Signatures: pi²(-pi2) A-G⁴ H².

A reply to Bishop Joseph Hall's "A modest confutation of a slanderous and scurilous libell". This is the fifth of Milton's pamphlets written in support of the five Protestant ministers in the Smectymnuus controversy. Cf. Wise, T.J. Ashley lib., 1922-1936, v.3, p. 149.

Smectymnuus = Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, and William Spurstowe; the name was derived from the intials of the authors.

The bookseller may be John Rothwell, d. 1649, or his son John Rothwell, d. 1661, both of whom were active at this time at this address.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), M2090

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.147[22]

Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, 492

Alibone, S. Works of Milton, 6

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R012880