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MS. Locke c. 18

A 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. [printed De Beer, i. 167]
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. [printed De Beer, i. 149]
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. [printed De Beer, i. 194]
Renaudot, Abbé Eusèbe   [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   [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. [printed De Beer, i. 301]
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. [printed De Beer, i. 198]
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   [14 letters, 1677-80]
f. 68:   Letter from Jacques Horutener and Selapris to Moïse Charas, 7/17 November 1678. [printed De Beer, i. (419A)]
ff. 69-70:   Letter from Selapris, 4/14 April 1677. [printed De Beer, i. 332]
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. [printed De Beer, i. 419 (enclosure not printed)]
ff. 75-76:   Letter from Selapris, 13/23 November 1678. [printed De Beer, i. 423]
ff. 77-78:   Letter from Selapris, 26 November/6 December 1678. [printed De Beer, i. 427]
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   [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, 1684-92]
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   [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]
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]
f. 188:   Letter from Strachey, 23 January 1658. [printed De Beer, i. 38]
ff. 189-190:   Letter from Strachey, 4 February 1659. [printed De Beer, i. 47]
ff. 191-192:   Letter from Strachey, 26 February 1659. [printed De Beer, i. 49]
f. 192:   Letter to Strachey, [c. 1 March 1659] (written on blank page of no. 49). [printed De Beer, i. 50]
ff. 193-194:   Letter from Strachey, 28 May 1659. [printed De Beer, i. 55]
ff. 195-196:   Letter from Strachey to John Locke, sen., 24 May 1660. [printed De Beer, i. (98)]
ff. 197-198:   Letter from Strachey, 22 November 1660. [printed De Beer, i. 107]
ff. 199-200:   Letter from Strachey, [20 April 1662?]. [printed De Beer, i. 131]
f. 201:   Letter from Strachey, [April/May 1662?]. [printed De Beer, i. 132]
ff. 202-203:   Letter from Strachey, 2 April 1661. [printed De Beer, i. 117]
ff. 204-205:   Letter from Strachey, 22 September [1660?]. [printed De Beer, i. 103]
ff. 206-207:   Letter from Strachey, 31 October 1661, with a postscript by Elizabeth Jepp. [printed De Beer, i. 125]
ff. 208-209:   Letter from Strachey, 21 January 1662. [printed De Beer, i. 128]
ff. 210-211:   Letter from Strachey, 18 March 1662. [printed De Beer, i. 130]
ff. 212-213:   Letter from Strachey, 31 December 1662. [printed De Beer, i. 151]
f. 214:   Letter from Strachey, 18 November 1663.
[printed De Beer, i. 163; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 25-26]
ff. 215-216:   Letter from Strachey, 30 August 1666. [printed De Beer, i. 208]
f. 217:   Letter from Strachey, 27 November 1666.
[printed De Beer, i. 215]
f. 217v:   Draft of letter to [Elinor Parry?], [c. 15 December 1666]. (written on the verso of the previous letter). [printed De Beer, i. 220; passages printed, along with passage from another letter, as a single letter in King, Life (1829), p. 27-28]
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]


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