Add MS 72879

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXX (ff. 119). Papers relating to Ireland; circa 1670-1675, n.d. Petty spent the years 1666-1673 and 1676-1685 in Ireland; for his proposals concerning the Irish revenue and trade in this and the following volume, see Barnard, 'Sir William Petty, Irish Landowner', in History and Imagination, ed. Lloyd-Jones et al, p. 210. See also the Irish papers of the 1670s enclosed in letters to Southwell, Add. 72852, ff. 170-171, 'Considerations how the Protestants ... of Ireland may disable the Papists there', 1679; ff. 172-173, 'The uses of Sr Wm Petty's booke', 1679; and ff. 174-175, '22 Counsellors', 1679. Former Bowood numbers are given for each item below; partly James Matthews' bundle 4 (see f. 98).

1. ff. 1-25v. A dialogue between Merrick and Wormesly concerning various Irish matters, including quit rents, an anatomy theatre and the Court of Chancery; circa 1670. Autograph. Some pages damaged, with loss of text. C52.

2. ff. 26-33v. 'Observacions upon The Accompts of Ireland'; aft. 1671. Concerning a paper and table of 1662 relating to the Irish land settlement, the title taken from the endorsement (f. 33v). Autograph (ff. 26-29v) and copy. B9, F47.

3. ff. 34-35v. 'An Expedient in order to an Union of England, Ireland & Scotland'; 4 March 1672. In the hand of the same amanuensis as the preceding, with autograph endorsement. Concerning parliamentary union. C53.

4. ff. 36-37v. 'A Method of preventing Rebellion, and Intestine Warrs in Ireland from the present Differences, Quarrells & Controversies now depending between the severall Inhabitants there'; [circa 1672?]. Same amanuensis as the preceding. B67.

5. ff. 38-63v. Untitled manuscript of 'The Political Anatomy of Ireland'; [1672]. Fair copy by Dr Robert Wood, with an added title-page (f. 38) in the hand of the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. Differing in some minor respects from the published versions, including the omission of Wood's name in the last sentence. For Wood's recommended changes to the present transcription, see his letter to Petty, 16 Aug. 1673, Add. 72850, f. 198. Another contemporary copy preserved by Southwell, is Add. MS 21127. For the first publication in 1691, see Keynes, Bibliography, No. 37; reprinted in Economic Writings, ed. Hull, I, pp. 121-210, whose introduction describes how it was undertaken at the instigation of Sir Joseph Williamson and Edward Chamberlayne. C57.

6. ff. 64-68v. Questions to be put to M.P.s who were also Irish Privy Councillors concerning the state of Ireland, followed by proposals concerning union and reform; [1674?]. Autograph (ff. 64-65v) and copy in the hand of James Waller. A committee of the House was appointed to consider the state of Ireland, 20 Feb. 1674 (Slatter, I, p. 5). Vol. 1, item 40; B66.

7. ff. 69-70v. 'The humble petition of the Roman Catholiques of Ireland. To the Supreme Authority of this Nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England'; bef. 1674. In the hand of John Graunt. I105.

8. ff. 71-72v. 'About Exchanging of women'; March 1674. Autograph. The exchange proposed is between England and Ireland. C22.

9. ff. 73-74v. Notes for a treatise on the government and revenue of Ireland; aft. 1670. Autograph. Vol. 1, item 52.

10. f. 75. Ten proposals on the same subject; [circa 1675?]. Autograph. Including sketches relating to ship design. Vol. 1, item 38.

11. ff. 76-80v. Notes and calculations concerning the Irish revenue and reform in Ireland, the first, on the evidence of content and paper, apparently related to the preceding; [circa 1675?]. Autograph. A12, A48.

12. f. 81. Arguments concerning the union of England and Ireland; [1670s]. Autograph. Vol. 1, item 39.

13. f. 82. Fourteen numbered points on the Irish revenue and reform; [1670s?]. Autograph. Vol. 1, item 46.

14. f. 83. 'Heads of a bill confirmeing the settlement of Ireland'; [1670s?]. Autograph. Vol 1, item 29.

15. ff. 84-97. Five versions of a paper concerning the farm of the revenue of Ireland, the first endorsed 'Proposalls about the Revenue, Expence, future Estate of Ireland'; Aug. 1675. Autograph draft (ff. 84-87v), three versions by different amanuenses with autograph corrections (ff. 88-93v), and a 19th cent copy (ff. 94-97). C45, C16-C19. A further copy is Add. 72852, ff. 100-101.

16. ff. 98-103v. 'A proposall for Ireland'; 30 Aug. 1675. Concerning the revenue, but different from the preceding. Autograph. Including a label by James Matthews (f. 98), 'Hints & proposals for improving the revenue in Ireland (4)'. C21.

17. ff. 104-111v. 'A Report to the Lord Lieutenant & Council from the Council of Trade about the Emprovement & Trade of Ireland'; [1675?]. Draft of a work by Petty chiefly in the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph corrections and additions. The fair copies and printed version (see below) are dated 24 March 1676, but the report is apparently mentioned in a letter from Petty to Wood of 10 April 1675 as being

'in every great mans archives' (Add. 72858, f, 211). For two fair copies, the first from Pepys's collection with a few autograph corrections, see

Add. MS 38849, ff. 86-93v (also referred to in H.M.C. 15th Report, II, p. 317), and Add. 72852, ff. 106-113v; both are endorsed 'had from Sir Peter Pett March 1689'. Published in 1691 along with 'The Political Anatomy of Ireland' (see Keynes, Bibliography, No. 34); reprinted in Economic Writings, ed. Hull, I, pp. 211-223. C11.

18. ff. 112-113v. Paper endorsed 'Plantation' concerning the reorganization of parishes and tithings in Ireland; [1670s?]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph endorsement. Incomplete, wanting at least one sheet. B69.

19. f. 114. 'Heads of the Reasons against restrayning the Importation of Cattle out of Ireland'; [1660s-1670s?] In an unidentified hand, probably not by Petty. G12.

20. ff. 115-116v. 'Of what consequences the bringing of 100m of Live Cattle out of Ireland into England would bee to both Nations'; [1674?]. Autograph. See also Add. 72854, f. 9, above. Vol. 1, item 23.

21. ff. 118-119. Fragment, paginated 13-16, in the form of questions and answers, endorsed 'Of Counter Transplanting the Irish and English'; [1670s?]. Autograph. Vol. 2, item 21.

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.

Revenue: Trade and Commerce: Ireland: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for the reform of Irish revenue: early 1670s-1685.

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:

• ff. 1-25v Ireland: `A dialogue between Merrick and Wormesly' concerning Ireland, by Sir W. Petty: circa 1670.
• ff. 25-32v Ireland: Charles II of England: Orders, proclamations, petitions, etc., rel. to the Restoration land settlement in Ireland: 1661-1672, n.d.: Partly printed.
• ff. 33-36v, 69-70v, 79 Scotland General: Ireland: Charles II of England: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for a union of England, Scotland and Ireland: 1672-1674, n.d.
• ff. 38-62 Ireland: Robert Wood, MD; FRS; mathematician: `Sir W. Petty's `Political Anatomy of Ireland' , in the hand of Dr R. Wood: 1672.
• f. 98 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.