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MS. Aubrey 12


ff. 258-259:

Letter from Locke to John Aubrey, 18 May 1694.

[printed De Beer, v. 1739]

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MS. English c. 8376


Letter from Locke to Sir Thomas Molyneux [copy], 25 January 1699.

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MS. English Letters c. 200


ff. 9-10:

Letter from Locke to Benjamin Furly, 16/26 December [1687].

[printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 3-10; De Beer, iii. 986]

f. 11:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 19/29 December [1687].

[printed in Forster, pp. 11-14; De Beer, iii. 988]

f. 12:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 10/20 February [1688].

[printed in Forster, pp. 15-18; De Beer, iii. 1004]

ff. 13-14:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 30 December 1687/9 January 1688.

[printed in Forster, pp. 20-24; De Beer, iii. 991]

f. 15:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 28 April 1698.

[printed in Forster, Epistolarium (1845), pp. 12-14 [2nd ed., 1847, pp. 63-65]; De Beer, vi. 2424]

f. 16:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 12 October 1702.

[printed in Forster, Epistolarium (1845), pp. 14-16; Forster, Original letters (2nd ed., 1847), pp. 133-136; De Beer, vii. 3198; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 306]

f. 17:

Letter from Locke to Benjohan Furly, 12 October 1702.

[printed in Forster, Epistolarium (1845), pp. 16-18; Forster, Original letters (2nd ed., 1847), pp. 136-137; De Beer, vii. 3199]

ff. 18-19:

Letter from Locke to Furly, 30 May 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2932; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 294-296]

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MS. Rawlinson A 191

Papers of Samuel Pepys.


ff. 3-4:

Reasons against the Bill for ye Test (1675)

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MS. Rawlinson D 286

Papers of William Coker.


f. 6:

Copy of letter from Coker, 31 January 1664.

A letter complimenting Locke on his entry into the office of Censor of Moral Philosophy; copy by Coker.

Printed: Corr., i.165 (not printed), ix.165*; excerpt printed in C. Bastide, John Locke, page 18.

f. 6v:

Copy of letter from Coker to to [Benjamin Woodroffe], dated 14 December 1664.

A valedictory letter complimenting Locke on completing his term as Censor of Moral Philosophy; copy by Coker.

[Corr., i. 169 (not printed), ix. (169*)]

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MS. Rawlinson D 849

Papers of Denis Grenville, preserved by his servant John Proud.


ff. 146-147:

Recreation (1677 March)

[Letter from Locke to Grenville, c. 9/19-11/21 March 1677. De Beer, i. 328]

ff. 148-149:

Letter from Locke to Grenville, 13/23 March 1678.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: Reverend Sir | your most humble servant | J Locke. | Paris 23 Mar. 78

Printed: De Beer, i. 374; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pages 65-68.

There is a draft in Locke’s journal for 1678, MS. Locke f. 3, pages 69-79 (dated 10/20 March: “Scrupulosity” [printed in King, Life (1829), page 109-113]; and a copy of the letter in British Library, Add. MS. 4290, ff. 109-114 [printed in Bourne, Life, vol. 1:390-393]

ff. 150-151:

Letter to Grenville, 26 November/6 December 1678.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: Reverend Sir | your most humble servant | J Locke. | Paris 23 Mar. 78

Printed: De Beer, i. 426; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, page 70-72.

There is a draft in Locke’s Journal for 1678, MS. Locke f. 3, pages 358-378, with the marginal caption “Scrupulosity”s (dated between 2 and 6 December), which contains 11 pages of material not included in the letter; at the point where the letter breaks off, Locke wrote “Hactenus 6 Dec.” Pages 358-367 of the draft were included in King, Life (1829), pages 113-115]. There is a copy of the letter in British Library, Add. MS. 4290, ff. 115-119; printed in Bourne, Life, 1:394-397.

Answers Grenville’s letter of 11/21 November.

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MS. Wood F. 39

Papers of Anthony Wood.


f. 196:

Letter to Wood from John Aubrey, 3 February 1673.

Printed: Corr., ix. (267A)]

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MS. Wood F. 43

Papers of Anthony Wood.


f. 32:

Fragment of a letter from Locke to James Tyrrell, [25 March 1690?]; forwarded by Tyrrell to Wood before 6 April 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1273]

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