_Hemp_ and _Flax_ are the Grounds for another Manufacture, for though Weaving of _Linnen_ is not so much used here as of _Woollen_, yet several _Counties_ are maintained thereby, who not only supply themselves, but furnish those Bordering on them with such Cloth as answers the ends of _French Linnens_, besides which great Quantities of _Ticking_ of all finenesses, _Incle_, _Tapes_, _Sacking_, _Girtwhip_, are daily made thereof, also _Cordage_, _Twine_, _Nets_, with multitudes of other Manufactures which Imploy the Poor, and bring by their Exports Profit to the Nation. [Sidenote: Glass.] _Glass_ is a Manufacture, lately fallen on here, and in a short time brought to a great Perfection, which keeps many at work, the _Materials_ whereof its made being generally our own and in themselves of small value costs the Nation little in Comparison of what it formerly did when fetcht from _Venice_; those noble _Plate Glases_ of all sizes both for Coaches and Houses are things of great Ornament, and much used, which also shew forth the _Genius_ of the _English_ People; and for common uses what various sorts of Utensils are made of Flint fit for all the occasions of a Family, which look as well as _Silver_, and 'twould be better for the Nation they were more used in its stead; besides the ordinary _Glass_ for Windows, and also _Glass Bottles_; all which find a greater expence both at home and abroad by their cheapness. [Sidenote: Earthen Wares.] And as for Earthen Ware, though the Progress we have made therein is not suitable to the other, yet it hath been such as may give us cause to hope that time and Industry will bring it to a perfection equal if not to exceed the _Dutch_. [Sidenote: Silk.] _Silk_ is another Material for a great Manufacture, which being brought from abroad Raw we here twist, dye, and weave into different goodness, both plain, stript, and flowered, either by it self, or mix'd with Gold and Silver, so richly brocadoed that we exceed those from whom at first we had the Art; besides great Quantities of _Ribbons_, _Silk Stockings_, and other things daily made not only to serve our selves but also to Export. [Sidenote: Distilling.]