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Front Page  Titles (by Subject) NOTE ON THE ESSAYS IN POLITICAL ARITHMETICK. - The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty, vol. 2
NOTE ON THE ESSAYS IN “POLITICAL ARITHMETICK.” - Sir William Petty, The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty, vol. 2 [1681]Edition used:The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty, together with The Observations upon Bills of Mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt, ed. Charles Henry Hull (Cambridge University Press, 1899), 2 vols.
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- Note On Graunt's “observations.”
- To the Right Honourable John Lord Roberts 1 , Baron of Truro , Lord Privy Seal , and One of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council.
- To the Honourable S R Robert Moray 1 , Knight, One of His Majestie's Privy Council For His Kingdom of Scotland , and President of the Royal Society of Philosophers Meeting At Gresham- Colledg , and to the Rest of That Honourable Society.
- The Preface.
- Natural and Political Observations, &c.
- Chap. I.: Of the Bills of Mortality, Their Beginning, and Progress. 1
- [chap. II.] 1: General Observations Upon the Casualties.
- Chap. III.: Of Particular Casualties.
- Chap. IV. of the Plague.
- Chap. V.: Other Observations Upon the Plague, and Casualties.
- Chap. VI.: Of the Sickliness, Healthfulness, and Fruitfulness of Seasons.
- Chap. VII.: Of the Difference Between Burials and Christenings.
- Chap. VIII.: Of the Difference Between the Numbers of Males and Females.
- Chap. IX.: Of the Growth of the City.
- Chap. X.: Of the Inequality of Parishes.
- Chap. XI.: Of the Number of Inhabitants.
- Chap. XII.: Of the Country-bills.
- The Conclusion.: an Appendix 1 .
- Appendices to Graunt's Observations.
- Quantulumcunque Concerning Money. 1682
- Note On the Essays In “political Arithmetick.”
- 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. H. For Mar
- Observations Upon the Dublin-bills of Mortality, M D C L X X X I. State of That City.
- Further Observation Upon the Dublin-bills: Or, Accompts of the Houses, Hearths, Baptisms, and Burials In That City.
- Two Essays In Political Arithmetick, Concerning the People, Housing, Hospitals, &c. London and Paris.
- Observations Upon the Cities of London and Rome.
- Five Essays In Political Arithmetick, Viz.
- Note On the “five Essays.”
- To the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
- The First Essay.
- The Second Essay.
- The Third Essay.
- The Fourth Essay 1 Concerning the Proportions of People In the 8 Eminent Cities of Christendom Undernamed , Viz.
- The Fifth Essay. Concerning Holland and the Rest of the United Provinces.
- A Treatise of Ireland, 1687. the Elements of Ireland; and of Its Religion, Trade & Policy. By Sir William Petty , Fellow of the Royal Society.
- Note On the “treatise of Ireland.
- An Essay In Political Arithmetick Concerning Ireland 1 .
- Preface.
- Chap. I.: By This Title We Mean the Several Points Following. (vizt)
- Chap. II.: The State of the Case Represented In Terms of Number, Weight, and Measure; and Thereby Made Capable of Demonstrations. ( Vizt )
- Chap. III.: The 6 First Mention'd Points Are Proved Out of the 20 Suppositions Or Assertions Next Before-going. ( Vizt )
- Chap. IV.: How to Enable the People of England and Ireland to Spend 5 Millions Worth of Commodities More Than Now: and How to Raise the Present Value of the Lands and Goods of Ireland From 2 to 3.
- Chap. V.: That the King's Revenue In England and In Ireland, Supposed to Be 2070 Thousand Pounds, Will Be Increased to Above ⅕ Part More (vizt) to 1 Above 414 Thousand Pounds; and Even to 450 Thousand Pounds: So As to Be In All 2520 Thousand Pounds.
- Chap. VI.
- Chap. VII.: How to Take Away All the Evils Arising From Differences of Births, Extractions, Languages, Manners, Customs, Religion, and Laws, and Pretence Whatsoever.
- Chap. VIII.: How the Names, Bounds, Titles, and Values, of Lands May Be Settled and Ascertained; With Remedy of the Miscarriages, Which Have Happened In the 35 Years Last Past In the Disposures of Them.
- Chap. IX.: A Repetition and Enlargement of What Has Been Here Said.
- An Appendix of Objections to This Essay, With Answers to the Same.
- Appendix.
- Bibliography of the Printed Writings of Sir William Petty 1 .
- Supplement to the Bibliography of Petty's Works.
- Bibliography of the Natural and Political Observations.
NOTE ON THE ESSAYS IN “POLITICAL ARITHMETICK.”
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