Show H history story of tia tea the earliest record ot of tea being mentioned by an englishman was probably that contained in a letter from mr wickham an agent of the east india company writt written en from clr ando in japan on june 27 1615 to another officer of the company rest real dent at macao in the south of china asking him film for a pot of the best beat sort of chaw it was not until the middle of that century that the english began to use tm tea they received their supplies from java until 1686 ahen they were driven out by the dutch says the bulletin of the imperial institute A at t first the price in england ranged from ato 10 per pound in tho the poli politicos of september 1658 occurs an advertisement of the china drink arink called by the Cht by other nations tay alias tee being sold in london thomas gar way the first at english tea dealer tn in 1659 or 1660 offered it a at t prices varying from to per pound not until 1677 la Is there a record of the east india c company having taken any stops steps for its i importation |