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‘ little hump-back’d Creature, nam'd le Candiot began to cry Cof- 
‘ fee about the Streets. Thole wha had a mind to drink, call’d 
‘ him into their Houles, and he gave them both Colfee and Su- 
^ gar for Two'pence a Dilli. In one Hand he carry’d a Chalin- 
^ Dilli with his Coffee-Pot upon it, in the other a VelTel full of 
^ Water 3 and he had behdes a Tin-Box fix’d to his Belt, in 
which were his Dirties and other Accoutrements. I do not 
^ know what became of this ffcrolling Colfee-Man, but one of 
^ his Companions, nam’d Jofeph, afierwards kept a Coffee-Houle, 
*■ which flill goes by his Name, and died there in good Circum- 
^ fiances. Stephen^ a Greek y had the fime good Luck, and the 
^ Coffee- H oil fe he kept is now one of the mofi magnificent m 
^ Paris, 
‘ Thele were the firfi Introducers of Coffee-Houles at Paris 5 
^ and it mull be own’d, that at firfi they met but with finall En- 
‘ couragement j People of any Fartiion could not for fome time 
‘ bring themfelves to go to thele Taverns as they call’d them, 
‘ where there was Imoaking from Morning till Night, and the 
‘ Coffee neither good, nor ferv’d in the handlomefi manner 5 in 
‘ mofi of them likewile they fold Beer, which is only to be found 
^ in the meaneft lort of Publick-Houles in that City. But at 
‘ length, when French People began to follow the fame Bufinels, 
‘ and bethought themfelves of adorning their Shops with Ta- 
^ peltry, large Looking-Glaffes, Pidlures, Marble Tables, Sconces, 
‘ Lufires, and other fuch Furniture 3 and lold not only Coffee 
prepar’d after the befi manner, but likewife Tea, Chocolate, 
‘ Drams, and Confedlions of all kinds : Thele Houles, thus 
^ transformed, firfi at the Foire St. Germain, and then all over the 
‘ Town, became Places of Rendezvous for People of the greatefi 
‘ Difiin6lion. Learned Men elpecially found them the mofi con- 
‘ venient Meeting-places imaginable ,• they refrertied themlelvesac 
^ a fmall Expence, were always fure to light of fuch Company as 
^ they liked 3 with an Opportunity of dilcourfing on all manner 
^ of Subjects, without the leafi Ceremony or Confiraint. By 
^ thele Means the Coft'ee-Houles came to be in lo great Reputa- 
‘ tion at Paris, that their Number is now increas’d to about 
‘ three hundred. The Coffee-Men have obtain’d a Royal Patent 
^ for incorporating themlelves in the Difiiller’s Company, by the 
‘ Name of Retailers of Strong Waters. 
To compleat this Account of the Efiablirtiment of Coftee in 
France, I mull here add the Hifiory of a formidable Attempt 
made to extirpate it, by a whole Faculty of Phyficians 3 of which 
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