Add MS 72893

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLIV (ff. i + 118). Papers concerning shipping, the Admiralty, etc; circa 1661-1686. Formerly from Bowood Boxes G and H.

1. ff. 1-36. Papers concerning shipping, navigation and Petty's experimental 'double bottom' boat; circa 1661-circa 1811. Partly printed. Many documents concerning the last are printed in The Double Bottom or Twin-hulled Ship of Sir William Petty, ed. 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. Roxburghe Club (Oxford, 1931); but see his pencilled note (f. i) that the present items were not discovered until after the publication of this edition. See also the 'Treatise on Navall Philosophy in Three Parts', [1671], Add. MS 72854, ff. 99-104, above.

a. ff. 1-6. Dialogue between A and B concerning varieties of shipping, [circa 1661]. Autograph. Beg. 'What is the reason there is so great Variety of shipping in the world ...'; incomplete, breaking off in mid-dialogue, although no pages are missing. G49.

b. f. 7. Paper in twelve points recommending the Royal Society's sponsorship of the double bottom project; [circa 1664]. Not autograph, but apparently by Petty or one of his associates. Written two and a half years after the first public experiment with the 'double bottom'. G38.

c. ff. 8-26v. 'A dialogue concerning ship[p]ing', between A and B concerning the 'double bottom' boat; [1680s]. In the hands of Thomas Dance and one other amanuensis with an autograph addition, and followed by an autograph sheet (f. 26) on the dimensions of the ship, which appears to be an addition to the dialogue. Beg. 'I never saw so many ships in the River as this day ...'. G37, G39.

d. ff. 27-28v. 'An Attempt to demonstrate that an Engine may be fix'd in a good ship ... to give her fresh way in a calm'; 7 Nov. 1685. Printed in Fitzmaurice, Life, pp. 122-124. In a clerical hand and signed with initials which may be 'B.P.'. Probably not by Petty. H1.

e. f. 29. Summary list of 16 topics connected with the regulation of ports and sea traffic; [1680s?]. In the hand of James Waller. G40.

f. ff. 30-31v. A list by Petty of 28 numbered subjects to be contained in 'A Compleat Treatis of Navigation'; 1685. In the hand of James Waller. The last item 'The art of making seawater fresh' has been added to the list in a different hand; see further the papers on this subject in Add. 72897, ff. 79-99v, below. This paper may also be connected with the project referred to as 'Schooles at sea', in Petty's list, 'Desiderata Considerata', 1685, in Add. 72866, ff. 1-2, above. Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, XVIII (1694), pp. 657-659; see Keynes, Bibliography, No. 42. G51.

g. ff. 32-33v. Sir William Petty's Plan for a System of Instruction relative to the Business of the Marine, in the same words as the original; but with the articles transposed, and marginaltitles, supplemental articles and remarks added, comp. Sir Samuel Bentham, dated Chatham 1779, but printed in or after 1811, the watermark date. Printed broadside. Slatter, 'Report, II, p. 280, points out that many of the points are derived from the preceding paper. G36.

h. ff. 34-36. Two papers concerning the 'Mare Clausum'; 1687. Autograph. This project is listed in 'Matters done and propounded ...', temp. James II (Add. 72866, ff. 114-117; see also 'Treatise of Ireland', Economic Writings, ed. Hull, II, pp. 569, 573. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 241-242. G19, G20.

2. ff. 37-67. Papers concerning timber and ship-building; 1673-[1686?].

a. ff. 37-38v. 'Proposall for Timber & Bounding of land'; 8 Feb. 1673. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 126-127. Concerning the planting of trees in Ireland. G52.

b. ff. 39-40v. 'A memoriall for the sorts of timber and other goods from Irland to Tangier'; 1675. In an unidentified hand, possibly not by Petty. G61.

c. ff. 41-44v. 'Notes upon the designes of enclosing Comons & planting Timber & hemp'; 1685. In the hands of Thomas Dance and James Waller, with autograph endorsement. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 129-131. Including a label (f. 41) by James Matthews, 'Schemes for improving Forests, Commons & Wastes belonging to the Crown (18)'. G54.

d. ff. 45-48v. Paper endorsed 'forests, &c', concerning ship-building and the planting of timber and hemp; circa 1685. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 127-129. Followed (ff. 47-48v) by a differing version in the hand of Thomas Dance, endorsed by Waller, 'A proposall to his Majesty about disforesting a million of acres ...and a Bank security of 500 thousand pound'. G53, G59.

e. ff. 49-50v. 'The Contract between the King & AB about Timber'; circa 1685. Autograph. Such contracts are referred to in the preceding item. G57.

f. ff. 51-52v. 'Proposall about forests. That if the King will disforest a million of acres ...'; 24 Nov. 1685. Autograph. G58.

g. ff. 53-56v. 'Considerations concerning the draught of an Act of Parliament for the future encrease of timber & regulating of his Majesties forests'; circa 1685. In the hand of an amanuensis. G55.

h. ff. 57-58v. 'Some considerations relateing to the Improvements of Forests Waste, &c'; circa 1685. Draft in an unidentified hand; probably not by Petty. Also proposing an Act of Parliament for the purpose. G56.

i. ff. 59-60v. 'An Act for future increase of Timber for shipping'; circa 1685. Draft by an amanuensis, corrected in another hand. G60.

j. ff. 61-64. 'An Act for the Perpetuall supply of Timber and hemp both for his Majesty's Navy & other shipping'; circa 1685. In the hand of Thomas Dance, with autograph corrections. G62.

k. ff. 65-66v. List of parks belonging to the Crown and the Duchy of Lancaster; circa 1685. In an unidentified hand. This is the 'particular' referred to as essential to the proposal; see Petty Papers, II, p. 130. G63.

l. f. 67. 'Undertakers for forests Navy Bank Bridge'; [1686?]. Autograph. Including the names of ministers, government officials and Royal Society members. G64.

3. ff. 68-88v. Papers concerning Petty's office as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty of Ireland; 1677-1682, n.d. See also Lansdowne MS 1228,

ff. 38-56v, for Petty's speeches, autograph and in the hand of James Waller, 2 Oct. 1676, 1677, and some notes of proceedings, 1680. The speeches concern issues such as mare clausum, the functions of shipping and the Admiralty. Including a folder (f. 80) labelled by James Matthews, 'A few Papers relative to Sir William Petty's Office of Judge of the High Court of Admiralty in Ireland (24)'.

a. ff. 68-69v. Warrant from James, Duke of York, to Petty for Sir Robert Southwell to be Vice Admiral of Munster; 14 April 1677. Signed. G42.

b. ff. 70-75v. Notes for Petty's speeches as judge; 1 Oct. 1677. In the hand of Thomas Dance. A different and fuller version in the hand of James Waller is in Lansdowne 1228, ff. 46-51v. G43, G44.

c. ff. 76-79v. Incomplete letter, probably to Southwell, concerning the Admiralty court, [1676-1678?]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. G45.

d. ff. 81-84v. Certified copies in Latin of the acts of the Admiralty Court in Killowen concerning the seizure of a ship for debt, together with a draft petition by Petty apparently in the same case; 1679, n.d. G41, G46.

e. ff. 85-86v. Warrant by James, Duke of York, to Petty for Capt. Francis Robinson to be Marshal of the Admiralty; 1682. Signed. G48.

f. ff. 87-88v. Letter from Dr Dudley Loftus to Petty concerning the seizure of the ship 'St Jacob'; 1682. G47.

4. ff. 89-118v. Miscellaneous papers concerning the navy and the Admiralty; circa 1675-1676.

a. ff. 89-98v. General instructions from James, Duke of York as Lord High Admiral to the commanders of the King's ships; circa 1675. Printed, with autograph endorsement. With a label (f. 89) byJames Matthews, 'Papers concerning the Navy (3)'. G27.

b. ff. 99-110v. Estimates of ships being built, stores in the dockyards etc., with comparative lists of the English, French and Dutch fleets; Dec. 1674-April 1675. Copies. G28, G31-35.

c. ff. 111-112v. Admiralty rules for granting passes in pursuance of treaties with Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli; 10 March 1676. Copy. G23.

d. ff. 113-116v. Copies of papers 'out of the Paper office' about the dominion of the seas; 1674, n.d. Endorsed by Petty, 'Admiralty'. See also Add. 72865, ff. 118-138, and Lansdowne MS 1228, ff. 58-74v, for Petty's essay on this subject. G29, G30.

e. ff. 117-118v. Extract from a petition for the assistance of the Court of Admiralty in preventing the illegal export of linen and wool from Ireland; circa 1676. G10.

Ships and Shipping: Sir William Petty, political economist: Reports and correspondence rel. to Sir W. Petty's double-bottomed boat and other shipping matters: circa 1661-1685: Partly copies.

includes:

• f. 7 Royal Society: Reports, etc., on Sir W. Petty's double-bottomed boat to Royal Society: 1663-1684: Partly copies.
• ff. 41, 80, 89 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 41-68 Woods and Forests: Ships and Shipping: Timber: Proposals of Sir W. Petty rel. to timber for ship-building: 1673-[1686?].