Tea - Early works to 1800

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A Treatise on the inherent qualities of the tea-herb Being an account of the natural virtues of the bohea, green, and imperial teas. Collected from Mss. of learned and skilfull physicians on that subject. Particularly from a Latin Ms. entitul'd de potu theæ, wrote by the famous J.N. Pechlinus, principal physician to the Late King of Denmark, celebrated amongst the learned of his faculty, throughout Europe, for being as ingenious and judicious a piece as this age has produced. Wherein is clearly demonstrated, that this delicious nectar has all the good effects of wine without any of the ill; a liquor that warms without inflammation, and exhilirates without intoxicating; and if drank according to the directions which will be given, is preferable to all mineral waters whatever, as being an unspeakable benefit in most chronical diseases: a discovery well worth the knowledge of this nation; it being particularly efficacious in that almost epedemical distemper the scurvy, which reigns so much in this Kingdom. Compiled by a Gentleman of Cambridge.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]
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A natural, commercial and medicinal treatise on tea With a concise account of the East India Company-Thoughts on its government, &c. Also, an advice as to the use and abuse of Tea, the qualities of waters, and vessels, employed in its infusion, with other miscellaneous observations. To which is added an appendix, recommending the distillation of fresh from salt water, on board merchant ships, by a new process. Multum in parvo. By Godfrey Mccalman, Surgeon in Greenoch.
McCalman, GodfreyDate: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]
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A letter to a friend, concerning tea By John Wesley, M. A. Fellow of Lincoln-College, Oxford.
John WesleyDate: M.DCC.XLIX. [1749]
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Tea warehouse , Henry Harris, No. 152, Oxford Street, Corner of Vere-Street, opposite Bond-Street; Respectfully informs his Friends and the Public in general, that in Consequence of Teas selling at the last East-India Company's sale, much cheaper than at any former Sale; he has Bought a large Assortment of the finest Rough Flavoured Teas, which he is now selling, Wholesale and Retail, at the following reduced Prices, viz. Black Teas. S. D. Best Bohea - - - 2 0 Good Congon - - - 3 6 Very good ditto - - 4 0 Good Souchong - - 5 0 Fine Souchong - - - 6 0 Very fine ditto - - 7 0 Superfine ditto - - 8 0 Green Teas S. D. Green Tea, 3s. 4d. and 3 6 Fine Singlo ditto - - 4 0 Fine Bloom - - - - 5 0 Hyson - - - - - 5 6 Good ditto - - - - 6 0 Very good ditto - - 7 0 Fine ditto - - - - 8 0 Superfine ditto - - 10 0 Fine Gunpowder - - 11 0 Superfine ditto - - 12 0 Coffee and Chocolate S. D. Coffee - - - - - 2 8 Good ditto - - - - 3 0 Fine ditto - - - - 4 0 Turkey Coffee from 5 to ... 0 Good Chocolate - - 3 0 Best plain ditto - - - 4 0 Sir Hans Sloan's 4s 6d to 5 6 White's neat unadulterated Cocoa (so justly recommended by most Gentlemen of the Faculty). Genuine Tapioca, so Beneficial for weak Constitutions. Likewise fine Fruit of all Sorts. N. B. A large Assortment of Sugars at reduced Prices.
Harris, Henry, active 18th centuryDate: [1792?]
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A treatise on tobacco, tea, coffee, and chocolate . In which I. The advantages and disadvantages attending the use of these commodities, are not only impartially considered, upon the principles of medicine and chymistry, but also ascertained by observation and experience. II. Full and distinct directions laid down for knowing in what cases, and for what particular constitutions, these substances are either beneficial, or hurtful. III. The Chinese or asiatic tea, shewn to be the same with the European chamelæagnus, or Myrtus Brabantica. The whole illustrated with copper plates, exhibiting the tea utensils of the Chinese and Persians. Written originally by Simon Pauli; and now translated by Dr. James.
Paulli, Simon, 1603-1680.Date: M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]