Record

RefNoLBO/29/25
AltRefNoLBO/29/107
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from John Evelyn, Sayes Court, to Lord Brouncker
Date23 February 1670
Description ' A Letter from Mr Evelyn to Lord Brouncker, accompanying the following Account of the Sembrador. '

Includes 'A Description of the new Instrument, wherwithall to sow Wheat Barley, Rye, Wheat anbd other Grain, with the several ways used hitherto by Husbandmen and very beneficial for all Farmers and Husbandmen, both in respect of the quantity of Seed saved thereby, and also for the greater Crop that it produceth.
Published by Don Joseph Lulatelo Knight of the Province of Carinthia, a Subject of the most August House of Austria, Inventor of the said Instrument ; dedicated to Don Geeronimo de Camargo Councillor of the Conejo Real de Casilla of the Hacienda Real, And by Commission of his Catholick Majesty, made Protector and Conservador for the better Distribution and Direction of the use of the said Instrument. '

Includes Instructions - how to use the Instrument (page 120)
Includes Additional Instructions for the use of this Instrumentin in the Seeds time of 1665 (page 122)
Includes Instructions for Husbandmen to observe for the using the new Sembrador more easily and in Perfection (page 124)
Extent24p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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