The perfect vse of silk-vvormes, and their benefit : With the exact planting, and artificiall handling of mulberrie trees whereby to nourish them, and the figures to know how to feede the wormes, and to winde off the silke. And the fit maner to prepare the barke of the white mulberrie to make fine linnen and other workes thereof. Done out of the French originall of D'Oliuier de Serres Lord of Pradel into English, by Nicholas Geffe Esquier. With an annexed discourse of his owne, of the meanes and sufficiencie of England for to haue abundance of fine silke by feeding of silke-wormes within the same; as by apparent proofes by him made and continued appeareth. For the generall vse and vniuersall benefit of all those his countrey men which embrace them. Neuer the like yet here discouered by any.

Author/creator Serres, Olivier de
Other author Geffe, Nicholas.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAt London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, and are to be sold by Richard Sergier and Christopher Purset, with the assignment of William Stallenge, 1607.
Description[8], 81 [i.e. 97], [5], 14, [4] p. : ill. (woodcuts)
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Uniform titleTheatre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs. Part 5. Chapter 15. English
Variant title Le theatre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs. Part 5. Chapter 15.
Variant title Perfect use of silk-wormes, and their benefit.
Variant title Discourse of his owne.
Variant title Discourse of his ovvne.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteA translation of part 5, chapter 15 of: Le theatre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs.
General noteAt foot of title: Cum privilegio.
General noteP. 97 misnumbered 81.
General noteWith a final leaf bearing "To the reader" on recto and errata on verso; the last leaf is blank.
General note"A discourse of his ovvne" by Nicholas Geffe has separate divisional title and pagination; register is continuous.
General noteVerso of title page blank. Variant: with royal arms on verso.
General noteAn imprint variant of STC 22249.3.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
General noteOnly title page of "A discourse of his owne" filmed.
References STC (2nd ed.) 22249.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 723:23)
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