Add MS 72885

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXVI (ff. 148). Papers arising from Petty's dealings with Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel, and Sir Richard Nagle, Attorney-General of Ireland, over changes to the land settlement in Ireland in favour of the Roman Catholics, and related papers of 1687; 1686-1687. Some of the items in Add. 72882 above also relate to the question of raising money to perfect this settlement. See also Add. 72855, f. 70; 'about the distribution of the Lands of Ireland', 8 March 1687. Former Bowood numbers are given for each item below.

1. ff. 1-2. Notes probably related to Petty's interviews with Tyrconnel, endorsed 'Vade Mecum May 1686' and 'A Memento to the Lord Tyrconnel'; 1686. Autograph. See Petty-Southwell Correspondence, pp. 213-214, for an interview in July 1686, in which Petty had urged money compensation in preference to disturbance of the existing settlement. Vol. 1, item 8; B63.

2. ff. 3-6v. 'The Scope and Designe of the Papers delivered to the Earle of Tirconnell the 12th of May 1686 in order to an accommodation'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller, with a 20th cent. copy. For these papers, marked A, C, D, F, G, or papers closely related to them, see items 3-7 below. B84, B85.

3. ff. 7-8v. 'The State of Ireland for 500 yeares'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. Endorsed 'A'. B82.

4. ff. 9-11v. 'A List of the severall Parties and Classes of those who in this yeare 1686 possesse the Lands which belonged to Catholiques Anno 1641', with proportions for raising the sum for settlement; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. F61, B7.

5. f. 12. List of various classes of Irish landowner, with the note by Petty, 'Lord Tyrconnell, 12 May 1686, Mr Nagle, 24 Sept. 1686'; 1686. Autograph. Vol. 1, item 10.

6. ff. 13-14v. 'Notes upon a former paper marked 2', concerning Catholic lands in Ireland, endorsed 'F'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. B16.

7. ff. 15-16v. 'A List of Matters to be prepard &c', endorsed 'G'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. B41.

8. ff. 17-22v. Three papers concerning 'the reconciling sum' of £1,200,000 for the new Irish land settlement; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. B24, B25, B20.

9. ff. 24-25v. Letter from Richard Nagle to Lord [Tyrconnel], dated Coventry, 26 Oct. 1686; 1686. Copy. For this letter, circulated as a manifesto against the Irish Protestants, see Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 264. I22.

10. ff. 26-29v. Letter to 'My Lord', dated London, 15 Nov. 1686, endorsed 'An Answer to Neagles Paper supposed to be drawn by a Roman Catholick'; 1686. Copy. B103.

11. ff. 30-31v. Notes by Petty on the two preceding letters; 1687. Autograph. I22.

12. ff. 32-57v. Treatise by Petty endorsed 'Notes upon & an answer to Mr Nagles Letter from Coventry 26 October 1686'; 1687. Autograph. I24.

13. ff. 58-104v. A further treatise by Petty on the same subject, entitled 'A Defence of the present Settlement of Ireland'; 1687. Two copies, one (ff. 58-79v) in the same hand as 10 above, one on paper watermarked 1835. This and the preceding item were sent to Sir Robert Southwell in June 1687; see Petty-Southwell correspondence, p. 273. B90, B91.

14. ff. 106-108v. 'Of settling & Emproving Ireland'; 1687. Autograph and copy, the former endorsed 'Transmuting of Ireland'. B70, B2.

15. f. 109. Paper endorsed, 'Projects'; 1687. Autograph. Containing brief headings, beginning with 'The present settlement, Emprovement & Union of England & Ireland in 3 pts ... An abstract of the grand settlement & for the lesser settlement of Ireland'. Vol. 1, item 13.

16. ff. 110-113v. 'Table of Chapters' for the above work; 1687. Autograph and partial copy, corrected by Petty. This is a different work from the 'Treatise of Ireland' below, although it includes some of the same subject matter. C54, C55.

17. ff. 114-119v. 'The grand settlement of Ireland' and 'The lesse-perfect settlement of Ireland'; 1687. In the hands of amanuenses, with two copies of the former. B21, F32, B22.

18. ff. 120-123v. 'A question offered by Sr Wm Petty to the World wheather the pretended perpetuall and Naturall Improvement settlement and Union of England with Ireland hereunder discribed be practicable ...'; 1687. Two versions in the hands of different amanuenses. B56, C13.

19. ff. 124-127v. 'A Probleme For making a Naturall Fundamentall and perpetuall Emprovement settlement an[d] Union of England'; 1687. In the hand of an amanuensis. Printed in Petty Papers, I, p. 64. C62.

20. ff. 128-129v. 'A View of the house of Peers in Ireland in Feb. 1686/7'; 1687. In the hand of James Waller. F55.

21. ff. 130-133v. 'Concerning the setlement of Ireland and the new Intrest Estates ... in a Dialogue Between A: & B:'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. F77.

22. ff. 134-135v. 'For the future settlement of Ireland There may be a Court erected'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. B5.

23. ff. 136-137v. 'Enormities in the Acts of Settlement & Explanation'; 1687. Autograph. F63.

24. ff. 138-139v. 'For collecting paying advancing the Revenue of Ireland'; 1687. Autograph. B76.

25. f. 140. 'The Kings promises & powers' concerning Ireland; 1687. Autograph. B77.

26. ff. 141-142v. Letter to 'My Lord' urging a return to England from Ireland; [1687?]. In the hand of James Waller, with the autograph endorsement, 'The Joyning of the fanatic Arm of the papists against the Old Protestants & Adventurers'. Referring to Robert Brent. I106.

27. ff. 143-148v. 'The Case & Condition of the Protestants in Ireland'; 1687. Autograph. Endorsed 'A Petition about the Sherifs & Juries of Ireland'. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 67-72. I13.

28. f. 149. 'The State of Ireland & Prognosticks thereupon made in December 1687'. Copy on paper watermarked 1835 of the tract at Add. 72855, f. 84, above. B88.

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.

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.

includes:

• ff. 1-16v Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Papers by Sir W. Petty given to, and notes for interviews with Lord Tyrconnel: 1686-1687.
• ff. 23-24v Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Sir Richard Nagle, Attorney-General of Ireland: Letter to Lord Tyrconnel from Sir Richard Nagle: 1686: Copy.
• ff. 25-56v Sir Richard Nagle, Attorney-General of Ireland: Responses, partly by Sir W. Petty, to Sir R. Nagle's letter to Lord Tyrconnel: 1686-1687.
• ff. 140-141(?) Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Lord Tyrconnel: 1687: Drafts and copies.