Add MS 72867

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XVIII (ff. 89).

1. ff. 1-31v. Papers relating to London projects; [circa 1667-1687?]. Several of these, notably those relating to provision for the plague and a new bridge, also figure in the lists of projects for social and economic reform submitted to James II, in Add. 72866 above. For the date of some of these items in late 1686 or early 1687, see Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 252. Former Bowood numbers are given for each items below.

a. ff. 1-4v. 'Computation of the late losse per the fire'; [circa 1667?]. In the hand of an unidentified amanuensis, but with autograph(?) endorsement, 'Heads about the Rebuilding of London'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 26-30. H55.

b. ff. 5-6v. 'Proposalls', concerning an increase in the population of London and a new bridge at Lambeth; 1685. Autograph. Endorsed 'Bridge-proposall, June 1685'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 255. Vol. 1, item 5.

c. ff. 7-8. Paper concerning the taxation of new houses on the outskirts of London; [1685-1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 206-207. H54.

d. ff. 9-10v. 'Of London Westminster Southwark fortifyed, &c.'; [circa 1686?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 30-32. E38.

e. ff. 11-12v. 'Of London to bee emproved': sixteen numbered points beg., 'That London bee enclosed with a Wall ...'; [circa 1686?]. Autograph. E45.

f. ff. 13-14v. 'The Uses of a Wall about the 134 parishes of the bills of Mortality'; 1686. Autograph, with a diagram. E46.

g. ff. 15-16v. Paper concerning the proposed London wall and the privileges of its inhabitants; [circa 1686?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 32-33. E39.

h. ff. 17-18v. 'Of the Plague'; [1687?] (on the same paper as the dated item following). Autograph. Two lists of numbered points, 21 and 8 respectively. Mentioned in 'Matters done and propounded ...', temp. James II (Add. 72866, ff. 114-177). Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 37-38. E42.

i. ff. 19-20v. 'Concerning the Plagues of London'; 7 Oct. 1687 (endorsed date). Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 39-40. E43.

j. f. 21. 'A parley between L & P about the plague'; [1687?] (on the same paper as the preceding dated item). Autograph. In Petty Papers, I, p. 26, it is suggested that 'L' refers to Dr Richard Lower. E47.

k. ff. 22-23v. 'The Emprovement of London'; 1687. Autograph. Beg. 'If London ... bee enclosed, a New Bridge made, & an hospitall ...'. Partly printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 36-37. E41.

l. ff. 24-27v. 'An Essay for the Emprovment of London'; 1687. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 33-36. E40.

m. ff. 28-29v. 'The Uses of London'; [1687?]. Autograph. Beg. 'How by ye present greatnes & state of London to make it supply the Use of Foreign Travell for the Youth of England'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 40-42. E44.

n. ff. 30-31v. Notes for a gazette to be called Mercurius Londinensis; n.d. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 198-200, where it is connected with Petty's projects for the collection of demographic information. Vol 1, item 30.

2. ff. 32-46v. Papers relating to an alliance with France and the relative sizes of London and Paris; 1686, n.d. Those relating to the French alliance and trade figure in the general lists of projects for social and economic reform submitted to James II in Add. 72866 above. See also Add. 72853, ff. 130-131, and 72854, ff. 163-164, papers concerning the comparative size of populations in London, Paris, Rouen and Rome, and Keynes, Bibliography, Nos. 28, 29, for Petty's publications on this subject.

a. ff. 32-36v. Proposals for an alliance with France; circa 1686. Autograph draft and copies by James Waller and by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. Partly printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 260-262. E31-E33.

b. ff. 37-38v. 'A Marine Alliance between England, France & Denmark'; [1686]. Autograph. E34.

c. ff. 39-40v. 'Consideracions concerning foraine Trade'; circa 1686. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph corrections. This and the preceding item propose a 'Mare Clausum'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 217-219. G18.

d. f. 41. 'Peculiar advantages in England above France'; [circa 1686?]. Autograph. E35.

e. ff. 42-43. 'Whether & how it may bee knowne whether the people of London bee better then those of Paris'; [circa 1686?]. Autograph. Consisting of four questions about absolute monarchy and religion and eleven questions about social and economic matters. E36.

f. ff. 44-46v. Essay on mortality statistics at the public hospitals of London and Paris; [1686?]. Autograph. Related to the second of Petty's Two Essays in Political Arithmetick concerning the People, Housing, Hospitals of London and Paris (1687). E37.

3. ff. 47-89. Papers concerning New England and Pennsylvania; 1675-1686, n.d. Pennsylvania is listed under Petty's 'Designs of Profit' in his 'Catalogus Scriptorum' in 1686; see Petty Papers, II, p. 265.

a. ff. 47-58v. 'Notes about New-England. Taken 4 feb. 1674/5 by Sir Wm Petty & Dr Taylor from Mr Frost and Mr Bartholomew'; 1675. Partly in the hand of James Waller, with autograph additions. Printed in Petty Papers, II, 98-107. E1 and E2.

b. ff. 59-61. 'Of New-England'; [1675?]. Autograph. Summary by Petty of the information in the preceding. With a transcript by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. E4, E5.

c. ff. 62-63. 'Memorandum', about the colony of Massachusetts Bay; circa 1678. In the hand of an amanuensis. Endorsed by Southwell, '... drawne from Papers sent from thence'. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 107-108. E3.

d. ff. 64-67v. 'The Charge of 5000 Acres in Pensilvania'; [circa 1681?]. Two sets of autograph calculations and another version partly in the hand of Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 110-111. On the recto of the first item is a further set of calculations concerning the restoration of innocent Roman Catholics to their Irish lands. E7-E9.

e. ff. 68-69v. 'Questions concerning American Plantations'; 1685. Autograph. Concerning immigration. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 109-111. E6.

f. ff. 70-71v. 'Of American plantations'; 1685. Autograph. Including a diagram of a standard farm settlement. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 111-113. Also includes jottings concerning Petty's other profit-making schemes. E10.

g. ff. 72-73. 'Generall Cautions concerning Pensylvania'; [circa 1685?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 114-115. E11.

h. ff. 74-77v. 'Queries concerning the nature of the Natives of Pensilvania'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 115-119. E12.

i. ff. 78-81v. 'A Proposall for planting 40m acres in America'; [circa 1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 119-120. E13.

j. ff. 82-83v. Agreement between Petty and William Penn concerning a colony in Pennsylvania; 3 March 1685/6. Autograph draft. Printed in Petty Papers, II, p. 121. E14.

k. ff. 84-85v. 'About Potters in Pensilvania'; [circa 1686?]. In an unidentified hand, endorsed by James Waller. E15.

l. ff. 86-89. 'The description of a Colony or Towneship to bee made in Ireland or America ...'; [early 1680s]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement by Petty, 'Irish colony'. E16.

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. 1-4v London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: `Heads about the Rebuilding of London', by Sir W. Petty: circa 1667: Copy.
• ff. 5-6v, 9-16v, 22-27v London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for the improvement of London, with a wall, a new bridge, etc.,: 1685-1687: Autogr.
• ff. 17-21 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Medicine and Surgery: Proposals by Sir W. Petty rel. to the plague in London: 1687: Autogr.
• ff. 28-29v Education: London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: `The Uses of London' in educating youth, by Sir W. Petty: [1687?]: Autogr.
• ff. 30-31v London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Population: Notes by Sir W. Petty for a `Mercurius Londoniensis': [1670s-1680s]: Autogr.
• ff. 32-40v Louis XIV of France: Christian V of Denmark: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for an alliance with France and Denmark: circa 1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 37-40v Trade and Commerce: Navy; England: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for a `Mare Clausum': 1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 37-58v Bartholomew, of New England: Frost, of New England: Information rel. to New England supplied to Sir W. Petty by — Bartholomew and — Frost: 1675.
• ff. 41-46v Louis XIV of France: Comparisons by Sir W. Petty between England and France: [circa 1686?]: Autogr.
• ff. 42-46v London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: City of Paris: Comparisons by Sir W. Petty between London and Paris: [1686?]: Autogr.
• ff. 47-89 North America: Notes, calculations, etc., of Sir W. Petty concerning settlements in New England: 1675-1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 64-67v, 72-85v Pennsylvania: Notes, queries and calculations of Sir W. Petty rel. to a colony in Pennsylvania: circa 1681-1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 82-83v William Penn, Quaker: Agreement with Sir W. Petty concerning a colony in Pennsylvania: 1686: Draft.