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 Petty in 1687 : 12J X7f in., 17 leaves. 
 
 ' W. P. his Spirituall Estate Feb r . 1687 ’ ; 
 beg. 1. He doth believe that Jesus of Naza- 
 reth, is ye Son of God \ Foil. 1 and 5-end 
 are blank. 
 
 Printed by the Hist. MSS. Comm., 1897, Report 
 xv, pt. 2, p. 180, with the following note : ‘ This 
 paper, in Sir Wm. Petty’s handwriting, was found 
 in the large body of writings, formerly in the posses- 
 sion of Samuel Pepys, that came into Mr. J. Eliot 
 Hodgkin’s possession in 1889 ’. Fol. 2 is a cutting 
 from the Report. 
 
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 Sir William Petty’s Statement op his Religious Tenets. 
 
 1637, February [ ]. — “ The Spirituall Estate of W. P. 
 
 (1) He doth believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the son of God, borne 
 of a virgin, and that this Article is the onely Rock upon which Christ 
 built his Church, and to the beleif whereof salvation is promised. 
 This beleif is not derived from his witt or learning, nor is revealed 
 by flesh and blood, but the pure guift and Grace of God ; Nor is 
 any judge of controversy necessary in this case. — (2) He believes that 
 God is, that he is the truth and righteousnesse ; that he is a rewarder 
 of them that seek him, and that he is to be worshiped in spirit and in 
 truth, and that those who fear him shall be accepted by him. In all 
 which there is no need of a judge of controverseys. — (3) He beleiveth 
 that intornall righteousnesse is, to do as we would be done unto, the 
 same being to fulfill the Law and the preachings of the Prophets; 
 and in this case God has made every man to be his owne judge. 
 
 (4) He hath severall times perused the books of the holy scriptures, 
 
 and believes the matters of fact related in them to be all true, and that 
 the Doctrines set downe in them are to be followed; but he doth 
 not beleive the every word of these great books (being more then any 
 child, idiot, illiterate or barbarous person can remember or understand) 
 are necessary to Salvation. Wherefore he hath drawn out of the whole 
 a small extract, consisting onely of such texts as are plainer then any 
 comment which he ever saw, and trustetli to the mercy of God, to have 
 been his guide in the same.— (o) As to external righteousnesse, he 
 thinketh him to be vir bonus qui consults patrum, qui leges juraque 
 serva t —(6) As to controversys which may arise out of the premisse, he 
 thinketh it safe and decent to hearken to them who sit in Moses’s 
 chaire, and that every soul be subject to the higher powers, and that two 
 or 3 met together in the name of God do make a competent church, and 
 that Vox populi is vox Dei.” — This paper, in Sir William Petty’s hand- 
 writing, was found in the large body of writings, formerly in the 
 possession of Samuel Pepys, that came into Mr. J. Eliot Hodgkin s 
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 1685, May 18th, [London.]—' “ To the King’s most Excellent Majesty : 
 The humble petition of Titus Otes most humbly shews that Judgment 
 having on Saturday last been entred in your Majesty’s Court of King’s 
 Bench against your peticioner on two indictments of perjury assigned in 
 evidence delivered above six years since in cases of high treason com- 
 mitted against his late Majesty of Blessed Memory by severall persons 
 convicted attainted and executed for the same: the truth of which 
 evidence was after strict and mature examination solemnly approved by 
 his said late Majesty in Councell, the Lords and Commons in Parliament 
 assembled, all the Judges of England and severall juryes. And for that 
 there are manifest errors in the Proceedings and Judgements aforesaid 
 against your peticioner, — Your peticioner most humbly prayes your 
 Majesty’s warrant to the Lord Keepor of your Great Seale of England 
 to grant your peticioner two writtes of error to the Lord Chief Justice 
 of your Majesty’s said Court of King’s Bench to be directed, Requiring 
 him to bring before your Majesty in Parliament att your Parliament to 
 be held at Westminster the 19th of May instant the Records nf the 
 Processes and Judgements against your peticioner on both the indite- 
 ments aforesayd that upon inspection thereof by your Majesty in Parlia- 
 ment your Majesty may cause to bee further done what of right ought 
 to be done therein And that in the meane time execution of the said 
 Judgements be stayed. And your peticioner shall ever pray &c., Titus 
 Otes.”— This original petition is endorsed by the pen of Samuel Pepys 
 “ May 18th, 1685 : A Peticion of Dr. Otes to the King for Writts of 
 “ Error to be granted him for the bringing his Cause into Parliament, 
 “ and staying execution of the late judgement against him.— Memor- 
 “ andum, That he was this day the first time sett in the pillory.” 
 
 James the Second to Sir John Tippetts and Sir Richard 
 Haddock, knts., and James Sotherne, esq., Commissioners 
 of His Majesty’s Navy. 
 
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