Bodleian Library, Oxford University

MS. Locke c. 19

A guardbook in which are mounted letters to Locke from Locke’s steward William Stratton, Thomas and Jane Stringer, Dr. Thomas Sydenham, Archbishop Tenison, and others.

185 leaves.

Individual items in the volume include:

Stratton, William   [43 letters, 1680-1695]

f. 4:

Letter from Stratton, 30 May 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 543]

ff. 5-6:

Letter from Stratton and Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, 28 June 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 550]

ff. 7-8:

Letter from Stratton and Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, 8 September 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 568]

f. 9:

Letter from Stratton, 9 October 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 583]

ff. 10-11:

Letter from Stratton and Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, 24 January 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 614]

f. 12:

Letter from Stratton and Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, 11 March 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 630]

ff. 13-14:

Letter from Stratton, 14 June 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 641]

ff. 15-16:

Letter from Stratton, 16 August 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 654]

f. 17:

Letter from Stratton and Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, 9 February 1682.

[printed De Beer, ii. 681]

f. 18:

Letter from Stratton, 2 November 1682.

[printed De Beer, ii. 741]

ff. 19-20:

Letter from Stratton, 15 February 1683.

[printed De Beer, ii. 755]

f. 24:

Letter from Stratton, 8 April 1686.

[printed De Beer, ii. 848]

f. 25:

Letter from Stratton, 13 January 1687.

[printed De Beer, iii. 895]

f. 35:

Letter from Stratton, 22 March 1687.

[printed De Beer, iii. 922]

ff. 36-38:

Letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, 23 May/2 June 1687.

[printed De Beer, iii. 936]

f. 39:

Letter from Stratton, 8 August 1687.

[printed De Beer, iii. 952]

f. 40:

Letter from Stratton, 19 April 1689.

[printed De Beer, iii. 1120]

f. 41:

Letter from Stratton, 15 November 1689.

[printed De Beer, iii. 1204]

f. 42:

Letter from Stratton, 26 November 1689.

[printed De Beer, iii. 1208]

ff. 43-44:

Letter from Stratton, 12 February 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1246]

f. 45:

Letter from Stratton, 8 March 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1258]

ff. 46-47:

Letter from Stratton, 2 April 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1275]

f. 48:

Letter from Stratton, 12 April 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1282]

f. 49:

Letter from Stratton, 29 May 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1296]

f. 50:

Letter from Stratton, 30 May 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1297]

f. 51:

Letter from Stratton, 25 November 1690.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1343]

ff. 65-66:

Letter from Stratton, 10 October 1691.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1419]

f. 67:

Letter from Stratton, 31 October 1691.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1426]

ff. 68-69:

Letter from Stratton, 2 November 1691.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1427]

ff. 72-73:

Letter from Stratton, 14 January 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1448]

ff. 74-75:

Letter from Stratton, 1 April 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1484]

f. 76:

Letter from Stratton, 15 September 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1537]

f. 77:

Letter from Stratton, 2 November 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1558]

ff. 78-79:

Letter from Stratton, 7 November 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1561]

f. 80:

Letter from Stratton, 11 February 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1603]

f. 81:

Letter from Stratton, 4 November 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1669]

f. 84:

Letter from Stratton, 4 December 1693.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1680]

ff. 85-86:

Letter from Stratton to Edward Clarke, 4 December 1693.

[not printed]

ff. 87-88:

Letter from Stratton, 27 January 1694.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1701]

f. 91:

Letter from Stratton, 10 November 1694.

[printed De Beer, v. 1812]

ff. 92-93:

Letter from Stratton, 1 December 1694.

[printed De Beer, v. 1822]

ff. 94-95:

Letter from Stratton, 1 April 1695.

[printed De Beer, v. 1871]

f. 96:

Letter from Stratton, 29 April 1695.

[printed De Beer, v. 1890]

Stringer, Mrs. Jane   [7 letters, 1682-1700]

ff. 97-98:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 8 April 1682.

[printed De Beer, ii. 697]

ff. 99-100:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 3 January 1683.

[printed De Beer, ii. 748]

ff. 101-102:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 29 July [1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1166]

ff. 103-104:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, [c. 3 August 1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1171]

ff. 105-106:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 9 August [1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1173]

ff. 107-108:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 5 September [i.e. October 1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1192]

f. 109:

Letter from Mrs. Stringer, 18 December [1700].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2829]

Stringer, Thomas, 1639?-1702   [24 letters, 1675-1692]

ff. 110-111:

Letter from Stringer to Edward Clarke, 12 March 1688.

[printed De Beer, iii. (1028)]

ff. 112-113:

Letter from Stringer, [16 August 1681?].

[printed De Beer, ii. 653]

ff. 114-115:

Receipt for £600 and bond for £100, paid by Locke to Shaftesbury “for a Lease of the Farme and Mannor of Kingston int he County of Dorsett for 99 yeares …, 25 December 1674. The lease was to serve as security for an annuity of £100 to Locke. [see De Beer, i:420n.]

ff. 116-117:

Letter from Stringer, 25 November 1675.

Superscription: November 25th: 1675

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: T:S:

Address: For my worthy friend John Locke Esqr These

Endorsement: T. Stringer 25o Nov. 75

Printed: De Beer, i. 307; excerpt in King, Life (1830), vol. 1:70 n.]

ff. 118-119:

Letter from Stringer, 10 February 1676.

Superscription: London: Feb: 10th. 1675.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: my deare friend | Yours as mine owne | T:S:

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois. Chez Monsieur Puech mr Apotecaire a Montpellier | post paid to Paris

Postmarks: OFF 4; [blurred mark, perhaps franches]

Endorsement: T: Stringer 10 Feb. 75

Printed: De Beer, i. 308; excerpt in Christie, Shaftesbury vol. 2:220]

ff. 120-121:

Letter from Stringer, 17 February 1676.

Superscription: London Feb: 17th: 1675.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Your servant then | T:S:

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez Monsr: Puech mr apotecaire a Montpellier | post paid to Paris

Postmark: [fragmentary, perhaps franches]

Endorsement: T. Stringer 17 Feb. 75

Printed: De Beer, i. 309; excerpt in Christie, Shaftesbury 2:220-221]

f. 122:

Letter from Stringer, 6 April 1676.

Superscription: Aprill 6th. 1676.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: my dearest friend | Yours as mine owne | T:S:

Endorsement: Stringer 6 Apr. 76

Also marked: Dedicatory 76

Printed: De Beer, i. 311; excerpts in Christie, Shaftesbury 2:221-222]

ff. 123-124:

Letter from Stringer, 5 June 1676.

Salutation: My deare Friend

Signature: Deare Sir | Your most affectionate humble servant | Tho: Stringer

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez Monsr: Puech mr apotecaire a Montpellier | post paid to Paris

Postmark: [blurred, perhaps franches]

Endorsements: Mr Stringer 5 Jun. 76 and 5 Jun.

Probably the letter of “15” June mentioned in Journal, 24 July/3 Aug. 1676.

Printed: De Beer, i. 312; excerpts in Christie, Shaftesbury 2:222-224]

ff. 125-126:

Letter from Stringer, 8 July 1676.

Superscription: Bexwells July 8th. 1676.

Salutation: My Deare Friend

Signature: My good friend | Your most faithfull humble servant | T:S:

Address: A Mounsieur Mounsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez mounsieur Puech mr Apotecaire a Montpellier | post paid to Paris

Endorsement: Mr Stringer 8o Jul. 76

Locke notes that he received the letter on 3 August.

Printed: De Beer, i. 315; excerpts in King, Life (1830), 1:70 n.; Christie, Shaftesbury vol. 2:224]

ff. 129-130:

Letter from Stringer, 9 April 1677.

Superscription: London. Aprill. 9th. 1677.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Dearest Sir | Your most Faithfull humble servant | T:S:

Address: A Mounsieur Mounsieur Lock Gentil home Anglois

Endorsement: T. Stringer 9o Apr. 77

Printed: De Beer, i. 333; excerpts in King, Life (1830), 1:70 n.; Christie, Shaftesbury 2:236-237]

ff. 131-132:

Letter from Stringer, 13 July 1677.

Superscription: July 13th. 1677.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Deare Sir | your most affectionate humble servant | T:S:

Address: A Madam Madam Blomer chez son Escellence l Embassaduer d Angleterre a l Hostle de Turenne a Paris Pour fair tenir a Mr. Lock. [written by John Hoskikns?]

Endorsement: T. Stringer 13. Jul. 77

Mentioned in Journal, 24 July/3 August.

Printed: De Beer, i. 344; short excerpt in King, Life (1830), 1:70 n.]

ff. 133-134:

Letter from Stringer, 16 August 1677.

Superscription: Thanett House August 16th. 1677.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Dearest Sir | Your most affectionate and faithfull servant | T:S:

Address: A monsieur monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez monsr. Charas Apothecaire rüe de Boucherie Fauxbourg St Germaine a Paris

Endorsement: Mr Stringer 16. Aug 77

Includes a request from Shaftesbury for “the best mapps of Champaigne, Loraigne, Luxenburge, and the Country between the River Sambre and Luxenburg. because the war in probability will come there againe.” Locke purchased the maps on 20/30 September [Journal 1677, page 279].

Printed: King, Life (1830), 1:70 n.; De Beer, i. 351]

ff. 135-136:

Letter from Stringer, 7 September 1677.

Superscription: Sept. 7th. 1677.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Your most Faithfull humble servant | T:S

Address: A monsieur Monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez monsieur Charas Apothecaire rüe de Boucherie Fauxbourg St Germaine a Paris

Endorsement: Mr Stringer 7 Sept. 77

Printed: De Beer, i 354]

ff. 137-138:

Letter from Stringer, 5 October 1677.

Superscription: Thannett House October 5th. 1677.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Deare Sir | Your most faithfull and devoted servant | T:S:

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez Monsieur Charas Apothecaire rüe de Boucherie Fauxbourg St Germaine á Paris

Endorsement: Stringer 5 Oct. 77

Answers Locke’s letter of 6 October [no longer extant].

Printed: De Beer, i. 355; excerpts in Christie, Shaftesbury 2:250]

ff. 139-140:

Letter from Stringer, 15 April 1678.

Superscription: Aprill 15th. 1678.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Deare Sir | Your most Faithfull and affectionate servant | T: S:

Address: A mounseur Mounseiur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez Monsr: Charas Apotecaire rue de Boucherie a Fauxbourge St Germaine a Paris.

Endorsement: T: Stringer 15 Apr. 78

Answers Locke’s letter of 6 October [no longer extant].

Printed: De Beer, i. 378]

ff. 141-142:

Letter from Stringer, 3 July 1678.

Superscription: July 3d. 1678.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Dearest Sir | Your most Faithfull affectionate servant | T: S:

Address: A mounseur Mounseiur Lock Gentilhome Anglois Chez Madam Herinx et mr Sonfils banquiers a Paris.

Endorsement: Mr Stringer 3 Jul. 78

Received (?) 11/21 July [Journal].

Printed: De Beer, i. 389.

ff. 143-144:

Letter from Stringer, 8 December 1678.

Superscription: London December 8th. 1678.

Salutation: Deare Sir

Signature: Your most faithfull and affectionate servant | T: S.

Address: A Mounsieure Mounsieure Lock Gentlehome Anglois Chez mr Charas Apothecaire rue Bouchiere Fauxbourg St Germaine a Paris.

Endorsement: T. Stringer 8 Dec. 78

Answers a letter from Locke dated 3 December, which enclosed the power of attorney to act on behalf of Jacques Selapris (see Selapris’s letter of 17 November)

Printed: De Beer, i. 430.

ff. 145-146:

Letter from Stringer, 5 February 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 529]

ff. 147-148:

Letter from Stringer, 5 February 1681, with a postscript by Mrs. Stringer.

[printed De Beer, ii. 618]

ff. 149-150:

Letter from Stringer, 15 February 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 624]

ff. 151-152:

Letter from Stringer, 12 March 1681.

[printed De Beer, ii. 631]

ff. 153-154:

Letter from Stringer, 12 February 1683.

[printed De Beer, ii. 754]

ff. 155-158:

Letter from Stringer, 30 April 1688; a copy or draft in PRO 30/24/47, no. 23.

[printed De Beer, iii. 1045; printed from the copy in Rand (ed.), The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (1927), pp. 262-267]

ff. 159-160:

Letter from Stringer, 19 October 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1545]

ff. 161-162:

Letter from Stringer, 9 November 1692.

[printed De Beer, iv. 1563]

Sydenham, Dr. Thomas, 1624-1689   [5 letters, 1677-1679]

f. 163:

Letter from Sydenham , 4 [June] 1677.

Salutation: Sir,

Signature: Your humble servant and very affectionat friend | Tho: Sydenham | <June> 4o 1677 [damaged]

Address: A Madame Madame Blomer chez son excellence l Embassadeur d Angleterre al Hostel de Turenne á Paris. pour faire tenir a Mr. Locke a Paris

Postmark: IV—

Endorsement: Dr Sydenham 4 Jun 77

Printed: Dewhurst, “Sydenham’s letters to John Locke” (1955), page 318; Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1966), page 169; De Beer, i. 337; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, page 62.

f. 164:

Letter from Sydenham to Mapletoft 1 December 1677.

Salutation: Dear Doctor

Signature: Your humble servant | Tho: Sydenham | Pell-Mell Dec. 1o. 1677

Endorsements: Dentium Dolor and Dr. Sydenham 1o Dec. 77

Enclosed in Mapletoft’s letter of 3 December; Mapletoft wrote a postscript on the verso, with the address “For yourselfe. Lege solus.”

Printed: De Beer, i. (363), fourth enclosure; Dewhurst, “Sydenham’s letters to John Locke” (1955), pages 317-318; Dewhurst, “A symposium on trigenimal neuralgia” (1957), page 33; Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1966), pages 169-171.

ff. 165-166:

Letter from Sydenham, 3 August 1678.

Salutation: Dear Doctor

Signature: Your true friend and affectionate servant | Tho: Sydenham | Pall-mall Aug. 3o. 1678

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Locke, chez Madam Herinx, et Monsr: son fils, banquiers, A Paris

Postmark: AV 3

Endorsement: Dr Sydenham 3. Aug. 78

Printed: De Beer, i. 398; Dewhurst, “Sydenham’s letters to John Locke” (1955), page 319; Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1966): page 171.

f. 167:

Letter from Sydenham, 30 August 1679.

[printed in Dewhurst, “Sydenham’s letters to John Locke” (1955), pp. 319-320; Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1966): p. 172; De Beer, ii. 496]

ff. 168-169:

Letter from Sydenham, 6 September 1679.

[printed in Dewhurst, “Sydenham’s letters to John Locke” (1955), p. 320; Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1966): pp. 172-173; De Beer, ii. 500]

ff. 170-176:

“Of the 4 constitutions” by Thomas Sydenham (1675)

Symes, Thomas.   [1 letter, 1657?]

f. 177:

Letter from Symes to [Locke?], [ca. July 1657?].

Salutation: Sir

Signature: Tho. Symes.

Printed: Corr., i. 34.

Tatam, John   [1 letter, 1698]

ff. 178-179:

Letter from Tatam, 3 June 1698.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2451; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 267-268]

Tenison, Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury   [3 letters, 1696-1697]

ff. 180-181:

Letter from Tenison, 10 February 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2011]

ff. 182-183:

Letter from Tenison, 9 [i.e. 7] March 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2029]

ff. 184-185:

Letter from Tenison, 21 December 1697.

[printed De Beer, vi. 2363]