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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A54616) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 60308) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 286:4) Further observations upon the Dublin-bills, or, Accompts of the houses, hearths, baptisms and burials in that city by Sir William Petty ... Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. The second edition corrected and enlarg'd. [2], 6, 8 p. Printed for Mark Pardoe ..., London : 1686. "In 1686 the Further observations were prefixed to the Observations upon the Dublin bills as issued in 1683, and the whole was put forward as a 'second edition, corrected and enlarg'd'. In fact, however, the original Observations of 1683 were not even reprinted in 1686, the left-over sheets being utilized, and the only change being the suppression of the 1683 title"--NUC pre-1956. Reproduction of original in Columbia University Library and British Library. "Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality, 1681": 8 p. at end. Four folded tables at end.

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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.

LONON: Printed for Mark Pardoe, at the Sign of the Black Raven, over-againſt Bedford-Houſe in the Strand. 1686.

The STATIONER TO THE READER.

I Have not thought fit to make any Alteration of the firſt Edition, but have only added a New Table, with Obſervation upon it, placing the ſame in the front of what was before; which perhaps might have been as well placed after the like Table at the 8th Page of the firſt Edition.

DƲBLIN, 1682. Pariſhes. Houſes. Fire-places. Baptiz'd. Buri'd. St. James 272 836 122 306 St. Katherines 540 2198 St. Nicholas without, and St. Patricks 1064 4082 145 414 St. Bridgets 395 1903 68 149 St. Audones 276 1510 56 164 St. Michael 174 884 34 50 St. Johns 302 1636 74 101 St. Nicholas within, and Chriſt-Church Lib. 153 902 26 52 St. Warbors 240 1638 45 105 St. Michans 938 3516 124 389 St. Andrews 864 3638 131 300 St. Kevans 554 2120 87 233 Donobrook 253 506   6025 25369 912 2263

Further Obſervations upon the Dublin Accompts of Baptiſms and Burials, Houſes and Hearths, viz.

THe Table hath been made for the Year 1682, wherein is to be noted,

1. That the Houſes which Anno 1671, were but 3850 are Anno 1682, 6025; but whether this difference is cauſed by the real encreaſe of Houſing, or by fraud and defect in the former Accompts, is left to conſideration. For the Burials or People have increaſed but from 1696, to 2263, according to which proportion, the 3850 Houſes Anno 1671, ſhould Anno 1682 have been but 5143, wherefore ſome fault may be ſuſpected as aforeſaid, when Farming the Hearth-mony was in agitation.

2. The Hearths have encreaſed according to the Burials, and ⅓ of the ſaid increaſe more, viz. The Burials Anno 1671 were 1696, the ⅓ whereof is 563, which put together makes 2259, which is near the number of Burials Anno 1682. But the Hearths Anno 1671, were 17500, whereof the ⅓ is 5833, making in all but 23333; whereas the whole Hearths Anno 1682 were 25369, viz. ⅓ and better of the ſaid 5833 more.

3. The Houſing were Anno 1671, but 3850, which if they had encreaſed Anno 1682 but according to the Burials, they had been but 5143, or according to the Hearths, had been but 5488, whereas they appear 6025, encreaſing double to the Hearths. So as 'tis likely there hath been ſome errour in the ſaid Account of the Houſing, unleſs the new Houſing be very ſmall, and have but one Chimney apiece, and that ¼ part of them are untenanted. On the other hand, 'tis more likely that when 1696 dy'd per An. there were near 6000; for 6000 Houſes at 8 Inhabitants per Houſe, would make the number of the People to be 48 Thouſand, and the number of 1696 that died according to the Rule of One out of 30, would have made the number of Inhabitants about 50 Thouſand: For which reaſon I continue to believe there was ſome Errour in the Accompt of 3850 Houſes as aforeſaid, and the rather becauſe there is no ground from experience to think that in 11 year, the Houſes in Dublin have encreaſed from 3850 to 6025.

Moreover, I rather think that the number of 6025 is yet ſhort, becauſe that number at 8 heads per Houſe makes the Inhabitants to be but 48200; whereas the 2263 who died in the year 1682, according to the aforemention'd Rule of one dying out of 30 makes the number of People to be 67890; the Medium betwixt which number and 48200 is 58045, which is the beſt eſtimate I can make of that matter, which I hope Authority will ere long rectifie, by direct and exact Enquiries.

4. As to the Births, we ſay that Anno 1640, 1641, and 1642, at London, juſt before the Troubles in Religion began, the Births were ⅚ of the Burials, by reaſon I ſuppoſe of the greaterneſs of Families in London above the Country, and the fewer Breeders, and not for want of Regiſtring. Wherefore deducting ⅙ of 2263, which is 377, there remains 1886 for the probable number of Births in Dublin for the year 1682; whereas but 912 are repreſented to have been Chriſten'd in that year, though 1023 were Chriſten'd Anno 1671, when there died but 1696; which decreaſing of the Chriſtnings, and increaſing of the Burials, ſhews the increaſe of Non-regiſtring in the Legal Books, which muſt be the increaſe of Roman Catholicks at Dublin.

The ſcope of this whole Paper therefore is, That the People of Dublin are rather 58000, than 32000; and that the Diſſenters, who do not Regiſter their Baptiſms, have encreaſed from 391 to 974: but of Diſſenters, none have increaſed but the Roman Catholicks, whoſe Numbers have encreaſed from about 2 to 5 in the ſaid Years. The exacter Knowledge whereof, may alſo be better had from direct Enquiries.

FINIS.