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When tea was first brought toEurope, about the year 1610, theprice—the chief cost consisting in the expense of bringing it—was from 6 l. to 10 l. sterling, the pound weight. It continued to sell in this country for 60 s. per pound, thepriceat Batavia being then 2 s. 6 d or 3 s., till towards the year 1700; * and at present the retail ...