Memoir of William Cookworthy : formerly of Plymouth, Devonshire / by his grandson.

  • Harrison, George.
Date:
1854
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memoir of William Cookworthy : formerly of Plymouth, Devonshire / by his grandson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    this, or the beginning of next week. And if anything further occurs in the meantime, thou may’st expect to liear from Thy ajffectionate friend W. Cookworthy. Nor was his activity less, in maintaining purity of principle, and exemption from the spirit of the world, within the limits of his own religious community. Testifying, in principle, against war in every shape, they have consistently deprecated making gain out of the plunder of warfare, and have expressly forbidden the “ dealing in prize goods.” The loose practice, therefore, of some of the members calls forth his animadversions, in the following letter. In it, he also gives the first hint of his attention having been drawn to the materials used in the manufacture of porcelain. FOR RICHARD HINGSTON, SURGEON, IN PENRYN. Plymouth, 30th 5th Mo., 1745. Dear Richard, My Eastern and South-Ham journeys have kept me of late so much abroad, that I have not had opportunities of writing to thee, equal to my in- clination. ' Thy last order went a few days since, by Johns’ barge for Falmouth, which is the first oppor-