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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81788	Proceedings concerning the improvement of all manner of land, and also for all sorts of leather VVith many addresses unto Parliaments, and other supreme authorities formerly in power. As also petitional motions unto the supreme authority of this nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging, that they would be pleased to make use of the proposer, in entertaining his abilities with acts of Parliament, according to the lawes of this and all civil nations; that then thereby he may be impowred lawfully and honourable to put in exercise his undertakings: the profitable effects and conveniences of them being hereafter sufficiently proved and cleared. All which designes are undertaken to be performed by new wayes and means, more speedy, cheap and easie than hath hitherto been discovered, and are acquired by the industry and diligent search into the mysteries of nature, of Thomas Ducket, Esq; very well deserving the perusal of persons of all degrees ... prosperity of the Commonwealth.	Duckett, Thomas.	1657 (1657)	Wing D2430C; ESTC R231962	32,839	30

think to bear it out with a liberty derived from falshood and ignorance they will find themselves deceived and in danger to runne the hazard of bringing a lasting disgrace and Odium upon themselves The Proposers defiance to such Depravers for unworthily endeavouring to obstruct and hinder the increase of such honour and fertility as might be advanced to the enriching of your Honours Treasury and the Commonwealths future happinesse and prosperity And by this means the expectation of all worthy persons may be satisfied the Pest of envy antidoted the Author and all other persons studious in good works encouraged your Honours eternally magnified and this our Air and Climate purged of all the contagious infections of Spirits Malevolent to high and worthy principles wherein they have not abilities of apprehension to discern the various mysteries of Nature which the vast world plentifully affordeth unto all those who are serious Observers of her Essence and Deity and diligent Searchers into the Multiplicity of her Natural Effects and Causes with her other Contingencies which the Proposer all his life time having been studious and conversant in hath attained to the knowledge and perfection chiefly of these ensuing Designes and many others not herein expressed which if hereafter entertained and settled may as well as the rest be very advantagious to the Commonwealth The particular Heads of which Inventions contained in the Bills aforementioned for the Improvement of all sorts of Land and Leather are as followeth FIrst The said Thomas Ducket undertaketh to take away for ever 1. The Proposers undertakings for Land To destroy all manner of Tr●sh the greatest part of the prejudice and damage which is caused in Land of several sorts by reason of Heath or Ling Fearn or Brakes Rushes Sedges Reeds Thistles Nettles Mosse Broom Furze or Gorse Brambles Bryers Blackthorns and other Incumbrances destructive to the growth and goodnesse of Corn and Grasse or prejudicial and hurtful to Pasture Meadow and arable Lands Secondly To improve and inrich the value and goodnesse of Land 2. To improve Shallow Soil where the Turf is shallow by reason of Gravel Sand Rock Clunch or Chalk lying too near the Superficies of the Earth that there is not a sufficient depth of Soyl to be plowed so that it is altogether unprofitable Land for Corn neither will it bear any considerable quantity of Grasse The which Improvement is and may be performed without the usual great charge and paines of carrying Lime or Dung of Cattel upon the same Thirdly To keep a great part of all hilly dry rising grounds by water 3. To keep moist hilly dry grounds more moist and fertile not with any great chargeable Engines Leaden Pipes Pumps or any sort of Mills or Water houses or any new way now in practice or held forth but by ways means slight cheap and easie by ordering of Lands in various shapes figures and proportions for compassing and gainecoping the drift and course of Waters and by Engines and Instruments of small value from five shillings price unto five pounds and upwards portable for either man horse or cart according to their several sizes as the depth of the water and the height of the ground shall require which will carry up and gain advantage of waters so much as thereby Lands may be soakned and kept more moist and fertile and dry places in Summer may be supplyed with water Fourthly To make a sort of rich Soyl fit for Agriculture 4. To fertilize Land with a new Manure and Manuring of ground much of the nature and effects of Lime or Dung of Cattel where Lime or Dung of Cattel is scarce and is to be performed with small charge and paines ANd also the said Thomas Ducket undertaketh whereas Bark of Oaks Ash The Proposers undertakings for Leather ☜ Sumack Galls Salt and Allom being the principal ingredients now used in Tannage are very scarce and dear and likewise harsh and corrosive To discover and teach all Tradesmen as to Leather a profound Art and Mystery never before practised in this Commonwealth First to make Leather without any the Liquors or Ingredients now in use 1. To tanne Leather without Bark c. in shorter time and with lesse charge far to exceed all former Tannage in excellency of Grain and Colour and more lasting firm and substantial fit for all manner of service according to the nature sizes and degrees of the hides and skins so Tanned and Tawed Secondly If any Tradesman as to Leather be desirous for custome sake or some other private ends or reasons still to make use of Bark or any o●her Ingredients now in practice To make Leather by mixing his new Ingredients with the old The Liquors and Ingredients invented and found out by the said Thomas Ducket are of such virtue and quality that if by his directions some of them be mixed and compounded with the former used Ingredients they will make farr better Leather and in shorter time than is or can be made by the only and single use of Bark Sumack or any other Ingredients now in common practice and the harsh and corrosive qualities of the old Ingredients will be very much diverted and abated by mixture of the new Thirdly the said Thomas Ducket will discover Liquors of such rare perfection that will clarify and prepare all sorts of raw Hides and Skins for more speedy and better Tannage Either in Liquors and Ingredients of his own invention Or in Liquors of his own mixed and compounded with those formerly used To prepare raw Hides and Skins for more speedy and better Tannage Or in Liquors made with Barke Sumack and the rest now in Common practice And further the said Liquors are of such influence that they will relax and soften the Natural hardnesse in raw Hides and Skins and cause the Callus and Gelly in them to be more expeditiously digested in the Tanning or Tawing And moreover the said Liquors will prevent the putrifaction incident to great Hides intended for Soal Leather for the Tanners by Stifeling them on great heaps close together do taint and perish them on the Grayn side with a rottennesse as is apparent by the easy cracking of them if forced or bended The Proposer undertakes to d●scover his new Arts. A l which said Arts Mysteries Secrets and Inventions both for Improvement of Land and Leather the said Thomas Ducket undertaketh to make known in print or otherwise for the publique good of this Common-wealth and to direct and teach the method use and practice of them The real performance of which Inventions are sufficiently attested and cleared as aforesaid and need not so great Evidence but that any rational person will Conceive that the undertaker is well versed in the Mysteries of Nature and able to perform many rarities of skill and knowledge for the Improvement of Land ☞ seeing that by his study in Natures Operation hee hath attained unto the whole scope and