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many others have wrote of it, as Magnenus , 
Neander , Jhurius, Scriverius , jD ubartus. 
Dr. Fagon. But Sir Walter Raleigh's Ma- 
riners, under Mr. Ralph Lane , his Agent 
in Virginia , firft brought this Commo- 
dity into England , Anno 1584; and that 
famous Proprietor of this Plantation, fore- 
faw good Reafons to introduce the ufe of 
it, however King James might afterwards, 
through his own perfonal Diftafte both of 
it and him, write his Counter bla/l againft it ; 
a Work furely confident with the Pen of 
no Prince, but one of his Politicks, feeing 
this Leaf brings a Revenue to the publick 
Treafury of no lefs (many times) than 
600000 /. a Year. Sir Walter like wife was 
the firft that brought the Cuftom of fmoak- 
ing it into Britain , upon his Return from 
America • for he faw the Natives of Florida , 
Brafil , and other Places of the Indies , ftnoak 
it thus, they hung about their Necks little 
Pipes or Horns, made of the Leaves of the 
Date Tree, or of Reads or Rufties ; and at 
the Ends of them they put feveral dry To- 
bacco Leaves twifted and broken, and fet 
the End of them on fire, and fucked in as 
much of the Smoak as they could $ this 
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