Reflections upon Ireland (Petty 1660)/Contents

by William Petty

 

The Contents.

 

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Section 1.

 

DR Petty's Condition before his undertaking the Survey.	pag. 1.
The causes upon which too great vertues and merits may look like vices and be punisht accordingly.	7
The reasons of Dr Petty's undertaking the Survey of Ireland, and his other Employments consequent thereunto.	12
A Comparison between the gain Dr Petty hath made by his publick Employments, and what hee might have made without them.	16

 

Sect. 2.

 

I.	DR Petties Summary Answer as to his frauds concerning Money, with mention of the Examination of his Survey.		p. 22
II.	The like summary Answer as to his frauds concerning his Lands.		24
	1.	Dr. Petties singular way of satisfaction in Lands, an advantage to others, but not to himself.	25
	2.	Concerning D. Petties pretended arbytrary with-holding Lands from the Armies satisfaction.	27
	3.	Concerning his License to Elect.	28
	4.	An Intimation of the malice and partiality used in reference to D. Petties satisfaction compared with other mens.	31
	5.	The manner of D. Petties purchasing Debentures.	32
III.	The like summary Answer as to the Records pretended to be with-held injuriously by D. Petty.		36
IV.	The like Answer concerning D. Petty's Extortions, considering him as Secretary to the Lord Lieut. Clerk of the Council, undertaker of the Survey, and Commissioner for setting out Lands.		37
	A Representation, as to the pretended Bribes taken by D. Petty of Lieut. Col. Flower, and Captain Sands in particular.		43
V.	An answer to the particular of Doctor Petty's pretended receiving of 2665 l: three times over.		47
	An answer to his taking about 600 l. more than in strictness he could require by his contract.		48
	An answer to his pretended gaining of 516 l. by forgery.		50
VI.	Of the oppression used by D. Petty towards his Under-Surveyors, and particularly concerning the rates allowed to D. Petty for his Survey from the State, and which he allowed to his under Surveyors, and of the Compositions and retrenchments made thereupon.		51
VII.	An Epilogue to the said several Answers.		55
	Animadversions, relating to the manner of D. Petty's tryal and his Iudges.		56
	Three causes of D. Pettyes troubles relating to the Reason of State-common justice, and particular revenge.		57
	An intimation of some other Pieces already or hereafter to be set forth concerning this matter, and other transactions relating to Ireland.		59

 

Sect 3.

 

I.	AN Account of D. Pettyes sufferings and injuries; as also of several complaints made against him.	62
	About employing insufficient Surveyors.	ibid.
	About returning unprofitable Land for profitable.	63
II.	Endeavours used to divest D. Petty of the said Lieutenants favour.	64
	Endeavours used for the same by a scandalous Libel.	65
	Sir Hierom Sankey's charge against D. Petty in the Lord Protectors Parliament, by six Articles.	66
	The cause of Sir Hieroms appearing in this business.	68
III.	The Lord Lieut, and Councel withholding D. Pettyes wages, compensation and the ordinary satisfactions of his Debentures upon apprehension of the strange disorders that Sir Hierome might make in the said Parliament.	69
IV.	Sir Hierom Sanky's Speech in Parliament, in answer to D. Petty's.	70
V.	Sir Hierome upon the ill success of his Speech co-operates with others like himselfe in dissolving the Parliament contrary to his principles, if ever he had any.	75
	Instances of Sir Hierom Sanky's vanity, ambition and folly.	ibid.
VI.	Sir Hieroms malicious machinations to imprison D. Petty.	76
VII.	A description of the 11. new Articles drawn up by Sir Hierom and M. Worsly.	77
	Their malicious proceedings thereupon.	ibid.

 

Sect. 4:

I.	THe faults complained of in both Sir Hieroms party of Articles, are not the very cause of D. Pettyes prosecution.	80
II.	Gain to the State or Army by D. Pettyes damage, not the cause.	81
III.	The obtaining a perfect accompt of Debentures and satisfactions, not the cause.	83
IV.	The Army's not having their dubious Lands, nor the remainder of their satisfaction, nor the Examining who had wrong satisfactions, not causes.	83
V.	An Intimation of several unjust practises, in the satisfactions of the Army.	84
VI.	How the above-mentioned good Ends were pretended as collateral cause of D. Petty's being Questioned.

 

Sect. 5. p. 85.

 

The causes of D. Petty's troubles, as they arose from particular designing persons and parties.

I.	ASpersing the Lord Lieutenant, a cause.	85
II.	The removing D. Petty from standing sentinel to the actions of some men, a cause.	86
III.	The jealousie of the Sectaries, a cause,	87
	That the troubling of D. Petty, is a Sectarian design.	88
IV.	That the said Sectaries Actings proceeded rather from political than religious Principles.	90
V.	A Discourse in General touching all Separatists.	92
	Revenge in particular persons whom D. Petty had crost in their designs, a cause.	94
VI.	A Digression touching the crafty method, wherein D. Petty's Adversaries began to trouble him.	94
	An account of Sir Hieroms demanding certain Papers in the Parliament.	95
VII.	The wresting the Employment of setting out Lands, out of D. Petty's hands, a cause.	97
VIII.	Sir Hierom Sanky's Endeavours to raise himself by subverting D. Petty, a cause.	97
	Several other Instances of Sir Hieroms Vanity and Ambition.	99
IX.	The bringing Sir Hierom Sankey off from his first rash miscarriage, a cause.	102

 

Sect. 6. p. 104.

 

Causes of Dr. Petty's troubles, as they arose from the Envy and Hatred of the People, consisting of several parties and Interests promiscuously.

I.	DIscontent among the Surveyors.	104
II.	The difficulty and impossibility of distinguishing between profitable and unprofitable Land.	105
III.	The hopeful Method of Dr. Petty's beginning the Survey, a cause of Envy.	106
IV.	The Surveyors and others reflecting upon their own merit.	107
V.	Dr. Petty being forced to collect Money from above 500 Members of the Army, a cause much wrangling.	108
VI.	Dr. Petty's too much and too great variety of business, a cause of displeasing many.	109
VII.	Mens own guilt and jealousie who had back-bitten Dr. Petty.	110
	Dr. Petty's strictness in discharge of his trust, with the reasons of it.	111
VIII.	The conveniency which the Agents of the Army and others had to excuse their own miscarriages, by laying them upon D. Petty.	112
	An Intimation of some miscarriages of the said Agents.	112
IX.	The fewness and often absence of Dr. Petty's fellow Commissioners, a cause.	116
	The validity and unalterableness of what D. Petty did, a cause.	117
X.	Iests, &c: a cause.	117
XI.	D. Petty not being a Member of any particular Church, nor votary to any particular Faction, a cause why all Sectaries and Factious persons were jealous of him.	118
XII.	Petty's preferring the L. Lieutenants business before that of other particular Mens, a cause.	119
	D. Petty's not courting some Grandees, to prevent jealousie in the Lord Lieut., another cause.	120
XIII.	The fewness of those who understood the business of setting out Lands, was the reason why D. Petty could not be seasonably vindicated.	121
XIV.	His want of leisure to visit and make friendships, a cause.	ibid.
XV.	Dr. Petty's confidence of his Innocency, and consequently his too much neglecting clamours, a cause.	122

 

Section 7.

1.	A further account of the method which Dr Petty's Enemies took to prosecute him.	123
A hint of their unchristian management of the same.		ibid.
Interrogatories relating to Dr Petty's pretended Avarice, Pride, Injustice, Fraud, Unfaithfulness, &c.		125
2.	Interrogatories upon his Avarice in particular.	126
3.	Upon his Pride and Ambition.	128
4.	Upon his Injustice.	129
5.	Upon his Frauds.	131
6.	As to his Unfaitfulness.	134
7.	Interrogatories upon Dr Petty's Religion.	137
8.	An Epilogue upon the Interrogatories.	141

 

Postcript.

1.	The reason why Dr Petty speaks with freedom and contempt of Sir Hierome and Worsly.	142
2.	Dr Petty's resolutions as to the tryalls of the things charged against him.	148
3.	Dr Petty hath not handled Sir Hierome Sankey in that foul manner which Sir Hierome hath done him.	151
4.	D. Petty's pitty and charity to Sir Jerome Sankey.	152
Whom D. Petty means by his Enemies in this discourse.		154
5.	Explaining himself as to some Anabaptists, and some Officers appointed to examine his Accounts.	155
6.	An account of Resentments and affections between D. Petty and the Army of Ireland.	156
A particular of the favours D. Petty received from the Army.
8.	D. Petty's Promise and Protestation to the Army.	157

 

The last Letter, pag. 158.

 

1.	The reason that Sir Hierome found any credit with those unto whom he railed against Dr Petty.	159
2.	An Enumeration of some other obvious common reasons of Dr Petty's persecution.	160
3.	The commendation of a person of Honor, who defended Dr Petty when the generality reviled him.	162
4.	Means prescribed to Dr Petty to acquire the good opinion of his Adversaries, considered even as self-seekers.	164
A Friends letter of Admonition touching offensive Expressions.		166
Explications and Answers, upon Objections made by the said Friends and others, upon whole matters and particular Expressions.		169
The Conclusion and Petition of the Author.		182

 

FINIS.

 

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THe Printer not being acquainted with the Island, wherein the Copy of this Discourse was written, nor with the marks of Reference frequently used in it, was forced to guess at many interlined and imperfectly obliterated words and sentences, as also at the true places of many of them. Wherefore he desires the Reader to excuse the literal Errata and mis-pointings; and as for others, (if any seem to be) to enquire of Dr Petty himself, for his own sence and direction concerning them.