1667

Tuesday, 1 January 1667, o.s.

11 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NW 0. Fog, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:74]

Wednesday, 2 January 1667, o.s.

12 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind SE 0. Fair, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:74]

Thursday, 3 January 1667, o.s.

13 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SE 0. Fair, hard Frost.”; 22h: “Wind 0. Close, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:74-75]

Friday, 4 January 1667, o.s.

14 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind ES 1. Close, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Saturday, 5 January 1667, o.s.

15 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 11h: “Wind E 0. Snow, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Sunday, 6 January 1667, o.s.

16 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind ES 0. Snow, Frost.”; 15h: “Wind E 0. Close, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Monday, 7 January 1667, o.s.

17 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind E 0. Close, hard Frost.”; 17h: “Wind E 0. Little dewy Rain, and Tendency to a Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Tuesday, 8 January 1667, o.s.

18 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind EN 0. Close, Thaw, little Rain.”; 21h: “Wind 0. Close, Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Wednesday, 9 January 1667, o.s.

19 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind EN 0. Little Snow, and little Thaw.”; 21h: “Wind 0. Close.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Thursday, 10 January 1667, o.s.

20 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 0. Close, Frost.”; 22h: “Wind 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Friday, 11 January 1667, o.s.

21 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 1. Close, Frost.”; 12h: “Wind NE 0. Close, gentle Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Saturday, 12 January 1667, o.s.

22 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 0. Close, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Sunday, 13 January 1667, o.s.

23 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 11h: “Wind NE 0. Thick Fog, Thaw.”; 22h: “Wind 0. Close, great Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Monday, 14 January 1667, o.s.

24 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind E 1. Fog, perfect Thaw.”; 21h: “Wind 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Tuesday, 15 January 1667, o.s.

25 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind EN 2. Close, Frost.”; 22h: “Wind 0. Small Rain.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Wednesday, 16 January 1667, o.s.

26 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind ES 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Thursday, 17 January 1667, o.s.

27 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind EN 0. Fog.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Friday, 18 January 1667, o.s.

28 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 7h: “Wind NE 2. Snow, Thaw.”; 21h: “Wind 2. Little Snow.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Saturday, 19 January 1667, o.s.

29 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 0. Frost, little Snow.”; 22h: “Hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Sunday, 20 January 1667, o.s.

30 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind N 0. Fair, hard Frost.”; 22h: “Wind 0. Fair, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Monday, 21 January 1667, o.s.

31 January 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NW 0. Fair, hard Frost.”; 17h: “Wind W 1. Fair, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Tuesday, 22 January 1667, o.s.

1 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SW 2. Rain.”; 23h: “Wind 3. Rain.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Wednesday, 23 January 1667, o.s.

2 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind WS 1. Clouds.”; 17h: “Wind W 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Thursday, 24 January 1667, o.s.

3 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind WS 1. Fair.”; 21h: “Wind 4. Close.”; 23h: “Wind 4. Close.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Friday, 25 January 1667, o.s.

4 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SW 3. Little misty Rain.”; 19h: “Wind 3. Little misty Rain.” [Boyle, 12:75]

Saturday, 26 January 1667, o.s.

5 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind WS 2. Close.”; 12h: “Wind WS 1. Rain.” [Boyle, 12:75-76]

Sunday, 27 January 1667, o.s.

6 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind WS 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Monday, 28 January 1667, o.s.

7 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 22h: “Wind 1. Rain.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Tuesday, 29 January 1667, o.s.

8 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 6h: “Wind 1. Mist.”; 16h: “Wind NW 0. Clouds.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Thursday, 31 January 1667, o.s.

10 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 13h: “Wind E 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Friday, 1 February 1667, o.s.

11 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind E 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Saturday, 2 February 1667, o.s.

12 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind E 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Sunday, 3 February 1667, o.s.

13 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SE 0. Thick Fog.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Monday, 4 February 1667, o.s.

14 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind E 0. Fog.”; 22h: “Wind 0. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Tuesday, 5 February 1667, o.s.

15 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind E 1. Close.”; 22h: “Wind 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Wedesday, 6 February 1667, o.s.

16 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 18h: “Wind NE 1. Clouds.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Thursday, 7 February 1667, o.s.

17 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 1. Clouds, Snow in the Night.”; 23h: “Wind 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Friday, 8 February 1667, o.s.

18 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind EN 2. Frost, close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Saturday, 9 February 1667, o.s.

19 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind ES 1. Close, Frost.”; 22h: “Snow.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Sunday, 10 February 1667, o.s.

20 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SE 1. Rain.”; 16h: “Wind SW 2. Misty.”; 23h: “Wind 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Monday, 11 February 1667, o.s.

21 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SW 2. Misty.”; 22h: “Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Tuesday, 12 February 1667, o.s.

22 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SE 2. Close.”; 22h: “Wind 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Wednesday, 13 February 1667, o.s.

23 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SW 3. Fair.”; 22h: “Wind 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Thursday, 14 February 1667, o.s.

24 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind WS 3. Fair.”; 22h: “Fair.” — [Boyle, 12:76]

Friday, 15 February 1667, o.s.

25 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind S 2. Rain.”; 23h: “Wind S 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Saturday, 16 February 1667, o.s.

26 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 23h: “Wind N 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Sunday, 17 February 1667, o.s.

27 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind W 1. Fog.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Monday, 18 February 1667, o.s.

28 February 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 11h: “Wind NW 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Tuesday, 19 February 1667, o.s.

1 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NW. Hoar, Frost, fair.”; 15h: “Wind S 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Letter: From [Elinor Parry?], written on Shrove Tuesday [19 February 1667]; answers Locke’s letter of ca. 15 December 1666. [Corr., i. 222]

Person encountered: Elinor Parry (letter)

Wednesday, 20 February 1667, o.s.

2 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Thursday, 21 February 1667, o.s.

3 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind ES 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Friday, 22 February 1667, o.s.

4 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 1. Close.”; 15h: “Wind NE 1. Rain.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Saturday, 23 February 1667, o.s.

5 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Sunday, 24 February 1667, o.s.

6 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:76]

Letter: To Robert Boyle, dated 24 February 1667; written from Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 223]

Persons encountered: Robert Boyle (letter)

Monday, 25 February 1667, o.s.

7 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind NE 1. Snow.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Tuesday, 26 February 1667, o.s.

8 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 7h: “Wind NE 1. Frost, little Snow.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Wednesday, 27 February 1667, o.s.

9 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 1. Close, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Thursday, 28 February 1667, o.s.

10 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 1. Fair, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Friday, 1 March 1667, o.s.

11 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 11h: “Wind E 1. Fair, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Saturday, 2 March 1667, o.s.

12 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind NE 1. Clouds, Frost.”; 17h: “Wind NE 1. Hail.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Sunday, 3 March 1667, o.s.

13 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Close.”; 21h: “Wind 2. Misty, Rain.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Monday, 4 March 1667, o.s.

14 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Close.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Tuesday, 5 March 1667, o.s.

15 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NW 2. Close, about 6 small Snow.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Wednesday, 6 March 1667, o.s.

16 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 23h: “Wind 2. Fair, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Thursday, 7 March 1667, o.s.

17 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Fair, very hard Frost.”; 13h: “Wind NE 2. Snow.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Friday, 8 March 1667, o.s.

18 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 2. Very hard Frost, Thames, Charwell frozen over.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Saturday, 9 March 1667, o.s.

19 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 2. Snow hard, already deep, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Sunday, 10 March 1667, o.s.

20 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Close, hard Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Monday, 11 March 1667, o.s.

21 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 1. Hard Frost, little Snow.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Tuesday, 12 March 1667, o.s.

22 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind EN 1. Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Wednesday, 13 March 1667, o.s.

23 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 1. Close, Frost.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Thursday, 14 March 1667, o.s.

24 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SE 2. Close, Frost.”; 16h: “Wind SE. Close, Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Friday, 15 March 1667, o.s.

25 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind E 1. Mist, Thaw.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Saturday, 16 March 1667, o.s.

26 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SE 2. Rain.”; 21h: “Wind 0. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Sunday, 17 March 1667, o.s.

27 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 11h: “Wind NE 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Monday, 18 March 1667, o.s.

28 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind NE 1. Fair.”; 18h: “Wind S 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Tuesday, 19 March 1667, o.s.

29 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 8h: “Wind SW 1. Close.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Wednesday, 20 March 1667, o.s.

30 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 6h: “Wind W 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Thursday, 21 March 1667, o.s.

31 March 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 10h: “Wind SW 2. Small Rain.”; 12h: “Wind SW 2. Small Rain.”; 23h: “Wind 3. Close.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Friday, 22 March 1667, o.s.

1 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind W 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Saturday, 23 March 1667, o.s.

2 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind SE 1. Clouds.”; 11h: “Wind SE 1. Rain.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Sunday, 24 March 1667, o.s.

3 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NW 1. Clouds.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Letter: To Robert Boyle, dated 24 March 1666/67; written from Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 224]

Persons encountered: Robert Boyle (letter)

Tuesday, 26 March 1667, o.s.

5 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 7h: “Wind NW 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:77]

Wednesday, 27 March 1667, o.s.

6 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 7h: “Wind NE 1. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:78]

Thursday, 28 March 1667, o.s.

7 April 1667, n.s.

Weather observations at Oxford, 9h: “Wind NE 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:78]

This was Locke’s last observation at Oxford. He resumed his observations on 26 December 1669 in London.

Saturday, 15 June 1667, o.s.

5 June 1667, n.s.

Letter: To John Strachey, dated 15 June [1667]; addressed to Strachey at Sutton Court; year from Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 226]

Person encountered: John Strachey (letter)

Saturday, 22 June 1667, o.s.

2 July 1667, n.s.

Letter dated: From Dr. David Thomas, dated 22 June [1667]; written from Salisbury; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London; year from Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 227]

Person encountered: Dr. David Thomas (letter)

Thurssday, 29 August 1667, o.s.

8 September 1667, n.s.

Locke’s birthday, age 35.

Tuesday, 12 November 1667, o.s.

2 November 1667, n.s.

Letter: To Robert Boyle, dated 12 November 1667; written from Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 228]

Persons encountered: Robert Boyle (letter)

Friday, 29 November 1667, o.s.

9 December 1667, n.s.

Letter dated: From Dr. David Thomas, dated 29 November [1667]; written from Salisbury; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London; year from Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 229]

Person encountered: Dr. David Thomas (letter)

Sources: Boyle = The general history of the air, designed and begun by the Hon^ble Robert Boyle Esq; cited from The works of Robert Boyle. Volume 12 (2000), pp. 70-89.

Of his wind notations, Locke remarks “I not having the Convenience to observe the Points exactly, have marked but 8, but yet with this Variety, that where I set two Letters, the Wind was most from the point whose Letter stands first, v.g. WN signifies more West than North. When I set only one Letter, it was in or very near that Cardinal Point.

“The Strength is marked by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. 0 signifies not so much Wind that mov'd any Leaf that I could see in a Garden I looked into out of my Window, but the Letter join'd to it signifies which way the Weather-Cock then stood, whether the former Wind left it so, or the present Breeze blew that way. 1 signifies a gentle Gale, just perceivable by the moving of the Leaves or Plants. 4 signifies a very violent Storm; 2 and 3 the several Degrees between 1 and 4, as well as I could judg.” – p. 89.

Corr. = The correspondence of John Locke / edited by E.S. de Beer. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1976-89. – 8 vols. – (Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)