The reformed Virginian silk-worm, or, A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652. For the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia : who after fourty dayes time, present their most rich golden-coloured silken fleece, to the instant wonderful enriching of all the planters there, requiring from them neither cost, labour, or hindrance in any of their other emploments [sic] whatsoever. And also to the good hopes, that the Indians, seeing and finding that there is neither art, skill, or pains in the thing
they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English all those things that they most desire
by Samuel Hartlib
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First printed under title: Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652, London, 1652.
"To the reader", p. [3-4], 1st count, signed: Samuel Hartlib.
Also issued as part of the author's The reformed common-wealth of bees, London, 1655 (Wing H997)
"To the reader", p. [3-4], 1st count, p. 1-6, 2nd count, "The fashion of the botome", p. [18], 2nd count, "A comparison between the gain and labor of tobacco and silk", p. 39, 2nd count, and "Thus learned Bartas upon this noble and admirable creature", a verse by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas: p. [40], 2nd count, are reprinted from the author's "Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652", first printed London, 1652 (Wing H988)
"Instructions for the increase and planting of mulberry-trees": p. 1-6, 2nd count. This 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)
"A loving advertisement to all the ingenious gentlemen-planters in Virginia now upon the designe of silk. By V.F.", p. 19-27, 2nd count, can be attributed to Virginia Farrer. Cf. 1652 edition.
Includes other letters and testimonies from other planters including John Ferrar on p. 28-32, 2nd count.
"Upon the most noble, Virginian natural silk-worm ...", p. 33-38, 2nd count, is a poem, signed on p. 38: I.F. [i.e. John Ferrar]
"A comparison between the gain and labor of tobacco and silk", p. 39, 2nd count, has separate caption title.
"Thus learned Bartas upon this noble and admirable creature", a verse by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas: p. [40], 2nd count.
Signatures: A-E⁴ (A1 verso blank) F²
Title printed within ornamental border; woodcut head pieces; initials.
Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 539.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), H1000.
Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island II:450.
European Americana 655/94.
English short title catalogue R177863.
Purchase; between 1853 and 1854; 01683.
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