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Ercury had a Great Mind once to Learn what Credit he had in the World, and he knew no Better VVay, then to Put on the Shape of a Man, and take Occaion to Dicoure the Matter, as by the By, with a Statuary: So away he went to the Houe of a Great Mater, where, among Other Curious Figures, he aw everal Excellent Pieces of the Gods. The firt he Cheapen’d was a Jupiter, which would have come at a very Eay Rate. Well (ays Mercury) and what’s the Price of that Juno There? The Carver et That a Little Higher. The next Figure was a Mercury, with his Rod and his Wings, and All the Enigns of his Commiion. Why, This is as it hould be, ays he, to Himelf: For here am I in the Quality of Jupiter's Meenger, and the Patron of Artizans, with all my Trade about me: And now will This Fellow ask me Fifteen Times as much for This as he did for T’other: And o he put it to him, what he Valu'd that Piece at: VVhy truly, ays the Statuary, you eem to be a Civil Gentleman, give me but my Price for the Other Two, and you hall e’en have That into the Bargain.