane, and was entitled _A Healing Question Propounded and Resolved._ It was temperate enough, approving of the government in some respects, and even suggesting the continuance of some kind of sovereignty in a single person, but containing censures of the "great interruption" of popular liberties, and appeals to the people to do their part.
The other and later pamphlet (Aug.
1), directly intended to bear on the Elections, was called _England's Remembrancer,_ and was virtually a call on all to use their votes so as to return a Parliament that should unseat Oliver.
The author of this second pamphlet evaded detection; but Vane was brought to task for his.
He was summoned to London from his seat of Belleau in Lincolnshire, July 29; by an order of Aug.
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