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  Citations of Locke’s Two treatises, 1690-1710

This checklist aims to list all explicit references to the Two treatises of government that appeared in print in English down to 1710. The list can with fair confidence be said to be exhaustive down to 1704 (the year of Locke’s death); but more citations after 1704 are likely to come to light in due course. References are given in square brackets to their location in Volumes 1 and 2 of the collection The reception of Locke’s politics (London : Pickering & Chatto, 1999). Implied references, allusions, and paraphrases are not included. Nor are citations of other works by Locke: there is a wealth of early references to Locke’s theological, philosophical, and economic writings. For these see Jean S. Yolton and John W. Yolton (eds.), John Locke : a reference guide (Boston, Mass., 1985).

William Atwood, The fundamental consititution of the English government (1690), p. 4, 98, 101. [vol. 1:38, 48, 50n.]

James Tyrrell, Bibliotheca politica (1692; collected edition, 1694), Dialogue 1, p. 14; Dialogue 2, p. 73, 77, 81, 82, 88, 100; Dialogue 3, p. 155, 156, 173 [vol. 1:66n, 67n, 81-2, 104]

Matthew Tindal, An essay concerning obedience to the supreme powers (1694), p. 5, 50. Reprinted in State tracts, vol. 2 (1706). [vol. 1:162, 194]

James Tyrrell, The general history of England, vol. 1 (1696), p. xxxii. [vol. 1:104n.]

William Molyneux, The case of Ireland (1698), p. 38-39, 119. The first time Locke is named as author of the Two treatises. [vol. 1:225, 274]

John Cary, A vindication of the Parliament of England, in answer to a book, written by William Molyneux (1698), p. 103. [vol. 1:283]

Simon Clement, An answer to Mr. Molyneux (1698), p. 30-31. [vol. 1:282]

Charles Leslie, Considerations of importance to Ireland (1698), p. 3-4. [vol. 1:283]

John Toland, The life of Milton (1699), p. 147. [vol. 1:356]

William Baron, Regicides no saints nor martyrs; freely expostulated with the publishers of Ludlow’s third volume (1700), p. 12. [vol. 1:lxii n.83]

John Somers (?), Jura populi Anglicani: or the subject’s; right of petitioning (1701), p. 30-31. Reprinted in State tracts, vol. 3 (1706). [vol. 1:336n.]

Humfrey Michel, Sanguis Carolinus exclamans (1702), Dedicatory epistle, sig. A3v. The first coinage of “Lockian.” [vol. 1:359]

Charles Leslie, The new association of those called moderate churchmen with the modern Whigs and fanatics, part 2, supplement (1703), p. 4. [vol. 1:326; vol 2:62]

William Atwood, The superiority and direct dominion of the imperial crown of England over the crown and kingdom of Scotland (1704), p. 68. [vol. 1:38n.]

John Dennis, Liberty asserted (1704), Preface, sig. A1r. [vol. 1:365]

Charles Leslie, Cassandra (but I hope not). Number 1 (1704), p. 14. [vol. 2:70]

Anonymous, An essay upon government: wherein the republican schemes reviv’d by Mr. Locke, Dr. Blackall, &c., are fairly consider’d and refuted (1705), p. 11, 31-49, 64. The first occurrence of Locke’s name in a title. [vol. 2:81, 90-93, 95, 97-98, 104]

Charles Leslie, Rehearsal. Locke discussed: (April-October 1704), nos. 36-38, 49, 53, 55-56, 58-61, 65-66. Locke also mentioned (1706-1709): nos. 102, 127, 135, 141, 148, 189, 323, 331, 389, 405. [vol. 2:1ff.]

Anonymous, “John Locke,” in Addenda to the Continuation of Jeremy Collier’s A supplement to The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary (1705), sig. K2r. Notes that Locke declared his authorship of the Two treatises in his will.

Mary Astell, The Christian religion, as profess’d by a daughter of the Church of England (1705), p. 133-134, 305-306. [vol. 2:108]

Daniel Defoe, Review, vol. 3, no. 108 (10 September 1706). [vol. 1, p. lxi n. 40]

John Tutchin, Observator, vol. 5, no. 53 (14-18 September 1706). [vol. 2:7n.]

Charles Leslie, The second part of The wolf stript of his shepherds cloahing (1707), p. 19-20. [vol. 1:70]

George Hickes, Two treatises, one of the Christian priesthood, the other of the dignity of the episcopal order (1707), p. 105.

Matthew Tindal, A second defence of The rights of the Christian Church (1708), p. 76. [vol. 2:70]

Luke Milbourne, The people not the original of civil power (sermon, 30 January 1707), p. 11. [vol. 1:xli]

Charles Leslie, The constitution, laws and government, of England, vindicated (1709), p. 9. [vol. 2:72]

Charles Leslie, Best of all. Being the student’s thanks to Mr. Hoadly (1709), p. 21. [vol. 2:73]

George Hickes, Preliminary discourse in William Carroll, Spinoza reviv’d: or, A treatise, proving the book, entitled, The rights of the Christian Church … to be the same with Spinoza’s Rights of the clergy (1709), sig. d5r. Also p. 57 of the main text. [vol. 1:xl]

Benjamin Hoadly, The original and institution of civil government (1710), p. 4-5. [vol. 2:134]

From: The reception of Locke’s politics / edited by Mark Goldie. – London : Pickering & Chatto, 1999. – vol. 1:lxxiii-lxxv.