Add MS 72878

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXIX (ff. 112). Papers relating to Ireland, chiefly the Restoration land settlement; 1661-1672. See also Add. 72854, ff. 2-5, 'Severall Accompts and Estimates in order to the distribution, settlement and Government of Ireland', circa 1661, and 'An Account of the Distribution of the Lands in Ireland'; [1660s?], included in Political Anatomy of Ireland, ch. 1; and Add. 72900 concerning Petty's estates in Kerry. Most formerly part of Bowood Box F (James Matthews' bundle 6, see f. 15).

1. ff. 1-13. Instructions by Charles II to Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Lord Treasurer of Ireland, and other Commissioners, including Petty, for executing the King's Declaration of 30 Nov. 1660 for the settlement of Ireland; 19 Feb. 1661. Copy. F28.

2. f. 14. Proclamation of 23 Feb. 1661 by the Council of Ireland that all persons obey the King's Declaration of 30 Nov. 1660; 1661. Printed, with autograph endorsement. F27.

3. ff. 15-18v. Preamble of the Act of Settlement; 1661. Copy, with autograph endorsement, and a label by James Matthews, 'Sir William Petty's Papers concerning the Settlement of Estates in Ireland ... (6)'. F31.

4. ff. 19-20. Petition of the officers who served before 5 June 1649 against a proviso being inserted in the Act of Settlement on behalf of Petty; circa 1661. Autograph copy. Endorsed '43'. F72.

5. ff. 21-22v. Letter from James, Duke of York, to Lord Orrery in favour of Lt.-Col. [Donough?] MacGillycuddy; 24 May 1661. Copy. J3.

6. ff. 23-24v. Proclamation of 12 July 1661 by Charles II for the submission of claims under the Declaration of 30 Nov. 1660 to the Commissioners in Dublin before 15 Sept. 1661; 1661. Printed, Dublin, 1661. F33.

7. ff. 25-26v. A list of 36 names of Irish peers and others with land totals in Irish acres; [1660s]. Endorsed ‘4l An Abstract of the Estate of the 36’. F48.

8. f. 27. A list of 11 names of land proprietors, most of whom appear in the preceding list, with acreages and locations of land; [1660s]. Endorsed '(7) A Certificat of what quantity of acres were restored to Irish'. F49.

9. ff. 28-29v. 'An abstract of the Number of acres Unto which Several Persons have been absolutely Restored Either by Order from His Majestie, the Lords Justices, The House of Lords, or Court of Claims...'; circa 1661. Endorsed '37'. F68.

10. ff. 30-31v. Summary in tabular form of the proceedings of the Court of Claims 20 March-7 Sept. 1661; 1661. F54.

11. ff. 32-33v. A list of Irish Roman Catholics restored to their estates; [1661]. With autograph endorsement. F34.

12. ff. 34-35. 'Proposalls in Order to the settlement of Estates and Lands in Ireland'; [circa 1661]. In an unidentified hand. With autograph(?) endorsement, '(1) The Method for making declaracion practicable'. F75.

13. ff. 36-44v. 'The Registry of Lands, commodities & Inhabitants', a scheme by Petty for the use of surveys of Ireland made within the last seven years; [1661]. In the hand of an amanuensis. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 77-90. See H.M.C. Ormonde MSS, III, p. 71, for its submission to the Duke of Ormonde. A24.

14. ff. 45-54v. 'An Explication of the Proposalls concerning the Registry of Ireland'; [1661]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph additions and corrections. Repeats the second part of the preceding. A25.

15. ff. 55-58v. Notes by Petty on an unnamed document relating to the Irish land settlement; [circa 1660-1661]. Autograph. F29.

16. ff. 59-60v. Warrant from Charles II to the Chancellor of Ireland concerning Petty's grants of Irish lands; 1 Feb. 1662. Copy, with autograph endorsement, numbered '2'. J4.

17. f. 61. Proclamation of 23 Sept. 1662 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ordering the submission of claims; 1662. Printed, Dublin, 1662. F36.

18. ff. 62-64v. Proclamation of 2 Oct. 1662 by the Commissioners for executing the Act for the better execution of the King's Declaration for the Settlement of Ireland, referring to the Proclamation of 23 Sept. 1662; 1662. Printed, Dublin, 1662, with autograph endorsement. F35.

19. ff. 65-66v. Petition to the King from the Parliament of Ireland for the speedy passing of the 'great bill of settlement' and the maintenance of the Declaration of 30 Nov. 1660; [1661-1662?]. Copy. F40.

20. ff. 67-70v. The State of the Adventurers Case ...; [1662-1663?]. Printed. Concerning the settlement of lands in Ireland from 1657. F46.

21. ff. 71-73v. Proclamation of 7 May 1663 by the Lord Lieutenant and Council extending time limits required by the provisions of the Act of Settlement; 1663. Printed, Dublin, 1663. F37.

22. ff. 74-75v. 'Reasons why 3/5 of all ye Lands belonging Anno 1641 to Irish papists should be forfeited'; 1663. Autograph. Endorsed '(21) Memoranda given to my Lord of Anglesey', 22 June 1663. F38.

23. ff. 76-83v. Mercurius Hibernicus, or the Irish Intelligencer for 11-18 Aug. and 8-15 Sept. 1663. Printed. Including a declaration of the Commissioners for the Act of Settlement, 20 July 1663, and a proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant, 9 Sept. 1663. J1, J2.

24. ff. 84-85v. Petition to the Lord Lieutenant from the trustees for the management of 'the 49 security' (including Petty); 24 Oct. 1663. Copies. F41.

25. f. 86. Certificate by John Price of allowances of rent in 1659 to tenants of lands in cos. Dublin, Meath, Louth and Kildare; 10 Dec. 1663. F39.

26. ff. 87-88v. Petition from Petty to the Duke of Ormonde, appealing for his allowance for the Down Survey and for encouragement for finishing his maps and description of Ireland; [circa 1665]. Autograph draft. Endorsed '42'. F30.

27. ff. 89-90v. Authority to Col. Richard Talbot on behalf of the King's Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland to petition the King and Parliament in England; 28 Nov. 1670. Copy. F42.

28. ff. 91-92v. Petition to the King from Talbot on behalf of the Irish Catholics; Jan. 1671. Copy. See Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1671, p. 595. An order was made on 18 Jan. 1671, ibid., p. 30. F43.

29. ff. 93-98v. Account of the grievances of Roman Catholic landowners in Ireland since 1649; circa 1670-1671. With autograph endorsement, 'The State of the unrestored Irish per Coll. Talbot. 1670'. F45.

30. ff. 99-106v. 'Observations upon the State of the Case'; circa 1670-1671. Arguments against the preceding Roman Catholic case, stressing the damage caused by the rebellion and the rights due to the army. With autograph endorsement, 'Sir Wm Fenton's handwriting about Col. Talbot's proceedings' and '(19)'. F44.

31. ff. 107-108v. Order in Council from Charles II to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland concerning concessions to Irish Roman Catholics; 26 Feb. 1672. Copy, with autograph endorsement. See Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1671-1672, p. 166. I109.

32. ff. 109-111. 'A method of examining Nocency'; circa 1670-1671. Autograph. Two sets of proposals by Petty, of sixteen and eight points. F73, F67.

33. f. 112. Notes by Petty concerning an unnamed public figure and his conduct between 1641 and 1660, beg. 'His Estate Anno 1641 ...', possibly referring to the Duke of Ormonde; [1660s-1670s?]. Autograph. Vol. 1, item 48.

Ireland: Charles II of England: Orders, proclamations, petitions, etc., rel. to the Restoration land settlement in Ireland: 1661-1672, n.d.: Partly printed.

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.

Charles II of England: Papers of Sir W. Petty concerning economics, taxation and revenue in England and Ireland: bef. 1662-1683, n.d.: Partly autogr.

Ireland: Treatises and proposals by Sir W. Petty on the state of Ireland: 1679-1687.

includes:

• f. 15 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 36-54v Ireland: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for a registry of lands, commodities and inhabitants: 1661.
• ff. 87-88v Maps and Plans: Army; England: Ireland 'Down Survey': Oliver Cromwell of England: Orders, warrants, petitions, etc., rel. to `Down Survey' of Ireland: 1654-1665: Partly printed.
• ff. 89-110v Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Petition, responses, etc., concerning the grievances of the Roman Catholic landowners in Ireland , presented by Richard Talbot: 1670-1671: Partly copies.
• ff. 99-106v Sir William Fenton, 2nd Baronet: `Observations upon the State of the Case', against the Roman Catholic landowners in Ireland by Sir William Fenton: circa 1670-1671.
• f. 112 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Notes by Sir. W. Petty rel. to Duke of Ormonde(?): [1660s-1670s?].