1693

Contents:

Weather diary

Education Copys 93 (May?)

Ethica B (unknown)

Labor (unknown)

Of seeing all things in God (unknown)

Some other loose thoughts … (unknown)

Dubia circa Philosophiam Orientalem (late?)

Chronologia sacra (late?)

For a generall naturalization (December?)

Weather diary

See   description under 1666.

Education Copys 93   [1693 May?]

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke f. 29, p. 144.

Description:   A list in Locke’s hand of persons to receive presentation copies of the first edition of his Education, captioned “Education Copys 93”. The book was published around May. The list provides for 26 copies; a later copy (1696 or later?) with some differences survives in MS. Locke c. 25, f. 53^r.

Publications:

1. John Locke, a descriptive bibliography / Jean S. Yolton. – Bristol, England : Thoemmes Press, 1998. – pp. 212-213.
2. “Distribution lists for copies of Locke’s books and Boyle’s General history of the air” / Mark Goldie. // IN: Locke studies. – 4 (2004):236. [List B1]

Discussions:   Yolton, publication #1 above, p. 212-213; Goldie, publication #2 above, p. 236.

Ethica B   [c. 1693]

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke c. 28, ff. 141-142.

Description:   Notes in Locke’s hand, signed “Ethica B” on f. 141^r; endorsed “Ethica B” on f. 142^v. The “B” may be a signature, indicating that there is a missing gathering “A”; the fact that the manuscript begins in the middle of a sentence supports this. The manuscript contains a number of separate entries, each (except the first) with a marginal caption: Happynesse, Censure, Happynesse, Perfect Happynesse, Misery, Perfect Misery, and Law. The date is uncertain; Goldie suggests c. 1693 for the final note on “Law.”

The manuscript consists of a single sheet of paper folded once, forming four pages, 310 × 220 mm; the text appears on the first page; the remaining three pages are blank (except for the endorsement on f. 142^v).

Publications:

1. [“Law”]: The political thought of John Locke : an historical account of the argument of the Two treatises of government / John Dunn. – Cambridge : University Press, 1969. – p. 1.
2. [“Law”]: Political essays / Locke ; edited by Mark Goldie. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997. – pp. 328-329.
3. The Digital Locke Project / Dr. Paul Schuurman, project director. – Amsterdam : Digital Production Centre of the University Library of the University of Amsterdam, 2006-  . – Normalized and diplomatic texts available.
4. Of the conduct of the understanding and other writings on philosophy, 1690–1704 / John Locke ; edited by Paul Schuurman and J. C. Walmsley. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Discussions:   Schuurman, Digital Locke project, text descriptions [viewed 2008/07/26]

Labor   [1693]

Location:   Adversaria 1661, pp. 310-311.

Description:   A short paper initialed by Locke, endorsed “Labor” and dated [16]93.

Publications:

1. Nature, virtue and gratitude : Locke’s representation of power / Helen Mary Pringle. – Thesis (Ph.D.)–Princeton University, 1986. – leaves 297-298.
2. Locke on money / John Locke ; edited … by Patrick Hyde Kelly. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1991. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke). – pp. 493-495.
3. Political writings / John Locke ; edited and with an introduction by David Wootton. – London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1993. – pp. 440-442. [Locke #867+]
4. Political essays / Locke ; edited by Mark Goldie. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997. – pp. 326-328.

Discussions:   Kelly, “General introduction” to publication #2 above, pp. 149-150.

Of seeing all things in God   (1693)

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke d. 3, pp. 1-88.

Description:   A paper criticizing the ideas of Nicolas Malebranche, as presented in the works of John Norris. It bears the caption “JL Of seeing all thing [sic] in God 1693”. The text is in the hand of an unidentified scribe, with a few additions and corrections by Locke, who also wrote at the end (p. 86) “Thus far 1693” and endorsed the same page “Malebranch 15”.

The manuscript is written on 22 half sheets of paper, each folded once to form 4 pages. The gatherings are signed A-X and the pages are numbered 1-88 (87-88 blank). Each page is divided into two equal columns; the text is written in the left-hand columns, leaving the right-hand columns for additions, corrections, and references. The manuscript immediately continues with “Some loose thoughts …” on pp. 89-112.

A version of this paper was printed as “An examination of P. Malebranche’s opinion of seeing all things in God” (1706). There are significant differences: Paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 in the manuscript were not included; part of paragraphs 2 and 5 were printed as paragraph 1; a sentence at the beginning of paragraph 29 was omitted.

Publications:

1. “An examination of P. Malebranche’s opinion of seeing all things in God.” // IN: Posthumous works of Mr. John Locke … (1706) – Pages 139-213. [Locke #775]
2. The Digital Locke Project / Dr. Paul Schuurman, project director. – Amsterdam : Digital Production Centre of the University Library of the University of Amsterdam, 2006-  . – Normalized and diplomatic texts available.
3. Of the conduct of the understanding and other writings on philosophy, 1690–1704 / John Locke ; edited by Paul Schuurman and J. C. Walmsley. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Discussions:   Johnston, “Locke’s Examination of Malebranche and John Norris” (1958); Acworth, “Locke’s first reply to John Norris” (1971), p. 7-8; Schuurman, Digital Locke project, text descriptions [viewed 2008/07/26]

Some other loose thoughts …   (1693)

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke d. 3, pp. 89-112.

Description:   A paper containing notes by Locke on various works by John Norris. It bears the title “Some other loose thoughts w^ch I set down as they came in my way in a hasty perusal of some of M^r Norris’s writeings, to be better digested when I shall have leisure to make an end of this Argument.” The text is in the hand of an unidentified scribe, with a few additions and corrections by Locke.

The manuscript is written on 6 half sheets of paper, each folded once to form 4 pages. The gatherings are signed Y-Z AA-DD and the pages are numbered 89-109 (110-112 blank). Each page is divided into two equal columns; the text is written in the left-hand columns, leaving the right-hand columns for additions, corrections, and references. The manuscript immediately follows “Of seeing all things in God” on pp. 1-88.

This paper was printed as “Remarks upon some of Mr. Norris’s books” (1720).

Publications:

1. “Remarks upon some of Mr. Norris’s books, wherein he asserts F. Malebranche’s opinion of seeing all things in God.” // IN: A collection of several pieces of Mr. John Locke … (1720) – Pages 151-176. [Locke #789]
2. The Digital Locke Project / Dr. Paul Schuurman, project director. – Amsterdam : Digital Production Centre of the University Library of the University of Amsterdam, 2006-  . – Normalized and diplomatic texts available.
3. Of the conduct of the understanding and other writings on philosophy, 1690–1704 / John Locke ; edited by Paul Schuurman and J. C. Walmsley. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Discussions:   Johnston, “Locke’s Examination of Malebranche and John Norris” (1958); Acworth, “Locke’s first reply to John Norris” (1971), p. 7-8; ; Schuurman, Digital Locke project, text descriptions [viewed 2008/07/26]

Dubia circa Philosophiam Orientalem   [late 1693/early 1694?]

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke c 27, ff. 75-78.

Description:   Notes by Locke on Adumbratio Cabbalae Christianae by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (1684), headed “Dubia circa Philosophiam Orientalem”. Adumbratio was written to accompany Kabbala denudata, a collection of Kabbalistic texts, translations, and commentaries, published in two volumes (Sulzbach, 1677 and Frankfurt, 1684); Adumbratio was issued with the second volume.

Locke’s manuscript consists of a quire of two sheets of paper, each folded once to for four leaves. Folio 78 is blank except for a list of alchemical books at the bottom of f. 78^v; this would have been the first page of the quire when reversed end to end; the list probably represents the first use of this quire. The paper, watermarked with the arms of the City of Amsterdam and the countermark “PD”, had been acquired by 1687.

The manuscript is undated, but circumstances above suggest either 1687 or 1693. The list of alchemical books on f. 78^v also appears, dated 1687, in another notebook [MS. Locke c. 29, p. 82]. Locke seems to have been acquainted with Knorr and with his colleague, Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont, during his stay in Holland, where he had opportunity to discuss the Kabbala in the circle surrounding Benjamin Furly. He may not have acquired a copy of the second volume of Kabbala denudata until 1689, but could easily have used a copy borrowed from either Furly or van Helmont. Locke made other notes on the Kabbala dated 1688, but these notes seem less sophisticated than the “Dubia”. On the other hand, the same paper used here was also used for the manuscript endorsed “Chronologia sacrd”, which shares some Kabbalistic themes with the Adumbratio, but seems to be based on a work published in 1693. Furthermore, van Helmont was Locke’s guest at Oates between October 1693 and February 1694.

Locke’s notes are grouped under the following captions: “Anima Messiæ”, “Lumen”, “Ascendere & Descendere”, “God” [deleted], “Deus”, “Creatio”, “1 Anima Messiae”, “2 Spiritus” [includes a note initialed by Locke], “1 Messiae Attributa vel nomina”, “2 Spiritus”, “Lapsus”, “Animas” [no notes], “Mundus Visibilis”, “C. 7 Animae Praeexistentia”, “C 9 Animarum lapsus c. 9” [corrected from “C. 8 De personis Devinitatis”], “Restitutio animarum c. 10”.

Publications:

1. Christianity, antiquity, and enlightenment : interpretations of Locke / Victor Nuovo. – Dordrecht ; London ; New York : Springer, ©2011. – xix, 274 p. – (Archives internationales d’histoire des idées = International archives of the history of ideas ; 203). – Text (p. 147-153) and translation (p. 153-160)

2. Theological manuscripts / John Locke ; edited by Victor Nuovo. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, to be published. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke) [Locke #961]

Discussions:   Nuovo, “Locke’s ‘Dubia circa Philosophiam Orientalem’ and the reception of Kabbala Denudata in England during the seventeenth century”, in Christianity, antiquity, and enlightenment (2011), pp. 127-162.

Chronologia sacra   [late 1693/early 1694?]

Location:   Bodleian Library, MS. Locke c 27, ff. 258-263.

Description:   An annotated biblical chronology, with notes by Locke, endorsed “Chronologia sacra”. The manuscript is undated, but it seems to be based on Seder Olam by F. M. van Helmont, which was published in Latin in 1693 and in English in 1694. The manuscript is mostly in Latin; in fact, several English notes have been struck through, suggesting that Locke may have been using the Latin edition. Further, van Helmont was Locke’s guest at Oates between October 1693 and February 1694.

The manuscript consists of three sheets of paper, each folded once to for six leaves. Ff. 162-163 are blank, except for the endorsement on f. 163^v. The paper is watermarked witih the arms of the City of Amsterdam, with the countermark “PD”. This same paper is used for Locke’s notes on Knorr von Rosenroth’s Adumbratio Cabbalae Christianae (1684); the biblical chronology shares some Kabbalistic themes with the Adumbratio.

Publications:

1. Theological manuscripts / John Locke ; edited by Victor Nuovo. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, to be published. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke) [Locke #961]

Discussions:   Nuovo, Christianity, antiquity, and enlightenment (2011), pp. 131-132.

For a Generall Naturalization   [December 1693?]

Location:   Houghton Library, Harvard University. MS. Eng. 818, pp. 1-5.

Description:   A working draft written by Locke. There is no title. “For a Generall Naturalization” is an endorsement, written in a different hand at the foot of page 5. Bills for general naturalization of groups of immigrants were proposed several times during the later Stuart period. Locke’s paper most likely relates to a bill introduced in December 1693.

Publications:

1. “John Locke and the problem of naturalization” / David Resnick. // IN: Review of politics. – 49 (1987):385-388.
2. Locke on money / John Locke ; edited … by Patrick Hyde Kelly. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1991. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke). – pp. 487-492.
3. Political essays / Locke ; edited by Mark Goldie. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997. – pp. 322-326.
4. [Italian translation:] “Lavoro, ricchezza e pauperismo in un inedito di Locke” / Francesco Fagiani. // IN: Bollettino del Dipartimento di Filosofia dell’Università … della Calabria. – 1 (1979):37-59.
5. [Italian translation:] “Per una naturalizzazione generale” / John Locke. // IN: Prassi e teoria. – Nuova serie:no.7 (1980):221-225. – [Locke #970]

Discussions:   Resnick (publication #1 above); Kelly, “General introduction” to publication #2 above, pp. 148-149.