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451 Appendix A Legacy of Reform, 1643–1973 TS The following selected list represents a range of documents that contribute to the long history of engagement with Milton’s arguments for divorce reform, which would eventually become realized in England following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s report on marriage and divorce, Putting Asunder (1966), and subsequent passage of the Divorce Reform Act (1969–73). Contemporary Pamphlets, 1644–49 William Prynne, Twelve Considerable Serious Questions (1644) Herbert Palmer, The Glasse of Gods Providence (1644) [Anonymous], An Answer to a book intituled, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce (1644) Daniel Featley, The Dippers Dipt (1645) Ephraim Pagitt, Heresiography (1645) Robert Baillie, A Dissuasive from the Errours of the Time (1645) John Bachiler, “To the Impartial Reader” (1646) Thomas Edwards, Gangraena (1646) John Wilkins, Ecclesiastes (1646) [Anonymous], Little Non-Such (1646) [Anonymous], “A Catalogue of the Several Sects” (1647) [Anonymous], “These Trades-men are Preachers” (1647) [Anonymous], A True and Perfect Picture (1648) Ministers of Christ, A Testimony to the Truth (1648) T. C., A Glasse for the Times (1648) Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions (1649) 452 Appendix John Hakluyt, The Metropolitan Nuncio (1649) Clement Walker, Anarchia Anglicana (1649) Marchamont Nedham, Mercurius Pragmaticus (1649) Christopher Wase, “The Return. To Her Highnesse” (1649) Modern Documents, 1715–1973 William Fleetwood, The Counsellor’s Plea (1715) [Anonymous], An Essay upon Divorcement (1715) Thomas Salmon, A Critical Essay concerning Marriage (1724) William Kenrick, Free Thoughts on Seduction, Adultery, and Divorce (1771) Thomas Jefferson, Notes regarding Blair v. Blair (1772) Samuel Badcock, Gentlemen’s Magazine 55 (1785) A Civilian, “A Preface, Referring to Events of deep and powerful Interest at the present Crisis” (1820) John Milton, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: in two books: also the Judgement of Martin Bucer, Tetrachordon, and an Abridgement of Colasterion (1820) [Anonymous], Review of the 1820 collection of Milton’s divorce tracts, The Monthly Review 93 (September 1820) William Carmichael Smyth, Smyth v. Smyth, In the Consistory Court of London (1826) Justice James Hannen, Durham v. Durham (1885) Michael Ramsey, Putting Asunder (1966) House of Commons, Debates on the Divorce Reform Bill (1968–73) ...

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