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Trade Ihould be folly and punctually Communicated in Print » 
which hath alio been executed by one Monfieur Ifnard ’ in a 
Treatife publilhed at Paris, in French, Intitled, InflruUiom for 
the Planting of White Mulberry es 3 the Breeding of Silkworms, and 
the Ordering of Silkjn Pari?, and the circumjacent Places , In which 
Book, the Method being reprefented, which that Great Prince 
Henry ly . ufed in eftablilhing the laid Work and Trade, toge- 
ther with the fuccefs thereof, and the advantages thence deri- 
ved to his Subjects, the -Author 2 from his own Experience, and 
long PraUice , delivers ,( andfeems to do it candidly ) all what 
belongs in this bulinefs in four main heads. Firfl , he teaches 
the Means of lowing, planting, and railing White Mulberryes 
(as the Foundation of Silkworks) Ihewing how many feveral. 
wayes that may be done. Secondly, The Breeding of Silkworms , 
the chooling of good Eggs, and their hatching, as alfo the 
Feeding of the Worms ^and^ prefer ving them from Sicknefs,and 
Curing them of it, together with the way of making them fpin 
to beft advantage. Thirdly, The manner of winding their Silk 
from their Bottoms, adding the scheme of the Infirument 
ferving for that purpofe. Fourthly , The way of keeping Silk- 
worms Eggs for the enfuing year. 
through the whole Book are fcattered many not inco'nfi- 
•derable particulars, though perhaps known to moil. .The White 
Mulberry Tree , as it is in other qualities preferable to the Blacky 
do (his Author efteems it the belt, not onely for the durablenefs 
ofthewood, and its large extent of ufefolnefs in Carpentry 
■and Joyners work ; but alfo for the fitnefs of its leaves .( be- 
sides their principal ufe fdr the food of Silkworms') to fatten 
Sheep, Goats, Cowes, and Hoggs, only by boyling and ming- 
ling them with Bran* The Berryes themfelves he commends 
as very excellent to fatten Poultry, and to make them lay Eggs 
plentifully. In the Changes , Working , and Generation pf this ln- 
fiB, he is very curious to obferve many things. Thqir Mcta- 
morphofe /, as is known, are four, whereof the form op the one 
hath no conformity with any of the reft. The firft from an 
Egge (of the bignefs of a Mofbrd-feed,and of a darkilli Gray 
Colour, when good ) to a Worm or Caterpillar, but of a cfome^ 
ftick, noble, and profitable kind Blacf^ when it firft comes 
d • forth 
