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 9 — J AMES … naturally yeeldeth Jlore of excellent ulbery trees. We haue taken into Our Trincely confderation, the great benefit that may grow to the Mduen - turers and planters, by the breed of Silkewormcs , and Jetting yp ofSHkeworkes in thofe parts. Mnd therefore of Our gracious Inclination to a defivne of…

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