Publications of William Petty

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  • Petty, William. A declaration concerning the newly invented art of double writing. Wherein are expressed the reasons of the authors proceedings in procuring a priviledge for the same: as also of the time, manner, and price, of the discovery of the said art, and of the instruments belonging thereunto. For the satisfaction of all that desire to be partakers of the great benefit of the same, before they adventure any thing towards the reward thereof. Whereunto is annexed a copie of an ordinance of both Houses of Parliament, approving the feasibility and great use of the said invention, and allowing a priviledge to the inventor, for the sole benefit thereof for 14 years, upon the penalty of one hundred pounds. London: printed by R[obert]. L[eybourne]. for R.W. at the Star under Saint Peters Church in Cornhill, 1648. ESTC No. R204724. Grub Street ID 81616.
  • Petty, William. Reflections upon some persons and things in Ireland, by letters to and from Dr Petty: with Sir Hierome Sankey's speech in Parliament. London: printed for John Martin, James Allestreye, and Thomas Dicas, and are to be sold at the Bell in St Pauls-Church-yard, 1660. ESTC No. R7319. Grub Street ID 127590.
  • Petty, William. A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of Crown-lands. Assessments. Customs. Poll-moneys. Lotteries. Benevolence. Penalties. Monopolies. Offices. Tythes. Raising of coins. Harth-money. Excize, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning Warres. The church. Universities. Rents & purchases. Usury & exchange. Banks & lombards. Registries for conveyances. Beggars. Ensurance. Exportation of money. Wool. Free-ports. Coins. Housing. Liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland. London: printed for N[athaniel]. Brooke, at the angel in Cornhill, 1662. ESTC No. R33399. Grub Street ID 116018.
  • Petty, William. A treatise of taxes & contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warrs, the church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and Lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland. London: printed for Nath. Brooke, at the Angel formerly in Cornhill, new in Gresham-College, going into the Exchange from Bishopsgatestreet, 1667. ESTC No. R19300. Grub Street ID 77039.
  • Petty, William. The discourse made before the Royal Society the 26. of November 1674. concerning the use of duplicate proportion in sundry important particulars: together with a new hypothesis of springing or elastique motions. By Sir William Petty, Kt. Fellow of the said Society. London: printed for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1674. ESTC No. R4342. Grub Street ID 124400.
  • Petty, William. A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warrs, the church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registers for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England. London: printed for Robert Harford at the Angel in Cornhill, 1679. ESTC No. R217552. Grub Street ID 92326.
  • Petty, William. A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warrs, the Church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registries for conveyances. Beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state an affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England. London: printed for Obadiah Blagrave, at the sign of the Bear in St. Paul's Church-Yard, over against the little north-door, 1679. ESTC No. R12436. Grub Street ID 60616.
  • Petty, William. Colloquium Davidis cum anima sua, (accinente paraphrasim in 104 Psalmum) De magnalibus Dei. 25]0] Martii 1678. fecit Cassid. Aureus Minutius. Imprimatur, Guil. Jane. August 31. 1678. Londini: impensis Thomae Burrell, bibliopolae, ad insigne Pilae auratae, sub Templo Scti Dunstani in vico vulg`o vocato Fleet-street, M DC LXX IX. [1679]. ESTC No. R5229. Grub Street ID 125690.
  • Petty, William. Upon the Earl of Ossory, who dyed of a feaver. July 30. 1680. London: printed for La. Curtis, 1680. ESTC No. R181752. Grub Street ID 72201.
  • Petty, William. Upon the Earl of Ossory, who dyed of a feaver July 30. 1680. Dublin: printed by Benjamin Tooke and John Crooke, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty; and are to be sold by Mary Crooke at His Majesties printing-house in Skinners-Row, 1680. ESTC No. R181753. Grub Street ID 72202.
  • Petty, William. The politician discovered, or Considerations of the late pretensions that France claims to England and Ireland; and her designs and plots in order thereunto. In two serious discourses, by a true Protestant and well-wisher of his countrey. London: printed for and are to be sold by Langley Curtis in Goat-Court on Ludgate-hill, 1681. ESTC No. R23435. Grub Street ID 105707.
  • Petty, William. Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality, MDCLXXXI. and the state of that city. By the observator on the London bills of mortality. London: printed for Mark Pardoe, at the sign of the Black Raven, over against Bedford-house in the Strand, 1683. ESTC No. R22115. Grub Street ID 95353.
  • Petty, William. Another essay in political arithmetick, concerning the growth of the city of London: with the measures, periods, causes, and consequences thereof. 1682. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed by H[enry]. H[ills]. for Mark Pardoe, at the Black Raven, over against Bedford-House, in the Strand, 1683. ESTC No. R21001. Grub Street ID 86221.
  • Petty, William. A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars the church, universities, rents and purchaces, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registers for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England. The third edition.. London: printed for Obadiah Blagrave, at the sign of the Bear in St. Paul's Church-Yard, over against the little north door, 1685. ESTC No. R216971. Grub Street ID 91816.
  • Petty, William. Deux essays d'arithmetique politique, touchant les villes et hospitaux de Londres et Paris. Dedie's au Roy, par le chevalier Petty, de la Société Royale. A Londres: chés B.G. et se vendent par Franc̜ois Vaillant, Marchand Libraire demeurant dans le Strand, vis à vis l'Eglise Franc̜oise de la Savoye, 1686. ESTC No. R218921. Grub Street ID 93513.
  • Petty, William. Further observation upon the Dublin-bills: or, Accompts of the houses, hearths, baptisms, and burials in that city. The second edition, corrected and enlarg'd. By Sir William Petty, fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for Mark Pardoe, at the sign of the Black Raven, over-against Bedford-House in the Strand, 1686. ESTC No. R22187. Grub Street ID 95951.
  • Petty, William. An essay concerning the multiplication of mankind: together with another essay in political arithmetick, concerning the growth of the city of London: with the measures, periods, causes, and consequences thereof. 1682. The second edition revised and enlarged. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society. Licensed, Jan. 9. 1686. Rob. Midgley. London: printed for Mark Pardoe, at the Black Raven over against Bedford-house in the Strand, 1686. ESTC No. R20786. Grub Street ID 84178.
  • Petty, William. Five essays in political arithmetick, Viz. I. Objections from the city of Rey in Persia, and from Monsr. Auzout, against two former essays, answered, and that London hath as many people as Paris, Rome and Rouen put together. II. A comparison between London and Paris in 14 particulars. III. Proofs that at London, within its 134 parishes named in the Bills of Mortality, there live about 696 thousand people. IV. An estimate of the people in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, Dublin, Bristoll and Rouen, with several observations upon the same. V. Concerning Hollan and the rest of the VII United Provinces. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for Henry Mortlock at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1687. ESTC No. R20905. Grub Street ID 85266.
  • Petty, William. Two essays in political arithmetick, concerning the people, housing, hospitals, &c. of London and Paris. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for J. Lloyd in the Middle Exchange next Salisbury-House in the Strand, 1687. ESTC No. R13444. Grub Street ID 61545.
  • Petty, William. Two essays in political arithmetick, concerning the people, housing, hospitals, &c. of London and Paris. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for Henry Mortlocke, at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and J. Lloyd, in the Middle Exchange next Salisbury-House in the Strand, 1687. ESTC No. R218761. Grub Street ID 93380.
  • Petty, William. A discourse of taxes and contributions: shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the Church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and Lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, vvooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England; humbly recommended to the present Parliament. London: printed for Edward Poole, at the Ship, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1689. ESTC No. R20953. Grub Street ID 85761.
  • Petty, William. A geographicall description of ye kingdom of Ireland. Collected from ye actual survey made by Sr. William Petty-Corrected & amended, by the advice, & assistance, of severall able artists, late inhabitants of that kingdom-Containing one generall mapp, of ye whole kingdom, with four provincial mapps, & 32. county mapps. divided into baronies, where in are discribed ye cheife cities, townes, rivers, harbors, and head-lands, &ca. To which is added a mapp of Great Brittaine and Ireland, together with an index of the whole. Being very usefull for all gentlemen, and military officers, as well for sea, as land service. London]: engraven & published for ye benefit of ye publique, by Fra: Lamb. and are to be sold at his house in Newgate streete, next door but one to ye White Swan, toward ye gate. By Rob: Morden at ye Atlas in Cornhill. And by Will: Berry, at the Globe at Charing Cross London, [1689. ESTC No. R21018. Grub Street ID 86384.
  • Petty, William. A geographicall description of ye kingdom of Ireland. Collected from ye actual survey made by Sr. William Petty. Corrected & amended, by the advice, & assistance, of severall able artists, late inhabitants of that kingdom. Containing one general mapp, of ye whole kingdom, with four provincial mapps, & 32. county mapps. divided into baronies, where in are discribed ye cheife cities, townes, rivers, harbors, and head-lands, &ca. To which is added a mapp of Great Brittaine and Ireland, together with an index of the whole. Being very usefull for all gentlemen, and military officers, as well for sea, as land service. London]: Engraven & published for ye benefit. of ye publique, by Fra: Lamb. and are to be sold at his house in Newgate streete, next door but one to ye White Swan, toward ye gate. By Rob: Morden atye [sic] Atlas in Cornhill. Will: Berry at the Globe at Charing Cross and by John Seller Ju: at ye west end of St. Pauls London, [1689. ESTC No. R203149. Grub Street ID 80285.
  • Petty, William. Political arithmetick, or A discourse concerning, the extent and value of lands, people, buildings; husbandry, manufacture, commerce, fishery, artizans, seamen, soldiers; publick revenues, interest, taxes, superlucration, registries, banks; valuation of men, increasing of seamen, of militia's, harbours, situation, shipping, power at sea, &c. As the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of His Majesty of Great Britain, and his neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock, and Hen. Mortlock at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1690. ESTC No. R17628. Grub Street ID 68883.
  • Petty, William. The political anatomy of Ireland· With the establishment for that kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was Lord Lieutenant. Taken from the records. To which is added Verbum sapienti; or an account of the wealth and expences of England, and the method of raising taxes in the most equal manner. Shewing also, that the nation can bear the charge of four millions per annum, when the occasions of the government require it. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society, and Surveyor-general of the kingdom of Ireland. London: printed for D. Brown, and W. Rogers, at the Bible without Temple-Bar, and at the Sun over-against St. Dunstans Church, Fleetstreet, 1691. ESTC No. R4596. Grub Street ID 124955.
  • Petty, William. Sir William Petty's quantulumcunque concerning money, 1682. To the Lord Marquess of Halyfax. Suppose that 20 s. of new mill'd money doth weigh 4 ounces Troy, according to custom or statute. London: printed for A. and J. Churchill and the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, 1695. ESTC No. R181750. Grub Street ID 72200.
  • Petty, William. Sir William Petty's quantulumcunque concerning money, 1682. To the Lord Marquess of Halyfax. London: printed in the year 1695. ESTC No. R22441. Grub Street ID 98058.
  • Petty, William. An essay concerning the multiplication of mankind: together with another essay in political arithmetick, concerning the growth of the city of London: with the measures, periods, causes, and consequences thereof. 1682. The third edition revised and enlarged. By Sir Willia Petty, late Fellow of the Royal-Society. London: printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock, and Henry Mortlock at the Phonix in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1698. ESTC No. R181748. Grub Street ID 72198.
  • Petty, William. Several essays in political arithmetick: the titles of which follow in the ensuing pages. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock, and Henry Mortlock at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1699. ESTC No. R22460. Grub Street ID 98207.
  • Petty, William. Essays in political arithmetick; Or, A discourse concerning the extent and value of lands, people, buildings, husbandry, manufacture, commerce, fishery, artizans, seamen, soldiers; publick revenues, interest, taxes, superlucration, registries, banks; valuation of men, increasing of seamen, of militia's, harbours, situation, shipping, power at sea, &c. as the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of Her Majesty of Great Britain, and her neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society. London: Printed for Henry and George Mortlock, at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1711. ESTC No. N9556. Grub Street ID 54430.
  • Petty, William. Sir William Petty's Political survey of Ireland, with the establishment of that Kingdom, when the late Duke of Ormond was Lord Lieutenant; and also an exact list of the present peers, Members of Parliament, and principal Officers of State. To which is added, an account of the wealth and expences of England, and the Method of raising Taxes in the most equal manner. Shewing likewise that England can bear the Charge of Four Millions per Ann. when the Occasions of the Government require it. The second edition, carefully corrected, with Additions. By a Fellow of the Royal Society. London: printed for D. Browne, at the Black Swan, W. Mears, at the Lamb; F. Clay, at the Bible and Star, all without Temple-Bar; and J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce, against St. Dunstans-Church in Fleet-Street, 1719. ESTC No. T149613. Grub Street ID 195611.
  • Petty, William. A geographical description of the kingdom of Ireland, newly corrected & improv'd by actual observations. Containing one general map of the whole kingdom with 4 provincial and 32 county maps, ... The whole being laid down from the best maps vizt. Sr. Wm: Petty's, Mr. Pratt's, &c. with a description of each county collected from the best accounts extant. London]: 1720. Printed for and sold by Tho: Bowles, London, [1720. ESTC No. N18834. Grub Street ID 8263.
  • Petty, William. A geographical description of kingdom of Ireland, newly corrected & improv'd by a actual observantion. Contaning one general map of the whole Kingdom with 4 provincial and 32 county maps, divided into baronies, wherein are carefully laid do[n]n all the cities, towns, rivers, harbours, headland with the addition of several market towns and other places of note omitted in former maps, together with all the principal roads, and the distances in comon reputed miles. And where in likewise the borrough towns barracks ferrys [are] distinguished. The [whole] being laid down from the best maps viz. W. Pettys. M. Pratts with a description of each county collected from the best account extant. -1728. London]: Printed and sold by Ion Bowles print & mapseller at Mercers Hall in Cheapside London, [1728. ESTC No. N31062. Grub Street ID 19966.
  • Petty, William. Political arithmetic; or, a discourse concerning the extent and value of lands, people, buildings; husbandry, manufacture, commerce, fishery, artizans, seamen, soldiers; publick revenues, ... By Sir William Petty, ... Glasgow: printed and sold by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1751. ESTC No. T178945. Grub Street ID 215781.
  • Petty, William. Several essays in political arithmetick. By Sir William Petty, ... The fourth edition, corrected. To which are prefix'd, Memoirs of the author's life. London: printed for D. Browne; J. Shuckburgh, and J. Whiston and B. White, 1755. ESTC No. T47994. Grub Street ID 275964.
  • Petty, William. Tracts; chiefly relating to Ireland. Containing: I. A treatise of taxes and contributions. II. Essays in political arithmetic. III. The political anatomy of Ireland. By the late Sir William Petty. To which is prefixed his last will. Dublin: printed by Boulter Grierson, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, MDCCLXIX. [1769]. ESTC No. T140157. Grub Street ID 187931.
  • Petty, William. Reflections upon some persons and things in Ireland, by letters to and from Dr. Petty: with Sir Hierom Sankey's speech in Parliament. Dublin: printed by Zachariah Jackson, for Grueber, and M'allister, No. 59, Dame-Street, 1790. ESTC No. T106540. Grub Street ID 159689.