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The price of 7458li in lands, being 3062li, as afforesaid, in ready money, would, att six shillings per pound, have purchased of debentures,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	10206li of which the 5⁄7 is 7290li
The difference betweene the said 7458li, which the said Doctor hath, and 7290li, which, by the ordinary way, he might have had, is 168li in debentures, which, att six shillings per pound, comes to	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	50li

These calculations are true, odd money for ease excepted, and is answerable to the report of Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gookin, &c. Dated the 3^d of March, 1658.

Hereuppon, Munday, the 4^th of Aprill, 1659, but afterwards Thursday, the 7^th of the same, is appointed for an hearing before the Councill.

 

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CHAPTER XVIII.

 

ON Sunday, the third of Aprill, the Doctor receives the following letter, and other proceedings from the Parliament, Sir Hierome Sankey comming over the same time to seeke evidence for his wild assertions:

 

For D^r William Petty, one of the Members of Parliament, and one of the Clerks of the Councill in Ireland,

These.
Dublyn.

Sir,—According to the resolutions of the knights, cittizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, made on Thursday, the 24^th of this instant March, the coppies whereoff I herewith send you, I am to acquaint you that you are to attend the House, Thursday, the 21^th of Aprill next; and I doe herein likewise send you enclosed a coppy of certaine articles brought into the House against you, and by their order read on Thursday last; being all in command to you from the Parliament at the present, I bid you farewell, and am,

Sir, your loving friend,
Tho. Bampfield, Speaker.

Westminster, the
26^th of March, 1659.