On 7 January 1727 Mist's Weekly Journal satirised the matter, making several allusions to political change, and comparing the affair to the events of 1641 when Parliament began its revolution against King Charles I. The scandal provided the writers of Grub Street with enough material to produce pamphlets, squibs, broadsides and ballads for several months.
O 7 de xaneiro de 1727 o Mist's Weekly Journal satirizou o caso, facendo varias alusións ó cambio político e comparando o asunto ós eventos de 1641 cando o Parlamento comezou a súa revolución contra o rei Carlos I. O escándalo forneceu suficiente material ós escritores de Grub Street para producir panfletos, sátiras, follas de propaganda e baladas durante varios meses.