Book 3 Chapter 20 [LIB: 3. CHAP. 21. in the 1905 edition and the revised original text]
I Had Thought vpon the finishing of Millitary concerns, to haue put a period to all the Bearing of this third book; but friends and noble assistance perceiueing my designs (by distributing of coppyes taken from what coper plates I had then finished) that seuerall were willing to help me forwards in those kind of Instruments, they perceiued I wanted; so that in the conclusion, seing the willingness of all of whom I desired any kinde of assistance; I was incouraged to venture vpon some few plates more, which should haue bine set before in some of the former chapter, but those being already filled and wrought off, as Fragments belonging to them let the Courteous Reader accept of them here as followeth.
Silk weavers Book III, Chapter 20, Section 1a
Silk Weavers Instrument.
I haue in chapter 6. numb: 21 to 24 treated of some cloth weavers Instruments to which these of the silk weaver may be added.
Warping frame
1. He beareth a warping Frame;
this is an engine used by the
silk weavers for the warping of the
length of their Rubins and silk Laces.
Weavers hand roll
2. He beareth a weavers hand
Roll.
This is an Instrument of wood, thick in the midle
with a kind of hollowing in one part of
it and an handle at each end.
Wheel block
3. He beareth a wheele block.
Weaver's jack
4. He beareth a Weavers
Jack, Tenne the ..... .
This is an open box, or a Board with ledges about for neere 4 Inches high in some more, on each side is raised 2 standards through which are holes bored one opposit to an other, on which pins are placed Boobins to be wound off at the warping.
Bobbin
5. He beareth a Bobbin, or a
quill filled with silk-thrid.
Silk weaver's quill
6. He beareth a silk weavers
quill. This is a kind of small cane
or reed, on which silk is wound to be
put into the shuttle to weave withall;
it is termed a Quill charged, or a quill
full.
Quill wheel
7. He beareth a Quill wheele.
Standards of warping frame
8. He beareth issueing out of
base two standards of a warping frame,
in the midle whereof is a Block purforated or pierced through charged with
2 turning Nuts; In the top is fixed an
Iron pin on which turnes 2 or 3 pullaces. This is one branch of the warping frame, the Block whereof is raised
highe or Lower as the ..... in the
Frame is turned about.
Bobbin on spindle
9. He beareth a Bobbin on a
spindle with a foot.
Shuttle
10. He beareth a shuttle,
charged with a Loaded Quill the end
pendant.
Shuttle (thread to right)
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11. He beareth a ..... shuttle, charged with a Quill with a thrid therefrom extended to the dexter.
Pickers
12. He beareth a paire of
Pickers.
Weaver's loom
13. He beareth a weavers
Loome [with] Lisses [and] staves.
Lisses
[lisses]
Wrench
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Weaver's skillet
14. He beareth a weavers
skellett wyered.
This is a part of the Loome, and
is a long square of wood, made after
the maner of an Embrautherers tent to
slip up and down; between the longer
peece, are vpright wyer pins set at a
little distance one from an other like
the doore of sides of a wyer cage.
Breast roll clamps
15. Vnder this number is comprehended two Instruments, or parts belonging to a Silk weavers Loome, that
in cheife is termed the Brest roll clamps,
it is that part which the workman leaneth
his brest too when he is working at the
Loome.
Platine
The second is termed the Platine,
and Cross sticks, the Platines are Lead
of a halfe round forme, hung in strings
(as pack thrid) which pass between two
cross sticks; these strings goe to pullaces fix in the top castle and so to the
Tradles and are called Lames vnder the
workmans feet, so that by the riseing
and falling of the Tradles, these play vp
and down, which makes euery other
thrid crose one an other in the weaving.
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