Virginia's discovery of silke-vvorms, with their benefit and the implanting of mulberry trees : also the dressing and keeping of vines, for the rich trade of making wines there : together with the making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord, to build with-all, and its conversion to other as profitable uses.

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Title: Virginia's discovery of silke-vvorms, with their benefit and the implanting of mulberry trees : also the dressing and keeping of vines, for the rich trade of making wines there : together with the making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord, to build with-all, and its conversion to other as profitable uses.
Author: Williams, Edward, fl. 1650.
Publication: London :: Printed by T.H. for John Stephenson ...,; 1650.
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Subject terms: Silkworms -- Early works to 1800.; Viticulture.; Wine and wine making -- Early works to 1800.; Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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To keepe Oyle from becommimg ranke.

VVHen the Oyle begins to change from his first purity of taste to a disposed rankenesse; the r••medy is to melt an equall proportion of wax and Oyle together, to which you are to mingle salt fried in Oyle before; this you must poure into the Ves∣sel, which composition above the prevention of it, when begin∣ning to grow ranke, effects an entire restitution to its simple pure∣nesse, when already affected. Anniseeds cast into the Vessell by a particular attraction, performe the same operation.