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Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic (Gutenberg text)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political Arithmetick (HTML at McMaster)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions (text at McMaster)

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Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: [Copies of letters sent (mainly from Dublin) by Sir William Petty]. (1666) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England, in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlborough, relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests, apportioning of publick taxes, the conservacy of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames, the surveys of the Thames, &c. : Herewith is also published at large The proceedings relating to mill'd-lead-sheathing, and the excellency and cheapness of mill'd-Lead in preference to cast sheet-lead for all other purposes whatsoever. : Also A treatise of naval philosophy, / written by Sir Will. Petty. ; The whole is submitted to the consideration of our English patriots in Parliament assembled. (London, : Printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Paul's Churchyard., MDCXCI [1691]), also by T. H. (Thomas Hale) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The advice of W.P. to Mr. Samuel Hartlib for the advancement of some particular parts of learning (London : [s.n.], 1647), also by Samuel Hartlib (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: An anatomical account of the elephant accidentally burnt in Dublin, on Fryday, June 17, in the year 1681 : sent in a letter to Sir Will. Petty ... Together with A relation of new anatomical observations in the eyes of animals communicated in another letter to the Honourable R. Boyle (Sam. Smith, 1682), also by Allen Mullen, Robert Boyle, and History of Medicine Collections (Duke University) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Angliae notitia Part 3-4 (London : Printed for William Whitwood ..., 1683), also by Edward Chamberlayne and J. S. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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 ... (London : Printed by H.H. for Mark Pardoe ..., 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A brief of proceedings between Sr. Hierom Sankey and Dr. VVilliam Petty with the state of the controversy between them tendered to all indifferent persons. (London : [s.n.], M. DC. L. IX., [1659]), also by Hierome Sankey (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A Collection of the yearly bills of mortality, from 1657 to 1758 inclusive. Together with several other bills of an earlier date. (A. Millar, 1759), also by Corbyn Morris, John Graunt, and Thomas Birch (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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 anything 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.L. for R.W. at the Star under Saint Peters Church in Cornhill, 1648) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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. ... (London : Printed for John Martyn ..., 1674) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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 ... : 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 ..., 1689) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Double writing. ([London : s.n., 1648]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Down survey. (For the Irish archaelogical society, 1851), also by Thomas A. Larcom (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The economic writings of Sir William Petty (The University press, 1899), also by Charles Henry Hull and John Graunt (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The economic writings of Sir William Petty : together with the Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt (A. M. Kelley, bookseller, 1963), also by Charles Henry Hull and John Graunt (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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. / By Sir William Petty ... (London, : Printed for Robert Clavel ... and Henry Mortlock ..., 1698) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Essays on mankind and political arithmetic (Cassell, 1888) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Essays on mankind and political arithmetic (The Mershon company, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Five essays in political arithmetick ... by Sir William Petty ... (London : Printed for Henry Mortlock ..., 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A further assertion of the propositions concerning the magnitude, &c. of London contained in two essays in political arithmetick mentioned in Philos. transact. numb. 183 : together with a vindication of the said essays from the objections of some learned persons of the French nation / by Sr. W. Petty, Knt. ... ([S.l. : s.n., 1682]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The history of the survey of Ireland, commonly called the Down survey (For the Irish archæological society, 1851), also by Thomas A. Larcom (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the bills of mortality by John Graunt ... ; with reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, ayre, diseases, and the several changes of the said city. (London : Printed by Tho. Roycroft for John Martin, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ..., 1662), also by John Graunt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Observations upon the cities of London and Rome Sir William Petty ... (London : Printed for Henry Mortlocke ... and J. Lloyd ..., 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality, 1681. (London : Printed for Mark Pardoe ..., 1686) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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 ..., 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The Petty papers (Constable & company limited; Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin company, 1927), also by Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The Petty-Southwell correspondence, 1676-1687 (Constable and company ltd., 1928), also by Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne and Robert Southwell (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The political anatomy of Ireland. : With the establishment for that kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was the 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 (Printed for D. Brown and W. Rogers, at the Bible without Temple-Bar, and at the Sun over-against St. Dunstans Church, Fleetstreet, 1691) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: The political anatomy of Ireland with the establishment for that kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was Lord Lieutenant ... : 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 ... / by Sir William Petty ... (London : Printed for D. Brown and W. Rogers ..., 1691), also by Nahum Tate (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political arithmetick (R. Clavel [etc.], 1691) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political arithmetick, or a discourse concerning the extent and value of lands, people [and] buildings. (R. Clȧvel, 1690) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political arithmetick, : or a discourse concerning, the extent and value of lands, people, buildings ... &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. (Printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock, and Hen. Mortlock at the Phœnix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691), also by William A. Foyle, Henry Mortlock, and Robert Clavell (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political arithmetick, or, A discourse concerning the extent and value of lands, people, buildings ... 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 ... (London : Printed for Robert Clavel ... and Hen. Mortlock ..., 1690) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political arithmetick, or A discourse concerning the extent and values of lands, people, buildings... 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. (R. Clavel, 1690) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Political survey of Ireland (Printed for D. Browne ..., W. Mears ..., F. Clay ..., and J. Hooke ..., 1719) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: 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 ..., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Quantulumcunque concerning money (London : Printed for A. and J. Churchill ..., 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Reflections upon some persons and things in Ireland (Printed for John Martin, James Allestreye and Thomas Dicas ..., 1660), also by Hierome Sankey (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Scale of creatures (in the 17th century), also by Samuel Pepys (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Several essays in political arithmetick. (Printed for D. Browne [etc.], 1755) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Some of the observations made by W. P. upon the trade of Irish cattel ([London : s.n., 1673]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Spirituall estate (1687), also by John Eliot Hodgkin (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Tracts; chiefly relating to Ireland. Containing: I. A treatise of taxes and contributions. II. Essays in political arithmetic. III. The political anatomy of Ireland. (Printed by Boulter Grierson, 1769) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Tracts; chiefly relating to Ireland. Containing: I. A treatise of taxes and contributions. II. Essays in political arithmetic. III. The political anatomy of Ireland. (Printed by B. Grierson, 1769) (page images at HathiTrust)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A treatise of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of [brace] 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 [brace] warres, 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 N. Brooke ..., 1662) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions: Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, 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. (Gutenberg ebook)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Two essays in political arithmetick concerning the people, housing, hospitals, &c. of London and Paris / by Sir William Petty ... (London : Printed for J. Lloyd ..., 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687: Upon the Earl of Ossory, who dyed of a fever, July 30, 1680 (London : Printed for La. Curtis, 1680) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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