November 1677

Monday, 1 November 1677, n.s.

22 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Tuesday, 2 November 1677, n.s.

23 October 1677, o.s.

“At Ruell 2 leagues from Paris …” — [Journal 1677, page 316]

Journal entry: Ruell — [Lough]

Wednesday, 3 November 1677, n.s.

24 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: B. [i.e. Caleb Banks] — [Lough]

Thurssday, 4 November 1677, n.s.

25 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: Hanover — [Lough]

Friday, 5 November 1677, n.s.

26 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Poid, Vega, Madnesse — [Dewhurst]

Saturday, 6 November 1677, n.s.

27 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Jesuits, Tobaco, B. [i.e. Caleb Banks] — [Lough]

Monday, 8 November 1677, n.s.

29 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Acosta, Cunturs, Aune, Ederdons, Verdigrise [not in Locke’s hand; repeated on pages 321, 322, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336], AEs viride [not in Locke’s hand] — [Lough]

The dates in the Journal here become unclear; the essay on Verdigrise ends on page 336; page 337 contains the dates “Tuesday Nov 2” and “Wednes: Nov 3” but the entire page is crossed out. The next date is “Tuesday Nov 9” on page 346. The following entries occur on pages 238-346: Mony, Measures [repeated on pages 340, 342, 343, 344], Weights, Bellonius, Poid, Acosta, Metals, Tomin — [Lough]

Tuesday, 9 November 1677, n.s.

30 October 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Aroua, Argumentum, Acosta — [Lough]

Thursday, 11 November 1677, n.s.

1 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Error, Madnesse, Folly, B. [i.e. Caleb Banks] — [Aaron & Gibb, Lough]

Friday, 12 November 1677, n.s.

2 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Poid, Arroba, Lebrixa, Guichardin, Vega

Saturday, 13 November 1677, n.s.

3 November 1677, o.s.

Weather observations at Paris, “[Wind] S. close, warm; all the fore part of the week N., very cold and very hard front.” — [Journal, ed. Lough; part shorthand]

Journal entries: Revenues [twice], Bodin, Comptes, Millions, Bottere — [Lough]

Sunday, 14 November 1677, n.s.

4 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Virgin, Drelincourt [twice], Lorke, Vives, Meriti, Sacrifices, Soule, Ambrose, Augustin, Erasmus

Monday, 15 November 1677, n.s.

5 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Mony, Mare, Comptes, Ducat, Reales, Pezos, Castillans

Tuesday, 16 November 1677, n.s.

6 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Taxes, Arearband [i.e. arrière-ban], Soldiers, Pezo, Febris [in Latin] — [Lough, Dewhurst]

Locke’s journal for 16-25 November contains an account of the illness of Thomas Herbert (1656-1733). Herbert had spent much of 1676 in Montpellier and was now in Paris. He was later 8th Earl of Pembroke, dedicatee of Locke’s Essay and one of his most loyal patrons.

Thursday, 18 November 1677, n.s.

8 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: Febris [in Latin] — [Dewhurst]

Friday, 19 November 1677, n.s.

9 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Aegritudo ventriculi [in Latin], Species, Lightfoot, Cordemoy, Hamel — [Dewhurst, Aaron & Gibb]

Letter dated: From Dr. Denis Grenville. — [De Beer, i. 357]

Saturday, 20 November 1677, n.s.

10 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Febris [in Latin; twice], Testiculi humor [in Latin], Cineres Clavellati [in Latin] — [Dewhurst]

Monday, 22 November 1677, n.s.

12 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Oeconomia, Xenophon, Heyward, Mony [repeated on pages 362, 364, 366], Hypochondriacus, Febris — [Lough, Dewhurst]

Wednesday, 24 November 1677, n.s.

14 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: Excommunication

Thursday, 25 November 1677, n.s.

15 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: Febris [in Latin] — [Dewhurst]

Friday, 26 November 1677, n.s.

16 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Hydrophobia, Nephritis [in Latin] — [Dewhurst]

Saturday, 27 November 1677, n.s.

17 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: Mony, Netherlands

Monday, 29 November 1677, n.s.

19 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entries: CB [i.e. Caleb Banks], Musquetairs, Exchange — [Lough]

Tuesday, 30 November 1677, n.s.

20 November 1677, o.s.

At Paris.

Journal entry: B. [i.e. Caleb Banks] — [Lough]

Date Uncertain

Letters: Three draft letters from the first Earl of Shaftesbury [November 1677?]

Sources:
Journal 1677 = MS. Locke f. 2, 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.

Aaron & Gibb = An early draft of Locke’s Essay : together with excerpts from his journals / edited by R.I. Aaron and Jocelyn Gibb. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1936.

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)