Alle de brieven. Deel 2: 1676-1679

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Brief No. 34.
16 October 1677.

Gericht aan: W. Brouncker, President der Royal Society.

Manuscript: Onderteekende, eigenhandige brief te Londen, Royal Society. MS. 1860. L l. 32. Eén foliobladzijde.

Gepubliceerd in:

Opuscula selecta Neerlandicorum de arte medica. Vol. IX. Amsterdam, 1930. Blz. 136-137. (Oorspronkelijke Hollandsche tekst met moderne Engelsche vertaling van A. Querido.)

Korte inhoud:

Begeleidend schrijven, gericht aan William Brouncker, bij ‘observatiën’.

Opmerkingen:

Waarschijnlijk is dit het begeleidend schrijven van den vorigen brief, gedateerd 5 October 1677 en gericht aan H. Oldenburg. Het is echter ook mogelijk, dat de volgende brief, welke de dateering ‘November 1677’ draagt, tegelijk met dezen werd verzonden.

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Letter No. 34.
October 16th 1677.

Addressed to: W. Brouncker, President of the Royal Society.

Manuscript: Signed autograph; London, Royal Society, MS. 1860. L l. 32. One folio page.

Published in:

Opuscula selecta Neerlandicorum de arte medica. Vol. IX. Amsterdam, 1930; pp. 136-137. (Original Dutch text with a translation into modern English by A. Querido.)

Summary:

Accompanies observations addressed to William Brouncker.

Remarks:

It is probable that this letter accompanied the preceding one, dated October 5th 1677, addressed to H. Oldenburg. There is, however, also a possibility that the next letter, which bears the date November 1677, was covered by this one.

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d'H^r William Brounker

Delff in Hollant den 16^e Octob^r. 1677.

Hoogh Edele Heer.

Nademael ick met droeffheijt verstaen heb, het overlijden vande Heer Oldenburgh,¹ neem ick de vrijmoedicheijt, dese mijne geringe nevensgaende observatien,² beneffens een copie int Latijn, die al geaddresseert waren aende gemelte H^r Oldenb^r. S^ar UE: Hoogh E^dt toe te senden.

Ick sal gaerne een letterken afwachten vanden ontfangh van desen, en op³ ick UE. Hoogh E^dt in UE. Hooghwichtige affairen, in toecomende niet meer soude lastich vallen, soo versoeck ick te weten, aen wie ick na desen, mij sal addresseren. En sal onder des na presentatie van mijn geringen dienst blijven

Mijn Heer

UE: Hoogh E^de Onderdanichste Dr:

Antonj Leeuwenhoeck.

Mij Lord.
Mij Lord. William Brouncker
the president of the Roijal Societij.
London.

1 Th. Birch D.D. vertelt in zijn The History of the Royal Society of London III (1757), blz. 355: ‘He (= Oldenburg) died suddenly in September 1677 at Charleton near Greenwich in Kent and was interred there.’ [M.]

2 Zie onder ‘Opmerkingen’ op blz. 272. [H.]

3 Hier is ‘dat’ uitgevallen. [M.]

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[Mr. William Brounker.

Delft in Holland, October 16th 1677.

Honoured Sir,

Having learned with regret that Mr. Oldenburgh has died¹ I take the liberty to send you enclosed these slight observations² and a Latin translation, which were originally addressed to the said Mr. Oldenburgh.

I shall be glad to hear that you safely received this letter. That I may not disturb your weighty occupations I beg to know to whom I can address myself in future.

Meanwhile offering you my slight services, I remain, Sir,

Your obedient servant

Antonj Leeuwenhoeck.]

[My Lord
My Lord William Brouncker
The president of the Royal Society. London.]

1 Th. Birch D.D. says in his History of the Royal Society of London (Vol. III, 1757; p. 355): ‘He (i.e. Oldenburg) died suddenly in September 1677 at Charleton near Greenwich in Kent and was interred there’. [M.]

2 See p. 273 ‘Remarks’. [H.]