Add MS 72907

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. LVIII (ff. 177).

1. ff. 1-12. Transcript by Lord Lansdowne of Petty's Latin verse autobiographies in Add. 72899, ff. 30-37 above; early 20th cent.

2. ff. 13-20. Transcript of lease of St Margaret Lothbury, Add. Ch. 76982 A, below 20th cent. Typewritten.

3. ff. 21-46. Transcripts of 'The Humble Petition of the Roman Catholiques of Ireland', in Graunt's hand (see Add. 72879, ff. 69-70), and of letters to and from John Graunt in Add. 72850 and 72858, and (ff. 45-46) from Samuel Pepys to or about Petty from the Rawlinson MSS in the Bodleian Library, 1660-1682; [1920s?] . Typewritten, with MS additions.

4. ff. 47-160. Transcripts from the Petty Papers and elsewhere made in connection with Lord Lansdowne's editions, the Petty Papers, the Petty-Southwell Correspondence and the Double Bottom, but mostly not included in the publications; 1920s-circa 1931. Partly typewritten.

5. ff. 161-177. Illustrations from the Double Bottom edition, including some original photographs.

includes:

• ff. 1-12 Poetry LATIN: Biography: Verse autobiography by Sir W. Petty: 1673: Lat: Autogr. and 20th cent. copy.
• ff. 13-20 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Charters rel. to property of Sir W. Petty in parish of St Margaret Lothbury: 1567-1660.
• ff. 25-27 John Petty, cousin and agent of Sir W Petty: John Graunt, statistician: Letters to John Petty from John Graunt: 1660: Copies, partly 20th cent.
• ff. 28-44 John Graunt, statistician: Letters from Sir W. Petty to John Graunt: 1662-1673: Copies, partly 20th cent.
• f. 45 Samuel Pepys, diarist: Letter to Sir W. Petty from Samuel Pepys: 1680: Copy, 20th cent.
• f. 46 Samuel Pepys, diarist: Robert Wood, MD; FRS; mathematician: Letters to Sir W. Petty and Dr R. Wood by Samuel Pepys: 1682: Copy, 20th cent.
• ff. 51-53 Henry Hen, Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer: Satire by Sir W. Petty: 1685: Partly 20th cent copy.
• f. 95 Poetry LATIN: Sir Peter Pett, FRS; lawyer and author: Transl. by Sir W. Petty of verses by Sir P. Pett: 1676-1686: Lat.
• ff. 96-97 Poetry LATIN: Orders Religious. Jesuits: Poetry ENGLISH: Biography: Verses by Sir W. Petty to the Jesuits of Caen: [1673?]: Eng. and Lat: Partly autogr. draft.
• f. 100 Sir William Petty, political economist: Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Letters from Sir W. Petty to his wife: 1672-1685: Partly copies.
• f. 101 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Elizabeth Petty, née Waller formerly Fenton; wife of Sir W Petty; formerly wife of Sir. M Fenton, 1st Baronet; suo jure (1688) Baroness Shelburne: Correspondence between Sir Robert Southwell and Lady Petty: 1670-1696: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 112-113 Robert Southwell, of Kinsale: Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet: Letters, jointly with Sir W. Petty to Robert Southwell from Sir Henry Ingoldsby: 1668.
• ff. 114-116 Robert Southwell, of Kinsale: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Robert Southwell: 1668: Signed.
• ff. 117, 119-122, 125, 127-136 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., from Sir W. Petty to Sir Robert Southwell: 1670-1687: Partly copies.
• ff. 118, 123-124, 126 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters, etc., to Sir. W. Petty: 1668-1687: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 138-154, 162-177 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.
• ff. 157-160 Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier, historian: Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne: Henry Schultes, agent of 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne: Letters to 6th Marquess of Lansdowne from Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier rel. to Henry Schultes: 1929.