In the play of "Henry VI," Part 2 , Jack Cade,
speaking to Lord Saye, says : "thou hast built a paper mill."
This would appear to refer to the first great paper mill erected in
1588 by Lord Saye and Sele near Banbury, still known as North Newton
Mill, and which up to recent times was still owned by the late Lord
Saye and Sele.
Bacon required a tremendous quantity of paper for the various books
which he brought out, and it seems more than likely that it was the
mind of Bacon which inspired the enterprise of erecting this great
paper mill, because he says that all mechanical arts should be sought
out and thoroughly inspected, and then goes on to speak of the
mysteries of the art of paper making, showing that he had an intimate
knowlege of this art.
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