"To the reader", p. [3], 1st count, signed: Samuel Hartlib.

"Instructions for the increase and planting of mulberry-trees" p. [4-8], 1st count, is a translation by William Stallenge of "Memoires et instructions pour l'establissement des meuriers, & art de faire la soye en France" by Jean-Baptiste Letellier, first printed in England in 1609 with title: Instructions for the increasing of mulberie trees, and the breeding of silke-wormes (STC 23138)

"Thus learned Bartas upon this noble and admirable creature", a verse by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas: p. [9], 1st count.

"From a Virgina planter in England, to the Virgin-Lady Virginia", an anonymous verse in three stanzas: p. [10], 1st count, followed by "Another thus", in four stanzas, on p. [11], 1st count, are most probably written by Virginia Ferrar; "By her brother", a verse in six stanzas, on p. [12], 1st count, most probably written by Richard Ferrar.

Verse with no title appears on p. [13-14], 1st count, and is signed: John Mapletoste, followed by another verse on p. [15], 1st count, signed: Richard Ferrar.

"A comparison between the gain and labour of tobacco and silk", p. [16], 1st count, has separate caption title.

"A rare and new discovered speedy way, and easie meanes of keeping of silk-wormes, being thus made knowne to the colony in Virginia", p. 1-11, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"The fashion of the bottome", p. 12, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Gentelmen, such hath bin singular favour of Providence to you and the Lady, that since the publishing of this book; it hath so happily lighted into the hands of divers worthy persons, being not onely gentlemen-travellers of credit and merchants of reputation": p. [1-5], 3rd count, and includes "Hearken well to these informations, which the Lady earnestly desires and may thus be with all speed made known to you all" on p. [2-5], 3rd count.

"To my precious couzen, upon her experiment to promote the silken trade in the colonie of Virginia. Mistresse Virginea Ferrar", an anagram, p. [6-7], 3rd count, and is signed F.C.

"Vpon the silk reel", a verse in one stanza, p. [7], 3rd count, is signed: V[irginia]. F[errar]. followed by "To the Virginian gentlemen planters", a verse in one stanza, also on p. [7], 3rd count, signed V[irginia]. F[errar]

Signatures: pi⁴ (pi1 verso blank) A² [sec.]² B⁴ C² ²A⁴ (²A4 verso blank)

Woodcut head and tail pieces; inital.

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), H988.

JCB Lib. cat, pre-1675, II:417-418.

European Americana 652/99.

English short title catalogue R13736.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: closely trimmed at head and foot of text block, affecting imprint on title page and page numbers; corners of all leaves torn and repaired affecting text; some leaves also closely trimmed at foredge affecting printed marginal notes; wanting both leaves of plates and p. [1-8], 3rd count; p. [1-8], 3rd count, supplied in facsim. and are housed in the JCB Bibliographical file.