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The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660

CHAPTER I
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The name _Oliverians_ being out of date now, they may be called _The Cromwellians_.

We shall arrange them in groups:-- I.THE COUNCIL.
Lord President Lawrence.
Lord Lieutenant-General Fleetwood (his Highness's brother-in-law).
Lord Major-General Desborough (his Highness's uncle-in-law).
Lord Sydenham (Colonel).
Lord Pickering (_Chamberlain of the Household_).
Lord Strickland.
Lord Skippon.
Lord Fiennes (_one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal_).
Lord Viscount Lisle.
Lord Admiral Montague.
Lord Wolseley.
Lord Philip Jones (_Comptroller of the Household_).
Mr.Secretary Thurloe.[1] [Footnote 1: On comparing this list of Richard's Council with the list of the Council in Oliver's Second Protectorate (ante p.

308) two names will be missed--those of the EARL of MULGRAVE and old FRANCIS ROUS.

The Earl of Mulgrave had died Aug.

28, 1658, five days before Cromwell himself.


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