Add MS 72897

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLVIII (ff. 158). Miscellaneous practical schemes, the early ones connected with the Royal Society, the later ones with Petty's socio-economic projects for James II; 1662-1687. See also Add. 72857, f. 79, concerning the duplicate writing mechanism, and f. 144, for 'The Advantages of WP his Single Chariot', 1686. See also Petty's 'Experiments to be made relating to Land Carriage', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, XIV (1684); Keynes, Bibliography, No. 23. Formerly from Bowood boxes G, H, E.

1. ff. 1-37. Papers on the dyeing of textiles; 1662. Partly autograph (ff. 17-26) and partly in the hands of two amanuenses. In two parts, 'The History of the Common Practices in Dying' and 'Generall Observations upon dying'. Written as part of the Royal Society's 'History of Trades' project, and printed in Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society (1667), pp. 284-306; see Keynes, Bibliography, No. 15. Followed (ff. 31-37) by recipes for dyes of different colours, including 'The matters of dying stuffe', in the hand of one of the amanuenses employed in the preceding, with autograph corrections. The last item includes the label (f. 30) by James Matthews covering the whole of this category, 'Papers concerning the Manufactory of Woollens, Art of dying; printing; tanning; & making salt (14)'. J5-J8, G1.

2. ff. 38-43. 'Of Makeing Cloth with Sheeps Wooll'; [early 1660s?]. Presumably by Petty, apparently copied from a partially illegible original (gaps are left for some words) by an unidentified amanuensis. Incomplete, consisting of pp. 1-4, and 17-23 only. G12, G13.

3. ff. 44-45. 'Considerations upon the Wollen Manufacture', in Ireland; [1680s]. In the hand of Thomas Dance. Twenty-eight queries. G3.

4. ff. 47-50. Descriptions of experiments carried out by Petty, Robert Hooke and others into the penetration of musket bullets through bags of wool; 1680. Mostly in the hand of an unidentified amanuensis. H22, H23, H24.

5. ff. 51-59. Various proposals for the use of coarse Irish wool, chiefly for fortifications, harbours, etc.; [1677?]-1686. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 80-84. See also Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 43.

a. ff. 51-52v. 'Of Course [sic] Irish Wool' G6.

b. f. 53. 'The uses of the said Wooll in War'. G7.

c. ff. 54-55v. 'Of Wooll Walls'. G8.

d. ff. 56-59. 'Of an artificiall harbor or mold for ships'; 1686. With pen sketches. G9.

6. ff. 60-61v. Summary of proposals between Petty and Col. [Thomas?] D[uckett] for setting up a tannery to dress leathers by a secret process; aft. 1662. Partly autograph. Slatter, 'Report', I, p. 275, dates this circa 1655, but cf. the reference to 'S[ir?] W.P.', and the handwriting is clearly of a later rather than an earlier date. G2.

7. ff. 62-71. Account from an unidentified source of salt manufacture in different parts of England; aft. 1666 (the last mentioned date). Copy, endorsed by Petty 'Of Salt'. G5.

8. ff. 72-73v. List of chapters for a theoretical and practical treatise on fire and its applications; [1670s-1680s]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, p. 200. Vol. 1, item 42.

9. ff. 74-78v. Papers concerning pumps; 1686, n.d.

a. ff. 74-75v. 'A Method for the raising of Water ...'; circa 1686. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 135-136. H36

b. ff. 76-77v. 'Raising Water'; 1686. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 136-137. H37.

c. f. 78. 'Of Pumps'; 1686. Autograph, with a sketch of a tower. H38.

10. ff. 79-99v. Papers concerning Capt. Robert Fitzgerald's invention for making seawater fresh; 1685-1686. See also Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 9 (1952), pp. 196-216.

a. ff. 79-80v. Calculations by Fitzgerald concerning the use and profits to be made on sea voyages from his 'sweet water machine'; 1685. With further autograph notes and calculations of shares by Petty. G50.

b. ff. 81-82v. 'Of sweetening sea water'; circa 1685. Autograph, endorsed '(3)'. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 141-142. For a copy, see Add. 72855, f. 66. H39.

c. ff. 83-84v. 'About the makeing sea water fresh'; circa 1685. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph corrections. Incomplete, missing at least one further sheet. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 142-144. H40.

d. ff. 85-90. 'Concerning the sweetning of sea water'; circa 1685. In the hand of James Waller, with autograph additions. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 144-146. H41.

e. ff. 91-92v. 'Observations upon the profit of freshening seawater'; 1685. Autograph. Including (f. 92) a list by James Matthews of the categories he used to sort the present archive in the 1780s. H42.

f. ff. 93-94. Letter from Petty to Fitzgerald concerning the invention; circa 1685-1686. Autograph copy. H43.

g. ff. 95-99v. Letter from Fitzgerald to Petty, enclosing printed sheets concerning his invention; 11 March 1686. The enclosures consist of two copies of A Brief of Two Treatises formerly Published concerning the making Sea-Water Fresh (ff. 97-98) and a sheet of testimonials beg. The Patentees for making Sea-Water Fresh ... (f. 99). H44-H46

11. f. 100. Ink sketches by Petty of a tower with a pulley above and elevations of two houses and an adjoining street with communicating cellars and a vault below; [1660s?]. G11.

12. ff. 101-102. Opinion by an unidentified author concerning the bursting of a gun at the Customs House Quay, Dublin, and the damage to an adjoining house; [1660s-1680s?]. H65.

13. ff. 103-104v. Paper by Petty, 'How to Value ye Workmanship of silver plate & of painting Wainscot'; [1668?]. Autograph. H63.

14. f. 105. Paper by Petty, 'Enquiries into the Values of Diamonds'; [circa 1682?]. Autograph. Slatter, 'Report', II, p. 289, connects this with a letter from Southwell of 27 Sept. 1682 (Petty-Southwell Correspondence, p. 105), which mentions the 'Dialogue of Diamonds', for which see also Sloane MS 2903, ff. 44-48. H66.

15. f. 106. 'Observations upon ye Pendants ...'; [1682?]. In the hand of James Waller. H67.

16. ff. 107-108v. 'In Printing'; [circa 1685?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 201-202. Petty was concerned with printing costs both for the collection of demographical information (see Add. 72866, f. 73) and for other uses; 'Preaching by postage & printing' occurs in his 'Catalogue of Essayes', 1685, Add. 72898, ff. 103-104, below. H49.

17. f. 109. 'Observations upon the Balsame Earth at Hogsden'; n.d. Autograph. H62.

18. ff. 110-111v. 'Of building a Towne', endorsed 'Building of howses against fire'; 1686. Autograph, with a pen and ink diagram. H56.

19. ff. 112-113v. 'A proposall for Bricks, Tiles, &c'; 1686. In the hand of an amanuensis, with autograph endorsement. This is one of the 'Designes of Profit' in Petty's 'Catalogus scriptorum', 1686, Petty Papers, II, p. 265. H57.

20. ff. 114-121v. Papers about postage; [1670s-1680s?]. ‘Postage’ figures in ‘Matters done and propounded since April 1685’ (Add. 72866, ff. 114-117, above), but the handwriting of the first of the following documents suggests an earlier date.

a. ff. 114-115v. 'About the postage of England and Wales'; n.d. Autograph, with pen and ink diagrams. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 202-203. H50.

b. ff. 116-117v. 'Of a Citty Post'; n.d. Autograph, with pen and ink diagrams. Printed in Petty Papers, II, p. 204. H51.

c. ff. 118-121. Diagrams and calculations by Petty, some referring to the Irish post; n.d. Autograph. H52.

21. ff. 122-123v. 'Of the Preventing the Abuse of Oathes & ascertaining Testimony'; [1670s?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 204-206. H53.

22. f. 124. 'A scheme of provision for the Poore'; 1687. Autograph. Listed in 'Matters done and propounded since April 1685' (Add. 72866, ff. 114-117, above). Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 210. H59.

23. f. 125. 'Work for the poore'; [1687?]. Autograph. H60.

24. ff. 126-127v. 'Of Bankrupts'; [1683?]. Autograph. For the date see Petty-Southwell Correspondence, pp. 116-117. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 248-250. H47.

25. ff. 128-129v. Paper annotated by Petty, 'Bankrupts', but in fact containing notes concerning the detection and punishment of a variety of crimes; circa 1686. Partly autograph, partly in the hand of James Waller. The date comes from 'Matters done and propounded since April 1685', (Add. 72866, ff. 114-117). Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 211-213. H61.

26. ff. 130-149. Papers relating to war and war chariots; [1670s?]-1687.

a. ff. 130-131. 'What are the proper forces for an Island Kingdome, wherewith to defend it from Invasion & domestic tumults'; [temp. Charles II?]. Autograph. Concerning army, navy and taxes to support them. E27.

b. ff. 132-133v. 'An Essay concerning Warr'; 1685. Autograph. Recommending war chariots. E26.

c. ff. 134-135v. 'War Chariots'; [1685?]. In the hand of James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 71-73. E19.

d. ff. 136-141. 'Of War-chariots', concerning weight and costs; 1687. Autograph and copy by two amanuenses, one James Waller. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 73-76. E20, E21, E23.

e. ff. 142-145. 'Concerning the 18 War-Chariots ...'; [1685-1687?]. In the hand of James Waller, with a modern copy (ff. 144-145) of the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne. E24, E25.

f. f. 146. List of the capabilities of an army of 1000 chariots; [1687?]. Autograph. E22.

g. ff. 147-150. 'Of Caleshes'; 3 Aug. 1686. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 150-151. E29.

27. ff. 151-154v. List of skills and techniques, endorsed by Petty 'History of Trades'; [1680s?]. Autograph. On this project, including Petty's contribution, in 17th century thought, see W. E. Houghton, 'The History of Trades', Journal of the History of Ideas, 2 (1941), pp. 35-52, and K. H. Ochs, 'The Royal Society's History of Trades', Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 39 (1985), pp. 129-136. See also 'Verbum Sapienti', in Economic Writings, ed. Hull, p. 118, for a further comment by Petty. Printed in Petty Papers, I, pp. 205-207. Vol. 1, item 37.

28. ff. 155-156. List of subjects (for essays?) relating to scientific and manufacturing topics and techniques; [1670s-1680s?]. Autograph. Printed in Petty Papers, II, pp. 266-268. Vol. 1, item 18.

29. ff. 157-158v. 'Materialls for a New History of Life & death'; n.d. Autograph. Thirty-five numbered points. Printed in Petty Papers, I,

Sir William Petty, political economist: Practical schemes and inventions by Sir William Petty: 1662-1687.

includes:

• ff. 1-46 Wool: Trade and Commerce: Papers by Sir W. Petty on wool manufacture and dyeing: 1662-[1680s]: Partly autogr.
• ff. 30, 92 James Matthews, librarian to 1st Marquess of Lansdowne: Labels for Sir W. Petty's archive by James Matthews: 1780s.
• ff. 47-59 Wool: Projects by Sir W. Petty for the use of wool in fortifications, etc.,: [1677?]-1686: Partly autogr.
• ff. 60-61v Trade and Commerce: Colonel Thomas Duckett: Inventions: Summary of agreement for a tannery between Sir W. Petty and Col. Thomas Duckett: aft. 1662.
• ff. 62-71 Trade and Commerce: Account of salt manufacture in England: aft. 1666.
• ff. 74-78v Science and Technology: Inventions: Proposals of Sir W. Petty concerning water pumps: 1686, n.d.
• ff. 79-99v Science and Technology: Captain Robert Fitzgerald: Inventions: Correspondence, proposals, etc., with Sir W. Petty concerning an invention for making seawater fresh by Capt. Robert Fitzgerald: 1685-1686.
• ff. 103-106 Jewels and Plate: Papers by Sir W. Petty on the valuation of plate, jewels, etc.,: [1668?]-[1682?]: Autogr.
• ff. 107-108v Printing and Typography: Notes by Sir W. Petty on printing costs: [1685?]: Autogr.
• f. 109 Hoggeston, alias Hogston, Buckinghamshire: Notes by Sir W. Petty on the balsam earth: [1670s-1680s?].
• ff. 114-121v Post Office: Notes by Sir W. Petty concerning the organization of the post: [1670s-1680s]: Autogr.
• ff. 122-123v Oaths: `Of Preventing the Abuse of Oaths', by Sir W. Petty: [1670s]: Autogr.
• ff. 122-125v Poor Laws: Schemes by Sir W. Petty of provision for the poor: 1687.
• ff. 130-149 Military Tactics: Proposals by Sir W. Petty concerning military forces and war chariots: [1670s?]-1687.
• ff. 151-156 Trade and Commerce: Science and Technology: Inventions: Lists by Sir W. Petty of skills and manufacturing techniques: [1670s-1680s?].