Attentive followers of @hookeslondon will have noticed a gap in the Diary tweets from mid-April to early May. Sorry, I was in Australia. But I don’t want you to feel as though you’ve missed out on anything, so I’m posting the full text here (don’t tell anyone at Oxford University Press…).

Note that this is the full ‘diplomatic’ transcription, which means I keep as close as possible to the way it’s written in the original manuscript, including Hooke’s contractions, and his habitual use of ‘u’ for ‘v’ in the middle of words, and ‘v’ for ‘u’ at the beginning of words. Mostly straightforward (except for the word ‘proud’, which I encountered recently and which has me stumped for the moment). Remember he is recording the weather at this point, with barometer and thermometer readings and sometimes wind direction, so most of the entries start with that data. Enjoy!

14. [mercury]. 175. fine day. W. S.
14. at home w^th Coffin all Day almost. Coffin began Theater.

15. a pleasant summers day. [mercury]. 150 Th. 5 (pm) 7.
15. w^th M^r Hammond at Campion Lane. 1 guinny. Dind w^th D^r Wren at Russells. at woodstreet at Fish Street at S^t Paules. Garways. Eat Stewd pruines w^th senna w^ch agreed well. I this Day began to recouer much. at D^r Popes w^th D^r Tillotson S^r W Basset Esaw Ward. &c.

16 an exceeding Louely may day. W. SE. [mercury]. 180. Th. 7. <W. S. [interlin]>
16. being y^e first summer morning and finding my blood begin to ferment I walkd till noon in y^e feild w^th Blackburne Met Ald Lluellin. returnd eat Dinner. Steud pruins wrought 4 times. at Arundell house. L^d Brounker. L^d Sarum nothing new. L^d Sarū Recouerd by y^e Kings drops. S^r R Moray promised me some Collins refused y^e Hospitall Lecture wisht it for Dayry

17 as fine a day as yesterday but towards nigh. [mercury] fell to 200. and the euenigh thickned & threatned Rain but there fell none that night.
17. w^th Ld Brounker all y^e morn about Nauy office. DH. afternoon I rode to highgate w^th fitz to S^r J Cutlers newly recouerd of an ague by bleeding in y^e Jugular 16 ounces. about Read. at Ld Brounkers Drunk claret w^ch made me sick. Slept ill. & much stopt.

nor 18. w^ch was a Louely sūmer day. only some drops about noon W. SW. [mercury]. 10. Th. 8.
18. at fleet Ditch view. at Bridewell. DH. Haux. Dean tillotson here. Nell washt chamber. Lent M^r Haux M^r Boyles booke of flame. below w^th Coffin. Wash feet in hott water w^ch made me sleep well and I began to be much better next morn.

19. a very rainy morn. till noone & some also in y^e afternoon but that was somew^t cleerer. W. SSW. blustring. [mercury] 5. Th. 5½. the euening very cleer as was also y^e next morn till noon.
19. when I went to Scotland yard by water. from thence to Streater. Thence. to D^r Wren at Paules about nauy office module. DH. M^r Streater here & at auerys. w^th M^r Groue to fishmongers hall. at M^r Coxes old key Thamstreet about new kitchen. Spoke w^th M^r Street about Blackbunes pupell. at Garways. in merchants Room washt feet. & slept pretty well following night. Blackburne now paid me 9 half crowns w^ch w^th y^e 7 I had before made 16 for 16 weeks from the 5^th of December 1672.

20. afternoon it Raind & y^e wind was stormy at SSW. [mercury] 185 [ascending]. Th. 6.
20. at y^e L^d Brounkers. discoursd about navy office. L^d Chesters book & legacy. D^r Jeofferys. L^d Salisbury. Assistants allowance DH. at Garways.

21 22 23 <24 [em from ’44’]> very fair weather [mercury]. 175 + -. Th. 6 + -. wind west & SW.

21 at home about module. <at [del]> DH. at D^r Godderds <L^d Brounker Oldenburg. [interlin]> L^d Sarū. S^r R M. M^r Colwall. D^r Godderd M^r Hill. I L^d Sarū & I spoke to S^r Th. Player. S^r Jo Sheldon who ingaged to make an Inuitation of R: S. to Gr. Coll. S^r A K home Gaue me his shelues.

22. M^r Goodday Canning street. 5^sh. M^r Woodroof here M^r Janeway here. Dind w^th M^r Woodroof at woolsack w^th D^r Wren at Paules. Garways. Hooke bookseller Died. Chamberlain marryed.

23. at home about Shell Lath. &c. At arundell. D^r Godderd in y^e Chair. Exp^t of making air by corrosion borrowd of Collins Pardies Mechanicks. for a green bolt head 1^sh. reciud frō D^r Chamberlane a peice of new Cinnamon frō East indies. M^r Hoskins to towne. at Guildhall searcht y^e Hustings book for S^r Th Greshams house. found he purchasd 2 houses in Broad Street. An^o 10 Elzabethæ. & one in Bishopsgate Street. An^o 3^o Elizab: Quere.

24. at L^d Mayors to stop building in hand yard to Scotland yard. S^r R M w^th y^e King. at S^r J Cutlers. crost S^t James Park. R^d frō M^r Boyle. 20^ll for Turret. Dind at S^r G. Ent. in Greys I: Garden Read not. forgot M^r Hoskins bought of Pitts for R S. Morland arithmetick 3^sh. at Garways w^th Hill. Godfry. Bouy. Madā Shefeild &c.

25. a very fair morn yet about 10 it ouercast & seemd to threaten Rain. [mercury]. 185. Th. 6½. W. SW. but it cleer about 11. it raind a little about 3 4 & 5. euening fair viewd [Venus] & [Jupiter] w^th telescope w^th harry

25. Lem here seald Lease to Taylor. rose about noon was well after. <took Goddards Drops sweat much. [interlin]> at S^r J Laurences. at M^r Arts. 10^sh for measuring ?Summers key. Set vp S^r A Kings cupboors & remoued drawers. p^d Coff. 20^sh. about module.

26. fair Day till late at night. [mercury]. 180. Th. 7. 8. 9. W. SW.
26. at home all Day. cōmtee of Citty & mercers vote inuitation of y^e Society. at S^r J Laurence in y^e euening & Garways.

27. It had raind much in y^e night but all y^e next day was very fair. <[del]> W. N. brisk. Th. 6. 7. 8. [mercury]. 180. very cleer euening at 8. pm.
27. at M^r woodroof to Receive Sacr. walk w^th Godfry & blackburn. at L^d Brounkers. signd bill for 4^ll. 19^s. for Hary to Lady day. 73. at Garways. Cuskeson.

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29 [    ] view in fleet street inter D^r Ball & [   ] armes painter.

30 view at Weevers towerstreet <and at Philips in Bush Lane [interlin]> at arundell house noe meeting

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Thursday. May. 1673.

1 abed till 10. walkd w^th M^r Godfry after dinner – w^th Coffin &c – – [ejaculation] at Sherbourn Lane 5^sh M^r Pointer. M^r Gooday 7^s. 6^d.

2 at Docter Popes. S^r W Turners measurd at y^e Colledge – w^th harry chimist & beedles house. D^r Wren’s. <Dind at S^r G Ents [interlin]> walkd in d <. . . feilds & [del]> drapers garden w^th M^r Godfry at Garways w^th M^r Hill Jinks Meredith Croon Godfry D^r ?Manson not at home.

3 I R^d the Sacrament at S^t Peters Poor. w^th D^r Pope D^r Croon S^r James Oxendine M^r Meredith M^r Jinkes M^r Godfry M^r Hill & Robert there Receiud Likewise Capⁿ Jones. M^r String. I walkd after dinner w^th Godfry & Blackburne. at M^r <Blackburne [del]> Godfrys.

4. at Westmister. Drank 1d of coffee at childs. Eat broth at hall. returnd w^thout being sworne & Dind at S^r J Catlers w^th L^d [   ] D^r Pope Lady [   ] &c at Scaramuchos at york house. præsent y^e King Duke of york L^d Ormond &c. at S^r W Bassets at y^e dog at Ludgate hill home.

5. at westminster sworne before S^r W Wild. Sworne w^th me Cⁿ Jone M^r Stringer. M^r Hawes. M^r Hopkins. dind at woolsack at M^r Colwalls tryalls. Dog colwall abusd me: home.

6 view intr Hinton & taylor Sherbourn Lane and inter Grey & Young fanchurch street: Darnellikaps l0^sh. at arundell. S^r Ro: Moray præsident. Exp^t of air in y^e bladder. M^r Shortgraues bills signed till this Day. S^r Moorlands booke for Library Read my Discourse about Arithmetick instruments & Deliuerd to be registerd.