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unavoidably encreafcs or continues heavy 
Taxes on its Poor, cramps its Manufactures 
by lelfening their Exports ; fending abroad 
its ftaple Commodity, by which it muft 
chiefly fubfift ; being Spies againft her fo r 
the Enemy in time of War ; exporting Coin 
for Bawbles, and Inftruments of Luxury * 
promoting a Civil War, fhedding the Blood 
of the Defenders of her Laws, defrauding 
fair Traders, &c. 
All T eas come from the Eaft-Indies , from 
"Japan , China^ and Siam chiefly $ but the 
firfl: is moft valued, being ordinarily of a 
fine clear green Colour, having a fmaller 
Leaf, and more delicious Smell and Tafte than 
the other, which raifed its Price in France 
to 200 Livres per Pound, till a more gene- 
ral Ufe of Coffee and Chocolate reduced both 
its Price, Ufe, and their Efteem of it. "Teas 
are imported by the Eajl-India Company 
only ; no private Merchants can import any. 
It is fold by Auttion at a publick Sale made 
by the Company’s Directors, called a Sale 
by Candle , which is their Form of Sale. A 
Candle is lighted up, and for each hot the 
higheft Bidder is the Buyer . The Captains 
of the Eaft-Ind.ia Company import yearly 
60000 Found Weight, which is alfo fold at 
the 
