These lampoons include appealing to the authority of "a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London" and "the famous Psalmanazar, a native of the island Formosa" (who had already confessed to not being from Formosa in 1706).
ðiːz læmpˈuːnz ɪŋklˈuːd ɐpˈiːlɪŋ tə ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv "ɐ vˈɛɹi nˈoʊɪŋ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ʌv maɪ ɐkwˈeɪntəns ɪn lˈʌndən" ænd "ðə fˈeɪməs sˈɑːmɐnˌæzɑːɹ, ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd fɔːɹmˈoʊsə" hˌuː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi kənfˈɛst tə nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ fɹʌm fɔːɹmˈoʊsə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.