Add MS 72866

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XVII (ff. 179). Papers concerning England and public affairs in general in the reign of James II; 1685-1687. For related material concerning Anglo-Irish matters and religion, see Add. 72867 and 72882-72889 below. See also Petty-Southwell Correspondence, pp. 143-144, for Petty's work on population at this period. Former Bowood numbers are given for each item below.

Contents:

1. ff. 1-2. '40 Desiderata considerata'; 1685. Autograph. Lists of schemes for political, social and economic reform under headings 'England', 'Ireland', 'Common to both'. E66.

2. ff. 3-4v. '15 formes of government between 1 November 1640 & the same day 1685'; [1685]. Autograph. E65.

3. ff. 5-6v. 'About the Militia & Elections'; 1685. Autograph. E74.

4. ff. 7-10v. 'Of a grand Howse of Peeres'; [1685?] In the hand of James Waller, but with an autograph addition. Probably the 'Addition of peeres' mentioned in 'Desiderata considerata', ff. 1-2 above. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 8-11. With a label of James Matthews on the first sheet, although not relating to this item, 'Various Papers relative to the Settlement, Police, Defence & Improvement of Ireland (7)'. E48.

5. ff. 11-14v. 'The state of the Howse of Peers & Howse of Comons of England with their Elections, Numbers & Wealth'; 1685. In the hand of James Waller. E70.

6. ff. 15-16v. 'The Powers of the King of England', endorsed 'Common Opinions of the K[ing]'s power'; 10 Dec. 1685. Autograph. For other copies, see Add. MS 27989, ff. 17-18, and H.M.C. 3rd Report (Longleat MSS), p. 199. Printed from the former in Economic Writings, ed. Hull, II, pp. 630-632. E55.

7. ff. 17-20v. '6 Points concerning the King's Wealth, Power and Government ...'; 1685. In the hand of James Waller. E69.

8. ff. 21-22v. 'A Gross Estimat of the Value of Lands, Goods & People in England'; 1685. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 181-182, where it is described as a revised version of 'Verbum Sapienti' (1665), ch. 1. A3.

9. ff. 23-26v. 'A true, pure and perfect bill for poll money should reasonably divide the People as followeth ...'; 1685. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 182-184. C68.

10. ff. 27-52v. 'Of Lands & Hands', followed (ff. 35-36v) by 'The Use and Application of the above Observations' in nine points; 1686. Autograph, and two fuller fair copies in the hands of amanuenses, the first (ff. 37-44v) with an expanded title by Petty, 'Accompts of the Lands and hands of a Nation making a Paire of Spectacles through which Statesmen may look upon their busines by AB', the second (ff. 45-52v), in the hand of James Waller, entitled 'Of the Lands and hands of Any Kingdome or State and the advantage of knowing the same'. Describing the uses of demographic and other statistics in the formulation of policy. For Petty's schemes for collecting these, see also Add. 72865 above. Printed from the autograph version in Petty Papers, I, pp. 193-198. Vol. 1, items 35, 36; Vol. 4, items 33, 34.

11. ff. 53-54v. 'Twenty Eight Remarkable points in the Essay about the Analysis populi'; [1686?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. E71.

12. ff. 55-56v. 'Nine points'; [1686?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance, and apparently related to the preceding. Beg., 'That the King of Englands Territoryes are but half peopled ...'. E64.

13. ff. 57-60v. 'Intimations to the King', 'Remedies for the King'; 1686. Autograph. Concerning the power of France; recommending the increase of population. Vol. 1, item 26a, 26b.

14. ff. 61-62v. '10 grand Undertakings & performances'; [1686?]. Autograph. The performances are those of Petty; they include the Down Survey, the anatomy of Ireland and tracts on London in comparison with other cities; the undertakings include the reform of church temporalities, increasing the tax revenue, and the account of 'lands and hands' (see item 10 above). Vol. 1, item 31.

15. ff. 63-64v. 'Papers delivered to the King by Sir W Petty' in November 1686; 1686. Autograph. Including his application to be 'Accomptant-General'. B110.

16. ff. 65-97. Papers relating to Petty's applications for employment and reward from James II; 1686. See also Add. 72857, ff. 147-148, 164-165, 72866, ff. 162-166, above.

a. ff. 65-66v. List of employments, beginning with 'Accomptant generall for all the Lands & People in the Kings Dominions'; 1686. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 258. A7.

b. ff. 67-70v. Information to be collected by the 'accomptant generall'; 1686. Autograph and copy, the latter endorsed, 'Accomptant generall of Lands & hands'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 178-179. A4, A5.

c. ff. 71-72v. 'In order to a Compleat Acct of the People'; [1686?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. Beg., 'That the Commissioners for the Hearth money do give unto AB an Account of the Houses or families in every parishe ...'. A9.

d. ff. 73-74v. 'An Accompt and Estimat of the publiq Bills'; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. A10.

e. ff. 75-76v. 'The Uses of an Accomptant generall of the People'; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. A8.

f. ff. 77-78v. 'A Bill for 10 Parishes'; [1686?]. A proposed form in the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 180. With a label by James Matthews, 'Papers concerning Sir William Petty's Project of getting himself appointed Surveyor general & Accomptant General of all his Majesty's. Dominions 1686. (23)'. A23.

g. ff. 79-80v. 'A Schemes of Accompt of Housing, Land, Cattle, Shipping &c'; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller, in a format to match the preceding. A22.

h. ff. 81-82. Draft instructions for letters patent for 'A B' to be accomptant general; 1686. In the hand of an amanuensis with corrections and additions by Petty. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 258-260. B1.

i. ff. 83-92. Draft letters patent to 'A B' to be accomptant general; 1686. In the hand of an amanuensis with autograph endorsement. B109.

j. ff. 93-94v. 'The humble desires of Sir Wm Petty from his Majesty'; [1686]. Three points, including the request to be 'accomptant generall' and the reformation of church temporalities and exchange of people between England and Ireland. Autograph. I33.

k. f. 95. 'The Ends of WP in this Reformation and Transplantation'; [1686]. Autograph. Another version of the three points in the preceding. I34.

l. f. 96. 'What is expected by AB for contriving & executing the reformation of the Church Temporalities ...'; 1686. Autograph. Another version of the three points in the preceding, endorsed that it had been discussed with the King, 6 Nov. 1686. I35.

m. f. 97. 'Praemia for Church reformation & Irish purchases'; 1686. Autograph. The patent to be accomptant-general and other financial rewards. I36.

17. f. 98. 'Englands 10 advantages set out by Sir W. Petty'; 1687. Autograph. Referring to the size and wealth of London, military strength, the reform of church temporalities, the union of England and Ireland, a mare clausum. E73.

18. ff. 99-100v. 'The Character of the King & Crown of England'; [1687]. Partly autograph. Elaborating the points in the preceding, with the endorsement by Petty, 'from Sr Wm Pettys Essayes of the Multiplication of Mankind, the growth of London, The church Temporalities, The proportion between London & Paris, & The settlement of Ireland doth arise the following Character of the King & Crowne of England'. E61.

19. ff. 101-102v. 'Advantages humbly offered to the King'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. C67.

20. f. 103. 'The Interest of England'; 1687. Autograph. Fourteen numbered points. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 262. B106.

21. ff. 104-105v. 'For strengthning the Empire of England'; [1687?]. Autograph. Twenty numbered points, including some of the preceding. I37.

22. ff. 106-107. 'Of succession to the English Empire'; [1687?]. Autograph. Endorsed 'for Continuance of the Emprovd Empire'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 263. B107.

23. f. 108. 'Ten Tooles for the good of England'; [1687]. Autograph. 'Account of Lands & Hands, The New Revenue, Liberty of Conscience, Union of England & Ireland, Church Temporality, London, Increase of the people, Vox populi, Mare clausum, Coynes, Bank, Registry, Heraldry'. E79.

24. ff. 109-111v. 'Ten tooles for making the Crowne & state of England more powerful then any other in Europe'; 1687. Autograph and copy by an amanuensis, with a draft petition by Petty to the King concerning his quit rents on the verso of the latter. An expansion of the preceding item. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 255-256. E60, C66.

25. ff. 112-113v. 'Worke for the next parliament in England'; [1687]. Twelve numbered points, mostly relating to the preceding. In the hand of an amanuensis. E57.

26. ff. 114-117. 'Matters done and propounded since April 1685'; [1687]. Two versions in the hand of different amanuenses, the second with a label of James Matthews, 'Papers concerning the Government, Parliament, Revenue, &c of England (19)'. Consisting of a list of 20 'Matters offered to consideration' and 24 'Matters in Transaction and Discourse since King James the second his Coronation'. The latter is a list of public events or policies; the former of Petty's own projects, including a survey of lands and hands, transplantation of the Irish population and a union of England and Ireland, reform of the militia, navy and sea trade, the multiplication of the population, the increase in public revenue, the reform of Chancery and other courts, the establishment of liberty of conscience, a land registry, a general council or 'vox populi', a bank and coinage, alliance with France and Denmark, a plague hospital, academies for mathematics and mechanics, provision for the poor, projects for highways, rivers and postage. Several of these are developed further in papers in Add. 72867 and 72897 below. E54 and Vol. 1, item 6.

27. ff. 118-129v. 'Magnalia Regni'; 1687. In the hand of an amanuensis. Elaborating the points in the preceding, but with the last section in summary. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 264-276. B108.

28. ff. 130-133v. 'The greatnes Force & Wealth of states are computed by...'; 1687. Two copies by the same amanuensis, each with autograph endorsement. The first also has a label by James Matthews, 'Minutes & Plans of Essays on various political Subjects (1)'. Ten numbered points, endorsed 'The Weight of Crownes’. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 263-264. See also Petty-Southwell Correspondence, pp. 280 and 282. Vol. 1, items 1 and 14.

29. ff. 134-137v. 'The Weight and Force of the Crowne of England ...', under headings of the Church, Ireland, London, State, People, the Sea; [1687?]. A different work from the preceding in two versions, one partly autograph, the other in the hand of Thomas Dance with an additional section of more detailed exposition and calculations headed, 'Of Encreasing the Common-Wealth', for another copy of which see Add. 72854, ff. 96-97. E59, E62.

30. ff. 138-143. 'That the People may be doubled in 25 yeares'; [1687?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. E63.

31. ff. 144-145. 'Of Doubling the people & Encreasing the Commonwealth'. [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. Preparatory notes for the preceding. Vol. 1, item 22.

32. ff. 146-147. 'A Dialogue between C: and D:', concerning the King's reception of 'The weight of crowns', 'the encrease of the commonwealth' and 'The Elements of Ireland'; [1687]. In the hand of an amanuensis. B81.

33. ff. 148-151v. 'Of the King of England his Naturall & Intrinsic power'; 1687. Autograph. E56.

34. ff. 152-155v. 'Things to be done for the publick good'; [1687]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with an autograph addition, with another partial copy. In two sections: 'Things which may be done by the Kings Authority and prerogative' and 'Things which the King may probably obtaine from the next Parliament'. Vol. 1, items 15, 32.

35. ff. 156-157v. 'Things to bee done by the King & his 4 Councills'; [1687?] Autograph. Vol. 1, item 34.

36. ff. 158-159v. 'The severall papers in which his Majesties businesse seems to be brought to an end in [a] different maner'; [1687]. In the hand of an amanuensis. Including the Lambeth bridge proposal, lessening the plague, Irish cattle trade, recoinage, etc.; these issues are listed at the end of the preceding. Vol. 1, item 21.

37. ff. 160-161v. 'Concerning England'; [1687?]. Beg. 'I have sett down how the King of England may have 9 millions, 2 m subjects well planted ...'. In the hand of an amanuensis. E72.

38. ff. 162-165v. 'Hindrances of the possible greatness of the Crown of England', consisting of sixteen numbered points; [1687?]. In the hand of the same amanuensis as the preceding. E58.

39. ff. 166-167v. 'The diference between a Catholick Legislative power, founded upon spurious fictitious & nominary Elections ...'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. E52.

40. ff. 168-173v. 'A Dialogue between A & B about the Parliament of England'; 1687. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 16-21. E51.

41. ff. 174-175v. Two papers headed, 'Of a generall Councill for Plantacion, Manufacture, Trade, Religion & applotment' and 'Of the House of Commons'; [1687?]. Autograph. The first printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 12-13. E50.

42. f. 176. 'Parliament Men', and on the verso, 'The Wealth of England'; temp. James II. The verso is autograph. E78.

43. f. 177. 'A new Tax for great Brittain & Ireland'; 1687. Autograph. A13.

44. ff. 178-179v. '12 Articles of a good Catholiq & good Patriots Creed'; [1687]. Autograph. Twelve points of reform concerning the revenue, the army, the navy, a survey of 'lands and hands', a bank, plague hospitals and the church temporalities. Another copy with the note, 'found in his [Petty's] pocket after he was dead', is in the Longleat MSS; see H.M.C. 3rd Report, p. 199. I123.

James II of England: Proposals of Sir W. Petty for political, social and economic reform in England and Ireland: 1685-1687: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 5-14v, 112-113v, 152-155v, 166-167v, 176 England; Parliament: Proposals by Sir W. Petty rel. to: 1685-1687: Partly autogr.
• ff. 7, 77, 116, 130 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 21-22v Economics: `A Gross Estimat of the Value of Lands, Goods & People in England', by Sir W. Petty: 1685: Copy.
• ff. 23-26v Taxes: `A true, pure and perfect bill for poll money . . .', by Sir W. Petty: 1685: Autogr.
• ff. 27-60v Economics: Population: `Of Lands & Hands', and related papers by Sir W. Petty: 1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 55-56v, 130-147 Economics: Population: Proposals of Sir W. Petty for increasing the population: [1686?]-1687: Partly autogr.
• ff. 61-64v, 114-117 Inventories: Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Sir William Petty, political economist: Lists of works and projects by Sir William Petty: 1671-1687: Partly autogr.
• ff. 65-97 Economics: Population: Applications of Sir W. Petty to be `Accomptant General' of population: 1686: Mostly autogr.
• ff. 168-173v England; Parliament: `A Dialogue between A & B about the Parliament of England', by Sir W. Petty: 1687: Autogr.
• ff. 174-175v Trade and Commerce: Economics: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for councils of `improvement' and trade: 1682-[1687?]: Autogr.
• f. 177 Taxes: `A new tax for great Brittain & Ireland', by Sir W. Petty: 1687: Autogr.