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Trade fliould be fully and pundually commanicated in Print 5 
^ which hath alfo been executed 4)y one Monfieur Ifnard, in a 
Treatife publiflied at Pii^m, in Fremh, Intitled, InJlruUtem for 
the Planting of White Mulberryesy the Breeding of Silkjvorms, and 
the Ordering of SilJ^in Pari?, and the circumjacent Places, In which 
Bookjthe Method being repre(ented,which that Great Prince 
JF/^f^ry IV.ufedineftablifliingthefaid Work and Trade, toge- 
ther with the fuccefs thereof, and the advantages thence deri- 
ved to his Subjects, the^a^^^?r. from his own Experience, and 
long PraBice, deh'vers ( andfeeras to do it candidly ) all what 
belongs in this bufinefs in four main heads. Firfl, he teaches 
the Means of fowing, planting, and raifing White Mulberryes 
(as the Foundation of Silkworks) fliewing how many leveral 
wayes that may be done. Secoridiy.^l he Breeding of Stlkrvormf, 
the choofing of good Eggs, and their hatching, as alfo the 
Feedirgof the Worms^^nA preferving rhera from Sicknefsjand 
Curing chem of it, together with the way of making th m fpin 
to beft advantage. Thirdly, The manner of winding their Silk 
from their Bottoms ^ adding the scheme of the Inflrumeyit 
ferving for that purpofe. Fourthly^ The way of keeping Silh^ 
n7d?r;7?j- Eggs for the enfuing year. 
Through the whole Book are fcattered many not inconfi- 
derable particulars, though perhaps known to moft.Ihe White 
Mulberry Tree, as it is in other qualities preferable to the BlacJu 
fo \hhAuthor efteems itthc beit,not ouely for the durablenefs 
of the wood,, and its large extent of ufefulnefs in Carpentry 
and Joyners work ; but alfo for the fitnefs of its leaves ( be- 
fide^ their principal ufe for the food of Silkrvormf^ to fatten 
Sheep, Goats, Cowes, and Hoggs, only by boyling and ming- 
ling them with BraUc The Berryes themfelves be commends 
as very excellent to fatten Poultry, and to make them lay Eggs 
plentifully. In the Changes, Working, and Generatim of this In^ 
feci, he is very curious to obfcrve many things. Their Meta- 
morphofej^ 2is \s known, are four, whereof the form of the one 
hath no conformity with any of the reft. The firft from an 
Egge (of the bignefs of a Muibrd-feed,and of a darkifli Gray 
Colour, when good ) to a Wo m or Caterpillar, hut of a dome- 
ftickj noble, and profitable kind ; BlacJ^^ when it firft comes 
forth 
