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A68246	His Maiesties gracious letter to the Earle of South-Hampton, treasurer, and to the Councell and Company of Virginia heere commanding the present setting vp of silke works, and planting of vines in Virginia. And the letter of the treasurer, Councell, and Company, to the gouernour and Councell of State there, for the strict execution of his Maiesties royall commands herein. Also a treatise of the art of making silke ... Together with instructions how to plant and dresse vines, and to make wine, and how to dry raisins, figs, and other fruits ... Set foorth for the benefit of the two renowned and most hopefull sisters, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. By Iohn Bonoeil Frenchman, seruant in these imployments to his most excellent Maiesty of Great Brittaine, France, Ireland, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. Published by authority.	Bonoeil, John.; Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I).; Virginia Company of London.; Counseil for Virginia (England and Wales)	1622 (1622)	STC 14378; ESTC S109109	46,285	96

there were store of hands as in a very short time it would serue all Christendome What an honour and wealth it would be to this Kingdome of England all men may iudge 2. The manner how to prepare the places wherein Silkewormes are to be nourished CErtaine yea and many Authors haue written that such places are neither to be too neere the earth nor too neere the tiles neither too low nor too high to whom I confesse this is good for such men as haue choyce of places but there are many poore folkes that are not able to get housing with all commodities and fitnes and I haue seene by experience in the Countrey of Languedock Prouence and in Seuenes and in the Countrey of Auignon and in some part of Italy certaine poore folkes which dwell out of Townes which haue but one house vpon an earthen floore and in it but one roome where at one end they haue their bed and at the other they dresse their meate which notwithstanding nourish Silkewormes in it in the season of the yeere at which time they prepare and set forth a corner of the said cottage to the same effect according to the quantity of the leaues which they haue And oftentimes they pay for the leaues of a great Mulbery tree sixe or eyght shillings the yeere yea and many times the Wormes thriue better in them then in great Chambers with other men I meane for the little quantity of Wormes which such poore people haue Moreouer I haue obserued that the Silke-wormes doe loue and affect the ayre that comes from the dry sweet earth prouided that care be had when the weather is cold or moist to make some fire in such roomes either of wood or of coales that are not of any strong smell 3. Of the building of houses to nourish Silkewormes in THose that will build with small charges houses in Virginia wherein to feed Wormes after the manner as is practised in Messina in Sicilie in which countrey there is some store of Mulbery trees within the Woods it is a thing which may easily bee done also in Virginia because there are likewise great numbers of Mulbery trees there within the Woods and the Countrey hot and all things for this purpose most fitting This to doe then they must chuse a place in a good ayre and neere the Mulbery trees and there build a long house in forme of a Bowling Alley couered ouer but a little higher and somewhat larger They must couer it well either with tiles plankes or other things against the heate and raine for the preseruation of the Wormes And the sides of the walles must be well closed either with plaster plankes or other matter In these walles make many windowes on both the sides of the house let the windowes be of wood to open and shut and to giue ayre to the Wormes whensoeuer they need it and for as much as the South winde is hurtfull to the Wormes those windowes must be shut carefully on that side when the winde blowes there these windowes may be couered with paper which windowes may be set on and taken off the hinges when neede is Furthermore some must watch that neither Rats Mice Birds nor Poultry come there for they will eate vp the Wormes Likewise the Pissemires sometimes hurt them much and therefore care must bee had to marke the places on which side they come and there sowe saw-dust of Oake wood Ashes or Lyme or else rub the walles whereby they passe with chalke or with the oyle of Iuniper or any other kinde of oyle on the outside of the house onely for on the inside of the house oyle would be hurtfull to the Wormes beware also that the paper of the windowes bee not oyled 4. Touching the erecting and building vp of Hot-houses or Ouens SVch men as are prouided of fit houses as aforesaid for the said Wormes may build in them Hot-houses as they make in such countries wherein they nourish great numbers of Silkewormes They must build of these Hot-houses at both the ends of the house if it bee great and spacious but if the house be little one will bee enough And it must bee built in this forme following First a hole must be made in the house wall wherein you will build your Hot-house or Ouen and therein build vp as it were an Ouen after the manner of the Countrey Ouens The Ouens mouth must be at the outside of the house with a little Chimney to it and the backe of the Ouen within the inside of the house Then must you haue earthen pots like Flower pots without holes in the bottomes and scarce so big as they which must be made purposely so as they may be able to abide the fire These pots must be placed with a distant proportion of space betweene pot and pot and so build them in within the vault of the said Ouen with bricke and clay the mouth of the said pots must stand out at the backe of the Ouen and looke into the inside of the house but the bottomes of the pots must stand and looke towards the fire within the inside of the Ouen and in this manner must the pots be incorporate within the Ouen After this done you may make fire in the Ouen when neede shall bee for the pots being hot will thereby cast a heate out and warme all the house and the smoke gets out at the chimney of the Ouens mouth at the outside of the house Item it will be good to put into these pots certaine branches of Rosemary or Tyme Roses or other sweet smels for that is a meane to keepe the house in a temperate and reasonable heate as need and occasion requireth Besides those sweet smels are very agreeable and pleasing to the Wormes These Ouens or Stoues will bee very vsefull in Virginia principally in those Silkeworme-houses which shall be built amongst the Woods where store of Mulbery trees grow for these places being more cold shady and moist then others where the sunne comes freely by this meanes they may heate dry temper and well qualifie the ayre there as they please and make the place thereby euery way well agreeing to the Silkewormes In these wooddy places also you shall do well to cut downe all other trees that grow neere to the Mulbery trees and ouer-shade them and also to prune off the boughs of the Mulbery trees that grow too thicke that so the Sun may come fairely to the trees and leaues for the bettering of the food for the Silkewormes 5. Of the greatnesse of the Houses MEn may build them as great or as little as they please albeit the larger still the more commodious howsoeuer it will be well to make a partition in one end of the house and to boord that corner so parted with boords to coole the leaues in it as soone as they are gathered and to make a dore on the outside to goe in thereat to lay in the leaues and the other dore on the