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1663
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January
Thursday, 15 January 1663, o.s.
25 January 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Sir Charles Berkeley, dated 15 January [1663?]; the year is supplied by De Beer; written from Trinity College Cambridge; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 153]
Person encountered: Sir Charles Berkeley (letter)
Tuesday, 20 January 1663, o.s.
30 January 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Thomas Harborne, dated 20 January 1662[/63]; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 154]
Person encountered: Thomas Harborne (letter)
February
Wednsday, 4 February 1663, o.s.
14 February 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Henry Townshend, dated 4 February 1662[/63]; with a postscript of accounts; written from Worcester. [Corr., i. 155; postscript ix. 155]
Person encountered: Henry Townshend (letter).
April
Tuesday, 14 April 1663, o.s.
24 April 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Sir Charles Berkeley, dated 14 April 1663; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 156]
Person encountered: Sir Charles Berkeley (letter)
Friday, 17 April 1663, o.s. [Good Friday]
27 April 1663, n.s.
Letter: From George Williamson, dated 17 April 1663; written from Bristol; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 157]
Person encountered: George Williamson (letter)
Sunday, 19 April 1663, o.s.
29 April 1663, n.s.
Easter [o.s.]
Wednesday, 29 April 1663, o.s.
9 May 1663, n.s.
[At Oxford].
Letters:
- To William Uvedale, dated 29 April 1663; written from Christ Church Oxford; addressed to Uvedale in London. [Corr., i. 158]
- From Richard Williamson, dated 29 April 1663; written from Bristol; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 159]
Persons encountered: William Uvedale (letter); Richard Williamson (letter)
May
Date Uncertain
Letter: From Sir Charles Berkeley, [late May 1663]; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 160]
Person encountered: Sir Charles Berkeley (letter)
July
Wednesday, 15 July 1663, o.s.
25 July 1663, n.s.
Letter: To Henry Barnard, dated 15 July 1663 (lost); answered by Barnard on 20 October. [see Corr., i. 162]
August
Saturday, 15 August 1663, o.s.
25 August 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Sir Charles Berkeley, datd 15 August 1663; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 161]
Person encountered: Sir Charles Berkeley (letter)
Saturday, 29 August 1663, o.s.
8 September 1663, n.s.
Locke’s birthday, age 31.
October
Tuesday, 4 October 1663, o.s.
14 October 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Dr John Fell, Dr Edward Pococke, and Richard Gardiner, dated 04 October 1663; letter of recommendation. [Corr., ix. 161A]
Person encountered: Dr John Fell (letter); Dr Edward Pococke (letter); Richard Gardiner (letter)
Tuesday, 20 October 1663, o.s.
30 October 1663, n.s.
Letter: From Henry Barnard, dated 20 October 1663; written from Bridgenorth; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. Answers Locke’s letter of 15 July (lost). [Corr., i. 162]
Person encountered: Henry Barnard (letter)
November
Wednesday, 18 November 1663, o.s.
28 November 1663, n.s.
Letter: From John Strachey, dated 18 November 1663. [Corr., i. 163]
Person encountered: John Strachey (letter)
December
Saturday, 26 December 1663, o.s.
7 January 1664, n.s.
Letter: From William Owen, dated 26 December 1663; written from Pontesbury; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 164]
Person encountered: William Owen (letter)
Date Uncertain
Manuscript: Essays on the law of nature. Written ca. 1663-1664; later copies date from 1664 and (possibly) 1681.
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)
