An edition of A brief of proceedings between Sr. Hierom Sankey and Dr. VVilliam Petty (1659)
A brief of proceedings between Sr. Hierom Sankey and Dr. VVilliam Petty
with the state of the controversy between them tendered to all indifferent persons.
By Petty, William Sir
Publish Date
1659
Publisher
[s.n.], M. DC. L. IX.
Language
eng
Pages
-
Description:
The "Proceedings between Sankey and Petty" is a pamphlet that contains a summary of the controversy that arose between Sir Hierom Sankey and Sir William Petty in the aftermath of the socalled 'Down Survey', that was carried out by Petty. Sankey accused Petty of bribery and fraud. Petty's first answer to this accusations was this pamphlet, that was published in print in 1659 and covers a total of ten pages.
subjects: History, Land tenure, Trials, litigation, Misconduct in office, Early works to 1800
People: William Petty, Jerome Sankey
Places: Great Britain, Ireland