Editing Andrew Marvell (section)

==Anglo-Dutch War and employment as Latin secretary==
During the period of increasing tensions leading up to the [[First Anglo-Dutch War]] of 1652,  Marvell wrote the satirical "Character of Holland". It repeated the contemporary [[stereotype]] of the Dutch as "drunken and profane": "This indigested vomit of the Sea,/ Fell to the Dutch by Just Propriety."

He became a tutor to Cromwell's ward, William Dutton, in 1653, and moved to live with his pupil at  [[John Oxenbridge]]'s house in [[Eton, Berkshire|Eton]]. Oxenbridge previously made two trips to [[Bermuda]], this most-likely inspired Marvell to write his poem ''Bermudas''. He also wrote several poems praising Cromwell, who was  [[Lord Protector]] of England at that point. In 1656 Marvell and Dutton travelled to France, to visit the Protestant [[Academy of Saumur]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/marvell/timeline.htm| title = Andrew Marvell: Chronology of Important Dates<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref><ref>Nicholas Murray, ''Andrew Marvell'' (1999), pp. 92–93.</ref>

In 1657, Marvell joined Milton (who was now blind) in service as Latin secretary to Cromwell's [[Council of State (England)|Council of State]] at a salary of £200 a year. This was enough for decent financial security. Oliver Cromwell died in 1658 and was succeeded as Lord Protector by his son [[Richard Cromwell|Richard]]. In 1659 Marvell was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull]] in the [[Third Protectorate Parliament]].<ref name=HOP>{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/marvell-andrew-1621-78| title = History of Parliament Online – Marvell, Andrew}}</ref> He was paid a rate of 6 shillings, 8 pence per day during sittings of parliament, a financial support derived from the contributions of his constituency.<ref>[[John Stuart Mill]], ''[[Considerations on Representative Government]]'', Chapter X, last paragraph p.369 Oxford World's Classic edition, ''On Liberty And Other Essays'', 1991, reed. 1998</ref> He was re-elected MP for Hull in 1660 for the [[Convention Parliament (1660)|Convention Parliament]].