Add MS 72855

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. VI ( ff. ii + 154). Correspondence, 1683-1698, with related papers; 1663-circa 1700. Including some relating to the twin-hulled ship. The correspondence between Lady Petty and Southwell is not printed in the Petty-Southwell Correspondence.

The papers include:

1. ff. 3-4v. 'Considerations on Sir William Petty's Case as to the Kerry Quitt Rents'; 20 Nov. 1683. In the hand of an amanuensis. For related material, see Add. 72900, 72901 below.

2. f. 12. Statement by Petty of his achievements and sufferings, addressed to his sons, with (on the verso) proposals for the building of a ship, based on experiments with models; [1684]. In the hand of an amanuensis.

3. ff. 37-39v. Report by Lord Herbert and others to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the condition of Kerry; [27 May 1673]. Copy. For a further copy, see Add. 72854, ff. 10-13, above.

4. ff. 41-42v. 'Notes upon the Kerry petition presented to the Lord high Treasurer'; 29 Oct. 1685. In the hand of an amanuensis.

5. f. 44. Verses by [Richard Cox?] to Petty, describing Kerry; [circa 1680-1687]. Latin. Printed in English paraphrase by 6th Marquess of Lansdowne in Glanerought and the Petty-Fitzmaurices, pp. 39-41.

6. ff. 46-47. Map of the province of Ulster, engraved by Francis Lamb after that in Petty's Hiberniae Delineatio (1685) and published by William Berry; [1689?]. See R. A. Skelton, County Atlases of the British Isles (1978), pp. 168-171, and Add. 72875 C below.

7. ff. 50-56v. Petty's directions to his sons; 7, 8 July 1686. In the hand of an amanuensis, endorsed by Southwell. For copies by Abraham Hill, 1703, see Sloane MS 2903, ff. 42-43v, and for a later copy, see Add. 72857, ff. 145-146v, below.

8. f. 57. Description of Petty's coat of arms; 1686. Copy by Edward Southwell.

9. f. 66. 'Of Sweetening Seawater'; [Dec. 1685]. In the hand of an amanuensis. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 141-142. For the original and related papers, see Add. 72897, ff. 79-99v, below.

10. ff. 67-68v. 'Epigramma in machinam Dulcificam'; [Dec. 1685]. Latin. In the hand of an amanuensis, with corrections by James Waller. Relating to the same project as the preceding.

11. f. 69. Beginning of a paper headed 'The Prologue', on the decay of the Royal Society, beg. 'The primitive Lustre and Light of this Society hath of late burnt dimm', possibly by Southwell; [circa 1690?].

12. f. 84. 'The State of Ireland and Prognosticks thereupon'; Dec. 1687. In the hand of an amanuensis. For related papers, see Add. 72885 below.

13. ff. 93-126. Will of Sir William Petty; 2 May 1685, proved P.C.C., 3 Feb. 1688. Copy. Printed in Fitzmaurice, Life, pp. 318-324.

includes:

• ff. 1, 14-17v, 20-23v, 27, 75, 85-87, 129-147 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Correspondence between Sir Robert Southwell and Lady Petty: 1670-1696: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 3-4v, 11, 37-42v 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. 5-8v, 12v, 29v 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. 5-9v, 30 Sir John Werden, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Sir W. Petty of Sir John Werden: 1683-1684: Copies.
• ff. 10, 13 Sir William Petty, political economist: Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Letters from Sir W. Petty to his wife: 1672-1685: Partly copies.
• f. 12 Charles Petty, 2nd Baron Shelburne: Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne: Letter from Sir W. Petty to his sons, Charles and Henry: 1684: Copy.
• ff. 18, 32, 42, 70-74, 77-79 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., from Sir W. Petty to Sir Robert Southwell: 1670-1687: Partly copies.
• ff. 24, 60-65v Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., to Sir. W. Petty: 1668-1687: Partly drafts and copies.
• f. 26 Samuel Pepys, diarist: Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letter to Samuel Pepys from Sir Robert Southwell: 1684: Copy.
• f. 34 Royal Society: Reports, etc., on Sir W. Petty's double-bottomed boat to Royal Society: 1663-1684: Partly copies.
• ff. 46-47 Maps and Plans: Province of Ulster: Map of Ulster, surveyed by Sir W. Petty: aft. 1683: Printed.
• ff. 50-56v Education: Charles Petty, 2nd Baron Shelburne: Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne: Instructions from Sir W. Petty for his sons Charles and Henry: 1686, n.d.: Partly copies.
• f. 57 Heraldry: Poetry ENGLISH: Sir W. Petty's verses, etc., on his coat of arms: 1676-1686: Partly Lat.
• f. 66 Science and Technology: Captain Robert Fitzgerald: Inventions: Correspondence, proposals, etc., with Sir W. Petty concerning an invention for making seawater fresh by Capt. Robert Fitzgerald: 1685-1686.
• ff. 67-68 Poetry LATIN: Captain Robert Fitzgerald: Epigrams by Sir W. Petty rel. to his invention for making seawater fresh: 1685: Lat.
• f. 69 Royal Society: Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Paper on the decay of the Royal Society by Sir Robert Southwell: [circa 1690]: Copy.
• ff. 80-83v Edward Southwell, 1671-1730; Secretary of State for Ireland: Mathematics: `Of Algebra', by Sir W. Petty addressed to Edward Southwell: 1687: Copies.
• f. 84 Ireland: Treatises and proposals by Sir W. Petty on the state of Ireland: 1679-1687.
• f. 88 Edward Southwell, 1671-1730; Secretary of State for Ireland: Charles Petty, 2nd Baron Shelburne: Correspondence between Edward Southwell and Charles Petty: 1687-1688: Partly drafts and copies.
• f. 89 Epitaphs: Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Epitaph for Sir W. Petty by Sir Robert Southwell: 1687: Draft.
• f. 91 Edward Southwell, 1671-1730; Secretary of State for Ireland: Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne: Order for payment to Edward Southwell by Lord Shelburne: circa 1700: Signed.
• ff. 93-126 Wills: Will of Sir W. Petty: 1685.
• f. 127 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth: Letter to Sir Robert Southwell from Lord Weymouth: 1688.
• f. 148 William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letter to Sir Robert Southwell from William Blathwayt: 1690.
• f. 150 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: James Waller, brother-in-law of Sir W Petty: Letter to Sir Robert Southwell from James Waller: 1697.
• f. 153 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne: Letter to Lord Shelburne from Sir Robert Southwell: 1698: Copy.