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, for the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia ...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartlib, Samuel, -1662
Other Authors: Stallenge, William
Format: Microform Book
Language:English
Series:Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 383:5.
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Description
Item Description:At head of title: Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men.
"To the reader" signed: Samuel Hartlib.
Place of publication from Wing.
"Instructions for the increase and planting of mulberry-trees" pages [5-9], by William Stallenge, first appeared in 1609 with title: Instructions for the increasing of mulberie trees and the breeding of silke-wormes.
Includes several poems, one by Du Bartas on the silkworm, and others addressed to Virginia Ferrar, discoverer of the "speedy way, and easie means ... for the feeding of silk-worms."
Reproduction of original in Huntington Librrry.
Microform.
Physical Description:15 unnumbered pages, 12 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : 1 folded map