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In The Dublin Journal of January 11th, 1757, Delarnain's death is 

 announced : "January 10th, 1757, died, Captam Henry Delamain, formerly in 

 the Duke of Saxe Gotha's service, master of the Irish Delft Manufactory, who, 

 by the expense of a large fortune and unwearied application, brought that ware 

 to such perfection as to totally prevent the enemies of our country from 

 drawing large sums yearly from this country for Burgundy and Eouen ware. 

 Mary Delamain, his widow, carries on said manufactory." 



On Xovenibor 9th, 1759, Mary Delamain presented the following petition 

 to the Dish House of Commons : — " Petition of Mary Delamain, widow of 

 Henry Delamain, late of the City of Dublin, earthenware manufacturer. 

 That the petitioner's late husband erected a manufactory for making earthen- 

 ware, and brought it to such perfection as not only to excel anything of the 

 kind ever attempted here before, but to equal the best foreign ware imported, 

 on which he expended his entire fortune to the amount of £6,000 and 

 upwards. That in the Session of 1753 Parliament did grant bim a sum of 

 £1,000 as an encouragement for carrying on said manufacture, and the Dublin 

 Society upon inspection and having satisfaction received of his having 

 expended said bounty in the improvement of said manufacture, did in the 

 year 1755 confer on him a further sum of £1,100. That the said Delamain 

 did with the best economy expend this latter sum also in finishing and 

 improving his manufactory in the completest manner, but died the 10th of 

 January, 1757, leaving her destitute of a capital sufficient for carrying on the 

 work extensively, as the sums granted were expended on completing the 

 works, as well as his whole fortune, and some debts contracted which petitioner 

 has since paid. That notwithstanding these difficulties the petitioner has 

 since the death of her husband earned on said manufacture, which is allowed 

 to be greatly improved, but for want of a capital to purchase materials at a 

 prime cost is prevented from lowering the price of the ware, and giving the 

 usual credit to merchants, shopkeepers, and retailers throughout the kingdom. 

 If the petitioner receives assistance once more from Parliament she hopes 

 it will enable her to give credit and lower the price of the ware so considerably 

 to the wholesale dealers that they can afford to retail said wares 25 per cent, 

 under present prices, which there is no doubt would occasion such large 

 demands at home and abroad as to increase the number of men to equal the 

 apparatus which is sufficient to employ above two hundred of the poor natives, 

 foreigners not now being necessary ; keep and bring large sums of money into 

 the kingdom, and be a lasting benefit to the Xation in general." 



Mrs. Mary Delamain died on March 4th, 1760 ; and an advertisement in 

 The Dublin Journal of March 8th, 1760, states that the earthenware 

 manufacture carried on by Henry Delamain and afterwards by Mrs. Mary 



