Citations of Locke’s Two treatises, 1690-1710
This checklist aims to list all explicit references to the Two treatises of government
that appeared in print in English down to 1710. The list can with fair confidence be said to be exhaustive
down to 1704 (the year of Locke’s death); but more citations after 1704 are likely to come to light
in due course. References are given in square brackets to their location in Volumes 1 and 2 of the collection
The reception of Locke’s politics (London : Pickering & Chatto, 1999).
Implied references, allusions, and paraphrases are not included. Nor are citations of other works by Locke:
there is a wealth of early references to Locke’s theological, philosophical, and economic writings.
For these see Jean S. Yolton and John W. Yolton, John Locke : a reference guide
(Boston, Mass., 1985).
James Tyrrell, Bibliotheca politica
(1692; collected edition, 1694), Dialogue 1, p. 14; Dialogue 2, p. 73, 77, 81, 82, 88, 100;
Dialogue 3, p. 155, 156, 173 [vol. 1:66n, 67n, 81-2, 104] James Tyrrell, The general history of England, vol. 1 (1696), p. xxxii.
[vol. 1:104n.]
William Molyneux, The case of Ireland
(1698), p. 38-39, 119. The first time Locke is named as author of the Two treatises.
[vol. 1:225, 274] John Toland, The life of Milton (1699), p. 147. [vol. 1:356]
William Baron, Regicides no saints nor martyrs;
freely expostulated with the publishers of Ludlow’s third volume (1700), p. 12.
[vol. 1:lxii n.83]
William Atwood, The superiority and direct dominion of the imperial crown of England
over the crown and kingdom of Scotland (1704), p. 68. [vol. 1:38n.]
Anonymous, An essay upon government:
wherein the republican schemes reviv’d by Mr. Locke, Dr. Blackall, &c.,
are fairly consider’d and refuted (1705), p. 11, 31-49, 64.
The first occurrence of Locke’s name in a title. [vol. 2:81, 90-93, 95, 97-98, 104] Charles Leslie, Rehearsal.
Locke discussed: (April-October 1704), nos. 36-38, 49, 53, 55-56, 58-61, 65-66.
Locke also mentioned (1706-1709): nos. 102, 127, 135, 141, 148, 189, 323, 331, 389, 405.
[vol. 2:1ff.] Anonymous, “John Locke,” in
Addenda to the Continuation of Jeremy Collier’s A supplement to
The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary (1705), sig. K2r.
Notes that Locke declared his authorship of the Two treatises in his will. Daniel Defoe, Review, vol. 3, no. 108 (10 September 1706).
[vol. 1, p. lxi n. 40]
John Tutchin, Observator, vol. 5, no. 53 (14-18 September 1706).
[vol. 2:7n.]
Charles Leslie, The second part of The wolf stript of his shepherds cloahing
(1707), p. 19-20. [vol. 1:70]
George Hickes, Two treatises, one of the Christian priesthood,
the other of the dignity of the episcopal order (1707), p. 105.
Matthew Tindal, A second defence of The rights of the Christian Church
(1708), p. 76. [vol. 2:70]
Charles Leslie, The constitution, laws and government, of England, vindicated
(1709), p. 9. [vol. 2:72]
Charles Leslie, Best of all. Being the student’s thanks to Mr. Hoadly
(1709), p. 21. [vol. 2:73]
From: The reception of Locke’s politics / edited by Mark Goldie. –
London : Pickering & Chatto, 1999. – vol. 1:lxxiii-lxxv.
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