[ Table of Contents ] [ Chronological Listing ] [ Repository Listing ] [ MS. Locke ] Bodleian Library, Oxford University MS. Locke c. 18A guardbook in which are mounted letters to Locke from Sir John Somers, John Strachey, and others. 247 leaves. Individual items in the volume include: Pound, Revd. Dr. James [1 letter, 1699] ff. 1-2: Letter from Pound, 1 December [1699]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2638] Powell, Charles [1 letter, 1664] ff. 3-4: Letter from Powell, 29 April 1664. Mr Lock, Your Reall freind to serve you | Charles Powell | Bristoll the 29th Aprill 1664: For Mr John Lock at Christ Church in Oxon present i. 167. Corr.,Powys, Sir Littleton [1 letter, 1696] ff. 5-6: Letter from Poys, 21 January 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2005] Price, Mrs. Ellice. [1 letter, 1662] f. 7: Letter from Mrs. Price to [Locke?], 21 October 1662. Sir Ellice Price | From the posthouse this 21 october 62 i. 149. Corr.,Prideaux, Dr. Humphrey [1 letter, 1696] ff. 8-9: Letter from Prideaux, 5 August 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2117] Raulin, Franciscus, S.J. [1 letter, 1666] f. 10: Letter from Raulin to [Locke?], 17/27 April 1666. Perillustris ac generose domine suum humillimum in Christo servum | Franciscum Raulin. S.J. | Clivis 27 Aprilis 1666. i. 194; in Latin, with English translation by De Beer. Corr.,Renaudot, Abbé Eusèbe, 1646-1720 [2 letters, 1679] ff. 11-12: Letter from Renaudot, 29 June/9 July [1679]. [printed De Beer, ii. 480] ff. 13-14: Letter from Renaudot, 17/27 August [1679]. [printed De Beer, ii. 493] Reneu, Hilary [1 letter, 1698] ff. 15-16: Letter from Reneu, 28 January 1687/8. [printed De Beer, vi. 2385] Richards, Mrs. Deborah [1 letter, 1683] f. 17: Copy by Edward Clarke of a letter from Mrs. Richards to [Clarke?], 19 February 1683. [printed De Beer, ii. (756)] Richards, John [1 letter, 1681] f. 20: Letter from Richards, 22 December 1681. [printed De Beer, ii. 675] Robinson, Captain Thomas [1 letter, 1692] ff. 21-28: Letter from Robinson, 15 October 1692 (ff. 21-22), with additional documents. [letter printed De Beer, iv. 1543] Roderick, Richard, c. 1648-1730 [1 letter, 1681] ff. 29-30: Letter from Roderick, 5 September [1681]. [printed De Beer, ii. 657] Rømer, Olaus [3 letters, 1679-1680] ff. 31-32: Letter from Rømer, 9/19 July 1679. [printed De Beer, ii. 483] ff. 33-34: Letter from Rømer, 5/15 September 1679. [printed De Beer, ii. 499] f. 35: Letter from Rømer to [Toinard?], 6/16 September 1680, enclosed in a letter from Toinard to Locke, 8/18 September 1680, MS. Locke c. 21, ff. 58-60. [printed De Beer, ii. (569)] Ross, Dr. Thomas [1 letter, 1694] ff. 36-37: Letter from Dr. Ross to [Locke?], 25 September 1694; with an appended letter from Thomas Gore to Awnsham Churchill. [printed De Beer, v. 1793] Rumney, Edmund [4 letters, 1696, 1701-1702] f. 38: Letter from Rumney, 7 September 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2128] f. 39-40: Letter from Rumney, 4 March 1700/1. [printed De Beer, vii. 2875] f. 41-42: Letter from Rumney, 10 February 1702/1 [sic]. [printed De Beer, vii. 3090] f. 43-44: Letter from Rumney, 8 October [1702?]. [printed De Beer, vii. 3196] Rush, Isaac [1 letter, 1675] ff. 45-46: Letter from Rush, 19 August 1675. N Providence Mon 6th: Day 19th: 1675 Doctor Lock Thy very friend | Isaac Rush To Doctor John Lock at Exceter house present i. 301. De Beer,Rushout, Sir James [1 letter, 1692] f. 47: Letter from Rushout, 9 July 1692. [printed De Beer, iv. 1514] St. John, Mrs. Frances [6 letters, 1694-1702] ff. 48-49: Letter from Mrs. St. John, 28 October [1694]. [printed De Beer, v. 1806] ff. 50-51: Letter from Mrs. St. John, 30 December [1697]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2370] ff. 52-53: Letter from Mrs. St. John, [c. 17 December 1698]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2524] ff. 54-55: Letter from Mrs. St. John, 20 February [1699]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2551] ff. 56-57: Letter from Mrs. St. John, 16 February [1700]. [printed De Beer, vii. 2675] ff. 58-59: Letter from Mrs. St. John, 29 May [1702]. [printed De Beer, vii. 3140] St. John, Lady (Johanna). [2 letters, 1693] f. 60: Letter from Lady St. John, 28 April [1693]. [printed De Beer, iv. 1624] f. 61: Letter from Lady St. John, 9 May [1693]. [printed De Beer, iv. 1627] Schard, J. [1 letter, 1666] ff. 62-64: Letter from J. Schard, 10/20 May 1666. Clivis 20 Maj Clarissime Vir et salvere a tui studiosissimo | J Schard | 20 Maj 1666
MA 31; IV 2; postage due mark D 8 i. 198 [in Latin, with English translation by De Beer; does not include prescriptions, etc. on the second and third pages of the letter]. Corr.,Seamer, James [3 letters, 1703] f. 65: Letter from Seamer, 7 October 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3344] f. 66: Letter from Seamer, 23 October 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3354] f. 67: Letter from Seamer, 4 November 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3368] Selapris, Jacques, d. 1681 [14 letters, 1677-80] f. 68: Letter from Jacques Horutener and Selapris to Moïse Charas, 7/17 November 1678. A Lyon ce 17 Novembre 1678. Monsieur Monsieur | Vos tres humbles serviteurs | Horutener et Selapris A Monsieur Monsieur Charas Maistre Apothecaire En Rue de Boucherie au faux bourg St. Germain A Paris. Mr Selapris a Mr Charas 17 Nov. 78 Written in French. i. (419A). De Beer,ff. 69-70: Letter from Selapris, 4/14 April 1677. A Lyon ce 14me. avril 1677. Monsieur. Monsieur | Vostre tres humble et tres obeisssant serviteur | Jacques Selapris l’aisné A Monsieur Monsieur Locq gentilhomme anglois depresent a Tholoze. Written in French, by an amanuensis; Selapris and his partner, Jacques Horutener, were bankers in Lyons. i. 332] De Beer,ff. 71-73: Letter from Selapris, 7/17 November 1678; enclosing (f. 74) copy of a power of attorney for Stringer to collect a debt owed to Selapris and Houtener. Lyon ce 17o Novembre 1678. Monsieur mon tres Cher Amy Vostre plus humble et plus obeisssant serviteur | Jacques Selapris L’aisné A Monsieur Monsieur Loke Gentilhome Anglois Chéz Monsieur Charas apoticaire au fauxbour St. Germin Rue de Boucherie à Paris. Written in French, by an amanuensis; Selapris and his partner, Jacques Horutener, were bankers in Lyons. Locke forwarded the original power of attorney to Stringer on 23 Nov/3 Dec [see Stringer’s response on 8 December]. i. 419 (enclosure not printed). De Beer,ff. 75-76: Letter from Selapris, 13/23 November 1678. Lyon Ce 23e. Novembre 1678 Monsieur Mon tres Cher Amy, Salut Monsieur | Vostre tres humble et vrai obeissant serviteur | Jacques Selapris L’aisné A Monsieur Monsieur Charas Maistre Apoticaire Rue de Boucherie au faubourg St. Germain Pour Rendre a Monsieur Monsieur Loke Gentilshome Anglois loge Chés luy à Paris. Written in French, by an amanuensis; Selapris and his partner, Jacques Horutener, were bankers in Lyons. i. 423. De Beer,ff. 77-78: Letter from Selapris, 26 November/6 December 1678. Lyon Ce 6. decembre 1678. Monsieur Mon tres Cher Patron et Intime Amy Salut. Monsieur | Vostre Tres humble et Tres obeissant serviteur | Jacques Selapris L’aisné. A Monsieur Monsieur Monsieur Loke Gentils home Anglois Logé Chéz Monsieur Charas Maistre Apoticaire Rue de Boucherie au faubourg St Germain à Paris. Written in French; answers a letter from Locke dated 2 December (no longer survives) i. 427. De Beer,ff. 79-81: Letter from Selapris, 25 December 1678/4 January 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 436] f. 82: Letter from Jacques Horutener and Selapris, 4/14 January 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 438] ff. 83-84: Letter from Selapris, 12/22 January 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 440] f. 85: Letter from Jacques Horutener and Selapris, 9/19 February 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 446] ff. 86-87: Letter from Selapris, 2/12 March 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 451] f. 88: Letter from Selapris, 22 March/1 April 1679. [printed De Beer, i. 457] ff. 89-90: Letter from Jacques Horutener and Selapris, [c. 30 September/10 October 1679]. [printed De Beer, ii. 507] f. 91: Letter from Selapris, 30 November/10 December 1679. [printed De Beer, ii. 519] f. 92: Letter from Selapris, 27 December 1679/6 January 1680. [printed De Beer, ii. 522] Shower, John [1 letter, 1688] ff. 93-94: Letter from Shower, [17/27? August 1688]. [printed De Beer, iii. 1073] Shute, John, later Viscount Barrington, 1678-1734 [5 letters, 1701-1704] ff. 95-96: Letter from Shute, 27 June 1701. [printed De Beer, vii. 2945] ff. 97-98: Letter from Shute, 22 January 1701/2. [printed De Beer, vii. 3074] ff. 99-100: Letter from Shute, 11 November 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3374] ff. 101-102: Letter from Shute, 30 November 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3394; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 323] ff. 103-104: Letter from Shute, 2 June 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3553] Sibelius, Dr. Caspar, later Sibley [5 letters, 1684-1692] f. 105: Letter from Sibelius, 4/14 October 1684. [printed De Beer, ii. 785] f. 106: Letter from Sibelius, 3/13 June 1686. [printed De Beer, iii. 852] f. 107: Letter from Sibelius, 4/14 August 1686. [printed De Beer, iii. 858] ff. 108-109: Letter from Sibelius, 9/19 September 1687. [printed De Beer, iii. 961] ff. 110-111: Letter from Sibelius, 5 April 1692. [printed De Beer, iv. 1489] Sladus, Dr. Mattheus [4 letters, 1689] ff. 112-113: Letter from Sladus, [24 November?]/4 November [i.e. December?] 1689. [printed De Beer, iii. 1207] f. 114: Letter from Sladus, 1 December 1689. [printed De Beer, iii. 1210] f. 115: Letter from Sladus, 5 December 1689. [printed De Beer, iii. 1217] f. 116: Letter from Sladus, 8 December 1689. [printed De Beer, iii. 1218] Sloane, Dr. Hans [6 letters, 1696-1704] ff. 118-119: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 11 December 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2160] ff. 120-121: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 18 March 1696[/97]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2224] ff. 122-123: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 2 January 1700[/01]. [printed De Beer, vii. 2838] ff. 124-125: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 23 August 1701. [printed De Beer, vii. 2986] ff. 126-127: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 17 February 1703[/4]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3458] ff. 128-129: Letter from Dr. Sloane, 26 February 1703[/4]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3473] Smith, Humfry [2 letters, 1703-1704] ff. 130-131: Letter from Smith, [19 June 1703?]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3303] ff. 132-133: Letter from Smith, 17 March 1703[/4]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3494] Sergeant, Father John, 1622-1707 [1 letter, 1696] ff. 134-135: Letter from Smith, 10 May 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2085; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 228-229] Smithsby, Rabsy [7 letters, 1703-1704] ff. 138-139: Letter from Smithsby, 3 May 1703. [printed De Beer, vii. 3277] ff. 140-141: Letter from Smithsby, 10 July 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3320] ff. 142-143: Letter from Smithsby, 22 April 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3517] ff. 144-145: Letter from Smithsby, 12 August 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3610] ff. 146-147: Letter from Smithsby, 17 August 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3616] f. 148: Letter from Smithsby, 16 September 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3630] ff. 149-150: Letter from Smithsby, 26 September 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3634] Somers, Sir John, later Baron Somers [8 letters, 1689-1697] ff. 151-152: Letter from Somers, 25 September [1689]. [printed in King, Life (1829), p. 235 [dated 1698]; De Beer, iii. 1186; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 143] ff. 153-154: Letter from Somers, 5 March [1690]. [printed in King, Life (1829), p. 234]; De Beer, iv. 1255] ff. 155-156: Letter from Somers, [21 September 1695]. [printed De Beer, v. 1946] ff. 157-158: Letter from Somers, [24 September 1695]. [printed De Beer, v. 1949] ff. 159-160: Letter from Somers, [c. 15 November 1695]. [printed De Beer, v. 1964] ff. 161-162: Letter from Somers, [16 December 1695]. [printed De Beer, v. 1979] ff. 163-164: Letter from Somers, 25 January [1697]. [printed De Beer, v. 2181] ff. 165-166: Letter from Somers, [26? October 1697]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2338] South, Dr. Robert [5 letters, 1697-1699, 1704] ff. 167-168: Letter from Dr. South, 25 March 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2229] ff. 169-170: Letter from Dr. South, 22 September 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2314] ff. 171-172: Letter from Dr. South, 18 June 1699. [printed De Beer, vi. 2597] ff. 173-174: Letter from Dr. South, 6 December 1699. [printed De Beer, vi. 2645] ff. 175-176: Letter from Dr. South, 18 July 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3591] Sowter, John [1 letter, 1704] ff. 177-178: Letter from Sowter, 25 March 1704. [printed De Beer, viii. 3499; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 399] Spens, George [1 letter, 1679] ff. 179-180: Letter from Spens, 28 May/7 June 1679. [printed De Beer, ii. 474] Spranger, Edward. [4 letters, 1703-1704] ff. 181-182: Letter from Spranger, 11 February 1702[/3]. [printed De Beer, vii. 3251] f. 183: Letter from Spranger, 26 October 1703. [printed De Beer, viii. 3356] f. 184: Letter from Spranger, 7 January 1703[/4]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3417] f. 185: Letter from Spranger, 13 January 1703[/4]. [printed De Beer, viii. 3420] Stanley, John. [1 letter, 1688] ff. 186-187: Letter from Strachey, 29 March/8 April 1688. [printed De Beer, iii. 1036] Strachey, John, 1634-1675. [19 letters, 1658-1666] f. 188: Letter from Strachey, 23 January 1658. Sir your frind and servant | J Strachey | Janu 23. 1657[/58] i. 38. Corr.,ff. 189-190: Letter from Strachey, 4 February 1659. Domine your humble servant | Jo: Strachy | Feb: 4th 58[/59] For Mr John Locke Master of Arts att his Chamber in Christ Church Colledg in Oxford these. i. 47. Corr.,ff. 191-192: Letter from Strachey, 26 February 1659. Sir your humble servant | J Strachey | Febr 26th 58[/59] For Mr John Locke att his Chamber in Christ Church Colledg in Oxford these. On f. 192 is the draft of Locke’s reply, ca. 1 March 1659. i. 49. Corr.,f. 192: Letter from Strachey (draft), [ca. 1 March 1659]. Draft, written on blank page of no. 49, to which it replies. Sir i. 50. Corr.,ff. 193-194: Letter from Strachey, 28 May 1659. Sir your frind and servant | J: Strachey | May 28 59. For Mr John Locke att his Chamber in Christ Church Colledge in Oxford these. i. 55. Corr.,ff. 195-196: Letter from Strachey to John Locke, sen., 24 May 1660. Sir Sir | your humble servant | Jo Strachey | May 24 60. for his much esteemed freind Captain John Locke at his house in Pensford these. | Leave this with Mr Day a Soape-boyler in the high-streete in Bristoll Contains some notes by Locke: references to books and statutes, notes on the Bible, calculations. i. (98), ix. (98*) [Locke’s notes]. Corr.,ff. 197-198: Letter from Strachey, 22 November 1660. Sir your very humble Servant | Jo: Strachey | Nov. 22. 60. For mr John Locke of Christ Church these. Oxon. i. 107. Corr.,ff. 199-200: Letter from Strachey, [20 April 1662?]. Sir Sir | your faithfull freind and servant | Jo: Strachey | Sunday night. For his much respected freind Mr John Locke at Christ Church these Oxford Date suggested by De Beer, based on the date of Mrs. Jepp’s will. i. 131. Corr.,f. 201: Letter from Strachey, [April/May 1662?]. Sir Sir | Your freind and servant | Jo: Strachey. i. 132. Corr.,ff. 202-203: Letter to Strachey, 2 April 1661. Sir Sir | your very loving freind and servant | J. Strachey | Aprill 2th. 61. For Mr John Locke at his Fathers house in Pensford these. | Leave this with Mr Day Soapeboyler in High-streete in Bristoll i. 117. Corr.,ff. 204-205: Letter to Strachey, 22 September [1660?]. Sir | your freind and servant | Jo Strachey | Sep 22th. For Mr John Locke att Christ-Church in Oxford these. “The year is a guess” [De Beer]. i. 103. Corr.,ff. 206-207: Letter to Strachey, 31 October 1661, with a postscript by Elizabeth Jepp. Strachey’s letter: Sir your faithfull freind and servant | Jo: Strachey | Octo 31th 61. For mr John Locke Master of Arts att Christ-Church these. Oxford. Mrs. Jepp’s postscript: Sir A very Loving cosin in | Eliz: Jepp i. 125. Corr.,ff. 208-209: Letter from Strachey, 21 January 1661[/62]. Sir Sir | Your humble Servant | Jo: Strachey | Janu 21th 61. For Mr John Locke at Christ-Church these Oxford. i. 128. Corr.,ff. 210-211: Letter from Strachey, 18 March 1661[/62]. Sir Sir | your humble Servant | Jo: Strachey. | March 18th 61– For Mr John Locke Master of Artes att Christ-Church these. Oxford. i. 130. Corr.,ff. 212-213: Letter from Strachey, 31 December 1662. Sir Sir | your very lovin freind | J. S. | Decemst last 62. For Mr John Locke Master of Arts and Student of Christ Church these Oxon i. 151. Corr.,f. 214: Letter from Strachey, 18 November 1663. Sir your freindship and service. | Jo: Strachey. | Novem 18th. 63. This letter apparently responds to Lockes concern about taking orders and accepting a living in order to continue in his Studentship. i. 163; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pages 25-26. Corr.,ff. 215-216: Letter from Strachey, 30 August 1666. Mr Dr Sir | your assured Friend and servant | Jo Strachey | August 30 66. For Mr John Locke att Christ Church Colledge in Oxford these. NO 30 i. 208. Corr.,f. 217: Letter from Strachey, 27 November 1666. Sir Sir | your real Friend and Servant | Jo. Strachey. | November 27. 66. For his honoured Friend Mr John Locke att Litle Exeter house in the Strand. London. NO 30 i. 215. Corr.,f. 217v: Draft of letter to [Elinor Parry?], [ca. 15 December 1666] [written on the verso of f. 217]. Answered by [Parry?] on 19 February 1667. i. 220; passages printed, along with passage from another letter, as a single letter in King, Life (1829), pages 27-28. Corr.,Stratton, Mrs. Elizabeth [10 letters, 1695-1699] ff. 218-221: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 11 November 1695, with two enclosures. [printed De Beer, v. 1963 (enclosures not printed)] f. 222: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 5 February 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2010] ff. 223-224: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 4 May 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2081] f. 225: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 27 October 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2137] ff. 226-227: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 23 February 1696/7. [printed De Beer, vi. 2203] f. 228: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 18 April 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2247] f. 229: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 20 May 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2247] ff. 230-231: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 5 July 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2283] f. 232: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 25 September 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2316] f. 233: Letter from Mrs. Stratton, 14 October 1699. [printed De Beer, vi. 2625] Stratton, Peter [8 letters, 1695-1699] f. 234: Letter from Stratton, 7 September 1695. [printed De Beer, v. 1941] ff. 235-236: Letter from Stratton, 30 September 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2132] ff. 237-238: Letter from Stratton, 2 November 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2138] f. 239: Letter from Stratton, 8 December 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2158] f. 240: Letter from Stratton, 1 February 1696/7. [printed De Beer, v. 2187] ff. 241-242: Letter from Stratton, 1 November 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2343] ff. 243-244: Letter from Stratton, 24 November 1697. [printed De Beer, vi. 2354] ff. 245-246: Letter from Stratton, 2 January 1698[/99]. [printed De Beer, vi. 2530] |