His Maiesties gracious letter to the Earle of South-Hampton, treasurer, and to the Councell and Company of Virginia heere: commanding the present setting up of silke works, and planting of vines in Virginia. : And the letter of the treasurer, councell, and company, to the gouernour and councell of state there, for the strict execution of His Maiesties royall commands herein. Also a treatise of the art of making silke: or, Directions for the making of lodgings, and the breeding, nourishing, and ordering of silkewormes, and for the planting of mulbery trees, and all other things belonging to the silke art. Together with instructions how to plant and dresse vines, and to make wine, and how to dry raisins, figs, and other fruits, and to set oliues, oranges, lemons, pomegranates, almonds, and many other fruits, &c. And in the end, a conclusion, with sundry profitable remonstrances to the colonies. Set foorth for the benefit of the two renowned and most hopefull sisters, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. (1622)

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An illustration from His Maiesties gracious letter to the Earle of South-Hampton, treasurer, and to the Councell and Company of Virginia heere: commanding the present setting up of silke works, and planting of vines in Virginia. : And the letter of the treasurer, councell, and company, to the gouernour and councell of state there, for the strict execution of His Maiesties royall commands herein. Also a treatise of the art of making silke: or, Directions for the making of lodgings, and the breeding, nourishing, and ordering of silkewormes, and for the planting of mulbery trees, and all other things belonging to the silke art. Together with instructions how to plant and dresse vines, and to make wine, and how to dry raisins, figs, and other fruits, and to set oliues, oranges, lemons, pomegranates, almonds, and many other fruits, &c. And in the end, a conclusion, with sundry profitable remonstrances to the colonies. Set foorth for the benefit of the two renowned and most hopefull sisters, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands., 1622, leaf 19 — NOBLE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA, \ ~ ' t health. <SMj Lords and others , Haue been induced to pre- fent this fmall Trad: vnto you from the fuperaboun- dant defire I haue to further and aduance the good fuc- ceffe of that noble Planta¬ tion: This difeourfe is ther- fore touching the feeding and…

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