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MS. Locke e. 6

A notebook originally used for “Lemmata,” but also containing drafts in Locke’s hand, dating from c. 1660-1664. Written from both ends of the book, thus the reverse numbering for some papers.
4o. 178 × 135 mm. 91 leaves. ([i-x] 1-20, 92-100, 100-101, 103-236 [237-238 damaged] pages)

ff. 91v-69v rev.:   Draft of the Latin treatise [the Second Tract on Government] (c. 1662)
A later version exists in MS. Locke c. 28.
ff. 63v-17v rev.:   Draft of five of the Essays on the law of nature (c. 1663-1664)
Later versions exist in MS. Locke f. 30 and MS. Locke f. 31.


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