1892 Drinks of the world

DRINKS,

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hill, in 1652, by one Pasqua Rosee, a Greek, servant to Mr. Edwards, a Turkey merchant. In " A Broad- side against Coffee, or the Marriage of the Turk (1672), he is thus mentioned : " A Coachman was the first (here) Coffee made, And ever since the rest drive on the trade ; Me no good Engalash ! and sure enough,

He plaid the Quack to salve his Stygian stuff; Ver boon for de stoinach, de Cough, de Ptisicky And I believe him, for it looks like Physick."

Here is Rosee's handbill :

** The Vertue of the Coffee Drink. ** First publiquely made and sold in England, by Pasqua Rosee. " The grain or berry called Coffee, grov^eth upon little Trees, only in the Deserts of Arabia. " It is brought from thence, and drunk generally throughout all the Grand Seignior's Dominions. " It is a simple innocent thing, composed into a Drink, by being dryed in an Oven, and ground to Pov^der, and boiled up with Spring water, and about half a pint of it to be drunk, fasting an hour before, and not Eating an hour after, and to be taken as hot as possibly can be endured ; the which will never fetch the skin off the mouth, or raise any Blisters, by reason of that Heat. *' The Turks drink at Meals and other times, is usually Water, and their Dyet consists much oi Fruit the Crudities whereof are very much corrected by this Drink.