Bodleian Library, Oxford University

MS. Locke c. 12

A guardbook in which are mounted letters to Locke from Henri Justel, Locke’s cousin Peter King, and others.

276 leaves.

Individual items in the volume include:

Ivye, Dr. Ayliffe   [2 letters, 1656?, 1660]

ff. 1-2:

Letter from Dr. Ivye, 20 May 1660.

Salutation: Worthy Sir,

Signature: Your most humble servant | Ayliffe Ivye. | Bristleton may the 20 1660.

Address: For his honoured friend Mr John Lock att his Chamber in Peckwater quadrangle in Christchurch College Oxon

Contains the first mention of Robert Boyle in Locke’s correspondence.

Printed: Corr., i. 97.

f. 3:

Letter from [Dr. Ivye to a German doctor], signed by Ivye.

f. 4:

A version in Locke’s hand of f. 3.

ff. 5-6:

Another version of the same letter, written by Locke in Latin.

f. 7:

Another version of the same letter, written by Locke in Latin.

f. 8:

Letter from [Dr. Ivye to a German doctor], [summer 1656?].

Other versions of this letter, in Latin and English, in Locke’s hand and in (presumably) Ivye’s, exist on ff. 3-7.

Printed: Corr., i. (26).

Jackman, John   [1 letter, 1696]

ff. 11-12:

Letter from Jackman, 20 June 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2105]

Jacob, Dr. William   [1 letter, 1680]

ff. 13-14:

Letter from Dr. Jacob, [c. 27 September 1680].

[printed De Beer, ii. 576]

Jepp, Mrs. Elizabeth.   [1 letter, 1661]

ff. 15-16:

Letter from Mrs. Jepp, 2 April 1661.

Salutation: Nobell Cosen

Signature: A Loving cosen in | Elizabeth Jepp | Ap: th 2: 61:

Address: these To Mr John Locke present At pensford

Printed: Corr., i. 116.

Jocelin, Samuel   [4 letters, 1692-1693]

f. 17:

Letter from Jocelin, 13 April 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1491]

f. 18:

Letter from Jocelin, 26 May 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1631]

f. 19:

Letter from Jocelin, 31 May 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1633]

f. 20:

Letter from Jocelin, 15 June 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1639]

Jocelyn, Edward   [2 letters, 1696, 1700]

ff. 21-22:

Letter from Jocelyn, 12 December 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2161]

ff. 23-24:

Letter from Jocelyn, 3 November 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2809]

Johnstoun, James   [11 letters, 1693-1704]

ff. 25-26:

Letter from Johnstoun, 14 March [1693].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1616]

ff. 27-28:

Letter from Johnstoun, 5 June 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2099]

ff. 29-30:

Letter from Johnstoun, 10 June 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2101]

ff. 31-32:

Letter from Johnstoun, 20 March 1697.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2225]

ff. 33-34:

Letter from Johnstoun, 2 February 1697/8.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2387]

ff. 35-36:

Letter from Johnstoun, 4 May 1698.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2431]

ff. 37-38:

Letter from Johnstoun, 12 July 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2745]

ff. 39-41:

Letter from Johnstoun, 19 September 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2776]

ff. 42-43:

Letter from Johnstoun, 20 March 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2994]

ff. 44a-44b:

Letter from Johnstoun, 23 March 1704/3.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3497; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 325-326]

ff. 45a-45b:

Letter from Johnstoun, 14 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3379]


f. 46:

Folded sheet containing a sample of cloth, and address to Locke; accompanied a letter from Nicolas Toinard to Locke, 25 May/5 June 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2727]

Justel, Henri, 1620-1693   [21 letters, 1679-1681]

ff. 57-59:

Letter from J.-J. de Frémont d’Ablancourt to Justel, [about April 1679]; copy in MS. Locke c. 31, ff. 27-28.

[printed De Beer, ii. (462)]

ff. 60-61:

Letter from Justel, 17/27 May 1679.

[printed De Beer, ii. 472]

ff. 62-63:

Letter from Justel, [January 1680?]; enclosing ff. 82-83.

[printed De Beer, ii. 524]

ff. 64-65:

Letter from Justel, 11/21 June 1679.

[printed De Beer, ii. 476]

ff. 66-67:

Letter from Justel, [c. 28 June/8 July 1679]; enclosing a Latin epigram, MS. Locke c. 32, f. 13.

[printed De Beer, ii. 479]

ff. 68-70:

Letter from Justel, 17/27 September 1679.

[printed De Beer, ii. 504]

ff. 71-72:

Letter from Justel, [c. 24 September/4 October 1679].

[printed De Beer, ii. 506]

ff. 73-74:

Letter from Justel, [c. 9/19 August? 1679].

[printed De Beer, ii. 490]

ff. 75-76:

Letter from Justel, [c. 9/19 August 1679?].

[printed De Beer, ii. 491]

f. 77:

Letter from Justel, [c. 1/11 August 1679].

[printed De Beer, ii. 488]

ff. 78-79:

Letter from Justel, 15/25 November 1679.

[printed De Beer, ii. 515]

ff. 80-81:

Letter from Justel, 29 November/9 December 1679.

[printed De Beer, ii. 518]

ff. 82-83:

Enclosure in letter from Justel, [January 1680?].

[printed De Beer, ii. 524]

ff. 84-85:

Letter from Justel, 11/21 May 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 534]

ff. 86-87:

Letter from Justel, 18/28 May 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 537]

ff. 88-89:

Letter from Justel, [c. 7/17 July 1680].

[printed De Beer, ii. 553]

ff. 90-91:

Letter from Justel, 29 September/9 October 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 578]

ff. 92-93:

Letter from Justel, 27 October/6 November 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 588]

ff. 94-95:

Letter from Justel, 10/20 June 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 639]

ff. 96-98:

Letter from Justel, [late June 1681?].

[printed De Beer, ii. 644]

ff. 99-100:

Letter from Justel, 24 July/3 August 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 651]

King, Peter, later first Baron King   [89 letters, 1699-1704]

ff. 101-102:

Letter from King, 29 April 1699.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2578]

ff. 104-105:

Letter from King, 27 April 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2722]

ff. 106-107:

Letter from King, 14 September 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2773]

ff. 108-109:

Letter from King, 5 October 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2788]

f. 110:

Memorandum from King, 21 October 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2797]

ff. 111-112:

Letter from King, 2 November 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2806]

ff. 113-114:

Letter from King, 7 November 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2815]

ff. 115-116:

Letter from King, 12 November 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2818]

ff. 117-118:

Letter from King, 7 December 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2823]

f. 119:

Letter from King, 14 January 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2844]

ff. 120-121:

Letter from King, 21 January 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2848]

ff. 122-123:

Letter from King, 28 January 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2852]

ff. 124-125:

Letter from King, 20 March 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2885]

ff. 126-127:

Letter from King, 22 March 1700[/1].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2886]

ff. 128-129:

Letter from King, 1 April 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2892]

ff. 132-133:

Letter from King, 5 April 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2894]

ff. 134-135:

Letter from King, 8 April 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2898]

ff. 136-137:

Letter from King, 3 May 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2914]

ff. 138-139:

Letter from King, 7 June 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2936]

ff. 140-141:

Letter from King, 19 June 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2940]

ff. 142-143:

Letter from King, 24 June 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2943]

ff. 144-145:

Letter from King, 19 July 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2963]

ff. 146-147:

Letter from King, 26 July 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2968]

ff. 148-149:

Letter from King, 1 September 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2993]

ff. 150-151:

Letter from King, 10 September 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2998]

ff. 152-153:

Letter from King, 24 October 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3020]

ff. 154-155:

Letter from King, 8 November 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3031]

ff. 156-157:

Letter from King, 13 November 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3036]

ff. 158-159:

Letter from King, 15 November 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3038]

ff. 160-161:

Letter from King, 30 December 1701.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3059]

ff. 162-163:

Letter from King, 10 January 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3066]

ff. 164-165:

Letter from King, 13 January 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3070]

ff. 166-167:

Letter from King, 5 February 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3084]

ff. 168-169:

Letter from King, 12 February [1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3091]

ff. 170-171:

Letter from King, [17] February [1702].

[printed in Campbell, The lives of the Lord Chancellors … iv (1846):575; De Beer, vii. 3095; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 302-303]

ff. 172-173:

Letter from King, 21 February 1701[/2] (incomplete).

[printed De Beer, vii. 3099]

ff. 174-175:

Letter from King, [26 February 1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3104]

f. 176:

Letter from King, 3 March 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3108]

ff. 177-178:

Letter from King, 7 March 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3111]

ff. 181-182:

Letter from King, 12 March 1701[/2].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3116]

f. 183:

Letter from King, 11 April 1702.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3126]

f. 184:

Letter from King, 25 April 1702.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3134]

ff. 185-186:

Letter from King, 4 July 1702.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3159]

ff. 187-188:

Letter from King, 22 August 1702.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3183]

f. 189:

Letter from King, 20 April 1703.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3269]

ff. 190-191:

Letter from King, 1 May 1703.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3276]

ff. 192-193:

Letter from King, 6 May 1703.

[printed De Beer, vii. 3282]

ff. 194-195:

Letter from King, 24 June 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3282]

ff. 196-197:

Letter from King, 1 July 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3312]

ff. 198-199:

Letter from King, 3 July 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3314]

ff. 200-201:

Letter from King, 21 October 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3349]

ff. 202-203:

Letter from King, 23 October 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3353]

ff. 204-205:

Letter from King, 26 October 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3357]

ff. 206-207:

Letter from King, 2 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3365]

ff. 208-209:

Letter from King, 4 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3367]

ff. 210-211:

Letter from King, 9 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3370; excerpt printed in Campbell, The lives of the Lord Chancellors … iv (1846):575-576]

ff. 212-213:

Letter from King, 11 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3373]

ff. 214-215:

Letter from King, 13 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3376]

ff. 216-217:

Letter from King, 16 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3382]

ff. 218-219:

Letter from King, 23 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3388]

ff. 220-221:

Letter from King, 2 December 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3395]

ff. 222-223:

Letter from King, 4 December 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3398]

ff. 224-225:

Letter from King, 6 January 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3415]

ff. 226-227:

Letter from King, 13 January 1703[/4].

[printed in Campbell, The lives of the Lord Chancellors … iv (1846):578 (dated 13 June 1703); De Beer, viii. 3419]

ff. 228-229:

Letter from King, 20 January 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3428]

ff. 230-231:

Letter from King, 21 January 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3429]

ff. 232-233:

Letter from King, 26 January 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3437]

ff. 234-235:

Letter from King, 29 January 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3442]

ff. 236-237:

Letter from King, 5 February 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3448]

f. 238:

Letter from King, 15 February 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3454]

ff. 239-240:

Letter from King, 17 February 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3457]

ff. 241-242:

Letter from King, 18 February 1703[/4].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3460]

f. 243:

Letter from King, 6 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3524]

ff. 244-245:

Letter from King, 11 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3528]

ff. 246-247:

Letter from King, 15 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3533]

ff. 248-249:

Letter from King, 18 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3536]

ff. 250-251:

Letter from King, 20 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3540]

ff. 252-253:

Letter from King, 27 May 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3545]

ff. 254-255:

Letter from King, 14 June 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3560]

ff. 256-257:

Letter from King, 17 June 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3563]

f. 258:

Letter from King, 24 June 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3571]

ff. 259-260:

Letter from King, 4 July 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3574]

ff. 261-262:

Letter from King, 6 July 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3578]

ff. 263-264:

Letter from King, 8 July 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3581]

ff. 265-266:

Letter from King, [22?] July 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3594]

ff. 267-268:

Letter from King, 24 July 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3596]

ff. 269-270:

Letter from King, 16 August 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3614]

ff. 271-272:

Letter from King, 5 October 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3638]

ff. 273-274:

Letter from King, 21 October 1704.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3646]