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commodities　exported？

468　Whether　silver　and　small　money　be　not　that　which　circulates
the　quickest；　and　passeth　through　all　hands；　on　the　road；　in　the
market；　at　the　shop？

469　Whether；　all　things　considered；　it　would　not　be　better　for　a
kingdom　that　its　cash　consisted　of　half　a　million　in　small
silver；　than　of　five　times　that　sum　in　gold？

470　Whether　there　be　not　every　day　five　hundred　lesser　payments
made　for　one　that　requires　gold？

471　Whether　Spain；　where　gold　bears　the　highest　value；　be　not　the
laziest；　and　China；　where　it　bears　the　lowest；　be　not　the　most
industrious　country　in　the　known　world？

472　Whether　it　be　not　evidently　the　interest　of　every　State；　that
its　money　should　rather　circulate　than　stagnate？

473　Whether　the　principal　use　of　cash　be　not　its　ready　passing
from　hand　to　hand；　to　answer　common　occasions　of　the　common
people；　and　whether　common　occasions　of　all　sorts　of　people　are
not　small　ones？

474　Whether　business　at　fairs　and　markets　is　not　often　at　a　stand
and　often　hindered；　even　though　the　seller　hath　his　commodities
at　hand　and　the　purchaser　his　gold；　yet　for　want　of　change？

475　As　wealth　is　really　power；　and　coin　a　ticket　conveying　power；
whether　those　tickets　which　are　the　fittest　for　that　use　ought
not　to　be　preferred？

476　Whether　those　tickets　which　singly　transfer　small　shares　of
power；　and；　being　multiplied；　large　shares；　are　not　fitter　for
common　use　than　those　which　singly　transfer　large　shares？

477　Whether　the　public　is　not　more　benefited　by　a　shilling　that
circulates　than　a　pound　that　lies　dead？

478　Whether　sixpence　twice　paid　be　not　as　good　as　a　shilling　once
paid？

479　Whether　the　same　shilling　circulating　in　a　village　may　not
supply　one　man　with　bread；　another　with　stockings；　a　third　with　a
knife；　a　fourth　with　paper；　a　fifth　with　nails；　and　so　answer
many　wants　which　must　otherwise　have　remained　unsatisfied？

480　Whether　facilitating　and　quickening　the　circulation　of　power
to　supply　wants　be　not　the　promoting　of　wealth　and　industry　among
the　lower　people？　And　whether　upon　this　the　wealth　of　the　great
doth　not　depend？

481　Whether；　without　the　proper　means　of　circulation；　it　be　not
vain　to　hope　for　thriving　manufacturers　and　a　busy　people？

482　Whether　four　pounds　in　small　cash　may　not　circulate　and
enliven　an　Irish　market；　which　many　four…pound　pieces　would
permit　to　stagnate？

483　Whether　a　man　that　could　move　nothing　less　than　a
hundred…pound　weight　would　not　be　much　at　a　loss　to　supply　his
wants；　and　whether　it　would　not　be　better　for　him　to　be　less
strong　and　more　active？

484　Whether　the　natural　body　can　be　in　a　state　of　health　and
vigour　without　a　due　circulation　of　the　extremities；　even？　And
whether　the　political　body；　any　in　the　fingers　and　toes　more　than
the　natural；　can　thrive　without　a　proportionable　circulation
through　the　minutest　and　most　inconsiderable　parts　thereof？

485　If　we　had　a　mint　for　coining　only　shillings；　sixpences；　and
copper…money；　whether　the　nation　would　not　soon　feel　the　good
effects　thereof？

486　Whether　the　greater　waste　by　wearing　of　small　coins　would　not
be　abundantly　overbalanced　by　their　usefulness？

487　Whether　it　be　not　the　industry　of　common　people　that　feeds
the　State；　and　whether　it　be　possible　to　keep　this　industry　alive
without　small　money？

488　Whether　the　want　of　this　be　not　a　great　bar　to　our　employing
the　people　in　these　manufactures　which　are　open　to　us；　and　do　not
interfere　with　Great　Britain？

489　Whether　therefore　such　want　doth　not　drive　men　into　the　lazy
way　of　employing　land　under　sheep…walk？

490　Whether　the　running　of　wool　from　Ireland　can　so　effectually
be　prevented　as　by　encouraging　other　business　and　manufactures
among　our　people？

491　Whatever　commodities　Great　Britain　importeth　which　we　might
supply；　whether　it　be　not　her　real　interest　to　import　them　from
us　rather　than　from　any　other　people？

492　Whether　the　apprehension　of　many　among　us　（who　for　that　very
reason　stick　to　their　wool）；　that　England　may　hereafter　prohibit；
limit；　or　discourage　our　linen　trade；　when　it　hath　been　once；
with　great　pains　and　expense；　thoroughly　introduced　and　settled
in　this　land；　be　not　altogether　groundless　and　unjust？

493　Whether　it　is　possible　for　this　country；　which　hath　neither
mines　of　gold　nor　a　free　trade；　to　support　for　any　time　the
sending　out　of　specie？

494　Whether　in　fact　our　payments　are　not　made　by　bills？　And
whether　our　foreign　credit　doth　not　depend　on　our　domestic
industry；　and　our　bills　on　that　credit？

495　Whether；　in　order　to　mend　it；　we　ought　not　first　to　know　the
peculiar　wretchedness　of　our　state？　And　whether　there　be　any
knowing　of　this　but　by　comparison？

496　Whether　there　are　not　single　market　towns　in　England　that
turn　more　money　in　buying　and　selling　than　whole　counties
（perhaps　provinces）　with　us？

497　Whether　the　small　town　of　Birmingham　alone　doth　not；　upon　an
average；　circulate　every　week；　one　way　or　other；　to　the　value　of
fifty　thousand　pounds？　But　whether　the　same　crown　may　not　be
often　paid？

498　Whether　any　kingdom　in　Europe　be　so　good　a　customer　at
Bordeaux　as　Ireland？

499　Whether　the　police　and　economy　of　France　be　not　governed　by
wise　councils？　And　whether　any　one　from　this　country；　who　sees
their　towns；　and　manufactures；　and　commerce；　will　not　wonder　what
our　senators　have　been　doing？

500　What　variety　and　number　of　excellent　manufactures　are　to　be
met　with　throughout　the　whole　kingdom　of　France？

501　Whether　there　are　not　everywhere　some　or　other　mills　for　many
uses；　forges　and　furnaces　for　iron…work；　looms　for　tapestry；
glass…houses；　and　so　forth？

502　What　quantities　of　paper；　stockings；　hats；　what　manufactures
of　wool；　silk；　linen；　hemp；　leather；　wax；　earthenware；　brass；
lead；　tin；　&c？

503　Whether　the　manufactures　and　commerce　of　the　single　town　of
Lyons　do　not　amount　to　a　greater　value　than　all　the　manufactures
and　all　the　trade　of　this　kingdom　taken　together？

504　Whether；　in　the　anniversary　fair　at　the　small　town　of
Beaucaire　upon　the　Rhone；　there　be　not　as　much　money　laid　out　as
the　current　cash　of　this　kingdom　amounts　to？

505　Whether　the　very　shreds　shorn　from　woollen　cloth；　which　are
thrown　away　in　Ireland；　do　not　make　a　beautiful　tapestry　in
France？

506　Whether　there　be　not　French　towns　subsisted　merely　by　making
pins？

507　Whether　the　coarse　fingers　of　those　very　women；　those　same
peasants　who　one　part　of　the　year　till　the　ground　and　dress　the
vineyards；　are　not　another　employed　in　making　the　finest　French
point？

508　Whether　there　is　not　a　great　number　of　idle　fingers　among　the
wives　and　daughters　of　our　peasants？

509　Whether　the　French　do　not　raise　a　trade　from　saffron；　dyeing
drugs；　and　the　like　products；　which　may　do　with　us　as　well　as
with　them？

510　Whether　we　may　not　have　materials　of　our　own　growth　to　supply
all　manufactures；　as　well　as　France；　except　silk；　and　whether　the
bulk　of　what　silk　even　France　manufactures　be　not　imported？

511　Whether　it　be　possible　for　this　country　to　grow　rich；　so　long
as　what　is　made　by　domestic　industry　is　spent　in　foreign　luxury？

512　Whether　our　natural　Irish　are　not　partly　Spaniards　and　partly
Tartars；　and　whether　they　do　not　bear　signatures　of　their　descent
from　both　these　nations；　which　is　also　confirmed　by　all　their
histories？

513　Whether　the　Tartar　progeny　is　not　numerous　in　this　land？　And
whether　there　is　an　idler　occupation　under　the　sun　than　to　attend
flocks　and　herds　of　cattle？

514　Whether　the　wisdom　of　the　State　should　not　wrestle　with　this
hereditary　disposition　of　our　Tartars；　and　with　a　high　hand
introduce　agriculture？

515　Whether　once　upon　a　time　France　did　not；　by　her　linen　alone；
draw　yearly　from　Spain　about　eight　millions　of　livres？

516　Whether　the　French　have　not　suffered　in　their　linen　trade
with　Spain；　by　not　making　their　cloth　of　due　breadth；　and　whether
any　other　people　have　suffered；　and　are　still　likely　to　suffer；
through　the　same　prevarication？

517　Whether　the　Spaniards　are　not　rich　and　lazy；　and　whether　they
have　not　a　particular　inclination　and　favour　for　the　inhabitants
of　this　island？　But　whether　a　punctual　people　do　not　love
punctual　dealers？

518　Whether　about　fourteen　years　ago　we　had　not　come　into　a
considerable　share　of　the　linen　trade　with　Spain；　and　what　put　a
stop　to　this？

519　Whether；　if　the　linen　manufacture　were　carried　on　in　the
other　provinces　as　well　as　in　the　North；　the　merchants　of　Cork；
Limerick；　and　Galway　would　not　soon　find　the　way　to　Spain？

520　Whether　the　woollen　manufacture　of　England　is　not　divided
into　several　parts　or　branches；　appropriated　to　particular
places；　where　they　are　only　or　principally　manufactured；　fine
cloths　in　Somersetshire；　coarse　in　Yorkshire；　long　ells　at
Exeter；　saies　at　Sudbury；　crapes　at　Norwich；　linseys　at　Kendal；
blankets　at　Witney；　and　so　forth？

521　Whether　the　united　skill；　industry；　and　emulation　of　many
together　on　the　same　work　be　not　the　way　to　advance　it？　And
whether　it　had　been　otherwise　possible　for　England　to　have
carried　on　her　woollen　manufacture　to　so　great　perfection？

522　Whether　it　would　not　on　many　accounts　be　right　if　we　observed
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