Letters to John Aubrey, Written in 1644-1695
The chief writers are:
- Abingdon, earl of, i.e. James Bertie (4), 1681, etc. (fol. 57).
- Anbrev, Sir John (2), 1681 (fols. 6, 9).
- Aubrey, William (1), June 5, 1680 (MS. Aubrey 9, fol. 3a).
- Axe, Thomas (4), 1684 (fol. 11).
- Bathurst, Dr. Ralph (2), 1689-93 (fol. 21).
- Browne, Sir Thomas (2), 1672-3 (fol. 51).
- Browne, William (4), 1644-46, etc., in Latin (fol. 43.
- Chester, Peyton (6), 1684, etc. (fol. 67).
- Croft, Bishop Herbert (2), n.d. (fol. 84).
- Dugdale, Sir William (1), June 1, 1678 (fol. 98).
- Ent, Dr. George (5), 1664-78 (fol. 102).
- Flatman, Thomas (1), Sept. 6, 1670 (fol. 116).
- Gadbury, John (1), April 1, 1676 (MS. Aubrey 21, fol. 96).
- Garden, Dr. James (8), 1692-5 (fol. 123).
- Gibson, Bishop Edmund (2), 1693 (fol. 138).
- Gore, Thomas (2), 1660-71 (fol. 1388).
- Guidott, Thomas (2), 1684-90 (fol. 142).
- Halley, Edmund (1), Nov. 16, 1679 (fol. 148).
- Hobbes, Thomas (8) 1663-79 (fol. 162: MS. Aubrey 9, fols. 8-20).
- Hollar, Wenceslaiis (2), Aug. 1, 1661, and n.d. (fols. 174).
- Hooke, Robert (1), Aug. 24, 1675 (fol. 186).
- Hoskins, John (39), 1660-86 (fol. 187: MS. Aubrey 23, fol. 63).
- Lhuyd, Edward (13), 1693-4 (fol. 240).
- Locke, John (1), May 18, 1694 (fol. 258).
- Long, Sir James (14), 1667-90 (?) (fol. 265).
- Lydall, John (15), 1649-55 (fol. 292).
- Mercator, Nicholas (1), n.d. (fol. 332).
- Newton, Sir Isaac (1), Dec. 22, 1683 (fol. 347).
- Oughtred, William (1), April 19, 1651 (MS. Aubrey 6, fol. 40.
At fol. 2 are four letters from Aubrey, three of which are to Anthony Wood, 1682-90: and at fol. 29 a report on Richard Aubrey's health by Samuel Bave, Oct. 6, 1652, in Latin.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1644-1695
Extent
357 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Aubrey 12
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 25286
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 1/2 × 11 in.
Repository Details
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