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1. Add MS 72887-72889

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Add MS 72887-72889
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PETTY PAPERS. VOLS. XXXVIII-XL. Papers by Petty on issues of religion in England and Ireland; 1669-1687, but chiefly of temp. James II. See also 'The Spirituall Estate of W.P.', of which there are copies in H.M.C. 15th Report, App. 2 (Hodgkin MSS), p. 180 (originally in the possession of Samuel Pepys), Sloane MS 2903, ff. 18v-19, and McGill University Library, Osler MS 7613. Some of Petty's verse in Add. 72899 is related to his prose writings on religion; see also Add. 72891, ff. 252-253, fo...
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Sir William Petty, political economist: Essays and notes rel. to matters of religion and philosophy by Sir William Petty: circa 1645-1687. Religion: Theology: Essays and notes by Sir W. Petty on matters of religion and theology, esp. rel. to Ireland: 1678-1687, n.d.: Autogr.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1669-1687
Extent:
3 items

2. Add MS 72883-72884

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Add MS 72883-72884
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PETTY PAPERS. VOLS. XXXIV, XXXV. Papers relating to Ireland, arranged according to the list under the heading 'About Ireland' in Petty's 'Catalogus Scriptorum' of 1686 (printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 264-266); 1685-1686. Many of them derive from Petty's attempts to respond to two pamphlets concerning the Irish land settlement: 'Queries', apparently by David Fitzgerald and 'A Narrative of the Sale and Settlement of Ireland'; see also Petty-Southwell Correspondence, pp. 147-150. Former Bowoo...
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Sir William Petty, political economist: Essays and treatises rel. to Ireland by Sir William Petty: 1655-1687: Partly autogr. Roman Catholics: Papers of Sir W. Petty rel. the Down Survey and Irish land settlement: 1653-1687. James II of England: Proposals of Sir W. Petty for political, social a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1685-1686
Extent:
2 items

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