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John Locke Chronology

1656

February

Tuesday, 14 February 1656, o.s.

24 February 1656, n.s.

Locke was created bachelor of arts at Oxford University [Corr., i. 25n.]

Monday, 18 February 1656, o.s.

28 February 1656, n.s.

Letter: From William Godolphin, dated 18 February 1655[/56]; written at the Inner Temple, London; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 25]

Person encountered: William Godolphin (letter)

August

Sunday, 29 August 1656, o.s.

8 September 1656, n.s.

Locke’s birthday; age 24.

October

Saturday, 25 October 1656, o.s.

4 November 1656, n.s.

Letter: To John Locke, sen., dated 25 October 1656; written at Westminster; addressed to his father at Pensford. [Corr., i. 29]

Person encountered: John Locke, sen. (letter)

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November

Saturday, 15 November 1656, o.s.

25 November 1656, n.s.

Letter: To John Locke, sen., dated 15 November 1656; written at Westminster. [Corr., i. 30]

Person encountered: John Locke, sen. (letter)

December

Wednesday, 10 December 1656, o.s.

20 December 1656, n.s.

Locke was admitted to Gray’s Inn. [Corr., i. 29n.; The register of admissions to Gray’s Inn / edited by Joseph Foster (1889), page 280]

Date Uncertain

Letters:

From Dr. Ayliffe Ivye to a German doctor, [summer 1656?]. [Corr., i. (26)]. There are other versions of this letter, in Latin and English, in Locke’s hand and in (presumably) Ivye’s.
From Francis Atkins, [summer 1656?]; addressed to Locke at Pensford. [Corr., i. 27].
From John Locke, sen. to an unknown correspondent, [summer 1656?]. [Corr., i. (28)].
“For W. C. to My Lord P: Secretary”, [1656/1657?]; draft written by Locke; “W. C.” may be William Carr, d. 1689; “My Lord P:” may be the Lord Protector. [Corr., i. (31)].

Persons encountered: Dr. Ayliffe Ivye (letter); Francis Atkins (letter); John Locke, sen. (letter); “W. C.” [William Carr?]; “My Lord P: Secretary” (letter).

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Sources:
Corr. = 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)