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N. B. Add to this Table, the 60000 lb. 
Weight imported yearly by the Captains, 
the Duty whereof was 12000/. Sterling. 
Befides the Duty of 4 s. per Pound fixed by 
Parliament, all Teas brought into England 
pay Cuftom 13 /. 185. 7 i for every 100/. 
Sterling Value, which is near i-yth Part; 
but this fluftuates according to the Price of 
Teas , which is different at different Times. 
Not only does the Prices and Sorts of 
Tea vary, but the Indians are dextrous in 
fhifting its Colour, Smell, Tafte, and Size 
of the Leaf ; they colour Green like Bohea , 
and make the laft mimick the firft. Some- 
times the fine Green Teas fhall have a moft 
fragrant, cordial, reviving Smell and Tafte ; 
at other times (as is the prefent Mode) all 
good Tea fhall fmell fo rank of Soap, that 
it would make any delicate Perfon’s Sto- 
mach peuk that was not fond of Mrs. Ste- 
phens's Medicine. Neither Smell nor Co- 
lour can be altered without fome Addition, 
and for this you muft truft both the Huma- 
nity and Judgment of the poor Indians with 
your Health and Life, The Size of the 
Leaf varies, as it is fooner or later gathered, 
or more or lef$ curled when dried, as we 
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