Bodleian Library, Oxford University

MS. Locke b. 8

A guardbook in which are mounted letters from Locke to Edward Clarke, 1681-1704. Bought with the aid of a contribution from E. S. de Beer, 1963.

238 leaves.

Individual items in the volume include:

no. 1:

From Clarke (draft or copy), 14 February 1682.

[printed in Rand (ed.), The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (1927), pp. 82-83; De Beer, ii. 682]

no. 2:

From Locke, 16 February 1682; followed by draft of Clarke’s reply, [c. 18 February 1682].

[printed in Rand , pp. 83-84; De Beer, ii. 683, 685]

no. 4:

From Locke, 22 February 1683.

[printed in Rand, pp. 89-91; De Beer, ii. 758]

no. 5:

From Locke, 2 March 1683.

[printed in Rand, pp. 91-92; De Beer, ii. 759]

no. 6:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 7 May 1682.

[printed in Rand, pp. 84-86; De Beer, ii. 705]

no. 7:

From Locke, 25 March [1683].

[printed in Rand, pp. 92-93; De Beer, ii. 761]

no. 8-9:

From Locke, 27 March 1683, enclosing (no. 9) a prescription “For Mrs. Clarke 27 Mar 83.”

[printed in Rand, pp. 93-94; De Beer, ii. 762]

no. 12:

From Locke, 24 August 1683.

[printed in Rand, pp. 94-95; De Beer, ii. 770]

no. 13:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 8/18 March 1684.

[printed in Rand, pp. 109-110 (dated “[1700]”); De Beer, ii. 777]

no. 14:

From Locke, 22 December 1684/1 January 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 117-121; De Beer, ii. 801; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 102-104]

no. 15:

From Locke, 27 January/6 February 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 122-124; De Beer, ii. 808]

no. 16:

From Locke, 12/22 March 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 124-127; De Beer, ii. 813]

no. 17:

From Locke, 26 March/5 April 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 127-130; De Beer, ii. 817]

no. 18:

From Locke, 20/30 April 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 131-133; De Beer, ii. 819]

no. 19:

From Locke, 23 April/3 May 1685.

[printed in Rand, pp. 133-137; De Beer, ii. 822]

no. 20:

From Locke, 21/31 October [1686].

[printed in Rand, pp. 166-170; De Beer, iii. 872]

no. 21:

From Locke, 4/14 December 1686.

[printed in Rand, p. 175; De Beer, iii. 880]

no. 22:

From Locke, 7/17 January 1687.

[printed in Rand, p. 181; De Beer, iii. 894]

no. 23:

From Locke, 19/29 April [1687]; one of the education letters.

[printed in Rand, pp. 201-212; De Beer, iii. 929]

no. 24:

From Locke, 5/15 July 1687; one of the education letters.

[printed in Rand, pp. 214-220; De Beer, iii. 943]

no. 25:

From Locke, 20/20 December 1687.

[printed in Rand, pp. 230-232; De Beer, iii. 989]

no. 26:

From Locke, 11/21 May 1688.

[printed in Rand, pp. 269-274; De Beer, iii. 1050]

no. 27:

From Locke, 9/19 October 1688.

[printed in Rand, pp. 281-283; De Beer, iii. 1083]

no. 28:

From Locke, 29 January/8 February 1689.

[printed in Rand, pp. 288-290; De Beer, iii. 1102; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 133-134]

no. 29:

From Locke, 9 May 1689 [i.e. 1698].

[printed in Rand, p. 294; De Beer, vi. 2435]

no. 30:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 12 December 1689.

[printed in Rand, pp. 296-297; De Beer, iii. 1220]

no. 31:

From Locke, 9 March 1691; a final Education letter.

[printed in Rand, pp. 306-310; De Beer, iv. 1370]

no. 32:

From Locke, 16 March 1691.

[printed in Rand, pp. 310-312; De Beer, iv. 1376]

no. 33:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 20 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, p. 474 [2 May 1690?]; De Beer, v. 2069]

no. 34:

From Locke, 1 September 1690.

[printed in Rand, pp. 299-301; De Beer, iv. 1313; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 154-155]

no. 35:

From Locke, 17 October 1690.

[printed in Rand, pp. 301-302; De Beer, iv. 1326; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 157]

no. 36:

From Locke, 22 December [1690].

[printed in Rand, pp. 302-303; De Beer, iv. 1347]

no. 37:

From Locke, 6 January 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 328-329; De Beer, iv. 1445]

no. 38:

From Locke, 30 January [1692].

[printed in Rand, pp. 332-333; De Beer, iv. 1460]

no. 39:

From Locke, 5 February [1692].

[printed in Rand, pp. 333-334; De Beer, iv. 1462]

no. 40:

From Locke, 26 February 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 335-337; De Beer, iv. 1471; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 162-164]

no. 41:

From Locke, 29 February 1692.

[printed in Rand, p. 338; De Beer, iv. 1472]

no. 42:

From Locke, 7 March 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 340-341; De Beer, iv. 1476]

no. 44:

From Locke, 11 March 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 342-343; De Beer, iv. 1478]

no. 45:

From Locke to Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Ashley, 11 March 1692 (copy by Clarke).

[printed in Rand, pp. 343-344; De Beer, iv. 1479]

no. 46:

From Locke, 9 October 1691.

[printed in Rand, p. 316; De Beer, iv. 1418]

no. 47:

From Locke, 21 October 1691.

[printed in Rand, pp. 316-317; De Beer, iv. 1423]

no. 48:

From Locke, 23 November 1691.

[printed in Rand, pp. 317-318; De Beer, iv. 1431]

no. 49:

From Locke, 3 December [1691].

[printed in Rand, pp. 319-320; De Beer, iv. 1433]

no. 50:

From Locke, 7 December 1691.

[printed in Rand, pp. 321-323; De Beer, iv. 1435]

no. 51:

From Locke, 11 December 1691.

[printed in Rand, pp. 323-324; De Beer, iv. 1436]

no. 52:

From Locke, 18 December [1691].

[printed in Rand, pp. 325-327; De Beer, iv. 1440]

no. 53:

From Locke, 2 January 1693.

[printed in Rand, pp. 366-368; De Beer, iv. 1586; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 176-177]

no. 54:

From Locke, 22 January 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 329-330; De Beer, iv. 1452]

no. 55:

From Locke, 27 January 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 331-332; De Beer, iv. 1458]

no. 56:

From Locke, 24 February [1693].

[printed in Rand, p. 370; De Beer, iv. 1605]

no. 57:

From Locke, 10 March 1693.

[printed in Rand, pp. 371-373; De Beer, iv. 1613]

no. 58:

From Locke, 16 May 1692.

[printed in Rand, pp. 348-349; De Beer, iv. 1502]

no. 59:

From Locke, 5 December 1692.

[printed in Rand, p. 362; De Beer, iv. 1576]

no. 60:

From Locke, 8 January 1694.

[printed in Rand, pp. 384-385; De Beer, iv. 1689]

no. 61:

From Locke, 5 March [1694].

[printed in Rand, pp. 386-387; De Beer, v. 1716]

no. 62:

From Locke, 7 March [1694].

[printed in Rand, p. 387; De Beer, v. 1717]

no. 63:

From Locke, 12 March 1694.

[printed in Rand, p. 389; De Beer, v. 1719]

no. 64:

From Locke, 15 May [1693].

[printed in Rand, pp. 376-377; De Beer, iv. 1628]

no. 65:

From Locke, 30 October 1693.

[printed in Rand, pp. 381-382; De Beer, iv. 1667]

no. 66:

From Locke, 27 December 1693.

[printed in Rand, pp. 382-383; De Beer, iv. 1686]

no. 67:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 11 March [1695].

[printed in Rand, pp. 409-410; De Beer, v. 1858]

no. 68:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 8 February [1695].

[printed in Rand, pp. 406-407; De Beer, v. 1845]

no. 69:

From Locke, 19 March 1694.

[printed in Rand, pp. 388-389; De Beer, v. 1722]

no. 70:

From Locke, 26 March 1694.

[printed in Rand, pp. 391-392; De Beer, v. 1726]

no. 71:

From Locke, 30 March [1694].

[printed in Rand, p. 394; De Beer, v. 1728; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 195-196]

no. 72:

From Locke, [2 April 1694?]; enclosing list of errata, MS. Locke b. 8, no. 167.

[printed in Rand, p. 411; De Beer, v. 1730]

no. 73:

From Locke, 6 August 1694.

[printed in Rand, pp. 396-397; De Beer, v. 1768; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 197-198]

no. 74:

From Locke, 3 September 1694.

[printed in Rand, pp. 399-400; De Beer, v. 1780]

no. 75:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 9 November 1694

[printed in Rand, p. 402; De Beer, v. 1810]

no. 76:

From Locke, 4 January 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 430-431; De Beer, v. 1988]

no. 77:

From Locke, 6 January 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 431-432; De Beer, v. 1992]

no. 78:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 27 January 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 435-436; De Beer, v. 2006]

no. 79:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 5 February [1696].

[printed in Rand, pp. 437-438; De Beer, v. 2009]

no. 80:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 17 February 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 441-442; De Beer, v. 2018]

no. 81:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 28 February 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 444-445; De Beer, v. 2024]

no. 82:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 18 March [1696].

[printed in Rand, p. 446; De Beer, v. 2040]

no. 83:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 23 March [1696].

[printed in Rand, p. 448; De Beer, v. 2043]

no. 84:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 26 April [1695].

[printed in Rand, pp. 412-413; De Beer, v. 1886]

no. 85:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 10 May [1695].

[printed in Rand, pp. 415-416; De Beer, v. 1900]

no. 88:

From Clarke to — Powell, 10 September 1695; draft by Locke with additions by Clarke.

[printed in Rand, p. 422; De Beer, v. (1943)]

no. 89:

From From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 9 November 1695.

[printed in Rand, pp. 424-425; De Beer, v. 1962]

no. 90:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 2 December 1695.

[printed in Rand, pp. 426-428; De Beer, v. 1972]

no. 91:

From Locke, 13 December [i.e. January] 1695/6.

[printed in Rand, pp. 428-429; De Beer, v. 2001]

no. 92:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke (copy), 8 March 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 507-508; De Beer, vi. 2214]

no. 93:

From Locke (copy), 8 March 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 505-506; De Beer, vi. 2213]

no. 94:

From Locke, 8 March 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 503-504; De Beer, vi. 2215]

no. 95:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 25 March 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 450-451; De Beer, v. 2046]

no. 96:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 30 March [1696].

[printed in Rand, p. 453; De Beer, v. 2052]

no. 97:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 2 April [1696].

[printed in Rand, pp. 455-456; De Beer, v. 2057]

no. 98:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 6 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 456-458; De Beer, v. 2060; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 225-227]

no. 99:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 8 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, p. 459; De Beer, v. 2061]

no. 100:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 12 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 459-460; De Beer, v. 2065]

no. 101:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 22 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 463-465; De Beer, v. 2071]

no. 102:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 27 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 466-467; De Beer, v. 2074]

no. 103:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 30 April 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 467-468; De Beer, v. 2076]

no. 104:

From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 3 May 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 474-476; De Beer, v. 2080]

no. 105:

From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 11 May 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 479-480; De Beer, v. 2086]

no. 106:

From Locke to Clarke, 28 July 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 484-485; De Beer, v. 2113]

no. 107:

From Locke to Clarke, 13 August 1696.

[printed in Rand, p. 487; De Beer, v. 2120]

no. 108:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 24 October 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 490-491; De Beer, v. 2135]

no. 109:

From Locke to Clarke, 20 November 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 493-494; De Beer, v. 2143]

no. 110:

From Locke to Clarke, 27 November 1696.

[printed in Rand, pp. 494-495; De Beer, v. 2148]

no. 111:

From Locke to Clarke, 7 December 1696.

[printed in Rand, p. 496; De Beer, v. 2156]

no. 112:

From Locke to Clarke, 16 January 1697/8.

[printed in Rand, pp. 530-531; De Beer, vi. 2379]

no. 113:

From Locke to Clarke, 26 January 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 497-499; De Beer, v. 2182]

no. 114(i):

From Locke to Clarke, 1 February 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 499-500; De Beer, v. 2184]

no. 114(ii):

From Locke to [Clarke], [1 February 1697?].

[printed in Rand, p. 500; De Beer, v. 2185]

no. 115:

From Locke to Clarke, 8 February 1696/7.

[printed in Rand, pp. 501-502; De Beer, v. 2193]

no. 116:

From Locke to Clarke, 19 March 1697/8.

[printed in Rand, pp. 534-535; De Beer, vi. 2408]

no. 117:

From Locke to Clarke, 17 May 1697.

[printed in Rand, p. 514; De Beer, vi. 2264]

no. 118:

From Locke to Clarke, 24 May 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 515-516; De Beer, vi. 2267]

no. 119:

From Locke to Clarke, 26 May [i.e. March] 1697.

[printed in Rand, p. 516; De Beer, vi. 2231]

no. 120:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 3 August 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 517-518; De Beer, vi. 2291]

no. 121:

Copy of no. 120.

no. 122:

From Locke to Clarke, 2 September 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 520-522; De Beer, vi. 2305]

no. 123:

Accounts with Sir Stephen Evance, 1697; enclosed in Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1697 (no. 124)

[printed De Beer, vi. 2356]

no. 124:

From Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 525-526; De Beer, vi. 2356]

no. 125:

From Locke to Clarke, 20 December 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 526-527; De Beer, vi. 2361]

no. 126:

From Locke to Clarke, 28 December 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 527-528; De Beer, vi. 2367]

no. 127:

From Locke to Clarke, 30 December 1697.

[printed in Rand, pp. 528-529; De Beer, vi. 2369]

no. 128:

From Locke to Clarke, [c. 3 February 1700].

[printed in Rand, p. 551; De Beer, vii. 2667]

no. 129:

From Locke to Clarke, 20 January [i.e. June?] 1698.

[printed in Rand, pp. 531-532; De Beer, vi. 2458A (printed as #2537 in error)]

no. 130:

From Locke to Clarke, 27 January 1698/9.

[printed in Rand, pp. 542-543; De Beer, vi. 2540]

no. 131:

From Locke to Clarke, 15 April 1698.

[printed in Rand, pp. 535-536; De Beer, vi. 2420]

no. 132:

From Locke to Clarke, 13 May 1698.

[printed in Rand, pp. 537-538; De Beer, vi. 2438]

no. 133:

From Locke to Clarke, 20 May [1698].

[printed in Rand, pp. 538-539; De Beer, vi. 2441]

no. 134:

From Locke to Clarke, 23 May 1698.

[printed in Rand, p. 539; De Beer, vi. 2445]

no. 135:

From Locke to Clarke, 4 July 1698.

[printed in Rand, pp. 541-542; De Beer, vi. 2469]

no. 137:

From Locke to Clarke, 8 February 1699/00.

[printed in Rand, pp. 552-553; De Beer, vii. 2668]

no. 138:

From Locke to Clarke, 26 February 1699/00.

[printed in Rand, pp. 553-554; De Beer, vii. 2680]

no. 139:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 12 April 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 543-544; De Beer, vi. 2569]

no. 140:

From Locke to Clarke, 28 April 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 544-546; De Beer, vi. 2575]

no. 141:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 28 April 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 546-547; De Beer, vi. 2576]

no. 142:

From Locke to Clarke, 5 May 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 547-548; De Beer, vi. 2585]

no. 143:

From Locke to Clarke, 8 May 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 548-549; De Beer, vi. 2586]

no. 144:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 19 August 1699.

[printed in Rand, pp. 549-550; De Beer, vi. 2611]

no. 145:

From Locke to Clarke, 22 March [1700].

[printed in Rand, pp. 554-555; De Beer, vii. 2695]

no. 146:

From Locke to Clarke, 25 March 1700.

[printed in Rand, pp. 555-556; De Beer, vii. 2697]

no. 147:

From Locke to Clarke, 5 April 1700.

[printed in Rand, p. 556; De Beer, vii. 2703]

no. 148:

From Locke to Clarke, 19 April 1700.

[printed in Rand, pp. 556-557; De Beer, vii. 2713]

no. 149:

From Locke to Clarke, 26 April 1700.

[printed in Rand, p. 557; De Beer, vii. 2719]

no. 150:

From Locke to Clarke, 16 July 1700.

[printed in Rand, p. 558; De Beer, vii. 2747]

no. 151:

From Locke to Benjamin Furly (copy), [22 or 23 September 1700].

[printed in Rand, p. 566; De Beer, vii. 2779]

no. 152:

From Locke to Clarke, 9 December 1700.

[printed in Rand, pp. 575-576; De Beer, vii. 2824]

no. 153:

From Locke to Clarke, 13 December 1700.

[printed in Rand, pp. 576-577; De Beer, vii. 2826]

no. 154:

From Locke to Clarke, 10 February 1701/2.

[printed in Rand, pp. 584-585; De Beer, vii. 3088]

no. 155:

From Locke to Clarke, 28 December 1701.

[printed in Rand, p. 583; De Beer, vii. 3058]

no. 158:

From Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1703.

[printed in Rand, pp. 593-594; De Beer, viii. 3402]

no. 159:

From Clarke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 10 December [i.e. January] 1703/4.

[printed in Rand, pp. 594-595; De Beer, viii. (3418A)]

no. 160:

From Locke, 28 April 1704.

[printed in Rand, pp. 599-600; De Beer, viii. 3521]

no. 161:

From Locke, 8 May 1704.

[printed in Rand, pp. 600-601; De Beer, viii. 3526]

no. 162:

From Locke, 5/15 March 1686; one of the education letters.

[printed in Rand, pp. 150-162; De Beer, ii. 844-845]

no. 163-164:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, [early February 1684?], with an enclosure (no. 164).

[printed in Rand, pp. 101-102; De Beer, ii. 774]

no. 165:

Second enclosure in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [12?] January 1694.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1690; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 188-189]

no. 166:

List of errata in Two treatises (1694) enclosed in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [12?] January 1694.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1690]

no. 167:

List of errata in Two treatises (1694) enclosed in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [2 April 1694?], MS. Locke b. 8, no. 72.

[printed De Beer, v. 1730]

no. 168:

Cypher, part of a letter from Locke to Clarke, [autumn 1683?].

[printed De Beer, ii. 772]

no. 169:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 18 February [1695?].

[printed in Rand, pp. 442-443; De Beer, v. 1848]

no. 170:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 22 March [1695?].

[printed in Rand, pp. 447-448; De Beer, v. 1863]

no. 171:

From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 2 August [1682].

[printed in Rand, pp. 558-559 (dated “[1700]”); De Beer, ii. 724]

no. 176:

From Locke, 18/28 January [1689]; one of the Education letters.

[printed in Rand, pp. 285-288; De Beer, iii. 1097]

no. 177:

From Locke, 20 February [1683].

[printed in Rand, pp. 88-89; De Beer, ii. 757]

no. 178:

From Locke, 4 December [1691].

[printed in Rand, pp. 320-321; De Beer, iv. 1434]

no. 179:

From Locke, 10 March [1702].

[printed in Rand, pp. 579-580; De Beer, vii. 3113]