Add MS 72880

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXI (ff. 157). Papers relating to Ireland, particularly schemes for the revenue; 1680-1683. See also Add. 72852, ff. 189-190, 'Sr Wm Petty's Considerations to the E. of Ossory about transporting live cattle from Ireland to Rotterdam', Jan. 1680; ff. 199-200, 'A view & conjecture of the Irish farme', April 1681. Former Bowood numbers given for each item below.

1. ff. 1-11v. 'An Essay to make Military Questions demonstrable. The first instance is the fortifying of the City of Dublin ...'; 1680. In the hand of more than one amanuensis, with autograph endorsement and sketch. With an 'Appendix concerning London'. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 62-71. E18.

2. f. 12. 'Fortifying Dublin'; [circa 1680?]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph additions. E28.

3. f. 13. 'Agenda in Ireland'; 18 Aug. 1682. Autograph. A list of sixteen financial projects, most of which are elaborated in the papers below. Vol. 1, item 2.

4. ff. 14-15v. 'Preparatives for emproving the Kings revenue of Customes & Excise in Ireland'; 1682. In the hand of Thomas Dance, with autograph corrections and endorsement. C40.

5. ff. 16-18. Lists of numbered points concerning the reformation of Irish finances, beg. 'How the King may encrease his revenue fairly'; [circa 1682]. Autograph. C10.

6. ff. 19-29. Treatise made up of two 'Positions', beg. 'That the enriching of Ireland is the Enriching of England'; [circa 1682]. Autograph. The second 'Position' appears to be incomplete and is followed by what are apparently two further fragments of the same treatise on the Irish cattle trade, the first paginated '39-42' and second '3'. B80, C48, C49.

7. ff. 30-31v. 'A 3d paper about the Revenue of Ireland. Given the Duke of Ormond 3rd Aug. 1682'; 1682. Autograph. About the revenue of Ireland and Tangier by management, not by farm. See also Add. 72854, ff. 139-140, 'Cautions concerning a new grant of the revenue in Ireland', 28 July 1682. C43.

8. ff. 32-33v. Proposals for the management of the revenue in Ireland, America and Tangier; [1682]. Autograph. C44.

9. ff. 34-35v. 'What the King hath lost & might gaine in his revenues of England & Ireland'; 1682. Autograph. C33.

10. ff. 36-37v. 'A Comparison between the profit which may accrue to his Majesty from the intended Contract for his Revenue &c as it now stands, and a Management of the same by 5 well qualified Commissioners'; [1682]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph corrections and endorsement. C41.

11. ff. 38-41v. Proposals for an Irish Registry; [1682]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph additions. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 91-96. C65.

12. ff. 42-43v. 'Of the Villare'; [circa 1682?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 90-91. See also 'The New Instrument of Government', f. 61 below, for the villare. Vol. 1, item 27.

13. ff. 44-45v. 'In order to an Accompt of the People, Cattle, Housing, & stock of Ireland ...'; [1682?]. Autograph. About the information to be gathered by the collectors of Hearth Money and Quit Rents. A20.

14. ff. 46-56. Two drafts of letters patent for the appointment of a surveyor general of lands, people, trade and revenue in Ireland; 1682. In the hands of James Waller and Thomas Dance, with autograph endorsements. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 98-102. A16, A17.

15. ff. 57-59v. Draft letters patent by Petty himself, requesting assistance for him in preparing books recording the King's revenue, and detailing his allowances; circa 1682. In the hand of an amanuensis. A19.

16. ff. 60-71v. 'The New Instrument of Government'; 1682. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. The 'instrument' is a register of lands, buildings, people and public revenue. C20.

17. ff. 72-80. 'A Colloqui between A: B: C: concerning a New Instrument of Government'; 1682. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph corrections. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 103-111. With a label by James Matthews (f. 80), 'Various political & other strictures in the form of Dialogues' (9). A1, A2.

18. ff. 81-82v. 'The Application of the 5 bookes [concerning the land, people, revenue, etc.] to the Kings revenue'; circa [1682?]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 184-187. C69.

19. ff. 83-84v. 'The method of advancing the consumption of beere & ale in Ireland & of the Kings revenue thereupon'; 1682. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. A21.

20. f. 85. Certificate signed by The Marquess of Halifax, the Duke of Ormonde and the Earl of Rochester that the King had promised Petty one-fifth of any increase in the Irish revenue brought about by his advice; 24 May 1683. A18.

21. ff. 86-120. 'Concerning Ten thousand pounds per Annum to be added to his Majesties Revenue of Ireland By the Regulation of Lycences for Retayling of Beere, Ale, Wine, & Strong-waters’; 24 May 1683.In the hand of Thomas Dance. Prefixed by a copy of the preceding certificate. C70.

22. ff. 121-151. 'The naturall & pecul[i]ar & present Interest of Ireland'; 1683. Partly autograph, partly in the hand of James Waller. A treatise concerning an increase in the population and revenue of Ireland. Vol. 4, item 2a, b, and 23.

23. ff. 152-155. Considerations about the appointment of a surveyor-general for Ireland; [1680s?]. In an unidentified clerical hand, and probably not by Petty. C39.

24. ff. 156-157. 'Advertisements concerning the Religion, State & Revenue of Ireland'; [bef. 1685]. Autograph. I118.

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. 1-12 Fortification: County of Dublin: Essays by Sir W. Petty on the fortification of Dublin: 1680.
• f. 80 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• f. 85 George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax: Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Certificate to Sir W. Petty from Lord Halifax, the Duke of Ormonde and Lord Rochester: 1683: Signed.