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July | August | September | October | November | December JanuaryAprilWednesday, 14 April 1675, o.s. 24 April 1675, n.s. William Allestree, dated 14 April 1675; written from Stockholm. [De Beer, i. 298] FromWilliam Allestree (letter) MayWednesday, 2 May 1675, o.s. 12 May 1675, n.s. London, 9h: “Close.” [Boyle, 12:81] Sir Patience Ward writes a letter of credit on Locke’s behalf, to Mr. Nicolas Lee, merchant in Nantes, for £20. [MS. Locke c. 23, f. 61] Thursday, 20 May 1675, o.s. 30 May 1675, n.s. Henry Oldenburg, dated 20 May 1675; written from Exeter House, London; addressed to Oldenburg at his house in Pall Mall, London; forwards an account of a poisonous fish received from Richard Lilburne on 6 August 1674; Oldenburg read the account to the Royal Society on 27 May. [De Beer, i. 299] ToHenry Oldenburg (letter); Richard Lilburne (letter) Thursday, 27 May 1675, o.s. 6 June 1675, n.s. Meeting of the Royal Society; Henry Oldenburg reads the description of a poisonous fish found in the Bahama Islands from Richard Lilburne, communicated to him by Locke in his letter of 20 May. JuneAugustThursday, 12 August 1675, o.s. 22 August 1675, n.s. Richard Lilburne, dated 12 August 1675; written from New Providence; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [De Beer, i. 300] FromRichard Lilburne (letter) Thursday, 19 August 1675, o.s. 29 August 1675, n.s. Isaac Rush, dated 19 August 1675; written from New Providence; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [De Beer, i. 301] FromIsaac Rush (letter) Sunday, 29 August 1675, o.s. 8 September 1675, n.s. Locke’s birthday, age 43 SeptemberTuesday, 14 September 1675, o.s. 24 September 1675, n.s. W. Fanshawe, dated 14 September 1675; written from Whitehall; addressed to Locke at Shaftesbury’s house at Wimborne St. Giles. [De Beer, i. 302] FromWilliam Fanshawe (letter) NovemberTuesday, 2 November 1675, o.s. 12 November 1675, n.s. Peter Locke, dated 2 November 1675 (missing); answered by Peter Locke on 13 November. [see De Beer, i. 306] ToPeter Locke (letter) Monday, 8 November 1675, o.s. 18 November 1675, n.s. Dr. John Fell, Dean of Christ Church, dated 8 November 1675. [De Beer, i. 303] FromDr. John Fell (letter) Thursday, 11 November 1675, o.s. 21 November 1675, n.s. Samuel Thomas, dated 11 November 1675; written from Christ Church Oxford; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [De Beer, i. 304] FromLocke’s grant of power of attorney to Thomas Stringer, 11 November 1675 [copy] Samuel Thomas (letter); Thomas Stringer (document) Friday, 12 November 1675, o.s. 22 November. 1675, n.s. “In the evening I went to Gravesend.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Thus Locke begins the first entry in his journal. He would continue to compile a journal throughout the rest of his life. Most of the entries were given marginal captions (he called them a “titles” in his “New method of a common-place-book”). Many of the entries (particularly in the early years) were in shorthand (designated “(sh)” as above). The entries relating to his travels in France cover his travels, the people and places he encountered, observations on the weather, drafts or copies of original essays, medical notes and prescriptions, and notes of financial transactions, as well as notes on books and reading. Dr. Henry Woodward, dated 12 November 1675; written from Westoe Town, Carolina; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [De Beer, i. 305] FromDr. Henry Woodward (letter) Saturday, 13 November 1675, o.s. 23 November 1675, n.s. Peter Locke, dated 13 November 1675; written from Sutton; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London; answers a letter from Locke dated 2 November (missing). [De Beer, i. 306] FromPeter Locke (letter) Sunday, 14 November 1675, o.s. 24 November 1675, n.s. “Took water at Dover and that day arrived at Calais.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Locke apparently crossed the Channel with John Lord Berkeley on his yacht and continued with him as far as Abbeville (see 21 November/1 December); Berkeley was going to France as the new English ambassador. [DeBeer i. 307 (page 434)] Calais [Lough] Friday, 29 November 1675, n.s. 19 November 1675, o.s. “Went to Boulogne, 7 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Saturday, 30 November 1675, n.s. 20 November 1675, o.s. “To Montreuil, 7 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] DecemberSunday, 1 December 1675, n.s. 21 November 1675, o.s. “To Abbeville, 10 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Monday, 2 December 1675, n.s. 22 November 1675, o.s. “To Poix, 9 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Tuesday, 3 December 1675, n.s. 23 November 1675, o.s. “To Beauvais, 9 leagues, and thence to Tillart, 3 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)] Wednesday, 4 December 1675, n.s. 24 November 1675, o.s. “To Beaumont, 5 leagues, thence to Paris, 8 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 1 (sh)]. Locke remained in Paris until 4/14 December, staying at the Ville de Brisach, a Protestant inn in the Rue de Seine, Faubourg Saint-Germain. n.s.):
Thursday, 5 December 1675, n.s. 25 November 1675, o.s. At Paris. Thomas Stringer, dated 25 November 1675. [De Beer, i. 307] FromThomas Stringer (letter) Thursday, 12 December 1675, n.s. 2 December 1675, o.s. Locke obtains a letter of credit from E. Margas in Paris, to Simon Peloutier at Lyon, for up to 976 livres, in exchange for Locke’s bills of exchange on London. MS Locke c. 15, ff. 224-225. Saturday, 14 December 1675, n.s. 4 December 1675, o.s. “We took coach at Paris in the diligence for Lyons and, after having dined at Melun, got by an hour or 2 in the night to Moret where we lodged. It is 16 leagues from Paris.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 2 (part sh)] Sunday, 15 December 1675, n.s. 5 December 1675, o.s. “Dind at Pont sur Yonne & reached Joyny [Joigny], 17 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 2] Joyny [Lough] Monday, 16 December 1675, n.s. 6 December 1675, o.s. “We dined at Auxerre … We lay at Lacie le Bois [Lucy-le-Bois], 15 leagues …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 2 (part sh)] Auxerre, Lacie le Boys [Lough] Tuesday, 17 December 1675, n.s. 7 December 1675, o.s. “We lay at Arnan le Duc [Arnay-le-Duc], 15 leagues.“ [Journal 1675-76, p. 3 (part sh)] Arnan le Dec, Lignum, Oxen [Lough] Wednesday, 18 December 1675, n.s. 8 December 1675, o.s. “We dind at a litle town cald Chany [Chagny], 8 Leagues … Lay at Challon [Châlons-sur-Saône], 3 leagues …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 3] Thursday, 19 December 1675, n.s. 9 December 1675, o.s. “We took boat at Challon on the Saone … We passed by Tornus [Tournus] … 5 Leagues from Tornus we came to Mascon [Mâcon] where we lay.” [Journal 1675-76, pp. 4-5] Friday, 20 December 1675, n.s. 10 December 1675, o.s. “We enterd our boat again and at 5 leagues’ distance came to a pretty towne calld Bel-Ville … A league from Belville we came to Ville Franche … Two Leagues farther we came to Trevou [Trévoux] … From thence to Lyons, 3 leagues …” [Journal 1675-76, pp. 5-6] Belville, Ville Franque, Trevou, Baujolais [i.e. Beaujolais], Vectura, Portage [Lough] Saturday, 21 December 1675, n.s. 11 December 1675, o.s. In Lyon. Lyon [Lough] Locke visited William Charleton and “Mr. Williams” (unidentified); he would travel with Charleton to Montpellier. William Charleton (journal) Sunday, 22 December 1675, n.s. 12 December 1675, o.s. In Lyon. Jesuits’ Colledg, Mr. Servir Musaeum [Lough] Monday, 23 December 1675, n.s. 13 December 1675, o.s. In Lyon. St. John’s,
Tuesday, 24 December 1675, n.s. 14 December 1675, o.s. In Lyon. Pere encise [i.e. Pierre-Scize], Maison de ville [Lough] Wednesday, 25 December 1675, n.s. 15 December 1675, o.s. In Lyon. Hostel de Dieu, Nosodochium, Ptochodochium, Charité [Lough] Thursday, 26 December 1675, n.s. 16 December 1675, o.s. “[W]e took horse & rode to Vienne, 5 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 17] Ptochodochium, Granary, Horreum, Vienne, Passer solitarius [Lough] Friday, 27 December 1675, n.s. 17 December 1675, o.s. “We went 7 leagues to St. Valer [Saint-Vallier] …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 18] St. Valer [Lough] Saturday, 28 December 1675, n.s. 18 December 1675, o.s. “To Valence, 7 leagues …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 18] Sunday, 29 December 1675, n.s. 19 December 1675, o.s. “To Montelimar, 8 leagues.” [Journal 1675-76, p. 19] Montlimar [Lough] Monday, 30 December 1675, n.s. 20 December 1675, o.s. “From Montelimar to Pon[t] St. Esprit, 5 leagues [via Chasteauneuf [Châteauneuf-sur-Rhône] and Pallu [Lapalud]]. 3 leagues from Pont St. Esprit we came to Orange …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 19-22] Pont St. Esprit, Chasteauneuf, Husbandry, Agricultura, Pilati domus, Chasteau Neuf, Pallu, Pont St. Esprit, Orange, Bombycina, Silkwindeing [Lough] Tuesday, 31 December 1675, n.s. 21 December 1675, o.s. “We came to Avignon, 4 leagues from Orange …” [Journal 1675-76, p. 24] Avignon [twice] [Lough] Date UncertainToleration A [Additions in the Adversaria 1661 version of An essay concernikng toleration ca. 1675] Sources: Boyle = The general history of the air, designed and begun by the Honble Robert Boyle Esq; cited from The works of Robert Boyle. Volume 12 (2000), pages 70-89. Journal 1675-76 = MS. Locke f. 1, as transcribed in: Lough = Locke’s travels in France, 1675-1679 : as related in his journals, correspondence and other papers / edited with an introduction and notes by John Lough. – Cambridge : University Press, 1953. Dewhurst = John Locke (1632-1704), physician and philosopher : a medical biography : with an edition of the medical notes in his journals / by Kenneth Dewhurst. – London : Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1963. De Beer = 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) |