Bodleian Library, Oxford University

MS. Locke c. 22

A guardbook in which are mounted letters to Locke from Gabriel Towerson, James Tyrrell, and others.

189 leaves.

Individual items in the volume include:

Towerson, Gabriel, 1635?-1697.   [4 letters, 1660-61]

ff. 1-2:

Letter from Towerson, 23 October 1660.

Salutation: Mr. Lock,

Signature: Your most affectionate freind and servant | G: Towerson | All-Soules. October 23. 1660.

Address: For his much respected freind Mr. Joh: Lock Jun: at Pensford | Leave this at Mr. Tho: Days in St. Tho: street Bristoll

Printed: Corr., i. 104.

ff. 3-4:

Letter from Towerson, [ca. 3 November 1660?]

Salutation: Mr. Lock,

Signature: Your most affectionate freind and servant | G: Towerson

Address: For his most respected freind Mr. John Lock Jun. at Pensford | Leave this at Mr. Thomas Day’s in St. Thomas street Bristoll

Printed: Corr., i. 106; Von Leyden (ed.), Essays on the law of nature, pages 8-9; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pages 21-22.

ff. 5-6:

Letter from Towerson, 12 March 1660[/61].

Salutation: Mr. Lock,

Signature: Your most affectionate freind and servant | G. Towerson | Oxon. March: 12. 1660.

Printed: Corr., i. 115.

Answered by Locke on 15 March (lost).

ff. 7-8:

Letter from Towerson, 9 April 1661.

Superscription: All-Soules. Apr. 9. 1661.

Salutation: Mr. Lock

Signature: G: Towerson

Address: For his much respected freind Mr. John Locke | Leave this at Mr. Tho: Dayes in St Thomas street Bristoll

Answers Locke’s letter of 15 March (lost).

Printed: Corr., i. 118.

Townshend, Henry.   [4 letters, 1662-63]

ff. 9-10:

Letter from Townshend, 29 July 1662.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: Hen Townshend | Worcester. 29th July. 62.

Address: Thes To Mr John Lock at his Chamber in Christchurch at Oxford. deliver

Printed: Corr., i. 138.

ff. 11-12:

Letter from Townshend, 18 August 1662.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: Hen Townshend | Worcester. 18o August 62.

Address: Let this be presented to his worthy frend Mr John Locke at Christ Church Colledg in Oxforde.

Printed: Corr., i. 141.

ff. 13-14:

Letter from Townshend, 22 September 1662.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: your affectionat frend to serv yow | Hen Townshend. | Worcester. 22o Sept. 62.

Address: This For his especiall kind frend mr Jo. Lock of Christ Church in Oxford.

Printed: Corr., i. 145.

f. 15:

Letter from Townshend, 4 February 1662[/63].

A postscript to this letter consisting of accounts is in PRO 30/24/47/30 f. 10.

Salutation: Sir

Signature: your affectionat frend to serv yow | Hen Townshend | Worcester. 4o febr. 62.

Printed: Corr., i. 155.

Trumbull, Sir William, 1639-1716   [4 letters, 1695-1696]

ff. 18-19:

Letter from Trumbull, 19 July 1695.

[printed De Beer, v. 1927]

ff. 20-21:

Letter from Trumbull, 5 August 1695.

[printed De Beer, v. 1929]

ff. 22-23:

Letter from Trumbull, 17 November [i.e. December] 1695.

[printed De Beer, v. 1980]

ff. 24-25:

Letter from Trumbull, 19 May 1696.

[printed De Beer, v. 2091]

Tufton, Thomas, later 6th Earl of Thanet, 1644-1729   [5 letters, 1678-1680]

ff. 26-27:

Letter from Tufton, 7/17 December 1678.

Signature: … yours faithfull and obliged Servant | Tho Tufton | Montpellier the 17 of december 78.

Address: A Monsieur Monsieur Lock gentilehomme Anglois chez Monsieur Charas maistre Apotecaire rue de Boucherie Fauxourg St Germain a Paris. [written by W. Carleton]

Endorsement: Mr Tufton 17 Dec. 78

Printed: De Beer, i. 429.

ff. 28-29:

Letter from Tufton, 11/21 February 1679.

[printed De Beer, i. 448]

ff. 30-31:

Letter from Tufton, 11/21 March 1679.

[printed De Beer, i. 454]

ff. 32-33:

Letter from Tufton, 14/24 February 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 530]

ff. 34-35:

Letter from Tufton, 9/19 November 1680.

[printed De Beer, ii. 591]

Tyrrell, James, 1642-1719   [65 letters, 1677-1704]

ff. 36-37:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 3 July 1677].

Salutation: Dear Carmelin

Signature: Musidore

Address: A Madam Madam Blomer chez son excellence l Ambassaduer d Angleterre a l Hostel de Turenne a Paris Pour faire tenir a Mr: Lock [written by John Hoskins]

Endorsement: J. Tyrrell 77

Printed: De Beer, i. 343]

ff. 38-39:

Letter from Tyrrell, 9 July [1680].

[printed De Beer, ii. 554]

ff. 40-41:

Letter from Tyrrell, 5 November [1680].

[printed De Beer, ii. 590]

ff. 42-43:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 24 June 1681].

[printed De Beer, ii. 645]

ff. 44-45:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 10 June 1682].

[printed De Beer, ii. 715]

ff. 46-47:

Letter from Tyrrell, 16 January 1683.

[printed De Beer, ii. 750]

ff. 48-49:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 27 May 1683].

[printed De Beer, ii. 768]

ff. 50-51:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 23 February 1684].

[printed De Beer, ii. 775]

ff. 52-53:

Letter from Tyrrell, 20 January [1686].

[printed De Beer, ii. 842; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 110-111]

ff. 54-55:

Letter from Tyrrell, 26 December [1686].

[printed De Beer, iii. 889]

ff. 56-58:

Letter from Tyrrell, 6 May [1687].

[printed De Beer, iii. 932; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 115-117; part printed in King, Life (1829), p. 169-170]

ff. 59-61:

Letter from Tyrrell, 29 August [1687].

[printed De Beer, iii. 957]

ff. 62-63:

Letter from Tyrrell, 2 November [1687].

[printed De Beer, iii. 973; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 118-119]

ff. 64-65:

Letter from Tyrrell, 14 December [1687].

[printed De Beer, iii. 985; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 120-121]

ff. 66-68:

Letter from Tyrrell, 20 February 1688.

[printed De Beer, iii. 1015; part printed in King, Life (1829), p. 172]

f. 69:

Letter from Tyrrell to Dr. David Thomas, 26 February [1688].

[printed De Beer, iii. (1019)]

f. 70:

Letter from Tyrrell to Dr. Thomas, 9 March [1688].

[printed De Beer, iii. (1027)]

ff. 71-72:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 19] December [1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1225]

ff. 73-74:

Letter from Tyrrell, 20 December [1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1226]

f. 75:

Letter from Tyrrell, 22 December [1689].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1227]

ff. 76-77:

Letter from Tyrrell, 23 January [1690].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1236]

ff. 78-81:

Letter from Tyrrell (with two inclosures), 27 January [1690].

[printed De Beer, iii. 1239]

ff. 82-83:

Letter from Tyrrell, 18 February [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1248]

ff. 84-85:

Letter from Tyrrell, 5 March [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1256]

ff. 86-87:

Letter from Tyrrell, 18 March [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1266; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 146-147]

ff. 88-89:

Letter from Tyrrell, 6 April [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1277]

ff. 90-91:

Letter from Tyrrell, 30 June [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1301; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 147-148]

ff. 92-93:

Letter from Tyrrell, 27 July [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1307; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 148-149]

ff. 94-96:

Letter from Tyrrell, 30 August [1690].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1312; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 152-154]

f. 97:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 22 May 1691].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1394]

ff. 98-101:

Letter (ff. 98-99) from Tyrrell, 29 June [1691], with an enclosure (ff. 100-101).

[printed De Beer, iv. 1403]

ff. 102-103:

Letter from Tyrrell, 15 October [1691].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1420]

f. 104:

Letter from Tyrrell, 22 October [1691].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1424]

ff. 105-106:

Letter from Tyrrell, 22 November [1691].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1430]

ff. 107-109:

Letter from Tyrrell, 30 January [1692].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1461]

ff. 110-112:

Letter from (ff. 110-111) Tyrrell, 13 February [1692], with an enclosure (f. 112).

[printed De Beer, iv. 1464]

ff. 113-114:

Letter from Tyrrell, 9 March [1692].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1477]

ff. 115-116:

Letter from Tyrrell, 19 March [1691].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1378]

ff. 117-120:

Letter from Tyrrell, 9 August [1692].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1522; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 165-167]

ff. 121-122:

Letter from Tyrrell, 7 January [1693].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1589]

ff. 123-125:

Letter from Tyrrell, 26 October [1693].

[printed De Beer, iv. 1665]

ff. 126-127:

Letter from Tyrrell, 15 March [1694].

[printed De Beer, v. 1721]

ff. 128-129:

Letter from Tyrrell, 18 [i.e. 16?] October [1694].

[printed De Beer, v. 1800; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 203-204]

ff. 130-131:

Letter from Tyrrell, 28 January [1695].

[printed De Beer, v. 1842]

ff. 132-133:

Letter from Tyrrell, 11 March [1695].

[printed De Beer, v. 1859]

ff. 134-135:

Letter from Tyrrell, 21 April [1695].

[printed De Beer, v. 1885]

ff. 136-137:

Letter from Tyrrell, 6 May [1695].

[printed De Beer, v. 1895]

ff. 138-139:

Letter from Tyrrell, 31 March [1696].

[printed De Beer, v. 2053]

f. 140:

Letter from Tyrrell, [June 1696].

[printed De Beer, v. 2098]

ff. 141-142:

Letter from Tyrrell, 30 May [1701].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2933]

ff. 143-145:

Letter from Tyrrell, 7 August [1701].

[printed De Beer, vii. 2975]

ff. 146-147:

Letter from Tyrrell, 15 January [1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3071]

f. 148:

Letter from Tyrrell, 23 January [1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3076]

ff. 149-150:

Letter from Tyrrell, 18 July [1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3167]

ff. 151-152:

Letter from Tyrrell, 6 October [1702].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3195]

ff. 153-154:

Letter from Tyrrell, 15 February [1703].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3253]

ff. 155-156:

Letter from Tyrrell, 3 April [1703].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3263]

ff. 157-158:

Letter from Tyrrell, 6 May [1703].

[printed De Beer, vii. 3283]

ff. 159-160:

Letter from Tyrrell, 25 July [1703].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3324]

ff. 161-162:

Letter from Tyrrell, 26 [i.e. 25?] October 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3358]

ff. 163-164:

Letter from Tyrrell, 27 November 1703.

[printed De Beer, viii. 3392]

ff. 165-166:

Letter from Tyrrell, 28 Feburary [1704].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3477]

ff. 167-168:

Letter from Tyrrell, [c. 17 April 1704].

[printed (with omissions) in King, Life (1829), p. 192-193; De Beer, viii. 3511; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 327-328]

ff. 169-170:

Letter from Tyrrell, 4 July [1704].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3575]

ff. 171-172:

Letter from Tyrrell, 10 August [1704].

[printed De Beer, viii. 3607]

Uvedale, William.   [6 letters, 1659-60]

f. 173:

Letter from Uvedale, [mid-March 1659?].

Salutation: Mr. Lock

Signature: Uvedale

Answered by Locke (draft) in late March[?].

Printed: Corr., i. 51.

f. 174:

Letter from Uvedale, [September 1659].

Salutation: Mr. Locke;

Signature: Sir | Your very humble servant | W. U.

Printed: Corr., i. 73.

ff. 175-176:

Letter from Uvedale, [ca. 30 October 1660?].

The letter is undated; approximate date suggested by De Beer.

Salutation: Mr. Lock.

Signature: W. U.

Address: For his much Respected Friend Mr John Locke Jun. att Pensford. | To be left at Mr. Thomas Day’s in St. Thomas Streete, Bristoll.

Printed: Corr., i. 105.

ff. 177-178:

Letter from Uvedale, [ca. 19 November 1659?].

Salutation: Mr Locke;

Signature: W. U. | Waltham in Hampshir[e]

Address: For his very much respected Friend mr John Lock These.

Printed: Corr., i. 85.

Enclosed by Anne Evelegh in her letter of 22 November.

f. 179:

Letter from Uvedale, [ca. July 1659?].

Salutation: Mr. Lock

Signature: your friend | W. Uvedale.

Printed: Corr., i. 61.

f. 180:

Letter from Uvedale, [early June 1659?].

Salutation: Mr. Lock.

Signature: your friend, and servant | W. U.

Address: For his respected friend Mr. John Lock att Christchurch.

Printed: Corr., i. 57.

Vane, Sir Walter, d. 1674.

ff. 181-189:

Drafts by Locke of some of Sir Walter Vane’s official letters to Secretary Arlington during the diplomatic mission to Cleves (December 1665-February 1666).