History of Tea.
The earliest record of tea being j mentioned by an Englishman was probably that contained in a letter i from Mr. Wickham, an agent 'of the jEast India Company, written from j Firando, in Japan, on June 27th, ; 1015, to another officer of the com- 1 pany, resident at Macao, in the south j of China, asking him for "a pot of ; the best sort of chaw." It v»as not | until the middle of that century thot j I the English, began to use tea; they |- received their supplies'from Java until 168G, when they were driven out ..by [ , the Dutch. At. first the'pr'ice.. in .Kng- ; land ranged from ,£6 to VjlO-per'lb- ' i In the "Mercurius Politicus" of Sop-.; f tember, 16-;8, occurs an advertisement- ■ I of the "China Drink called by the .; Chineans Telia, by other nations, Tay, j alias, Tee.' 5 , being sold, in London. !, Thomas Ganvay, the first English ! tea-dealer, in 1659 or IG6O. offered it i I at prices varying from los. to 50s. ! ppr lb. Not until 1077 'is there a J record of the East-.lndia Company having taken any steps for - its importation. ; i ■ ~~——
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Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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192History of Tea. Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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