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| − | + | Canary wine was frequently sent to Sir George Oxenden and other at the Surat factory as a gift, accompanying letters | |
| + | - Cesar Chambrelan, writing to Sir George Oxenden from Carwar, mentions a dozen bottles of french wine and 2 dozen bottles of Canary which Chambrelan’s father asks Sir George Oxenden to accept from him<ref>[[MRP: 30th November 1663, Letter from Cesar Chambrelan to Sir GO, Carwar|30th November 1663, Letter from Cesar Chambrelan to Sir GO, Carwar]]</ref> | ||
| − | + | - Paul French, a London merchant, sent a case of canary wine to Mathew Gray in Surat. ------''There is á Case of Canary for M:r Gray (if liveing w:ch God Grant) if not pray please to except of it in Custody of Cap:t ffisher m’ked in y:e wood GM:''<ref>[[MRP: 26th March 1663, Letter from Paul Ffrench to Sir GO|26th March 1663, Letter from Paul Ffrench to Sir GO]]</ref> | |
| − | + | - Henry Dawes and Hugh Squire included an invoice with a letter to Sir George Oxenden for six cases of canary wine"<ref>[[MRP: 14th April 1667, Letter from Henry Dawes & Hugh Squire to Sir GO, London, Letter 2|14th April 1667, Letter from Henry Dawes & Hugh Squire to Sir GO, London, Letter 2]]</ref> | |
| − | + | Humphrey Giffard praised the Canaries as a source of sack, in contrast with clarets from France: | |
| − | + | - ''pray God in heaven conferme it by his power & goodness, That o:e Noble brave King & kingdome may flourish in a lasting peace & prosperity, the East India trade, & all be advanced to y:e height of yo:e Ambition shipps of Golde flow in daylie from Affrica, silver from America, silks from Italie, ?sackes from Canaries, Clarets from ffrance, suger from Portugall, etc from etc, & nothing from Holland''<ref>[[MRP: April 1667, Letter from Humphry Gyffard to Sir GO|April 1667, Letter from Humphry Gyffard to Sir GO]]</ref> | |
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Canary wine was frequently sent to Sir George Oxenden and other at the Surat factory as a gift, accompanying letters
- Cesar Chambrelan, writing to Sir George Oxenden from Carwar, mentions a dozen bottles of french wine and 2 dozen bottles of Canary which Chambrelan’s father asks Sir George Oxenden to accept from him[1]
- Paul French, a London merchant, sent a case of canary wine to Mathew Gray in Surat. ------There is á Case of Canary for M:r Gray (if liveing w:ch God Grant) if not pray please to except of it in Custody of Cap:t ffisher m’ked in y:e wood GM:[2]
- Henry Dawes and Hugh Squire included an invoice with a letter to Sir George Oxenden for six cases of canary wine"[3]
Humphrey Giffard praised the Canaries as a source of sack, in contrast with clarets from France:
- pray God in heaven conferme it by his power & goodness, That o:e Noble brave King & kingdome may flourish in a lasting peace & prosperity, the East India trade, & all be advanced to y:e height of yo:e Ambition shipps of Golde flow in daylie from Affrica, silver from America, silks from Italie, ?sackes from Canaries, Clarets from ffrance, suger from Portugall, etc from etc, & nothing from Holland[4]
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