Milton's duties as Latin Secretary; he drafts manifesto on the
state of Ireland; occasionally employed as licenser of the
press; commissioned to answer "Eikon Basilike"; con-
troversy on the authorship of this work; Milton's
"Eikonoklastes" published, October, 1649; Salmasius
and his "Defensio Regia pro Carolo I."; Milton under-
takes to answer Salmasius, February, 1650; publication
of his “Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio,” March, 1651;
character and complete controversial success of this work;
Milton becomes totally blind, March, 1652; his wife dies,