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MS. Locke b. 8

A guardbook in which are mounted letters from Locke to Edward Clarke, 1681-1704. Bought with the aid of a contribution from E. S. de Beer, 1963.
238 leaves.
Individual items in the volume include:

no. 1:   From Clarke (draft or copy), 14 February 1682. [printed in Rand (ed.), The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (1927), pp. 82-83; De Beer, ii. 682]
no. 2:   From Locke, 16 February 1682; followed by draft of Clarke’s reply, [c. 18 February 1682]. [printed in Rand , pp. 83-84; De Beer, ii. 683, 685]
no. 4:   From Locke, 22 February 1683. [printed in Rand, pp. 89-91; De Beer, ii. 758]
no. 5:   From Locke, 2 March 1683. [printed in Rand, pp. 91-92; De Beer, ii. 759]
no. 6:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 7 May 1682. [printed in Rand, pp. 84-86; De Beer, ii. 705]
no. 7:   From Locke, 25 March [1683]. [printed in Rand, pp. 92-93; De Beer, ii. 761]
no. 8-9:   From Locke, 27 March 1683, enclosing (no. 9) a prescription “For Mrs. Clarke 27 Mar 83.” [printed in Rand, pp. 93-94; De Beer, ii. 762]
no. 12:   From Locke, 24 August 1683. [printed in Rand, pp. 94-95; De Beer, ii. 770]
no. 13:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 8/18 March 1684. [printed in Rand, pp. 109-110 (dated “[1700]”); De Beer, ii. 777]
no. 14:   From Locke, 22 December 1684/1 January 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 117-121; De Beer, ii. 801; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 102-104]
no. 15:   From Locke, 27 January/6 February 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 122-124; De Beer, ii. 808]
no. 16:   From Locke, 12/22 March 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 124-127; De Beer, ii. 813]
no. 17:   From Locke, 26 March/5 April 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 127-130; De Beer, ii. 817]
no. 18:   From Locke, 20/30 April 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 131-133; De Beer, ii. 819]
no. 19:   From Locke, 23 April/3 May 1685. [printed in Rand, pp. 133-137; De Beer, ii. 822]
no. 20:   From Locke, 21/31 October [1686]. [printed in Rand, pp. 166-170; De Beer, iii. 872]
no. 21:   From Locke, 4/14 December 1686. [printed in Rand, p. 175; De Beer, iii. 880]
no. 22:   From Locke, 7/17 January 1687. [printed in Rand, p. 181; De Beer, iii. 894]
no. 23:   From Locke, 19/29 April [1687]; one of the education letters. [printed in Rand, pp. 201-212; De Beer, iii. 929]
no. 24:   From Locke, 5/15 July 1687; one of the education letters. [printed in Rand, pp. 214-220; De Beer, iii. 943]
no. 25:   From Locke, 20/20 December 1687. [printed in Rand, pp. 230-232; De Beer, iii. 989]
no. 26:   From Locke, 11/21 May 1688. [printed in Rand, pp. 269-274; De Beer, iii. 1050]
no. 27:   From Locke, 9/19 October 1688. [printed in Rand, pp. 281-283; De Beer, iii. 1083]
no. 28:   From Locke, 29 January/8 February 1689. [printed in Rand, pp. 288-290; De Beer, iii. 1102; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 133-134]
no. 29:   From Locke, 9 May 1689 [i.e. 1698]. [printed in Rand, p. 294; De Beer, vi. 2435]
no. 30:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 12 December 1689. [printed in Rand, pp. 296-297; De Beer, iii. 1220]
no. 31:   From Locke, 9 March 1691; a final Education letter. [printed in Rand, pp. 306-310; De Beer, iv. 1370]
no. 32:   From Locke, 16 March 1691. [printed in Rand, pp. 310-312; De Beer, iv. 1376]
no. 33:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 20 April 1696. [printed in Rand, p. 474 [2 May 1690?]; De Beer, v. 2069]
no. 34:   From Locke, 1 September 1690. [printed in Rand, pp. 299-301; De Beer, iv. 1313; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 154-155]
no. 35:   From Locke, 17 October 1690. [printed in Rand, pp. 301-302; De Beer, iv. 1326; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 157]
no. 36:   From Locke, 22 December [1690]. [printed in Rand, pp. 302-303; De Beer, iv. 1347]
no. 37:   From Locke, 6 January 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 328-329; De Beer, iv. 1445]
no. 38:   From Locke, 30 January [1692]. [printed in Rand, pp. 332-333; De Beer, iv. 1460]
no. 39:   From Locke, 5 February [1692]. [printed in Rand, pp. 333-334; De Beer, iv. 1462]
no. 40:   From Locke, 26 February 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 335-337; De Beer, iv. 1471; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 162-164]
no. 41:   From Locke, 29 February 1692. [printed in Rand, p. 338; De Beer, iv. 1472]
no. 42:   From Locke, 7 March 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 340-341; De Beer, iv. 1476]
no. 44:   From Locke, 11 March 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 342-343; De Beer, iv. 1478]
no. 45:   From Locke to Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Ashley, 11 March 1692 (copy by Clarke). [printed in Rand, pp. 343-344; De Beer, iv. 1479]
no. 46:   From Locke, 9 October 1691. [printed in Rand, p. 316; De Beer, iv. 1418]
no. 47:   From Locke, 21 October 1691. [printed in Rand, pp. 316-317; De Beer, iv. 1423]
no. 48:   From Locke, 23 November 1691. [printed in Rand, pp. 317-318; De Beer, iv. 1431]
no. 49:   From Locke, 3 December [1691]. [printed in Rand, pp. 319-320; De Beer, iv. 1433]
no. 50:   From Locke, 7 December 1691. [printed in Rand, pp. 321-323; De Beer, iv. 1435]
no. 51:   From Locke, 11 December 1691. [printed in Rand, pp. 323-324; De Beer, iv. 1436]
no. 52:   From Locke, 18 December [1691]. [printed in Rand, pp. 325-327; De Beer, iv. 1440]
no. 53:   From Locke, 2 January 1693. [printed in Rand, pp. 366-368; De Beer, iv. 1586; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 176-177]
no. 54:   From Locke, 22 January 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 329-330; De Beer, iv. 1452]
no. 55:   From Locke, 27 January 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 331-332; De Beer, iv. 1458]
no. 56:   From Locke, 24 February [1693]. [printed in Rand, p. 370; De Beer, iv. 1605]
no. 57:   From Locke, 10 March 1693. [printed in Rand, pp. 371-373; De Beer, iv. 1613]
no. 58:   From Locke, 16 May 1692. [printed in Rand, pp. 348-349; De Beer, iv. 1502]
no. 59:   From Locke, 5 December 1692. [printed in Rand, p. 362; De Beer, iv. 1576]
no. 60:   From Locke, 8 January 1694. [printed in Rand, pp. 384-385; De Beer, iv. 1689]
no. 61:   From Locke, 5 March [1694]. [printed in Rand, pp. 386-387; De Beer, v. 1716]
no. 62:   From Locke, 7 March [1694]. [printed in Rand, p. 387; De Beer, v. 1717]
no. 63:   From Locke, 12 March 1694. [printed in Rand, p. 389; De Beer, v. 1719]
no. 64:   From Locke, 15 May [1693]. [printed in Rand, pp. 376-377; De Beer, iv. 1628]
no. 65:   From Locke, 30 October 1693. [printed in Rand, pp. 381-382; De Beer, iv. 1667]
no. 66:   From Locke, 27 December 1693. [printed in Rand, pp. 382-383; De Beer, iv. 1686]
no. 67:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 11 March [1695]. [printed in Rand, pp. 409-410; De Beer, v. 1858]
no. 68:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 8 February [1695]. [printed in Rand, pp. 406-407; De Beer, v. 1845]
no. 69:   From Locke, 19 March 1694. [printed in Rand, pp. 388-389; De Beer, v. 1722]
no. 70:   From Locke, 26 March 1694. [printed in Rand, pp. 391-392; De Beer, v. 1726]
no. 71:   From Locke, 30 March [1694]. [printed in Rand, p. 394; De Beer, v. 1728; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 195-196]
no. 72:   From Locke, [2 April 1694?]; enclosing list of errata, MS. Locke b. 8, no. 167. [printed in Rand, p. 411; De Beer, v. 1730]
no. 73:   From Locke, 6 August 1694. [printed in Rand, pp. 396-397; De Beer, v. 1768; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 197-198]
no. 74:   From Locke, 3 September 1694. [printed in Rand, pp. 399-400; De Beer, v. 1780]
no. 75:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 9 November 1694. [printed in Rand, p. 402; De Beer, v. 1810]
no. 76:   From Locke, 4 January 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 430-431; De Beer, v. 1988]
no. 77:   From Locke, 6 January 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 431-432; De Beer, v. 1992]
no. 78:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 27 January 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 435-436; De Beer, v. 2006]
no. 79:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 5 February [1696]. [printed in Rand, pp. 437-438; De Beer, v. 2009]
no. 80:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 17 February 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 441-442; De Beer, v. 2018]
no. 81:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 28 February 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 444-445; De Beer, v. 2024]
no. 82:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 18 March [1696]. [printed in Rand, p. 446; De Beer, v. 2040]
no. 83:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 23 March [1696]. [printed in Rand, p. 448; De Beer, v. 2043]
no. 84:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 26 April [1695]. [printed in Rand, pp. 412-413; De Beer, v. 1886]
no. 85:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 10 May [1695]. [printed in Rand, pp. 415-416; De Beer, v. 1900]
no. 88:   From Clarke to — Powell, 10 September 1695; draft by Locke with additions by Clarke. [printed in Rand, p. 422; De Beer, v. (1943)]
no. 89:   From From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 9 November 1695. [printed in Rand, pp. 424-425; De Beer, v. 1962]
no. 90:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 2 December 1695. [printed in Rand, pp. 426-428; De Beer, v. 1972]
no. 91:   From Locke, 13 December [i.e. January] 1695/6. [printed in Rand, pp. 428-429; De Beer, v. 2001]
no. 92:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke (copy), 8 March 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 507-508; De Beer, vi. 2214]
no. 93:   From Locke (copy), 8 March 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 505-506; De Beer, vi. 2213]
no. 94:   From Locke, 8 March 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 503-504; De Beer, vi. 2215]
no. 95:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 25 March 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 450-451; De Beer, v. 2046]
no. 96:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 30 March [1696]. [printed in Rand, p. 453; De Beer, v. 2052]
no. 97:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 2 April [1696]. [printed in Rand, pp. 455-456; De Beer, v. 2057]
no. 98:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 6 April 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 456-458; De Beer, v. 2060; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 225-227]
no. 99:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 8 April 1696. [printed in Rand, p. 459; De Beer, v. 2061]
no. 100:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 12 April 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 459-460; De Beer, v. 2065]
no. 101:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 22 April 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 463-465; De Beer, v. 2071]
no. 102:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 27 April 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 466-467; De Beer, v. 2074]
no. 103:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 30 April 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 467-468; De Beer, v. 2076]
no. 104:   From Locke to Clarke [and John Freke], 3 May 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 474-476; De Beer, v. 2080]
no. 105:   From Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 11 May 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 479-480; De Beer, v. 2086]
no. 106:   From Locke to Clarke, 28 July 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 484-485; De Beer, v. 2113]
no. 107:   From Locke to Clarke, 13 August 1696. [printed in Rand, p. 487; De Beer, v. 2120]
no. 108:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 24 October 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 490-491; De Beer, v. 2135]
no. 109:   From Locke to Clarke, 20 November 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 493-494; De Beer, v. 2143]
no. 110:   From Locke to Clarke, 27 November 1696. [printed in Rand, pp. 494-495; De Beer, v. 2148]
no. 111:   From Locke to Clarke, 7 December 1696. [printed in Rand, p. 496; De Beer, v. 2156]
no. 112:   From Locke to Clarke, 16 January 1697/8. [printed in Rand, pp. 530-531; De Beer, vi. 2379]
no. 113:   From Locke to Clarke, 26 January 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 497-499; De Beer, v. 2182]
no. 114(i):   From Locke to Clarke, 1 February 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 499-500; De Beer, v. 2184]
no. 114(ii):   From Locke to [Clarke], [1 February 1697?]. [printed in Rand, p. 500; De Beer, v. 2185]
no. 115:   From Locke to Clarke, 8 February 1696/7. [printed in Rand, pp. 501-502; De Beer, v. 2193]
no. 116:   From Locke to Clarke, 19 March 1697/8. [printed in Rand, pp. 534-535; De Beer, vi. 2408]
no. 117:   From Locke to Clarke, 17 May 1697. [printed in Rand, p. 514; De Beer, vi. 2264]
no. 118:   From Locke to Clarke, 24 May 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 515-516; De Beer, vi. 2267]
no. 119:   From Locke to Clarke, 26 May [i.e. March] 1697. [printed in Rand, p. 516; De Beer, vi. 2231]
no. 120:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 3 August 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 517-518; De Beer, vi. 2291]
no. 121:   Copy of no. 120.
no. 122:   From Locke to Clarke, 2 September 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 520-522; De Beer, vi. 2305]
no. 123:   Accounts with Sir Stephen Evance, 1697; enclosed in Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1697 (no. 124). [printed De Beer, vi. 2356]
no. 124:   From Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 525-526; De Beer, vi. 2356]
no. 125:   From Locke to Clarke, 20 December 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 526-527; De Beer, vi. 2361]
no. 126:   From Locke to Clarke, 28 December 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 527-528; De Beer, vi. 2367]
no. 127:   From Locke to Clarke, 30 December 1697. [printed in Rand, pp. 528-529; De Beer, vi. 2369]
no. 128:   From Locke to Clarke, [c. 3 February 1700]. [printed in Rand, p. 551; De Beer, vii. 2667]
no. 129:   From Locke to Clarke, 20 January [i.e. June?] 1698. [printed in Rand, pp. 531-532; De Beer, vi. 2458A (printed as #2537 in error)]
no. 130:   From Locke to Clarke, 27 January 1698/9. [printed in Rand, pp. 542-543; De Beer, vi. 2540]
no. 131:   From Locke to Clarke, 15 April 1698. [printed in Rand, pp. 535-536; De Beer, vi. 2420]
no. 132:   From Locke to Clarke, 13 May 1698. [printed in Rand, pp. 537-538; De Beer, vi. 2438]
no. 133:   From Locke to Clarke, 20 May [1698]. [printed in Rand, pp. 538-539; De Beer, vi. 2441]
no. 134:   From Locke to Clarke, 23 May 1698. [printed in Rand, p. 539; De Beer, vi. 2445]
no. 135:   From Locke to Clarke, 4 July 1698. [printed in Rand, pp. 541-542; De Beer, vi. 2469]
no. 137:   From Locke to Clarke, 8 February 1699/00. [printed in Rand, pp. 552-553; De Beer, vii. 2668]
no. 138:   From Locke to Clarke, 26 February 1699/00. [printed in Rand, pp. 553-554; De Beer, vii. 2680]
no. 139:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 12 April 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 543-544; De Beer, vi. 2569]
no. 140:   From Locke to Clarke, 28 April 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 544-546; De Beer, vi. 2575]
no. 141:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 28 April 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 546-547; De Beer, vi. 2576]
no. 142:   From Locke to Clarke, 5 May 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 547-548; De Beer, vi. 2585]
no. 143:   From Locke to Clarke, 8 May 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 548-549; De Beer, vi. 2586]
no. 144:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 19 August 1699. [printed in Rand, pp. 549-550; De Beer, vi. 2611]
no. 145:   From Locke to Clarke, 22 March [1700]. [printed in Rand, pp. 554-555; De Beer, vii. 2695]
no. 146:   From Locke to Clarke, 25 March 1700. [printed in Rand, pp. 555-556; De Beer, vii. 2697]
no. 147:   From Locke to Clarke, 5 April 1700. [printed in Rand, p. 556; De Beer, vii. 2703]
no. 148:   From Locke to Clarke, 19 April 1700. [printed in Rand, pp. 556-557; De Beer, vii. 2713]
no. 149:   From Locke to Clarke, 26 April 1700. [printed in Rand, p. 557; De Beer, vii. 2719]
no. 150:   From Locke to Clarke, 16 July 1700. [printed in Rand, p. 558; De Beer, vii. 2747]
no. 151:   From Locke to Benjamin Furly (copy), [22 or 23 September 1700]. [printed in Rand, p. 566; De Beer, vii. 2779]
no. 152:   From Locke to Clarke, 9 December 1700. [printed in Rand, pp. 575-576; De Beer, vii. 2824]
no. 153:   From Locke to Clarke, 13 December 1700. [printed in Rand, pp. 576-577; De Beer, vii. 2826]
no. 154:   From Locke to Clarke, 10 February 1701/2. [printed in Rand, pp. 584-585; De Beer, vii. 3088]
no. 155:   From Locke to Clarke, 28 December 1701. [printed in Rand, p. 583; De Beer, vii. 3058]
no. 158:   From Locke to Clarke, 6 December 1703. [printed in Rand, pp. 593-594; De Beer, viii. 3402]
no. 159:   From Clarke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 10 December [i.e. January] 1703/4. [printed in Rand, pp. 594-595; De Beer, viii. (3418A)]
no. 160:   From Locke, 28 April 1704. [printed in Rand, pp. 599-600; De Beer, viii. 3521]
no. 161:   From Locke, 8 May 1704. [printed in Rand, pp. 600-601; De Beer, viii. 3526]
no. 162:   From Locke, 5/15 March 1686; one of the education letters. [printed in Rand, pp. 150-162; De Beer, ii. 844-845]
no. 163-164:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, [early February 1684?], with an enclosure (no. 164). [printed in Rand, pp. 101-102; De Beer, ii. 774]
no. 165:   Second enclosure in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [12?] January 1694. [printed De Beer, iv. 1690; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 188-189]
no. 166:   List of errata in Two treatises (1694) enclosed in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [12?] January 1694. [printed De Beer, iv. 1690]
no. 167:   List of errata in Two treatises (1694) enclosed in a letter from Locke to Edward Clarke, [2 April 1694?], MS. Locke b. 8, no. 72. [printed De Beer, v. 1730]
no. 168:   Cypher, part of a letter from Locke to Clarke, [autumn 1683?]. [printed De Beer, ii. 772]
no. 169:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 18 February [1695?]. [printed in Rand, pp. 442-443; De Beer, v. 1848]
no. 170:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 22 March [1695?]. [printed in Rand, pp. 447-448; De Beer, v. 1863]
no. 171:   From Locke to Mrs. Mary Clarke, 2 August [1682]. [printed in Rand, pp. 558-559 (dated “[1700]”); De Beer, ii. 724]
no. 176:   From Locke, 18/28 January [1689]; one of the Education letters. [printed in Rand, pp. 285-288; De Beer, iii. 1097]
no. 177:   From Locke, 20 February [1683]. [printed in Rand, pp. 88-89; De Beer, ii. 757]
no. 178:   From Locke, 4 December [1691]. [printed in Rand, pp. 320-321; De Beer, iv. 1434]
no. 179:   From Locke, 10 March [1702]. [printed in Rand, pp. 579-580; De Beer, vii. 3113]


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