FOREIGN PRODUCE. 



WINE. 



THE records of the prices of wine in the manuscripts left by my father 

 were fairly regular in the earlier years of our period, and sometimes even 

 numerous. IV l.ut< r \cars were very barren. Fortunately the Brandsby 

 accounts supply us with an almost continuous record for the last part of 

 the century, and even supply a few gaps in the earlier years. I am sorry 

 to say that even with this assistance the list is not comj 1 



In many cases the transactions of private families with the wine 

 merchant are given, but the prices under the head of London are, unless 

 otherwise explained, quotations from newspapers. At least one tavern 

 price is quoted. 



us kinds of wine are noted in the earlier years, Sherry 

 Florence, Lisbon, Port, Bordeaux, Canary, Claret, Palm, Saraguza. 

 Madeira, Malmsey, Sack, Tent, Barcelona, Mountain, Rhenish. Burgundy, 

 Pontac Lafite, Margaux, Malaga, Champagne, Annadea, Grave, Calca- 

 vclla, Hock, V idem i a, Chianti, Bonecarlos, Cyprus, Straits, as well as the 

 less distinctive white and red wine. But as the years go on the 

 of Port eclipses all the others, and at the end of the period 

 very little else beside Port, Calcavella, and Mountain appear to have 

 been purchased. Spirits, \\hich rose in favour in the century, are often 

 quoted, rum, gin, arrack, usquebaugh, and, commonest of all, brandy. 



Wine is usually bought by the gallon, occasionally by the pint, the 

 bottle, the tierce, and the anker. Port is often bought by the pipe, and 

 may possibly have been laid down ; but from the few statements of the 

 date of the vintage, it would appear that the wine was drunk very new. 



17..;? 



17. 'I 



1703. 



HAHTWO. 

 a hhd*. white 



*l" 10 

 iteaU] | , 5 



C,,:. 



White port 5/. 5/6 

 Ctaret . 4/ $/ 

 Bot Bordeaux y/. 

 Canary . . 9 /. 



and red port 

 VOL. Ml. 



Claret, 



andtheny 8/. 

 agbttrad* 



io/. 

 Cbctt of 50 fbikt 



Florence . So/. 

 Lhboa. white and 



m, fin. 5/- 

 Port 

 N ants brandy IO/. 



Jan. 

 5 qu brandy* 4 /. 



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1704. 



H 



I hhd. white LUbon 



5 gto.do. * 6/ 



s a 



;:. 



i8do.do, % 6/8. 



3 do. canary* lo/. 



9 do.whitt* 6/8. 



jdo.do. H 6/8. 



gdoired 4 6A 



6 do. white 9 6/8. 



3 do. red 4 6/ 



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