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ance flowing to every part where it could be of use. 

 The whole, with the adjacent woods belonging to the 

 convent, was sold for 40,000 florins, somewhat more 

 than 3000 ; the real worth being 200,000 florins. In 

 other places similar estates were disposed of for even 

 less. The haste the Government made to " realize" the 

 property of which it thus had got possession, caused 

 land to be disposed of for the most insignificant sums. 

 As a vast number of such religious houses were sud- 

 denly, and all at the same moment, thrown into the 

 market, there was a glut of property for sale ; besides, 

 few persons were prepared to purchase such large do- 

 mains. The Jews therefore, for the most part, bought 

 them up, and at prices that ensured immense profit by 

 the speculation. 



