Coachman, who was made Free, upon which tfiey lived 
unmolefted in the fame place, where Mr. Ra/lall found 
them in the Year 1654, but fometime after this Paf^us 
for fotneMifdemeanour runaway, and Bcw;7$an bs^d the 
whole Trade;, and managed it fo well, that by his Pro* 
fit, and thigGenetofity of his Cuftomers, who contribu* 
tedSixpence a piece;,to the number of almoft aThoufand ; 
he turned his Shead into a Houfe^ and when he died, left 
his Wife^ who had been Alderman Hodges^s Cook-maid, 
pretty Rich^ but flie died Poor not many Years 
fince. 
foift ?Awter was Bomnms firft Apprentice, and 
out 'of his Time in 1660^^ Bowmm died 1663, and 
after one Year his Wife let the Houfe to one Bau 
Ufy whofe Daughter Married Humphrey Hodskws 
Mowmdn^s fecond Apprentice, who was with him 
before /l/<?/?i's March, Anno 1659. This Humphrey li- 
ved' long in St. Vefers-alley in CGrnhil^ and died not 
many Years fince, and left there his Widow, BatUr\ 
Jpaughter, from whom I had this Account. 
How long this has been in ufe in the World, is hard to 
but Taverniers Travels, the Engli(h Edition, fays it 
had been in ufe but Twenty Years, although the Author 
faid Six- fcore-} ears. 
' lam inform'dthat Dr. Beveridge has an Arabick Bookj 
that fays a Hermit drank it, and called it Cofeg which 
fignifies Drink-^ but the name is Bun. 
This is what I can learn of the Original of Coffee^ 
and Coffee-houfes, butas for its Virtues, I think nobo- 
dy has Publilhed any thing confiderable about it. I fhali 
give my Thoughts, which perhaps may provoke fome 
that underftands better to ftiew the Weaknefsof them, 
and in their room fet forth better. 
The bsft Coffee-berry is what is large and plump, with 
a sreenilh caft, and having on the thin parts a Tranfpa- 
Aaa 2 rency? 
