o hope that it vend att all, for albeit itt passed once
yett the wary buyer will not be againe taken, so that we
heartily wish that youe would make some provision for the
burninge of all base and rotten stuff, and not suffer any
but very good to be cured at least sent home, whereby these
would certainly be more advanced in the price upon lesse in
the quantity; howsoever we hope that no bad nor ill
conditioned tobacco shall be by compelling authoritie
(abusing its power given for public good to private benefit)
putt uppon or Factor, and very earnestly desire that he may
have the helpe of justice to constraine men to pay their
debts unto him both remaining of the last yeares accompt and
what shall this yearse growth deue, and that in Comodities
of the same vallew and goodness as shalbe by him contracted
for."

At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the
measure of price and value. The taxes whether public, county, or
parish, were payable in tobacco.

Tatham says, "Even the tavern keepers were compelled to exchange a
dinner for a few pounds of tobacco." The law for the regulation of
payments in tobacco was passed in the year 1640. From these facts and
incidents connected with the culture and commerce of the plant we see
how intimately it was connected with both Church and State. Jones well
said "the Establishment is indeed tobacco;" the salary of ministers
was payable in it according to the wealth of the parish. In most
parishes 16000 lbs. was the yearly amount,
"and in some 20,000 lbs. of
Tobacco; out of which there is a deduction for Cask,
prizing, collecting, and about which allowance there are
sometimes disputes, as are also differences often about the
place, time, and manner of delivering it; but all these
things might easily be regulated. Tobacco is more commonly
at 20 s. per cent. than at 10; so that certainly it will
bring 12 s. 8 d. a hundred, which will make 16000 (the least
salary) amount to 100L per Ann. which it must certainly
clear, allowing for all petty charges, out of the lowness of
the price stated which is less than the medium between ten
and twenty shillings; whereas it might be stated above the
medium, since it is oftener at twenty than ten shillings.
Besides the payment of the salary, the surplice