written, made it so effectually be swallow'd down, that really People saw no room to que∣stion the Truth of it for a great while. 'Twas written from Rome, from Leghorn, from Ge∣noa, from Turin, and from Paris: Nay, 'twas even believ'd at Court, and almost every where else.Exquisite Fraud! who could have believed this had been born in Exchange-Alley, sent over to Rome, agreed to there and executed in such a Manner as to cheat not the Town only, but all Europe.The Authority that every one found at∣temded the Report, supported it so that it pos∣sess'd us all, even those whose Concern for the Fact extorted Tears from them were not un∣deceiv 'd. Thus the Hucksters had Time to play their Game, and they made Hay while the Sun shone; for if we may believe Com∣mon Fame, Bargains, Contracts and Agree∣ments for Stocks, Bear-Skins included, a∣mounted in that time to some Hundred Thou∣sands of Pounds, nay, some say to Two Mil∣lions and better, most of which was to the Loss of the Believing Party.0