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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

in Verses which are drawn in allusion that this Nation may receive as much glory and wealthy preferment by the Industry and new Inventions of Thomas Ducket Esq as other fortunate Nations have gained by imbracing the Discoveries of persons famous in Knowledge and Action To the Worthy Reader I Having been a long time Servant to the Author of these ensuing Transactions and Conversant in his Agitations and now being imployed by him to attend the Impression conteining several rarities of Nature by him brought to perfection for the advance of this Nation and many other fignificant advertisements to the high Court of Parliament concerning the stttlement of a glorious national preferment in honor and wealthinesse being Masterpieces of that eminence as they deservedly merit the approbation of the Universe called to mind a Poetical Berviarie of the said Mr. Duckets undertakings done by a Person of worth being Fellow of a College in Cambridge who having had experience of the said Mr. Duckets abilities in many things as to Improvement of Land and having himself viewed and had the Testimony of divers Tanners and other knowing Persons that the Leather made by the said new Art did far exceed all former Tannage in this or other Nations thereupon was pleased upon the grain side of some of the said Skins to give an Epitomy of the real perfection and excellency of the said Mr. Duckets Art and Ability to perform his undertakings for Improvement of Land and Leather which for the Concisenesse of them being composed in a few lines in verse and so full of matter that they could not be expressed in many sheets in prose I therefore in reverence of the gravity of the person and his verses and the Truth therein conteined with their just allusions to honourable Atchievements gainfull Inventions and lively explanation of the Glory and Profit which might ensue to this Nation could not contein my self but assume the boldnesse without their privity to cause an impression of the said verses which may well merit perusal and consideration according to the humble conception of him who is A Faithfull Servant to the Author And a Well-wisher to the Common-wealth Richard Cookson To his worthily honoured Friend Thomas Ducket Esq upon his diligent search into the Mysteries of Nature Jason brought the stock of fine-woold sheep fi st into Spain Virg●l the Roman taught Husbandry The Chinois devised the making of China dishes De Serres brought into France the making of silk Columbus inriched Spain by discovering to them the Gold and Silver Mines of India WHat praise brave Jason got of old By bringing home the Fleece of Gold What Fame Heroick Virgil wan By ayding of the Husbandman What benefit the Chinois found In the right use of Pursline ground What great advance De Serres made By teaching France the Silkworms trade What wealth Columbus did impart To Spain by his Sea-faring Art What renown did ere accrue To the Inventors of things new That worthy Ducket is thy due And if authority shall stand Thy Friend in these designes this Land May as great praise and prize obtein As Greece Room China France or Spain Thy knowledge then let none cry down The Author of these verses doth allude the renown that England may possesse by the Proposers Ingenuity unto the good successe that Spain enjoyeth by that sort of sheep that were at the first brought thither by the industry of Jason The which sheep were said to bear Fleeces of Gold in respect to the most exquisite finenesse thereof the Embleme of which Fleeces have been ever since worn as trophees of honour to the memory of Iason upon the breasts of the most famous Monarchs of Christendome And by that type or figure it may as clear properly be said that the English Cattel do bear golden hides skins for that Mr. Ducket by his transcendent new Art hath atchieved unto the glory and honour of converting them i●to the most exquisite Leather of the World in value and perfection The Leather of the new make is very tough and strong and will not rot by wet nor wear out neer so soon as Leather of the old make This or any other Nation that hath this skill may be inriched wher the Inventor doth communicate his Sciences That by thy Golden Skins is shewn Made Leather without Bark at all Corrosive Shumack Salt or Gall Or any Composition which Beyond Seas came to make it rich But with Ingredients of our own Whose influence was never known Which Leather makes that glory wins As if our Beasts had Golden Skins Yet puts the Tanners Liquors down That Leather makes so coarse and brown Compar'd with thine it is but drosse An Embleme of the Worlds great losse Which had continued but for thee Throughout all times Eternity Which now thy prudence can divert When Honour shall advance thy Art By turning Hides to Leather rare In shew and glosse like Silken ware Soft in the hand white plump and full Like felt well wrought of Beavers wool In Colour grain in strength and touch The Vniverse had never such Whose substance in the lasting wear Doth exquisite and firm appear And that which makes the profits large 'T is done with little time and charge Since in what Land thou dost derive Thy Science needs in wealth must thrive Yea to confirm how well 't is Tann'd None of the Trade denyes his hand But labours for thy Patents grant Lest we such good should longer want And that by thy incouragement We may enjoy what 's eminent From others too who shall devise Hereafter new discoveries Besides in Husbandry thou dost Supply with little pain and cost Where Nature to defect declines In Barren Lands Fruit Trees and Vines What former Authors did not reach Thy pregnant Judgement now can teach New Methods of perpetual gain Nature by Natures to sustein The drought of Land thou canst prevent By Art and watery Element Thou canst suppresse the force of weeds That grasse doth Choak and kills good seeds With wealthy secrets thou canst fill Those Nations shall imbrace thy skill Thou hast recourse to Natures store To fortunate both rich and poor With wealth of such a large degree That all good men will pray for thee The Author alludes the Inventors knowledge in several mysteries to the Mine Mint in relation to his Theorical Methodical and practical parts as also to his rich discoveries that are of as great goodnesse as mines of Gold Thy skill is such that to conclude With what rare gifts thou art indu'd Few can conceive in the extent And what makes all more excellent All 's thine to silence barking tongues That to the Mine and Mint belongs So that his parts must be Divine Who can in part but add to thine Ieremiah Collier