William Petty

“ He thinks that the houses must have been more numerous in 1672 than Petty makes them, and intimates that Petty's calculation of the population also is too small. But Thomas Newsham, an investigator quite as careful as Bushe, is of the contrary opinion. "Whether Sir William Petty overrated the population of Ireland in 1672, it is impossible now to determine. ”

“ There are also three times as many Carpenters and Masons as he mentions.' ↑ S, 1691, '331,600,' 1719, '364,600,' which is the correct footing. ↑ S, 1691, '380,000,' 1719. '413,000,' which is the correct footing. ↑ S, 1691, '380,000,' 1719, '413,000 'but S and both eds. spare 400,000 for other uses. ”