The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Kress Library of Business
and Economics.
Title: Papers about the woolen and
silk trades [microform]
Dates: ca.1602-ca.1773.
Call No.: Mic. 255-257, 260-261
Acc. No.: [none]
Quantity: 5 microfilm reels
Location: microfilm cabinet
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
A collection of documents, both printed and
manuscript, pertaining to the woolen and silk trades of
ORGANIZATION
Most of the documents were filmed in the numerical
order assigned by the Kress Library of Business and Economics. A few materials are out of order. The items on Mic. 257 are not from the Kress
Library. The catalog of the Kress
Library is found in the reference section of the library, call number Z7166
H39a.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English, French, and German.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Microfilm acquired from Baker Library,
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Wool industry -
Silk industry -
Wool - Marketing -
Linen industry -
Textile industry
-
Textile industry
-
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location:
microfilm cabinet
Mic. 255:
Note: numbers beginning with the letter S are from
Catalogue Supplement of the Kress Library of Business and Economics (Boston:
Baker Library, 1956; in printed books: Ref. Z7166 H39a, v. 1, suppl.)
S.103 Barthélemy
Laffemas, sieur de Bauthor. Le
tesmoignage certain du profiict & reuenu des soyes de France, par preuues
certifiees du pais de
Paris, P.
Pautonnier, 1602.
8p.
S.185
broadside
on 3 separate sheets. Dated: July 28 [1622]
S.235
3 1eaves. Dated at end 17 April.
S.245
broadside
on 4 separate sheets. Dated: March 16
[1633]
S. 249
broadside
on 2 separate sheets. Dated: December 7
[1634]
S.344 To the generall
clothiers of
[n.p.,
1647?]
(7)
p. Caption title.
An answer
to Nathaniel Bedle, "Remonstrance and vindication".
S. 345 To the honourable
House of novv commons assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of many
thousands of clothiers, weavers, baymakers, serge-makers, say-makers,
clothworkers, and worsted-combers within the realme of England, whose names are
hereunder written, aswell for and on the behalfe of themselves as of all other
persons that trade and deale in wooll, and the using and imploying thereof, in
the making of cloth, stuffes and other manufactures of vvooll within the said
kingdome and the dominion of Wales, subscribed unto also by divers merchants
and woollen-drapers of London for themselves and on the behalfe of the rest who
are concerned therein, being dealers and adventurers of the commodities made of
wooll.
broadside.
S. 359
Broadside
S. 376 Merchant Adventurers
of
[n.p., 165-?]
Broadside
S. 488 Omnia comesta a
Belo. Or, An answer out of the West to a
question out of the North...
[
16 (i.e.
15) p.
S. 495
[
10 p., 1 1eaf.
S. 582 The Good-Wives
lamentation, or The womens complaint on the account of their being to be buried
in woollen. [With allowance.]
8 p.
S. 583 The Good-Wives
vindication, or An answer to a late saucy pamphlet intituled The womens
complaint on the account of their being to be buried in woollen. By a person of quality.
[With allowance, August 26.
Roger L'Estrange.] Lond, L. C.,
1678.
8 p.
S. 591 Company of merchants
of
[
broadside.
S.596 Some considerations
offered to the Honourable House of Commons against a bill depending about
transportation of uuooll.
[
broadside.
S. 621 Haines, Richard.
Note: The "Method of government" does not appear
in this copy.
S. 626 The trade of
1 p.l., 62 p.
S. 656
broadside. Dated:
August 14, 1685.
S 678 Carter, William,
clothier. An abstract of the proceedings to prevent exportation of wooll
un-manufactured. From the year 1667, to
this present year 1688. In which all
persons concerned may be satisfyed, of the constant diligence, and labour has
been taken to hinder the same...
Lond, J.
Streater, 1688.
1 p.l., 21
p.
S. 683
broadside. Dated:
August 15, 1688.
S. 684
broadside. Dated:
August 15, 1688.
S. 702 The clothiers reasons
for establishing the Company of merchant adventurers of
[
broadside.
S. 708 [Malkin, Gilbert.] A proposal humbly presented to the right
honourable the House of commons, by which it is reasonable to suppose a
million may be raised (and as it is hoped much more) without oppressing any
person, every one being at their liberty to pay, or not to pay...
[
broadside.
Note: Proposes
a tax on wearing foreign clothing.
S. 751 The linnen and
woollen manufactory discoursed: with the nature of companies and trade in
general: and particularly, that of the company's for the linnen manufactory of
15 p.
S. 758 The case of the
clothiers, weavers, drapers, mercers, and other dealers in the woollen
manufactures, with relation to the aulnage...
[n.p.,
1692]
broadside.
S. 779 The case of the late
African company, and the trade to Guiny, and other parts within the said
Company's patents...
[n.p., 1694?]
4 p.
Note:
Refers to the Company of Royal Adventurers in
Mic. 256:
Note: numbers beginning with the letter S are from
Catalogue Supplement of the Kress Library of Business and Economics (Boston:
Baker Library, 1956; in printed books: Ref. Z7166 H39a, v. 1, suppl.)
S.785 The interest of
5 p.l., 100 p.
S.822
[
broadside.
S.865 The Blackwell-hall factors case.
Against a proviso to prohibit them from selling wooll to clothiers,
offer'd to be added to the bill, for the better improving the woollen-manufacture...
[
broadside.
S.871 The case of several merchants, clothiers, factors for the
woollen-manufacture, and others...
[
broadside.
Note: Petition to allow factors to pay
commissioners of excise in hammered money rather than the new milled money.
S.874 Considerations about
the transportation of wool...
[n.p., 1696?]
broadside.
S.910 Reasons for restraining the factors of Black-Well-hall, from
dealing in Spanish and English wooll...
[
broadside.
S.918 To the honourable members of the House of commons &c. a short
abstract for the more effectual hindring intelligence with
[
broadside.
S.930 An extract from the Dutch printed cargoes of the several sorts of
goods following, by them imported from the East-Indies between the years 1686.
and 1696. inclusive, viz. silks, or goods mixed therewith, callicoes and other
goods painted, stained, printed or coloured there...
[n.p., 1697?]
broadside.
S.946 Reasons humbly offered for passing the bill, prohibiting the
exportation of woollen manufactures from
[n.p., 1697]
broadside.
S.960
[
broadside.
Note: "Certified...this 12th of
March, 1697/8." Indorsed:
S.1017 Reasons humbly offered for restraining the wearing of wrought silks,
Bengals, and dyed, printed and stained callicoes, of the product and
manufacture of
[
3, [1]p.
S.1024 The case of the city
of
[n.p., 17—?]
broadside.
Note: A petition to have the restrictions
on the importation of wool at
S.1028 The deplorable case of the chief and other agents or officers that have
been deputed and concerned in the preventing the carrying away and the
exportation of the wool of this kingdom, &c.
[n.p., 17—?] broadside.
Indorsed:
The case of the wool-agents or officers, &c.
S.1036 [Plank, Stephen.] Proposals
for the more effectual preventing the exportation of wooll, &c.
[n.p., 17—?]
[2] p.
S.1037 Purchase's proposals, to shew the nature of the general register, and
the advantage to the kingdom by it,
[n.p., 17--?]
broadside.
note: Indorsed: The case to prevent the transportation of wooll.
S.1043 Way, William. Proposals humbly offered to the honourable the Commons
of England assembled in Parliament, prepared the three sessions last past, and
now again presented by William Way, with five others, well experienced in the
trade hereafter mentioned, who were the first proposers of this matter; for the
raising of neer two millions, per ann. on the woollen manufacture us'd in this
kingdom, and in the dominion of Wales, and about one million on the stock in
hand, as a present supply to carry on the war against France, which will not
prejudice, but rather advance our trade both foreign and domestick.
[n.p., 17--?].
[2] p.
Dated in ms.: ye 20. of Decr. 99.
S.1046 An account of the late sale of
[n.p., 1700?]
broadside.
Caption title: A particular of the silks,
and a specimen of the toyes and handicraft-wares, which came from the
East-India, on the ships Martha, Sarah and Dorothy; with the rates at which
they were sold at the late sale at East India House.
S.1053 Considerations relating to the bill for restraining the wearing
[
broadside.
Note: Quotes extensively from Child's A
new discourse of trade.
S.1056 Eleven queries humbly tender'd, relating to the bill for prohibiting
the wearing of East-India silks, and printed and dyed calicoes...
[
broadside.
S.1057 Five queries humbly tender'd, relating to the bill for prohibiting the consumption of East-India silks,
Bengals and printed callicoes ...
[
broadside.
Note: Indorsed: Queries to the bill for
prohibiting the consumption of East-India silks, &c.
S.1060 A list of several sorts of silks and callicoes usually imported from
the East-Indies,
[
broadside.
Indorsed:
List of goods prohibited by the bill for restraining the wearing
East-India silks and callicoes.
S.1067 Reasons against the prohibiting the wearing of East-India and
[
broadside.
S.1068 Reasons humbly offered why wrought silks, bengalls, and painted callicoes
from
[n.p., 1700?]
broadside.
S.1069 A reply to a paper, intituled, Reasons against the prohibiting the
wearing East-India and Persian wrought silks, &c. humbly offer'd to the
honourable House of commons...
[
4 p.
S.1079 The case of several thousand retailers of East-India silks, stuffs,
and bengalls, with relation to what will necessarily remain on their hands,
when the act for prohibiting the wearing thereof takes place, viz. the 29th of
September, 1701….
[n.p., 1701]
broadside.
Indorsed: The case of the retailers of
East-India goods.
S.1088 The case of silkmen, throwsters, dyers, twisters, relating to the
obstructing of the consumption of silk and mohair-yard....
[n.p., 1702?]
broadside.
S.1175 Reasons humbly offered against the passing of a clause for importing
cocheneal from any place, but such as are allowed by the act of navigation....
[n.p., 1707?]
broadside.
S.1177 Reasons humbly offer'd to the honourable House of commons, for
passing the bill for a free importation of cochineal for a limited time...
[n.p., 1707?]
broadside.
S.1224 A copy of a clause, relating to the exportation of all goods entitl'd
to a drawback; being part of a bill now depending in the honourable House of
commons...
[n.p., 1709?]
broadside.
S.1231 Queries relating to a clause in the annuity bill, obliging the
exporters of all goods entituled to draw-backs, to give bond at the
custom-house to the full value of such goods, with double security; which bonds
are to remain in force until certificates are produced that such goods are
landed in foreign parts, &c.
[n.p., 1709?]
broadside.
S.1242 Further considerations for encouraging the woollen manufactures of
this kingdom, humbly offer'd to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled.
[n.p., 171-?]
broadside.
S.1245 Proposals humbly offered to the honourable House of commons, for
raising of one hundred sixty six thousand six hundred sixty six pounds thirteen
shillings and four pence per annum, by a tax or duty to be laid upon printers
and glazers of calicoes and linen cloth, &c. And for raising about one
hundred thousand pounds per annum, by a tax or duty to be laid on the printers
of paper used for lining of rooms, trunks, and boxes, and on the printers of
mapps.
[n.p., 171-?]
broadside.
Indorsed:
Easie methods for raising of moneys for Her Majesty, by a duty to be
laid upon calicoes & linen cloth, &c. to be glazed and printed. And upon soap.
S.1246 Reasons humbly offered against the passing a bill for the encouragement
of an invention of damasking, striking and fixing colours into all sorts of
stuffs, cloth, and raising and embossing flowers of various colours on the
same.
[n.p., 171-?]
broadside.
S.1248 Reasons humbly offered to the consideration of the honourable members
of the House of commons, against making any ports in the South Channel in
[n.p., 171-?]
3, [1] p.
S.1249 A scheme to encourage the printing, painting and staining of English
cottons, Irish and Scotch linnens; and at the same time to preserve the woollen
and silk manufactures in this kingdom.
[n.p., 171-?]
[2] p.
Concludes:
All which is humbly submitted to the great wisdom of the Parliament of
Great Britain by the poor journeymen weavers of Spitalfields.
S.1250 Some considerations relating to the importation of snap and bay yarn
from
[n.p., 171-?]
2 p. tab.
S.1251 The stuff weaver's
case against printing callicoes examined.
[n.p., 171-?]
broadside.
Indorsed: An examination of the weavers case.
S.1261 [Fox, George.] An epistle by
way of caution, to shopkeepers, merchants, and factors. [
Printed in 1674, and reprinted for a more
general service in 1710.
3 p.
Extracted from his "The line of
righteousness and justice stretched forth over all merchants..." published
in 1661.
S.1327 The case of the manufacturers of, and dealers in silk goods, under
the new projected duty...
[n.p., 1712?]
broadside.
S.1356 The case of the woollen manufacturers of
[
2 p.
S.1357 The case of the woollen manufacturers of the western counties, particularly
[
2 p.
Note: Against exclusive trade privileges
for the Royal African Company of
S.1366 A list of the names of all the commodities of English product and
manufacture, that was exported to
[
6 p.
S.1397 Parker, Ephraim. Proposals
for laying on a very easy tax, to begin to pay the publick debts; humbly
presented to the consideration of the honourable House of commons...
[n.p., 1714?]
2 p.
Proposes a tax on all cbth, made in
S.1426 The reasons offer'd by the weavers, setting forth the necessity of a
free trade in the making of
[n.p., 1715]
3, [1] p.
Indorsed: The case of the bay-makers of
S.1430 [Blanch, John.] Speculum commercii: or, The history of our
golden fleece...
109 p.
S.1437
[
broadside.
At head of title: Dyers,
S.1445 An answer to Reasons (so call'd) against the bill for exporting
Irish linen to the British plantations duty-free...
[n.p., 1717]
broadside.
S.1479 Reasons humbly offer'd against making
[
broadside.
S.1508 Royal Lustring Company,
[
broadside.
S.1513 The answer of the Scots linnen manufacturers to the Report of the
Lords commissioners of trade and plantations; and to a paper falsly call'd, The
case of the printing of linnen in Great-Britain, &c., humbly submitted to
the consideration of the honorable House of commons...
[
[2] p.
Indorsed title: The Scots linnen
manufacturers Answer to the Report of the Lords commissioners of trade...
S.1518 The case of the printing of linnen in
[n.p., 1720]
[2] p.
S.1527 The farther case of
the woollen and silk manufacturers….
[
[2] p.
S.1547 Merchant Adventurers of
[
[2] p.
S.1553 Reasons humbly offer'd by the woollen-drapers, taylors, &c. for
the repealing an act made in the eighth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen
Anne, entitled, An act for employing the manufacturers, by encouraging the
consumption of raw silk and mohair-yarn...
[
2 p.
S.1554 Reasons humbly offered by the taylors, button sellers,
button-makers, throwsters, twisters, dyers, spinners and winders, &c. for
explaining and amending an act made the eighth of Her late Majesty, entituled,
An act for employing the manufacturers, by encouraging the consumption of
raw-silk and mohair-yarn...
[
2 p.
S.1644 A copy of the remonstrance of the merchants and traders, buyers of
piece goods, to the Court of directors of the United East-India company and
also of the two representations delivered by the committee of merchants,
&c. to the committee appointed by the Court of directors to enquire into
the hardships and complaints of the buyers at the Company's sales. Recommended to the serious consideration of
the proprietors of East-India stock.
8 p.
S.1657
[
3, [1] p.
Indorsed: Reasons humbly offered for
encouraging, in this kingdom, the throwing of all raw silks, used in our own
manufactures.
S.1658
[
broadside.
S.1682 The devil drove out of the warping-bar; or, The snap-reel snap'd.
Shewing the madness of the weavers, and the folly and barbarity of the
clothiers in the West. In a letter to a gentleman of Chippenham. And serves as
a full answer to a pamphlet, lately published; entitled, The devil to do in the
West, &c.
29 p.
S.1048 An Answer to the reasons against the wearing of East-India and
[
3, [1] p.
Mic. 257
Note: the items on this real are from
the Woollen collection in Baker Library,
.1 Carter, William. The Usurpations of
30+ pp.
.2 11 October 1690. Ordered that a committee be appointed to
consider of the abuses in collecting the duty of Aulnage... [manuscript]
2 pp.
.3 The Case of the Clothiers, Weavers, Drapers, Mercers, and
other Dealers in the Woollen Manufactures, With Relation to the Aulnage.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside.
.4 Some
Considerations Relating to the Duties of Subsidy and Aulnage...
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside.
.5 Reasons Humbly Offered to the Parliament for the Taking away
the Office and Seal of the Aulnagers...
[n.p. ca. 1690?]
Broadside.
.6 Reasons Humbly to be Offered by the Weavers and Makers of
Stuffs, called, Worsteds and other Stuffs, made in the
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.7 The Case of the Clothiers of Gloucester-shire against the
Aulnagers, humbly Offered to the Honourable House of Commons...
[n.p., n.d.]
3 pp.
.8 Reasons Humbly Offered to the Parliament, for taking away
the Office and Duty of Aulnage...
[n.p., n.d.]
3 pp.
.9 The Case of the Farmer and Collector of the Duty of Subsidy
upon Stuffs made in
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.10 The Aulnage Case, or Reasons Offer'd for taking away the Office
of Aulnage, and changing the Subsidy of Aulnage into a Custom.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.11 Reasons Humbly offered for Preventing the Exportation of Wool,
and for Encouraging a Free Trade...
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside.
.12 Reasons Humbly Offered, for Excepting the Rivers of Elbe,
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside.
.13 Dum Spiro Spero. An
Humble Representation of the State of our Woollen Manufactures.
16+ pp.
.14 The Linnen and
Woollen Manufactory Discoursed:...
55+ pp.
.15 The Oath of every
Freeman of the Hamborough Company.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.16 The Freeman's Oath
of the Hamborough Company.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.17 Reasons Humbly offered to this Honourable House, against the
Bill for supporting the Merchant Adventurers of England, in their Trade to
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.18 The Case of the Wooll-Combers and Traders in the Woollen
Manufacture...
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.19 Reasons
for Preserving the Publick Market of Blackwelhall, and restraining the Factors
from Dealing in Wool.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.20 The Clothiers Reply to the Dutch Interloper, and Reasons for a
Hamburgh Company. [n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.21 T. T. Merchant, Some General Considerations Offered, Relating
to our present Trade.
26+ pp.
.22
[
10 pp.
.23 A
Memoriall touching a Placert Issued by the Emperour of Germany to the prejudice
of some English Woollen Manufactures. [manuscript]
[n.p., n.d.]
1 p.
.24 A Proposal for
Putting some Stop to the Extravagant Humour of Stockjobbing.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.25 A Proposal for Preserving and Encouraging the Woollen Manufactures
in divers Parts of this Kingdom.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside
.26 A Proposal for Regulating and Advancing the Woollen
Manufacture, and to make it more Profitable to the Merchant and Maker, than
formerly.
[
15+ pp.
.27 The Cloathiers
Answers to, and Reasons against the Hamburgh-Company.
[n.p., n.d.]
2 pp.
.28 The
Substance of the Bill against Clandestine Trade which concerns Merchants. [n.p., n.d.]
Broadside?
Possibly a
part of .29?
.29 Reasons Humbly Offer'd against several
Clauses in the Bill.
[n.p., n.d.]
Broadside?
Possibly a part of .28?
.30 Reasons Humbly
Offered for Encouraging his Majesties Natural Born Subjects, to Export the
Woollen Manufactures of this Realm to
[n.p.,
n.d.]
Broadside.
.31 Fair Trade, besides
the Heavy Duties it lies under, suffers yet more from the Frauds of Smuglers...
[n.p., n.d.]
3 pp.
Docketed (in print): For the Bill Against Clandesting
Trade.
Note: the
rest of the items on this microfilm are manuscripts; they deal chiefly with
trade.
.32 “A short scheme for
the establishmt. of a guard of rideing officers for the coasts of
n.d.
5 pp.
Endorsed: A scheme for a guard on
the coasts of
.33 “That as the King
and Parliamt. have given all encouragement to the Lustring Company…”
n.d.
3 pp.
.34 a manuscript
relating to the Lustring Company and a settlement between
2 pp.
Endorsed: Copy of
the report of the Lord of the Treasy. to the Lord [illegible] abt. the Lustring
Co., 2 Aug. 1695
.35 letter, E. Reneu,
to Charles Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
.36 “To the Lords of
the Treasury,” from Lewis Gervaize, secretary, Royal Lustring Co., n.d.
.37 “An Answer to a
Paper concerning some proposals made by his grace the Duke of Shrewsbury to the
Lustring Comp.” Signed by Lewis
Gervaise.
4 pp.
June 11, 1695
.38 letter, E. Reneu,
to Charles Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
.39 “To be told to the
Deputy Governor of the Lustring Company”
1 p.
.40 letter, E. Reneu,
to Charles Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
.41 letter, E. Reneu,
to Charles Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
.42 letter, in French,
from Gallway,
.43 letter, in French,
from Gallway,
.44 letter, in French,
from Gallway,
.45 letter, in French,
to John Trenchard, from Gallway,
.46 “Le commerce n’estant
autre chose…”
3 pp.
.47 “Memoir pour
l’establissement du Negoce entre l’Angleterre et le Piemont”
.48 letter, in French,
from Gallway, camp before Casal, 11/21 July 1695
.49 letter, in French,
from Gallway, camp before Casal, 8/18 July 1695
.50 letter, in English,
from Gallway, camp before Casal, June 30, 1695
.51 letter, in French,
from Gallway,
.52 “Demy ras du bras
rouge pout l’abillement des troupes…”
2 pp.
.53 Account of the
correspondence and trade with
16 pp.
Begins: “In
obedience to your Excellency’s commands”
.54 document in French,
with English translation, headed “de par le
3 pp.
1695/6
.55 “To the Rt.
Honoble. the Lord Commissioners, appointed for the Treaty of Commerce with
3 pp.
28 November 1674
.56 “To the Rt.
Honoble. the Lord Commissioners, appointed for the Treaty of Commerce with
7 pp., plus
endorsement
28 November 1674
.57 letter, in French,
from Gallway,
.58 letter, in English,
from Gallway, Frassinet, May 11, 1695
.59 “A Scheme of the
trade as it is at present carried on between
November 28, 1674
Mic. 260:
Note: numbers beginning with the letter S are from
Catalogue Supplement of the Kress Library of Business and Economics (Boston:
Baker Library, 1956; in printed books: Ref. Z7166 H39a, v. 1, suppl.)
S.1694
Edinburgh, J. Mosman and W. Brown,
1728.
broadside.
S.1726 Remarks on the English woollen manufactury for exportation and
necessity of preventing the Irish wool being run. Humbly offered to the consideration of both
Houses of Parliament.
12 p.
S.1743 Proposals for preventing the running of wool, and encouraging the
woollen manufacture.
31 p.
S.1760 [Gray, Jeffery.] A proposal
fully to prevent the smugling of wool, which by methods entirely new, shows
how, and wholly takes of the former charge in the old methods of endeavoring to
do it. Also, adds more than ten millions
yearly to the trade of the British nation.
And is hinted, that the great national debt may be paid in seven years
and half...
32 p.
Signed: Philo-Britannicus.
S.1802 Lloyd, Edward, silk-thrower.
Thoughts on trade: intended to have been first publish’d in
16 p.
S.1815 The golden fleece: or The trade, interest, and well-being of
viii, 55 p.
S.1837
[n.p., 1739?]
broadside.
S.1845 Reasons humbly offered, to shew the true cause of the decay of the
3, [1] p.
Indorsed: Reasons humbly offered, by the
Gloucestershire clothiers, touching the making of cloth.
S.1864 Webber, Samuel. An account of
a scheme for preventing the exportation of our wool...To which is added, An
examination of a scheme offered by another hand...as also, several
material extracts from Sir Walter Ralegh and Sir Francis Brewster concerning
the consequences of the woollen trade, and the fatal effects arising to this
nation from the exportation of our wool...
2 p.l., [3]-37 p., fold. tab.
S.1874
3 p.l., 25 p.
S.1879 [Webber, Samuel.] A short
account of the state of our woollen manufacturies, from the Peace of Ryswick to
this time. Shewing their former
flourishing, and their present ruinous condition; and that they always
flourished when
vii, [I], [3]-26 p.
S.1903 Bridges, George, fl. 1740.
Plain dealing, or The whole method of wool-smuggling clearly discover'd,
and the weakness of the laws in force, put in a clear light, etc.
(4), 18 + p.
S.1914 Memorial for the
linen-manufacturers of
[n.p., 1744/5]
15 p.
S.1924 The schemers scrutiny.
Containing I. Serious considerations on the several high duties, &c.
seriously considered. II. The merchant of
2 p.l., [3]-48 p.
S.2106 [Holt, Dorothy.] An address
humbly offered to the ladies of
19 p.
S.2110 Reflexions sur l’état
actuel du commerce de soirie.
[n.p., 1757?]
6 p.
S.2118 Au roi, Sire, les
marchands merciers croyoient...
[n.p., 1758?]
7 p.
Petition that imports of textiles from
abroad, especially from
S.2121 Considerations importantes pour les manufactures & le commerce
d'etoffes de soye, laine, & coton, concilie"s avec 1'usage mode're'
des etoffes peintes en
[n.p., 1758?]
2
p.
S.2123 Les gardes de la communaute des merciers de la ville de Rouen, remontrent
tres-humblement a Votre Majesty, qu'au mois de juin 1756, ils saisirent
plusieurs pieces de toiles peintes ou imprimées, sur les sieurs Hermel, pere
& fils.
[
11 p.
Title taken from opening lines of
text. Observations au sujet des toiles
peintes, teintes & imprimées, &c. & des inconveniens qui naitroient
de la permission de cette sorte de commerce, p. 7-11.
S.2124 Les gardes de la communauté des toiliers de la ville de Rouen, représentent
tres-humblement a Votre Grandeur, que depuis la tolerance des Indiennes, l’etat
de leur communauté empire de jour en jour, & que la chute de leurs
fabriques est inevitable & prochaine.
[
Three pages.
Title taken from opening lines of text.
S.2128 Memoire de la communauté des marchands-merciers-drapiers-unis de la
ville de Rouen, contre 1'impression, 1'usage & le port en
[
Three pages.
S.2129 Memoire pour la fabrique de Lyon, sur le projet d’établir en
[
Three pages.
S.2130 Memoire pour la manufacture d’Amiens, contre le projet de
laisser imprimer, peindre ou teindre en
[n.p., 1758?]
7 p.
S.2131 Memoire, pour les marchands & maitres fabriquans, en draps d'or,
d'argent & de soye, d’etablissement royal, de la ville & fauxbourgs de Paris.
[
12 p.
S.2132 Memoire qu'ont 1'honneur de presenter & monseigneur le
controleur general les fabriquans d'Yvetot & du pays de Caux, sur la
tolerance du port & usage dans le royaume des toiles peintes, teintes &
imprimées.
[
3 p.
S.2133 Memoire sommaire de la communauté des marchands-merciers-drapiers-unis
de la ville de Rouen, sur la tolerance du port & usage des toiles peintes,
teintes & imprimées.
[
4 p.
S.2136
[n.p., 1758?]
11 p.
S.2140 Pour les six corps des marchands de la ville de Paris. Contre 1'usage des toiles peintes, teintes a
la reserve, imprimées en facon des Indes, & autres etoffes prohibées.
[
11 p.
S.2141 Reflexions des marchands, merciers, drapiers, & corps unis de la
ville de
[
7 p.
S.2346 Carles, drapier. Manufacture du sieur Carles, et compagnie, foulon,
drapier-drapan, &c. de la ville de Paris, pour l’epurement des laines au
plus haut point de perfection...
[Paris, C. Herrisant, 1767]
22p.
S.2497 Fawcett, Benjamin. The
religious weaver: or, Pious meditations on the trade of weaving. Viz.
Its honourable antiquity. Its
distinguishing advantages. The raw or
rough materials; preparing them; putting them into the loom; The weaver at work
in his loom; finishing his piece; receiving his wages; The peculiar success of
some weavers. A wish for the trade's
general prosperity...
vi, 9-134 p.
Mic. 261:
Note: the number beginning with the letter S is from
Catalogue Supplement of the Kress Library of Business and Economics (Boston:
Baker Library, 1956; in printed books: Ref. Z7166 H39a, v. 1, suppl.)
.1266 Marperger,
Paul Jakob. Ausfuhrliche beschreibung
des hanffs und flachs und der daraus verfertigten manufacturen sonderlich des
zwirns der leinwand und spitzen was in solchen vor ein grosser handel durch
alle welt-theile getrieben und wie viel tausend personen dadurch ernehret
werden. Wobey dann insonderheit von denen seilern und leinen-webern, ihren
handwercks-terminis, privilegiis, gewohn-heiten und arbeiten gehandelt denen
hauss-muttern kauffleuten und leinwandshandlern aber ein statt-licher
unterricht wie sie sich in ihrem leinwand-handel verhalten...
Leipsig, J. F. Gleditsch und sohn,
1710.
8 p.l., 368, [22] p., 1 l.