Add MS 72889

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XL (ff. iii + 88). Papers relating to the issue of Liberty of Conscience (items 1-11) and the reform of church temporalities in the reign of James II (items 12-41); 1686-1687, n.d.

1. ff. 1-4v. 'Liberty of Conscience'; temp. James II. Two versions, autograph (ff. 1-2), and in the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 139-141. I10, I9.

2. ff. 5-6v. 'About Lyberty of Conscience Comonly so Called'; temp. James II. In the hand of Lady Petty. Beg. 'Wheras ther may be some trouble in Defineing the word Lyberty ...'. I11.

3. ff. 7-8v. 'An Essay about Tolleration of the heterodox, Liberty of Conscience &c'; 1685. Autograph. Beg. 'The question is, Whether The Soveraigne of a Country ...'. I30.

4. ff. 9-10. 'Other Expedients for securing Liberty of Conscience'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis (f. 9), with a 20th cent. copy. Beg. 'That all the Freeholders of England ...'. I20, I21.

5. ff. 11-12v. 'The Contents of the Dialogue about Liberty of Conscience'; [1687]. Refers to the case of Magdalen College, Oxford. In the hand of an amanuensis. See also a 'Dialogue on Liberty of Conscience', Bodl. MS Rawlinson A 171, ff. 274-275, endorsed by Samuel Pepys, 'Sir Wm Petty's Paper written at my desire and given me by himself a little before his Death'. I25.

6. ff. 13-14v. 'Questions stirred in the sevarall Pamphlets lately sett forth concerning the Tests and Liberty of Conscience but not sufficiently Answered'; [1687?]. In the hand of an amanuensis. I26.

7. ff. 15-16v. '2 Problemes & words to bee expounded'; [1687]. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph endorsement. Beg. 'How to secure the liberty of Conscience mentioned in the Kings declaration ...'. I27.

8. f. 17. 'Liberty, Non liberty, Mixt liberty'; [1687?]. Autograph. I28.

9. ff. 18-19v. 'Reasons for taking away all penalties & disabilityes lying upon any of his Majesty's subjects for & by reason of their Religion'; [1687?]. Autograph. Endorsed, 'Of penall lawes & liberty of Conscience'. I29.

10. f. 20. 'Of Liberty of Conscience'; 1687. Autograph. Endorsed, 'Freeports & free-consciences'. Eight numbered points. I31.

11. ff. 21-22v. 'The benefits of liberty of Conscience in the King of Englands dominions'; [1687]. Autograph. Beg. 'It is impossible to make a Unity of Religion there ...'. I32.

12. f. 23. 'The Charge of the Spirituall Pasterage of the People of England and Wales'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. I38.

13. ff. 24-27v. 'Breveat of the Church Temporalities'; [1686]. Autograph (endorsed 'AA') and copy by James Waller, the second endorsed by Petty as given to James II, 29 Oct. 1686. I39, I40.

14. ff. 28-29v. 'A Proposall for the Clergy of England & Ireland'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Concerning the valuation of church revenues and benefices. Endorsed 'A'. I41.

15. f. 30. 'An Estimat of the Church Revenues and Benefices in England & Wales'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. I42.

16. ff. 31-32v. 'The measures of a Parish & work of a Parson'; 1686. Autograph. Beg. 'Suppose a Parish consist of 200 families conteyning 1500 soules'. A different work from Add. 72887, ff. 28-31v above. I43.

17. ff. 33-34v. 'Concerning a Reformation of the Church of England in temporall Matters onely'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Endorsed '1'. I44.

18. ff. 35-36v. 'The Series and Method of a Church Reformation'; [1686]. In the hand of Waller, with autograph corrections. Endorsed 'B'. I45.

19. ff. 37-40v. 'The Reformation of the Church in its Temporalities consists in ...'; [1686]. Autograph and copy by James Waller. Endorsed 'Gayn by Church Temporalities & the Application thereof'. I46, I47.

20. ff. 41-42v. 'How to make the Church-reformation practicable'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Endorsed '6' altered to '8' and 'CC'. I48.

21. ff. 43-46v. 'A Proposall for the Church, Ireland & the Kings Revenue'; [1686]. Autograph and copy by James Waller. Beg. 'By the regulation of Dioceses, Parishes & Colleges as elsewhere described ...'. I49, I75.

22. ff. 47-50v. 'Termes of An Agreement between the King & Parliament'; 1686. Autograph and copy by James Waller. Beg. 'If the Parliament will consent to the reformation of Dioceses, Parishes & Colledges, as is elsewhere described, & to take away penall Lawes from Catholiques, then the King may reciprocally grant ...'. I50, E77.

23. f. 51. 'Of Vesting Church lands in the Crowne'; [1680s]. Autograph. Twelve numbered points. I51.

24. ff. 52-53v. 'Consequences of Reforming Church Temporalities'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Seven numbered points. I52.

25. ff. 54-57v. 'By the Reformation of Church Temporalitys there may bee gayned ...'; 1686. Two copies, the second in the hand of James Waller, endorsed 'The grosse benefits of reforming the Church Temporalitys'. I53, I54.

26. ff. 58-59v. 'The Gayne which might bee made by reforming the Church temporalitys is as followeth ...'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Endorsed 'The superior Uses of reforming the Church Temporalitys'. I55.

27. f. 60. 'The gaine in England to the Church Treasury by the Reformation will bee of 6 Millions'; [1686]. Autograph. Endorsed '6'. I56.

28. ff. 61-62v. 'The advantages which may accrew from reforming the Church of these 3 Kingdomes in its Temporalities'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. Five numbered points. I57.

29. ff. 63-64v. 'A Postscript to the paper of Church reformation'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. I58.

30. f. 65. 'Objections' to the proposals regarding church temporalities; [1686]. Autograph. Beg. 'To compound with the Incumbents'. Endorsed 'C'. I59.

31. ff. 66-67v. 'The Application of the 12 millions to bee gayned by the Reformation'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. I60.

32. f. 68. 'Maintenance of the Clergy'; 1686. Autograph. I61.

33. f. 69. 'The Book-Mony of the whole Church of England'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. I62.

34. ff. 70-73v. 'An Estimat of the spirituall & of the Temporall fees & profits for Each Parish'; [1686]. Autograph and copy by James Waller. I63, I5.

35. ff. 74-75v. 'The Fees, Proffits & Percusits which may arise to the Parson of a Parish consisting of 1150 soules'; [1686]. In the hand of James Waller. I64.

36. ff. 76-77v. 'The Profits and perquisites of the Parson of a parish wherein there are 200 families'; 1686. Autograph. I65.

37. ff. 78-81v. 'The additional temporall Employments and profits to each parish curate'; [1686]. Autograph, endorsed 'BB', and copy by James Waller, endorsed 'The inferior benefits of reforming Church Temporalitys'. I66, I67.

38. f. 82. 'The Church of Ireland'; [1686?]. Autograph. Rough calculations of the value of bishoprics, tithes, etc. I102.

39. ff. 83-84v. 'The reformation of the Church revenues in Ireland & of 300m gayne thereby'; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller. Some of the calculations similar to the preceding. Endorsed '7'. I103.

40. ff. 85-86v. 'An estimat of what may be gayned by the Church Reformation in Ireland'; 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Endorsed by Petty as given to James II, 10 Nov. 1686. I104.

41. ff. 87-88v. 'Benefits arising from the Reformation. To Ireland, Catholiques in England, The Monarchy ...'; [1686?]. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph endorsement. I108.

includes:

• ff. 1-22v 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.
• ff. 23-88v Revenue: Ireland: James II of England: Proposals by Sir W. Petty for reform of the church revenues in England and Ireland: 1686.