(‘In Petty's list of his own writings … the entry “Verbum Sapienti, and the value of People” stands opposite the year 1665, and the internal evidence makes it probable that the booklet was written in the latter part of that year.’ (The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty, ed. C. H. Hull (1899), vol. i.))
Extracted from Sraffa 2542-3
Further criticism of Hume's 'Dialogues concerning natural religion'
Lisle Street, Leicester Field. Discusses business with Lord Hopton.
Caldwell. Discusses new taxes in the colonies, possibility of George Brown settling in the area.
Criticizes Hume's 'Dialogues concerning natural religion'
Jack's Land, Edinburgh. Commiserates regarding illness and discusses the work of the Long Parliament.
Edinburgh. Ferguson is reading AS's work and is complimentary but the work has provoked the Church, the University, the merchants and the militia, illness of Hume
Argenteuil. Suggests d'Ormessan should be deprived of his powers
Kirkaldy. Apologises for the letter sent the previous day
Groningen. Discusses Mr Gordon and his advisers, ceremonials of the Dutch, subject of previous letter (undisclosed), request to be addressed without clerical titles "for I am a downright layman"