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es, and an infinity of other baubles of Iron Ware^ 

 upon which they get a hundred and fifty fer Cent, 

 all Cofts clear. 



In this Country a Hogfliead of Bourdeaux Wine, 

 which contains 25*0 Bottles, is worth about forty 

 French Livres, in time of Peace, and fixty in time 

 of War. A Hogfhead of Nants or Bayonne Brandy, 

 will fetch 80 or a 100 Livres. In the Taverns a 

 Bottle of Wine cofts fix French Sous, and a Bottle 

 of Brandy is fold for twenty. As for dry Com- 

 modities, their piice rifes and falls upon occaflon. 

 Brazil Tobacco is worth 40 Sous a pound by way 

 of Retail, and 5 $• by Wholefale. Sugar will fetch 

 at leaft 20 Sous a pound, and fometimes 25" or 30. 



The earlieft Ships that come from France, fet oil 

 commonly in the latter end of April, ox the beginning 

 of May 1 but to my mind, they might fliorten their 

 Voyage by one half, if they put to Sea about the 

 middle of March, and then fweepd along the North 

 Coaft of the Azores Iflands ; for in thofe Seas the 

 South and South Eaft Winds commonly blow from 

 the beginning of April, to the end of May. I have 

 mention d this feveral times to the moft expert Pi- 

 lots ; but they (till pat me off with the plea, that 

 they dare not fleer that Courfe for fear of fome 

 Rocks : And yet thefe Rocks are not to be met with 

 but in their Charts. I have read fome Defcripti- 

 onsof the Ports, Roads, and Coafts of thefe Iflands, 

 and of the adjacent Seas, done by the Portuguese, 

 which make no mention of the Shelves that are 

 chalk'd down in all our Charts : On the / contrary, 

 they affirm that the Coaft of thefe Iflands is alto- 

 gether clear, and that for twenty Leagues off into 

 the Main, thefe imaginary Rocks were never met 

 with. 



As foon as the French Ships arrive at Quebec, the 

 Merchants of that City who have their Factours in 

 ihe other Town?, load their Barques with Goods in 



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