Add MS 72888

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXIX (ff. i + 126). Papers concerning Roman Catholic and Protestant controversies and James II's catholizing policies; 1669-1686.

1. f. 1. Title-page for a work entitled 'The Counter-Key Beeing an Engine to pull downe the Port-Cullice of Tyranny And a Pick-lock for Popery & Superstition'; 1669. Autograph. With a pencil illustration. I14.

2. ff. 2-3. Paper beg. 'To your Letter exhorting mee not bee longer out of the Church, supposing you Meane the Roman Catholiq church'; [1670s?]. Autograph draft. I138.

3. ff. 4-13v. 'A Papist or Roman Catholique Represented'; 1685. Partly autograph, partly in the hand of Thomas Dance. A reply to a pamphlet entitled, A Papist Misrepresented ... Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 121-128. I4.

4. ff. 14-17v. 'A Protestant of the Church of England'; [1685]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph corrections. Printed without the corrections in Petty Papers, I, pp. 128-130. I86.

5. ff. 18-20v. 'An Appendix concerning Papists & Protestants'; [1685?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance, with autograph additions. I129.

6. ff. 21-24v. 'Concerning Popery & Peace in Religion'; [1680s?]. Autograph. In the form of a letter, concerning liberty of conscience and the reform of the electoral system. I143.

7. ff. 25-26v. 'Expedients for Peace in religion throughout the Kings Dominions'; 1686. Autograph. Including (f. 25) a label by James Matthews, 'Papers proposing a Reformation of the Church-Temporalities ... anno 1686 (22)', which refers to Add. 72889, ff. 23-88, below. I97.

8. f. 27. 'About the Catholiq Apostoliq Roman Church'; >[1680s]. Autograph. Nine points in the form of a letter. I142.

9. f. 28. ‘The peaceable understanding of severall words in Religion'; [1680s]. Autograph. Beg. 'The Catholiq Apostoliq & Roman Church & faith ...'. I148.

10. f. 29. 'Of the Catholiq Apostolic & Roman Church'; [1680s]. Autograph. Expanding the definition in the preceding. I149.

11. ff. 30-31v. 'The Catholiq Apostoliq & Roman Religion & Worship of God'; [1680s]. In the hand of James Waller. Further definitions. I127.

12. ff. 32-33v. 'Of the Universall, Christian, Catholiq, Apostoliq Roman faith. Of a Papist & Protestant & fanatiq'; 1686. Autograph. I150.

13. ff. 34-36v. Rough lists of Christian and Roman Catholic practices, the second endorsed 'Necessary & Indifferent points in Religion'; [1680s?]. Autograph. The first has fragmentary algebraic calculations on the verso (f. 34v). I132, I140.

14. ff. 37-38v. 'Of Catholication of the 3 Kingdomes of England Scotland & Ireland'; 1686. Autograph. I145.

15. ff. 39-42v. 'Maximes & Meanes concerning the settling of Monarchy & the Catholiq Religion in Great Brittaine & Ireland'; 1686. Autograph. Chiefly calculations concerning the army and revenue. I147.

16. f. 43. 'Insula sanctorum'; 1686. Autograph. Concerning the Roman Catholic population of Ireland and proposals for improvement there. I146.

17. ff. 44-45v. 'Popery'; 1686. Autograph. Twelve points of explanation, endorsed 'Complacency'. Beg. 'It is clere That there may bee a spirituall Power which needs not interfere with the Civill'. I151.

18. ff. 46-47v. 'Moderate Thoughts concerning Popery'; 1686. Autograph. Fifteen numbered points, beg. 'There bee more Papist Christian[s] then of all other sorts'. I152.

19. ff. 48-49v. 'That the Jesuites are but as Mountebanks in the Catholiq Religion'; 1686. Autograph. Endorsed, 'Of the Jesuites'. I153.

20. ff. 50-51v. 'The Progresse of Popery in England & Ireland'; 1686. Autograph. Beg. 'K. James [I] inwardly resented his Mothers death ...'. I154.

21. ff. 52-53v. 'The Damage to the K. of Englands dominions by being all of Popish Religion'; [circa 1686]. Autograph. The cost of religious festivals, etc. I155.

22. ff. 54-63v. 'Of the Necessity of a Living infallible Judge in spirituall matters'; 1686. Autograph (ff. 54-59) and copy in the hand of an amanuensis. Beg. 'The Catholiq Religion Is That which Ever was & ever will bee in all places of the Earth ...'. I136, I130.

23. f. 64. 'Catholiq News'; 19 July 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Concerning Roman Catholics and Jesuits in the army. I124.

24. ff. 65-66v. 'Estimats concerning Catholiq soldiers & Priests'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Followed by a petition to the King concerning the defence of Ireland. I126.

25. f. 67. 'Charge of Popery for England'; [1686?]. Autograph. Brief calculations, totalling $30,000. I141.

26. ff. 68-69v. 'For taking away Testes Oathes &c & giving the Equivalent'; 1687. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. Beg. 'That there bee an Act for taking away all Tests, Oaths, penall Laws and Incapacitys'. I96.

27. ff. 70-71v. 'Objections against the Roman Church of taking away the Teste Oaths & Substituting an Equivalent'; 1687. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. I125.

28. f. 72. Notes for a letter about the penal laws and Test Act; [1686?]. Autograph. I144.

29. ff. 73-74v. 'A Catholiq Project'; [1686-1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. 13 numbered proposals, beg. 'To take away all Tests Oathes Penalties & Incapacitys depending on religion ...'. I128.

30. ff. 75-76v. 'The Method of rebuilding up the Catholiq church by K. James the 2d'; [1686?]. Autograph. Under headings, 'In England' and 'In Ireland'. With label by James Matthews, 'Papers concerning the State of Popery in England & Ireland in James 2ds time (21)'. I131.

31. ff. 77-78v. 'An Estimat of the Protestants, Papists & Dissenters in England & Wales'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. I69.

32. f. 79. 'Of the Proportion of Religionaryes in England & Wales, Scotland, Great Brittaine'; 1686. Autograph. Fragment of a leaf. I84.

33. ff. 80-83v. 'An Extract out of an Essay concerning the Causes of the waxing and waning of the Religionarys'; [1687?]. Two versions, one autograph, followed by 'An Extract out of an Essay concerning the weight of Crowns of Europe (for which see also Add. 72866, ff. 130-137v above), the other partly in the hand of James Waller. I92, I70.

34. ff. 84-85v. 'Of Divinity Schools and Churches'; temp. James II. In the hand of James Waller. Beg. 'Forasmuch as Spirituall and Temporall Power doth often clash ...'. I72.

35. ff. 86-89v. 'Of the Church of England and its consistence with the Civill Power'; [temp. James II]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. 10 numbered paragraphs, beg. 'The Church of England is the People of England ...'. I73.

36. ff. 90-91v. 'How the Non-Papists of the Kings dominions may conquer & subdue the Papists ...'; [1685?]. Autograph, on the blank sides of a letter to Petty from Katherine Wood, widow of Dr Robert Wood. I88.

37. ff. 92-99v. 'A Remedy to the fears & Jealousys, which the King of Englands Non:papist subjects may conceive concerning their being forc't from their Religion'; [1685]. In the hand of James Waller. Beg. 'They have the Laws of England, Scotland & Ireland on their side ...'. I74.

38. f. 100. Untitled notes concerning basic Catholic and Protestant beliefs; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. Beg. 'A Papist must believe or say hee believeth what the Pope and his Bishops ... command to bee believed ...'. I76.

39. f. 101. Fifteen points concerning the relations between Roman Catholics and Dissenters after the Declaration of Indulgence; [1687]. In the hand of an amanuensis. I78.

40. ff. 102-105v. 'Six possibilities as to The Church, Ireland, R. Catholiques in England, The Monarchy & Revenues, Liberty of Conscience, Wealth & Trade'; [1686-1687]. Headed 'Things possible in Nature'. Autograph and copy by James Waller. I93, I82.

41. f. 106. 'The sad Condition & prospect of his Majesty's Roman Catholiq subjects'; 1686. Autograph. Beg. 'All Catholiques employd by his Majesty are in danger of suffering for the same ...'. I83.

42. ff. 107-114v. 'Believing as the Church believes'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis with autograph title. Dialogue between A and B concerning of Roman Catholic belief and policy, beg. 'I am tould that it is necessary to salvation ...'. I85.

43. ff. 115-116v. 'Objections against the settlement intended by the Irish Catholiq[s]; 1686. Autograph. Beg. 'The chiefe English will come for England ...' I89.

44. ff. 117-118v. 'Considerations for the Parliament'; [1687]. In the hand of James Waller. Itemized on the back by Petty: 'Teste, Oathes, Maintenance of Priests, Of protestant Clergy, Of diocese & parishes, Of book men, Of temporall additions, Liberty of worship, Admission to Offices, Names & habits'. I95.

45. ff. 119-124v. 'How the Civill and Spirituall Power may operate without interfearing'; [1680s]. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 134-137. I12.

46. ff. 125-126v. 'A briefe generall Proposall for Religion in England & Ireland'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Concerning the re-establishment of Roman Catholicism. I99.

Ireland: Protestants: Roman Catholics: James II of England: Papers of Sir W. Petty concerning Roman Catholic and Protestant controversies in England and Ireland: 1685-1687: Mostly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 25, 75 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• f. 92 Katherine Wood, widow of Dr Robert Wood, FRS: Letter to Sir W. Petty from Katherine Wood: [1685?].