[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 8/75
The name _Oliverians_ being out of date now, they may be called _The Cromwellians_.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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