A MEMORIAL OF THE CONTRACTANTS WITH MR. AISLABIE. IN A LETTER TO LICINIUS STOLO

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[2],60pp. Without the second, internal titlepage, as in the British Library copy. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards. Very good. A round condemnation of John Aislabie for his role in the bursting of the South Sea Bubble. The South Sea Company was established in 1711. Wild speculation led to its collapse and demise in 1720-21. Aislabie utilized his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer to promote inflated shares in the Company. The scheme led to an investigation by the House of Commons, the eventual expulsion and imprisonment of Aislabie, and the ruin of thousands of investors. The pamphlet compares Aislabie to Licinius Solo, a Roman Tribune who used his position to misappropriate public land and debts, to the ruin of the people. Only a handful of copies recorded by ESTC. ESTC T88564. GOLDSMITHS 6024. N° de ref. del artículo WRCAM45296

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