A further assertion of the propositions concerning the magnitude, &c. of London contained in two essays in political arithmetick mentioned in Philos. transact. numb. 183 : together with a vindication of the said essays from the objections of some learned persons of the French nation / by Sr. W. Petty, Knt. ... Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. 1682 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A54615 Wing P1925A ESTC R20831 12358399 ocm 12358399 60172 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. 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Rome (Italy) -- Population. 2003-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-09 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2003-09 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A further Assertion of the Propositions concerning the Magnitude , &c. of London , contained in two Essays in Political Arithmetick ; mentioned in Philos. Transact . Numb . 183 ; together with a Vindication of the said Essays from the Objections of some Learned Persons of the French Nation , by Sr. W. Petty Knt. R. S. S. 1. IT could not be expected that an Assertion of Londons being bigger than Paris and Roven , or than Paris and Rome put together , and bigger than any City of the World , should scape uncontradicted , and 't is expected that I ( if continuing in that Perswasion ) should make some Reply to these contradictions . 2. I begin with the Ingenious Author of the Novelles de la Republique des Lettres , who saith , that Rey in Persia is far bigger than London ; for that in the 6th . Century of Christianity ( I suppose An. 550. ) It had 15000 , or rather 44 thousand Moschees or Mahometan Temples . To which I reply , that I hope this Objector is but in jest , for that Mahomet was not borne till about the Year 570 , and had no Moschees till about 50 Years after . 3. The next is the excellent Monsieur Auzout from Rome , who is content , that London , Westminster , and Southwark — with the contiguous Housing may have as many People as Paris and its Suburbs ; and but faintly denyeth , that all the Housing within the Bills , may have almost as many People as Paris and Roven , but saith that several Parishes inserted into these Bills , are distant from , and not contiguous with London , and that Grant so understood it . 4. To which ( as his main , if not only Objection ) we answer . 1st . That the London Bills appear in Grants Book to have been , since the Year 1636 , as they now are . 2. that about 50 Years since , 3 or 4 Parishes formerly distant , were joyn'd , by interposed Buildings , to the Bulk of the City , and therefore then inserted into the Bills . 3. That since 50 Years the whole Buildings being more than double , have perfected that Union , so as there is no House within the said Bills , from which one may not call to some other House . 4. All this is confirm'd by Authority of the King and City , and so long Custom . 5. That there are but three Parishes under any Colour of this Exception , which are scarce a two and fiftieth part of the whole . 5. Upon sight of Monsieur Auzouts large Letter , I made Remarques upon every Paragraph thereof , but suppressing it ( because it lookt like a War against one with whome I intended none , whereas in truth it was but a reconciling Explication of some Doubts , and therefore ) I have chosen the shorter and sweeter way of answering Monsieur Auzout , as followeth , viz. Concerning the Number of People in London , as also in Paris , Roven , and Rome , viz. MOnsieur Auzout alleageth an authentick Register , that there are 23223 Houses in Paris , wherein do live above 80 thousand Families , and therefore supposing 3½ Families to live in every of the said Houses one with another ; the Number of Families will be 81230 ; and Monsieur Auzout also allowing 6 Heads to each Family , the utmost Number of People in Paris , according to Mr. Auzout's Opinion , will be .   487680. The Medium of the Paris Burials was allowed by Monsieur Auzout to be 19887 , and that there dyed 3506 unnecessarily out of L'Hotel Dieu , wherefore deducting the said last Number , the neat Standard for Burials at Paris , will be 16381 , so as the Number of People there , allowing but one to Dye out of 30 ( which is more advantagious to Paris than Monsieur Auzouts Opinion of one to Dye out of 25 ) the Number of People at Paris will be 491430 ; more than by Monsieur Auzouts last mentioned Accompt .   491430. The Medium of the said two Paris Accompts is —   488055. The Medium of the London Burialls is 23212 , which Multiplyed by 30 ( as hath been done for Paris ) the Number of the people there will bee .   696360 The Number of Houses at London appears by the Register to bee 105315. Whereunto adding a 10th . part or 10531 , as the least Number of double Families that can bee supposed in London , the total of Families will be 115840 : and allowing 6 Heads for each Family , as was done for Paris , the total of the People at London will be .   695076. The Medium of the 2 last London Accounts is —   695718. The People of Paris according to the above-said Account is 488055.   Of Roven according to Monsieur Auzouts utmost Demand , 80000. 693055. Of Rome according to his own Report thereof . 125000.   So as there are more People at London , than at Paris , Roven , and Rome by   2663. Memorandum , that the Parishes of Islington , Newington , and Hackney , for which only there is any Colour of Non-contiguity , is not a two and fiftieth part of what is contained in the Bills of Mortality ; and consequently London without them , hath more People than Paris and Roven put together , by   114284. Several other Estimates , Viz. I. That London alone is equal to Paris , Roven , and Rome , as aforesaid . II. That London , Bristol , and Dublin are equal to Paris , Amsterdam , and Venice . III. That London alone is to Amsterdam , Venice , and Roven , as 7 to 4. IV. That London and Bristol are equal to any four Cities of France . V. That Dublin is probably equal to the second best City , of any Kingdom or State in Christendome . VI. That London , for ought appears , is the greatest City of the World , but manifestly the greatest Emporium . FINIS