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us) was founded in 1602, upon a Contribu- 
tion at their firft Settlement of 6,459,840 
Florins . The Eng lift) Eaft- India Company 
was formed near the latter End of Queen 
Elizabeth's Reign, their Charter bearing 
Date in 1599, and their Fleet fet out in 
16005 but they made no Figure till King 
s James I. beftowed his Favours on them. 
The French Eaf -India Company was efta- 
blifhed in 1664. 
The Dutch in their fecond Voyage to 
China carried thither good Store of dried 
Sage, and exchanged every Pound of it for 
three or four Pound of Tea, and extolled 
our wonderful European Herb, and endued 
it with far more and greater Virtues, than 
the Leaf of their Chi?iefe Shrub could pofli- 
bly be pciTeffed of 5 but not exporting fo 
large a Cargo of Sage as they imported of 
Tea, they bought a great deal of it in China 
at 8 d. or 10 d. per Pound. When they 
firft brought it to Paris, they fold it at 30 
Livres per Pound, though it was not of the 
beft kind, that being brought from Japan, 
and has often been fold at 100 Livres per 
Pound. About thirty Years ago, the Chi - 
nefe fold it at 3 d . and never above 9 d. per 
Pound, 
