Add MS 72853

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. IV (ff. iii + 223). Correspondence, etc., between Petty and Sir Robert Southwell, 1684-1687, continuing the preceding volume, followed by correspondence, 1687-1688, between Petty's eldest son, Charles, and Southwell's son, Edward; 1684-1688. As in the preceding volume, the enclosures include documents concerning Petty's Irish quit-rents and the twin-hulled ship (ff. 4-6v, 10-13v, 144), as well as the following:

1. ff. 39-40. 'Touching Monsr Pascall's Opineon of Witt'; 1685. In the hand of an amanuensis. See also Add. 72851, f. 150-153v above.

2. f. 103. Verses by Petty on his coat of arms; 30 July 1686. Copy. Latin.

3. ff. 130-131. 'Concerning the Number of People in London, as also in Paris, Rouen & Rome' and 'Several other Estimats'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller and another amanuensis. The first is included in Five Essays in Political Arithmetick (1687) (see Economic Writings, ed. Hull, II, pp. 527-529). It is also mentioned in a list of papers to be shown to James II in November 1686 (Add. 72866, ff. 63-64v).

4. ff. 151-154v. 'The Contents of a Treatis Concerning Ireland'; 1687. In the hand of an amanuensis. For the 'Treatise' itself, see Add. 72886 below and the fair copy in Add. MS 21128. A slightly differing version of the 'Contents' is printed from the latter in Economic Writings, ed. Hull, II, pp. 551-553.

includes:

• ff. 1-188v passim Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., from Sir W. Petty to Sir Robert Southwell: 1670-1687: Partly copies.
• ff. 4, 7, 221 Ireland: Sir William Petty, political economist: County of Kerry: Disputes rel. to quit rents of Sir W. Petty's estates: [1663?]-1728: Partly copies.
• ff. 5-6v, 10-13v Ships and Shipping: Sir William Petty, political economist: Reports and correspondence rel. to Sir W. Petty's double-bottomed boat and other shipping matters: circa 1661-1685: Partly copies.
• ff. 26, 31, 41, 70, 82-84, 89, 114, 124, 159, 162-165v, 186, 188, 196-198 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., to Sir. W. Petty: 1668-1687: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 39-40 Blaise Pascal, French scientist and philosopher: `Witt enlarg'd', by Sir W. Petty in reply to Blaise Pascal: circa 1685: Partly autogr.