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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A54619) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 60318) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 220:26) Observations upon the cities of London and Rome Sir William Petty ... Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. [4], 4 p. Printed for Henry Mortlocke ... and J. Lloyd ..., London : 1687. Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries. eng London (England) -- Population. Rome (Italy) -- Population. eebo Two essays in political arithmetick, concerning the people, housing, hospitals, &c. of London and Paris. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Soc Petty, William, Sir, 1687 8 446 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2003-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-08 Sampled and proofread 2003-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
WINDSOR , Sep. 21st 1686.

I do hereby License these Observations to be printed .

Sunderland P.

OBSERVATIONS UPON THE CITIES OF LONDON AND ROME .

By Sir WILLIAM PETTY , Fellow of the Royal Society .

LONDON , Printed for Henry Mortlocke , at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard , and I. Lloyd , in the middle Exchange next Salisbury-House in the Strand . 1687.

OBSERVATIONS UPON THE CITIES OF LONDON and ROME .

1. THAT before the year 1630 , the Christnings at London exceeded the Burials of the same , but about the year 1655 they were scarce half ; and now about two thirds .

2. Before the Restauration of Monarchy in England , Anno 1660 , the People of Paris were more than those of London and Dublin put together , whereas now , the People of London are more than those of Paris and Rome , or of Paris and Rouen .

3. Anno 1665 one fifth part of the then People of London or 97 thousand died of the Plague , and in the next year 1666 , 13 thousand Houses or one fifth part of all the Housing of London were burnt also .

4. At the Birth of Christ , old Rome was the greatest City of the World , and London the greatest at the Coronation of King Iames the Second , and near 6 times as great as the present Rome , wherein are 119 thousand Souls besides Iews .

5. In the years of King Charles the Second his death and King Iames the Second his Coronation ( which were neither of them remarkable for extraordinary Sickliness or Healthfulness ) the Burials did wonderfully agree , viz. Anno 1684 , they were 23202 , and Anno 1685 they were 23222 , the Medium whereof is 23212. And the Christnings did very wonderfully agree also , having been Anno 1684 , 14702 , and Anno 1685 , 14732 , the Medium whereof is 14716 , which consistence was never seen before , the said number of 23212 Burials making the People of London to be 696360 , at the rate of one Dying per annum out of 30.

6. Since the great Fire of London , Anno 1666 about 7 parts of 15 of the present vast City hath been new built , and is with its People increased near one half , and become equal to Paris and Rome put together , the one being the Seat of the great French Monarchy and the other of the Papacy .

FINIS .