A concise account of the rise, progress, and present state of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce : instituted at London, anno MDCCLIV / Compiled from the original papers of the first promoters of the plan; and from other authentic records. By Mr. Mortimer.

  • Mortimer, Thomas, 1730-1810.
Date:
1764
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Credit: A concise account of the rise, progress, and present state of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce : instituted at London, anno MDCCLIV / Compiled from the original papers of the first promoters of the plan; and from other authentic records. By Mr. Mortimer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thefe partial premiums, which in appear¬ ance feemed only calculated to promote a favourite diverfion, how glorious, how ex¬ tensively ufeful it muft prove, to eStabliSh public premiums for the general encourage¬ ment of Arts, Manufactures and Com¬ merce ! Thus infpired by the nobleft and beSt of pafiions, the love of his country, he Shortly after drew up propofals for insti¬ tuting a Society for the purpofes above men¬ tioned ; this done he found himfelf at a lofs to whom to apply for afiiftance to enable him to carry his defign into execution however, he ventured to Solicit thofe gen¬ tlemen to whom he had firft communicated ■* * his thoughts on the fubjedt; but he met with fo little encouragement from them, owing to the great difficulties which theyap- prehended muft neceffarily attend the carry¬ ing fo extenffve a Scheme into execution, that he was totally diffuaded from attempt¬ ing it, and for the prefent laid afide all thoughts of making any further applica¬ tions on that head, but as he thought