Add MS 72890

E. Statistical Papers

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLI (ff. 176). Copies of papers, chiefly statistical and relating to the public revenue and trade, acquired by Petty in connection with his work on economics, demography and the reform of the Irish revenue; 1629-1687. Several are from official sources and may be duplicated in other respositories of state papers. With the label by James Matthews (f. 1), 'Various Lists, Schemes, Tables &c relative to Government revenue Trade &c (8)'. Most formerly Bowood Box A.

1. ff. 1-5. Military establishment of Ireland; 1629. Certified copy. Endorsed 'Rec. of Mr Richard Barry deputy Muster master 21 September 1667'. A31.

2. ff. 6-11v. Account of the Kings late Revenue and debts ...'; aft. 1635. Copy, late 17th cent., with autograph endorsement, 'An account of K Charles [I] his revenue for 10 yeares from 1625 to 1635 ...'. A30.

3. ff. 12-21v. 'A view of the Publiq Revenue ... with the Ordinary expence of the Common wealth of England, Scotland & Ireland ... with a state of Publicq Debts, as the same appeares to the Comitte[e] appointed by the House of Commons for Inspection into Accompts of the Publicq Revenue'; [1659?]. With autograph endorsement '1660'. A28.

4. ff. 22-23v. 'A Table containing the whole Number of Acres, houses, Chimnies and People in England and Wales'; [1660s?]. With autograph endorsement by Petty. A56.

5. ff. 24-25v. Tables of exports out of Ireland, Dec. 1664-Dec. 1665; [1666?]. With autograph endorsement, 'An Accompt of Exportacions'. A46.

6. ff. 26-41. Abstract of commodities imported into London, 1668-1669; 1669. With autograph additions, and the autograph endorsement that it was taken from 'Mr Daniell Colwell's copy'. A42.

7. ff. 42-45v. Tables of linen, flax and hemp products and of French commodities imported into London, 1667-1669; 1669. A43, A44.

8. ff. 46-47v. List of French commodities in 16 categories, with place of origin; [circa 1669?]. With the autograph endorsement, 'Mr [Samuel] Fortrey's accompt of the French Trade'. A39.

9. ff. 48-49v. List of Dutch excise duties and taxes; [circa 1669?]. With the autograph endorsement, 'Holland Excise'. A32.

10. ff. 50-51v. 'The Case of the English Weavers and French merchants truely stated'; [circa 1669]. With the autograph endorsement, 'An Accompt of silkes manufactured in England'. A40.

11. ff. 52-53v. Table of commodities exported from Ireland 1641, 1665 and 1669; [circa 1670]. With autograph endorsement. A47.

12. ff. 54-61v. A list of amounts of money owed by the King at interest in May 1671 with the names of lenders, made in accordance with the Act of Parliament 22 and 23 Charles II c. 3; [1671?]. Copy, with autograph endorsement. A35.

13. ff. 62-65v. Abstract of the Irish revenue; 1660-1670; circa 1671. Two copies. A49, A36.

14. ff. 66-67v. 'A Scheme of the Account of the Kings Revenue for the Year 1673'; [1674?]. Endorsed 'The Revenues and Expence of France'. A33.

15. ff. 68-69v. Comparative table of exports and imports of wool, linen, silk, etc., to and from France, with a report to the Commissioners of the Treaty of Commerce with France; 28 Nov. 1674. Copy. See Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1673-1675, pp. 435-436. A45.

16. ff. 70-93. List of Members of the Cavalier Parliament, with columns added by Petty for further information about each, which have not been filled in; 1674. A55.

17. ff. 94-99v. List of castles, forts, gaols, houses and King's servants refusing to pay the Hearth Tax between 1674 and 1676; circa 1676. With autograph endorsement. A37.

18. ff. 100-105v. Figures for imports and exports in 1354, 1613 and 1622; [1670s?]. Copies, endorsed by Petty, '3 Ballances of the Trade of England ...' Apparently connected with the farm of the Irish revenue. The last blank page (f. 105) has a label by James Matthews, 'Papers relating to Trade (16)'. G21.

19. ff. 106-109v. Three lists endorsed, 'The Customes of the Outports of England 1676 / The Wards of London & proportion of payments / The parishes and impropriations of each Bishop'; circa 1676. Copies by the same amanuensis as the preceding, with autograph endorsement. A38.

20. ff. 110-139v. Lists of goods with amounts and values exported and imported to and from London, 1662-1663, arranged by country, followed by the total values of exports and imports, 1668-1669, and the Customs revenue for each port, 1676-1677; aft. 1677. In the hand of James Waller. A41.

21. ff. 140-148. Returns for poll money, arranged by county; 1666, 1678. In the hand of Thomas Dance(?). A26, A27.

22. ff. 149-157v. Civil, military and naval establishment of Ireland and Tangier, beginning Dec. 1682; 25 March 1683. In the hand of James Waller. A50.

23. ff. 158-159. An Account of the Principal Officers Civil and Military of England May 1684 (London, 1684). Printed, with autograph endorsement. A29.

24. ff. 160-163v. Accounts of the gross produce of the revenue of Ireland for 1682; circa 1683. A51, A34.

25. ff. 164-165v. Account of the revenue of Ireland for 1683; circa 1684. A52.

26. ff. 166-167v. Abstract of the Gross Produce of the revenue of Ireland, 1683-1686; circa 1686. A53.

27. f. 168. 'The Revenue for Scotland'; 1687. Autograph. Endorsed by Petty, 'from The Lord Churchill'. A14.

28. ff. 169-176. Abstract of the commissioned officers in the Irish army, with numbers of NCOs and soldiers; 29 Jan. 1687. See Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1686-1687, p. 352. A54.

includes:

• ff. 1, 105 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 1-5 Ireland: Military establishment of Ireland: 1629: Copy, 1667.
• ff. 6-11v Revenue: Charles I of England: Account of the revenue and debts of Charles I, 1625-1635: 17th cent: Copy.
• ff. 12-21v Revenue: England; Parliament: `A View of the Public Revenue . . .', by a committee of the House of Commons: 1660.
• ff. 22-23v England General: Population: Table showing the numbers of acres, houses, chimnies and people in England and Wales: [1660s?].
• ff. 24-25v, 52-53v Trade and Commerce: Ireland: Tables of exports out of Ireland, 1641, 1664-1665, and 1669: [1666?, 1670?].
• ff. 26-45v, 110-139v Trade and Commerce: London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Imports and exports to and from London, 1662-1663 and 1667-1669: aft 1669.
• ff. 46-47v Louis XIV of France: Samuel Fortrey, economic writer and official: Table of French commodities by Samuel Fortrey: [circa 1669?]: Copy.
• ff. 48-49v Customs and Excise: Netherlands, United Provinces: Dutch excise duties and taxes: [circa 1669?].
• ff. 50-51v Louis XIV of France: Trade and Commerce: `The Case of the English Weavers and French merchants truly stated': [circa 1669].
• ff. 54-61v Revenue: Charles II of England: England; Parliament: List of the government's creditors, with names and amounts: 1671.
• ff. 62-65v Revenue: Ireland: Abstract of the Irish revenue, 1660-1670: circa 1671.
• ff. 66-67v Louis XIV of France: Scheme for his revenue: 1673.
• ff. 68-69v Louis XIV of France: Trade and Commerce: Table of imports and exports to and from France: 1674.
• ff. 70-93 England; Parliament: List of M.P.s by Sir W. Petty: 1674.
• ff. 94-99v Taxes: List of places and individuals refusing to pay Hearth Tax, 1674-1676: circa 1676.
• ff. 100-105v Trade and Commerce: Comparative figures of imports and exports: [1670s?].
• ff. 106-139v Taxes: Customs and Excise: Church of England: Lists rel to customs revenue, London taxes and church revenues: 1676-1677.
• ff. 140-148 Taxes: Returns for poll money by county: 1666, 1678.
• ff. 149-157v Ireland: City of Tangier: Civil and military establishments: 1682-1683.
• ff. 158-159 Charles II of England: An Account of the Principal Officers Civil and Military of England: 1684: Printed.
• ff. 160-167v Revenue: Ireland: Abstracts of the revenue of Ireland: 1683-1686.
• f. 168 Revenue: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: James VI of Scotland: Account of the revenue of Scotland, given to Sir W. Petty , by Lord Churchill: 1687.
• ff. 169-176 Ireland: Abstract of the army in Ireland: 1687.