"The Single Thread Winded Off the Pod in the Same

"The single thread winded off the pod in the same manner as that of the common silk-worm; seeming in all respects as fine, and as tough. I doubled this thread so often as to contain twenty in thickness; and the compound thread was as smooth, as elastic, and as glossy, as that of the common silk-worm. I tried what weight it would bear; and it bore fifteen ounces and a half, and broke with somewhat less than sixteen, upon several trials. . . ." Based on this excerpt, the presentation by the Reverend Samuel Pullein to the Royal Society of England regarding "An Account of a Particular Species of Cocoon, or Silk-Pod, from America" (Evaluating the Evidence 16.2) is best characterized as

A) an unscientific report by an enthusiastic amateur.
B) an attempt to persuade the Royal Society to fund a commercial enterprise.
C) a careful investigation of the silk pod and whether it might serve as a source of silk.
D) an effort to inject religious concerns into scientific discussions.