Add MS 72883

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXIV (ff. 134).

1. ff. 1-4v. 'Queries Relateing to the Interest of Ireland', signed 'GFD' (i.e., David Fitzgerald?); [1685]. Two copies, the second in the hand of Thomas Dance. The endorsement adds 'arising from a Treatise entituled The Sale & Settlement of Ireland'. Vol. 4, items 18 and 30.

2. ff. 5-6v. 'The Demonstration of 4 of the severall Points By which the 12 Irish Quaeries are to be answered'; [1685]. In the hand of James Waller. B19.

3. ff. 7-18v. 'Memorandum That the Queries on the other side are no otherwise answered at present, then by exposeing the following Accompt'; [1685]. Partly autograph, partly in the hand of James Waller, with (ff. 17-18v) another version of the first account in an unidentified hand, endorsed by Petty, 'Dr Gorges Accompt against the Irish'. The accounts differ somewhat from those given in the following version. B14, C24, B15, B12.

4. ff. 19-33. 'The Answer to the 12 Irish Quaeries supposed to have been made by Doctor Gorge'; [1685]. A fuller version, in the hand of Thomas Dance, containing some of the same material as the preceding. Vol. 4, item 27.

5. ff. 34-66. Drafts and copies of answers to the 'Queries', different from the preceding, entitled 'Notes upon the 12 Queries', 'An Answer to certaine queries', and 'A[n] Answer to 12 Irish queries in 6 posicions'; [1685]. Partly autograph and partly in the hands of James Waller and Thomas Dance. Vols. 4, items 16, 28, 17, 4; B95.

6. ff. 67-68v. 'The Substance of a Treatis Intituled The Sale and Settlement of Ireland'; [1685-1686]. In the hand of an unidentified amanuensis, with an autograph addition. In twelve numbered points. B105.

7. f. 69. 'Observations upon the Treatis'; [1685-1686]. In the hand of James Waller. B42.

8. ff. 70-74. Further notes endorsed 'Samples', 'Omissions', 'Points insufficiently handled'; [1685-1686]. In the hand of James Waller and autograph. B38, B39, I91.

9. ff. 75-94v. 'An Answer of the substance of a Treatis Intituled The Sale & Settlement of Ireland'; [1685-1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Answers to the twelve points in ff. 67-68 above. B94.

10. ff. 95-104v. 'Another more true and calm Narrative of the Settlement & Sale of Ireland'; [1685-1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 49-55. For another copy, preserved by Southwell, see Add. 21128, ff. 130-142. C59.

11. ff. 105-112. 'A series of Maters Relateing to Estates in Ireland mentioned in this Treatis'; 1686. In the hand of an amanuensis. This appears as part of the above treatise in the copy in Add. MS 21128 ff. 138-142; another copy, with addition of 'Another view of the same Matters by Way of Dialogue between A & B', appears as part of the 'Treatise of Ireland', the whole entitled 'Of the Commotions in Ireland begun 1641', in Add. 72886, ff. 182-215, below. F78.

12. ff. 113-127v. Summaries of contents of treatises by Petty in answer to 'A Narrative of the Sale and Settlement of Ireland' and the 'Queries', 'suppressed to prevent animosities, till leave be given to publish them'; 1685-1686. In the hand of James Waller and another amanuensis, with a few autograph additions and corrections. Vol. 4, items 5-6, 8-11.

13. ff. 128-133v. 'Memorandum concerning Ireland'; 1685. Two copies and a differing incomplete version, 'Breif of the 15 Memorandums'. For these as an answer to the two tracts above, see Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 156. Vol. 4, items 3 and 7; C8.

14. f. 134. 'A three fold view of Ireland ... upon occasion of a Treatise called A narrative of the settlement and sale of Ireland & 12 late queries; 1686. Autograph. Title-page and preface only. B104.

David Fitzgerald, Irish writer: Reply by Sir W. Petty to his `Queries' on the Irish land settlement: 1685-1686.