Tea - Early works to 1800
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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]- E-books
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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]- E-books
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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?]- E-books
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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]- E-books
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A satyr against tea. Or, Ovington's essay upon the nature and qualities of tea, &c. Dissected, and burlesq'd. By Mr. John Waldron.
Waldron, John, fl. 1773.Date: 1733