John Locke Chronology | ||
1672
July | August | September | October | November | December
January
Friday, 19 January 1672, o.s.
29 January 1672, n.s.
Letter: From John Strachey, dated 19 January 1671[/72]; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 261]
Person encountered: John Strachey (letter)
Wednesday, 31 January 1672, o.s.
10 February 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 9h: “Wind NE. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:79]
February
Thursday, 1 February 1672, o.s.
11 February 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 8h: “Fair.” [Boyle, 12:79]
April
Monday, 29 April 1672, o.s.
9 May 1672, n.s.
Letters: To Captain Richard Kingdon, dated 29 April 1672; written from Exeter House, London; addressed to Kingdon at the Excise Office, Broad Street, London. [Corr., i. 262]
Person encountered: Captain Richard Kingdon (letter)
June
Saturday, 15 June 1672, o.s.
25 June 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 16h: “Cloudy.” [Boyle, 12:79]
Sunday, 16 June 1672, o.s.
26 June 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 9h: “Cloudy.”; 17h: “Wint SW 2. Fair.” [Boyle, 12:79]
Thursday, 20 June 1672, o.s.
30 June 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 9h: “Cloudy.” [Boyle, 12:79]
August
Thursday, 15 August 1672, o.s.
25 August 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 6h. [Boyle, 12:79]
Friday, 16 August 1672, o.s.
26 August 1672, n.s.
Letter: From William Allestree, dated 16 August 1672 [o.s.]; written from Stockholm; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 263]
Person encountered: William Allestree (letter)
Saturday, 17 August 1672, o.s.
27 August 1672, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 8h: “Close.” [Boyle, 12:79]
Thursday, 29 August 1672, o.s.
8 September 1672, n.s.
Locke’s birthday, age 40.
September
Wednesday, 4 September 1672, o.s.
14 September 1672, n.s.
The Bahama proprietors (including Shaftesbury) enter into an agreement with a company of adventurers to develop the islands; Locke was a member of this company until he sold his stock in 1676.
Wednesday, 11 September 1672, o.s.
21 September 1672, n.s.
Locke departed from London for France. He accompanied Lady Northumberland to Paris, arriving in Paris on 24 September/4 October, returning to London by 13 October. [Corr., i, page 366]
Friday, 27 September 1672, o.s.
7 October 1672, n.s.
Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations established with Shaftesbury as president; abolished 21 December 1674.
October
Sunday, 13 October 1672, o.s.
23 October 1672, n.s.
Locke returned to London from Paris before 13 October. [Corr., i, page 366]
Weather observations at London, 9h. [Boyle, 12:79]
Date Uncertain
Letter: To John Strachey, [mid-October 1672]. — [Corr., i. 264]
Person encountered: John Strachey (letter)
Saturday, 19 October 1672, o.s.
29 October 1672, n.s.
Letter: To Dr. John Mapletoft, dated 19 October 1672; written from Exeter House, London; Mapletoft had accompanied Lady Northumberland to Aix. [Corr., i. 265]
Person encountered: Dr. John Mapletoft (letter); Lady Northumberland
November
December
Wednesday, 11 December 1672, o.s.
21 December 1672, n.s.
Letter: To William Prettyman, dated 11 December 1672; written from Exeter House, London; addressed to Prettyman at the First Fruits Office in Hatton Garden, London. [Corr., i. 266]
Person encountered: William Prettyman (letter)
Tuesday, 17 December 1672, o.s.
27 December 1672, n.s.
Letter: From Mrs. Margaret Blomer, dated 17/27 December 1672; written from Aix. [Corr., i. 267]
Person encountered: Mrs. Margaret Blomer (letter)
Monday, 23 December 1672, o.s.
2 January 1673, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 22h: “Close.” [Boyle, 12:79]
Friday, 27 December 1672, o.s.
6 January 1673, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 17h. [Boyle, 12:79]
Date Uncertain
Poem: To Mr Greenhill with Cowleys Poems; Benjamin Martyn (who discovered and preserved the poem) dates it to 1672, when Greenhill painted Shaftesbury’s portrait.
Manuscripts:
- Sapientia 72.
- An essay concerning toleration [Adversaria 1661 version copied ca. 1672]
Source: Boyle = The general history of the air, designed and begun by the Honble Robert Boyle Esq; cited from The works of Robert Boyle. Volume 12 (2000), pages 70-89.
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)
