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- 040-002058868
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BERKELEY PAPERS. Vol. I. Commonplace book, auto-
graph, containing : -
1. Draft of the " Discourse on Passive Obedience " (published
1712), thus disposed :-" To the Reader," f. 2 ; §§ 1-16, f. 106 ;
§§ 17-24. f. 132; §§ 26-56 (first part of § 32 omitted), f. 120 b.
There is an important variant (f. 108) in § 5.
2. Philosophic notes, printed by Fraser, iv, p. 501. f. 4.
3. Draft of an unpublished sermon, " Let Your zeal be according
to knowledge " (cf. Rom. x. 2). f. 5. This sermon has now been published, with introductory notes, by Canon A. A. Luce, D.D., in Hermathena, vol. xxii (1932).
4. Draft of "The Principles of Human Knowledge", §§ 85-145,
nearly as in print (1710). f. 35.
5. Drafts of letters :- (a) To [Jean Le Clerc], enclosing a
copy of " The Principles of Human Knowledge," and
inviting criticism. Lat. [1711]. f. 76 b - (b) To the
same. correcting faults in an epitome of the "Essay towards
a new theory of vision " in his Bibliothèque Choisie, tom. 22,
Amsterdam, 1711, p. 58. Lat. [1711?]. f. 102 b;- (c) To
Sir John Percival [1st Earl of Egmont 1733] , thanking him
for care of a letter to Lord Pembroke and mentioning witch
trials ; [1711]. f. 104 b.
Paper; ff. 137. Small quarto.
Commonplace Books: Bp. Berkeley: early 18th cent.
George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Commonplace-books: early 18th cent.: Autogr.
Philosophy: Philosophical works and notes by Bp. Berkeley: early 18th cent.: Mainly autogr. drafts.
George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Philosophical works and notes: early 18th cent.: Mainly autogr. drafts.
includes:
- f. 5 Sermons: Sermons by Bp. Berkeley: 1708-1751, n.d.: Autogr. drafts, etc.
- f. 5 George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Sermons, etc.,: 1708-1751, n.d.: Autogr. drafts, etc.
- ff. 29 (?), 33 John Carew, of Exeter: Letters to W. H. Hart: 1860.
- ff. 76 b, 102 b, 104 b George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Correspondence: 1711-1752.: Lat. and Engl.
- ff. 76 b. 102 b Jean Le Clerc: Letters to, from Bp. Berkeley: 1711.
- f. 104 b Sir John Perceval, 5th Baronet; 1st Earl of Egmont: Letter to, from Bp. Berkeley: 1711.: Draft.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Add MS 39304-39316 : BERKELEY PAPERS : autograph commonplace books, correspondence and journals of travel of George Berkeley, D.D., Bishop of…
Add MS 39304 : BERKELEY PAPERS. Vol. I. Commonplace book, auto- graph, containing : - 1. Draft of the " Discourse on Passive Obedience "… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1710
- End Date:
- 1711
- Date Range:
- 1710-1711
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Berkeley, George, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher
Carew, John, of Exeter
Le Clerc, Jean
Perceval, John, 1st Earl of Egmont, politician and diarist, 1683-1748