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May 1677
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Undated journal entries, between 27 Mar/6 Apr and 29 Apr/9 May 1677
Locke arrived in Bourdeaux on 26 March/5 April 1677, on his way to Paris to meet his new pupil Caleb Banks. Unfortunately, the journey left Locke injured (a blow to the head) and sick (“a tertian ague”) and he spent the next six weeks recovering before resuming his journey on 8/18 May.
There is a gap in Locke’s Journal between 26 March/5 April and 30 Apr/10 May. However, Locke was not completely inactive during this time; the 35 pages of his journal contain the following undated entries:
Revenue — [Lough; shorthand]
Vulneravia — [Dewhurst]
Diuretica — [Dewhurst]
Things sent home —
[Lough]
“These things all packd up in a litle deal Box marked M H & put into Mr. Sauvage’s hands at Bourdeaux 10 Apr. to be sent away to Mr. Hunt.
They were shipd on the Edward & Elizabeth of Dover 6/16 April, bound for London & consignd to Mr. Hunt. The master Charles Mantell.
Haemorrhagia — [Dewhurst]
Study [repeated on pages 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132] — [Axtell]
Cookery — [Lough]
Dentes — [Dewhurst]
Gingivae — [Dewhurst]
Herb potage — [Lough]
Wine — [Lough]
Brandy — [Lough]
Thursday, 13 May 1677, n.s.
3 May 1677, o.s.
At Bourdeaux.
Letter dated: From Sir John Banks. — [De Beer, i. 334]
Friday, 14 May 1677, n.s.
4 May 1677, o.s.
At Bourdeaux.
Journal entries: Pontac wine, Tertian [repeated on pages 135, 136, 138] — [Lough, Dewhurst]
Tuesday, 18 May 1677, n.s.
8 May 1677, o.s.
“From Bourdeaux to Blay 7 leagues by water.” — [Journal 1677, page 138]
Journal entry: Blay — [Lough]
Wednesday, 19 May 1677, n.s.
9 May 1677, o.s.
“From Blaye to Petit Niort 5½ leagues. … From thence to Pons 4½ leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 139]
Journal entries: Petit Niort, Pons, Oakes, Vines — [Lough]
Thursday, 20 May 1677, n.s.
10 May 1677, o.s.
“From Pons … to Escoyaux [Écoyeux] 6 leagues. … About the midle of the way we passed the Charrant, 2 leagues from Xantes [Saintes] …” — [Journal 1677, pages 139-140]
Friday, 21 May 1677, n.s.
11 May 1677, o.s.
“From Escouyaux to Villedieu 6 leagues. … From Villedieu to St. Leger de Mel, 4 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 140]
Saturday, 22 May 1677, n.s.
12 May 1677, o.s.
“From St Leger to Lusignan, 7 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 141]
Journal entry: Lusignan — [Lough]
Sunday, 23 May 1677, n.s.
13 May 1677, o.s.
“From Lusignan to Poictiers 5 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 141]
Tuesday, 25 May 1677, n.s.
15 May 1677, o.s.
“From Poictiers to St. Genai [St. Genest] 5 leagues. … From St. Gené to Richelieu 4 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 142]
Journal entries: St Genai, Bonivet, Pegarrau, Richelieu — [Lough]
Wednesday, 26 May 1677, n.s.
16 May 1677, o.s.
“From Richelieu to Pont Roan [Pont de Ruen] 7 leagues. … From Pont Roan to Tours 4 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, pages 143-144]
Journal entries: Pont Roan, Viennes, Bouchard, Tours, Silk, Taxes, Trades’ freedome, Woollen manufacture — [Lough]
Thursday, 27 May 1677, n.s.
17 May 1677, o.s.
“From Tours to Amboise 6 leagues …” — [Journal 1677, page 146]
Journal entry: Amboise — [Lough]
Friday, 28 May 1677, n.s.
18 May 1677, o.s.
“From Amboise to Blois 10 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, page 147]
Journal entry: Blois — [Lough]
Saturday, 29 May 1677, n.s.
19 May 1677, o.s.
“From Blois to Clery 12 leagues. … From Clery to Orleance 4 leagues.” — [Journal 1677, pages 147-148]
Sunday, 30 May 1677, n.s.
20 May 1677, o.s.
At Orleans.
Monday, 31 May 1677, n.s.
21 May 1677, o.s.
Weather observations at Orleans: “Very cold, soe that I crept to the fire, though the 4 days we spent between Poictiers & Bloys were the hottest I ever rod in.” — [Journal, ed. Lough]
Journal entries: Weather — [Dewhurst]
Sources:
Journal 1677 =
MS. Locke f. 2, as transcribed in:
Lough = Locke’s travels in France, 1675-1679 : as related in his journals, correspondence and other papers / edited with an introduction and notes by John Lough. – Cambridge : University Press, 1953.
Dewhurst = John Locke (1632-1704), physician and philosopher : a medical biography : with an edition of the medical notes in his journals / by Kenneth Dewhurst. – London : Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1963.
Axtell = The educational writings of John Locke : a critical edition / with introduction and notes by James L. Axtell. – Cambridge : University Press, 1968.
De Beer = 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)
