Add MS 72881

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXII (ff. 115). Papers relating to Ireland, particularly the revenue, defence and matters of religion; early 1680s-1685. Former Bowood numbers given for each item below.

1. ff. 1-4v. Proposals for new taxes on people, lands, livestock and trade in Ireland; [1682-1684?]. In the hand of James Waller. C34, C35.

2. ff. 5-6v. Proposals for increasing the revenue from excise and customs; [early 1680s]. Partly autograph, partly in the hand of James Waller. C38.

3. ff. 7-10v. 'The 5 Proposalls' concerning the hearth tax and excise; [early 1680s]. In the hand of James Waller. C31.

4. f. 11. '3 Proposalls about the Harth-mony'; [early 1680s]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph endorsement. C37.

5. ff. 12-15. 'Proposd for the Management of his Majestys revenue in Ireland'; [early 1680s?]. Two copies in the hand of different amanuenses. Beg. 'That the Hearth money be let to the Natives of Ireland'. C46, C47.

6. ff. 16-17v. 'Concerning the Forain Trade of Ireland'; [early 1680s?]. In the hand of James Waller. Endorsed, 'A Scheme of Foraine Trade for Ireland and of the Kings Revenue in the same ...'. C4.

7. ff. 18-20. Two papers of comments and calculations about the Irish revenue, the first with autograph endorsement, 'Poll, Revenue, Wooll, Emprovements &c'; [early 1680s?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. Beg. 'Whereas the people of Ireland do pay about 300m per annum ...'. C36, C32.

8. ff. 21-22. 'Further Proofs of the Emprovement of Ireland'; 1684. In the hand of James Waller. Beg. 'It hath been here provd that the Harth mony of all Ireland ... have doubled in 21 yeares ...'. C3.

9. ff. 23-26v. 'Of preserving Ireland from the hands of forainers'; [early 1680s?]. In the hand of James Waller. C6.

10. ff. 27-30. 'Considerations upon the Invasion of Ireland'; [early 1680s?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. Contingency plans in the event of invasion. B71.

11. ff. 31-46. 'Fortifications of Ireland': a report to George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth, Master General of the Ordnance by Petty; 1684. In the hand of Thomas Dance, with autograph heading and a summary of costs at the end in the hand of James Waller. E30.

12. f. 47. '12 Writers about the affairs of Ireland'; 1685. Autograph. Jottings of names and abbreviated titles, some of which appear to correspond with treatises by Petty himself in Add. 72883-72884 below, possibly indicating planned pseudonymous publication. B83.

13. ff. 48-51v. 'The distribution of Ireland 1641, 1685'; [1685]. Two autograph versions. Rough statistics of land distribution. F57, F58.

14. ff. 52-55. 'Anatomy of Ireland'; 1685. Autograph. Some of the same figures as the preceding. Vol. 4, item 13.

15. ff. 56-57v. Proposalls for the Peace and safety of his Majesties dominions consonat to his Ma[jesty's] speech of the 9 Nov. 1685 & the Parliament[ary] proceedings thereupon; [1685]. Autograph. Concerning England and Ireland. B113.

16. ff. 58-59v. 'The Old Protestants petition'; [1685]. Autograph. To the King and Parliament. B33.

17. ff. 60-61v. 'The 49 mens petition'; [1685]. To the King and Parliament. Autograph. B53.

18. ff. 62-67. 'Petition to ye Parliament of Adventurers and Soldiers'; [1685]. Autograph. B60.

19. ff. 68-69v. 'Copie of a proposal made by the Catholiques of Ireland'; [1685]. Autograph. Beg. 'If his Majesty thinks fit to keep up a standing army in England without regard to the Teste-qualifications ...'. B112.

20. ff. 70-71v. 'An Expedient how to provide for 72 of the most meritorious Roman Catholiques of Ireland; 1685. Autograph. Vol. 4, item 12.

21. f. 72. 'Quieting Ireland'; 1685. Autograph. Rough notes. B3.

22. ff. 73-74v. 'Intimations for quieting his Majesty's severall subjects in Ireland'; 1685. Autograph. Eight numbered points, beg. 'Uniting the 2 kingdomes of England & Ireland ...'. B93.

23. ff. 75-76v. 'The Interest of Ireland'; 1685. Autograph. Endorsed, 'Memoranda for the good and settlement of Ireland'. B11.

24. f. 77. 'The Evills & dangers of disloyalty [against the King] demonstrated'; 1685. Autograph. B111.

25. f. 78. 'That but 400 were murdered in the Irish rebellion'; [1685?]. Autograph. B13.

26. f. 79. 'A question stated whether the Peacemakers of 1648 or The Rump parliament did best ...'; [1685?]. Autograph. F64.

27. f. 80. Paper, beg. 'England hath lost upon Ireland in 516 yeares ...'; [1685?]. Autograph. B58.

28. ff. 81-84v. 'Advantages which have accrewed to Ireland since the ending of the Civill wars Anno 1653'; [1685?]. In the hand of James Waller. B27.

29. ff. 85-86v. 'A Conjecture concerning the number of Protestants which were in Ireland Anno 1641, 1653, 1665 & 1685 ...'; [1685?]. In the hand of James Waller. B40.

30. ff. 87-88v. 'Notes for a Motion to be made in the House of Commons of England concerning Ireland'; [1685?]. In the hand of James Waller. C14.

31. ff. 89-90v. 'About salvage due to the soldiers from the old Protestants and Adventurers'; [1685]. In the hand of James Waller. C5.

32. ff. 91-98. 'The Proportions of Innocents to Nocents. The Proportion of forfeited to restored Lands. The value of Irish Lands Anno 1653 and 1684'; [1685]. Copies by James Waller (ff. 91-94v) and in a 20th cent. hand. C7a,b.

33. ff. 99-100. 'Disquisitio brevis into the settlement of Ireland'; [1685?]. In the hand of James Waller. B36.

34. ff. 101-102v. 'About the Mony & the Collecting paying advancing the revenue'; [1685?]. In the hand of an amanuensis with autograph endorsement. C42.

35. ff. 103-104v. Calculations concerning the Irish revenue and a list of Acts of Parliament for Ireland; [1685?]. Autograph. See also Add. 72882,

f. 105, below. Vol. 1, item 47.

36. ff. 105-107v. Numbered points concerning Irish trade and other matters of proposed reform in Ireland; [1685?]. Vol. 1, items 43, 44.

37. ff. 108-109v. Mock petitions of a Quaker to the Chancellor, The King, etc.; n.d. Autograph. E76.

38. f. 110. Certaine propositions concerning the aptitude & Capacity of Ireland to receive Protestants of France'; n.d. [1685?]. B78.

39. ff. 111-113v. The good subjects & christians proposall; [1685-1686?]. Autograph and copy. Ten points concerning Ireland. I117, B4.

40. ff. 114-115v. 'Severall Questions in Iure Gentium & Jure Belli & Pacis and in Policy concerning matters in Ireland between the yeares 1642 & 1662'; [aft. 1685]. In the hand of James Waller. For a possible connection with the 'Treatise of Ireland' below, see Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 260. B48.

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.

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

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