8.  As for Rouen, we have no help, but Monsieur Auzout’s fancy of 80,000 souls to be in that city, and the conjecture of knowing men that Rouen is between the one-seventh and one-eighth part of Paris, and also that it is by a third bigger than Bristol; by all which, we estimate, till farther light, that Rouen hath at most but 66,000 people in it.

Now it may be wondered why we mentioned Rouen at all, having had so little knowledge of it; whereunto we answer, that we did not think it just to compare London with Paris, as to shipping and foreign trade, without adding Rouen thereunto, Rouen being to Paris as that part of London which is below the bridge, is to what is above it.

All which we heartily submit to the correction of the curious and candid, in the meantime observing according to the gross numbers under-mentioned.

London 696,000
Paris 488,000
Amsterdam 187,000
Venice 134,000
Rome 125,000
Dublin 69,000
Bristol 48,000
Rouen 66,000

Observations on the said Eight Cities.

1.  That the people of Paris being 488,000
                       Rome 125,000
                       Rouen 66,000
                do make in all but 679,000

or 17,000 less than the 696,000 of London alone.

2.  That the people of the two English cities and emporiums—­viz., of London, 696,000, and Bristol, 48,000—­do make 744,000, or more than

In Paris 488,000
Amsterdam 187,090
Rouen 66,000
Being in all 741,000

3.  That the same two English cities seem equivalent

To Paris, which hath 488,000 souls. 
   Rouen 66,000
   Lyons 100,000
   Toulouse 90,000
In all 744,000

If there be any error in these conjectures concerning these cities of France, we hope they will be mended by those whom we hear to be now at work upon that matter.

4.  That the King of England’s three cities, viz.

London 696,000 { Paris 488,000
Dublin 69,000 exceed { Amsterdam 187,000
Bristol 48,000 { Venice 134,000
In all 813,000 Being but 809,000

5.  That of the four great emporiums, London, Amsterdam, Venice, and Rouen, London alone is near double to the other three, viz., above 7 to 4.

Amsterdam 187,000 }
Venice 134,000 } 387,000
Rouen 66,000 } 2
                      774,000 London 696,000

6.  That London, for aught appears, is the greatest and most considerable city of the world, but manifestly the greatest emporium.

When these assertions have passed the examen of the critics, we shall make another essay, showing how to apply those truths to the honour and profit of the King and Kingdom of England.