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And　whether；　in　different　circumstances；　the　same　ends　are　not
obtained　by　different　means？

571　If　we　are　a　poor　nation；　abounding　with　very　poor　people；
will　it　not　follow　that　a　far　greater　proportion　of　our　stock
should　be　in　the　smallest　and　lowest　species　than　would　suit　with
England？

572　Whether；　therefore；　it　would　not　be　highly　expedient　if　our
money　were　coined　of　peculiar　values；　best　fitted　to　the
circumstances　and　uses　of　our　own　country；　and　whether　any　other
people　could　take　umbrage　at　our　consulting　our　own　convenience；
in　an　affair　entirely　domestic；　and　that　lies　within　ourselves？

573　Whether　every　man　doth　not　know；　and　hath　not　long　known；
that　the　want　of　a　mint　causeth　many　other　wants　in　this　kingdom？

574　What　harm　did　England　sustain　about　three　centuries　ago；　when
silver　was　coined　in　this　kingdom？

575　What　harm　was　it　to　Spain　that　her　provinces　of　Naples　and
Sicily　had　all　along　mints　of　their　own？

576　Whether　it　may　not　be　presumed　that　our　not　having　a
privilege　which　every　other　kingdom　in　the　world　enjoys；　be　not
owing　to　our　want　of　diligence　and　unanimity　in　soliciting　for
it？

577　Whether　it　be　not　the　interest　of　England　that　we　should
cultivate　a　domestic　commerce　among　ourselves？　And　whether　it
could　give　them　any　possible　jealousy；　if　our　small　sum　of　cash
was　contrived　to　go　a　little　further；　if　there　was　a　little　more
life　in　our　markets；　a　little　more　buying　and　selling　in　our
shops；　a　little　better　provision　for　the　backs　and　bellies　of　so
many　forlorn　wretches　throughout　the　towns　and　villages　of　this
island？

578　Whether　Great　Britain　ought　not　to　promote　the　prosperity　of
her　Colonies；　by　all　methods　consistent　with　her　own？　And　whether
the　Colonies　themselves　ought　to　wish　or　aim　at　it　by　others？

579　Whether　the　remotest　parts　from　the　metropolis；　and　the
lowest　of　the　people；　are　not　to　be　regarded　as　the　extremities
and　capillaries　of　the　political　body？

580　Whether；　although　the　capillary　vessels　are　small；　yet
obstructions　in　them　do　not　produce　great　chronical　diseases？

581　Whether　faculties　are　not　enlarged　and　improved　by　exercise？

582　Whether　the　sum　of　the　faculties　put　into　act；　or；　in　other
words；　the　united　action　of　a　whole　people；　doth　not　constitute
the　momentum　of　a　State？

583　Whether　such　momentum　be　not　the　real　stock　or　wealth　of　a
State；　and　whether　its　credit　be　not　proportional　thereunto？

584　Whether　in　every　wise　State　the　faculties　of　the　mind　are　not
most　considered？

585　Whether　the　momentum　of　a　State　doth　not　imply　the　whole
exertion　of　its　faculties；　intellectual　and　corporeal；　and
whether　the　latter　without　the　former　could　act　in　concert？

586　Whether　the　divided　force　of　men；　acting　singly；　would　not　be
a　rope　of　sand？

587　Whether　the　particular　motions　of　the　members　of　a　State；　in
opposite　directions；　will　not　destroy　each　other；　and　lessen　the
momentum　of　the　whole；　but　whether　they　must　not　conspire　to
produce　a　great　effect？

588　Whether　the　ready　means　to　put　spirit　into　this　State；　to
fortify　and　increase　its　momentum；　would　not　be　a　national　bank；
and　plenty　of　small　cash？

589　Whether　that　which　employs　and　exerts　the　force　of　a
community　deserves　not　to　be　well　considered　and　well　understood？

590　Whether　the　immediate　mover；　the　blood　and　spirits；　be　not
money；　paper；　or　metal；　and　whether　the　soul　or　will　of　the
community；　which　is　the　prime　mover　that　governs　and　directs　the
whole；　be　not　the　legislature？

591　Supposing　the　inhabitants　of　a　country　quite　sunk　in　sloth；
or　even　fast　asleep；　whether；　upon　the　gradual　awakening　and
exertion；　first　of　the　sensitive　and　locomotive　faculties；　next
of　reason　and　reflexion；　then　of　justice　and　piety；　the　momentum
of　such　country　or　State　would　not；　in　proportion　thereunto；
become　still　more　and　more　considerable？

592　Whether　that　which　in　the　growth　is　last　attained；　and　is　the
finishing　perfection　of　a　people；　be　not　the　first　thing　lost　in
their　declension？

593　Whether　force　be　not　of　consequence；　as　it　is　exerted；　and
whether　great　force　without　great　wisdom　may　not　be　a　nuisance？

594　Whether　the　force　of　a　child；　applied　with　art；　may　not
produce　greater　effects　than　that　of　a　giant？　And　whether　a　small
stock　in　the　hands　of　a　wise　State　may　not　go　further；　and
produce　more　considerable　effects；　than　immense　sums　in　the　hands
of　a　foolish　one？

595　Whose　fault　is　it　if　poor　Ireland　still　continues　poor？

QUERIES　OMITTED

Part　I

29　Whether；　nevertheless；　the　damage　would　be　very　considerable；
if　by　degrees　our　money　were　brought　back　to　the　English　value
there　to　rest　for　ever？

30　Whether　the　English　crown　did　not　formerly　pass　with　us　for
six　shillings？　And　what　inconvenience　ensued　to　the　public　upon
its　reduction　to　the　present　value；　and　whether　what　hath　been
may　not　be？

52　Whether　it　be　not　a　bull　to　call　that　making　an　interest；
whereby　a　man　spendeth　much　and　gaineth　nothing？

55　Whether　cunning　be　not　one　thing　and　good　sense　another？　and
whether　a　cunning　tradesman　doth　not　stand　in　his　own　light？

62　Whether；　consequently；　the　fine　gentlemen；　whose　employment　is
only　to　dress；　drink；　and　play；　be　not　a　pubic　nuisance？

73　Whether　those　specimens　of　our　own　manufacture；　hung　up　in　a
certain　public　place；　do　not　sufficiently　declare　such　our
ignorance？　and　whether　for　the　honour　of　the　nation　they　ought
not　to　be　removed？

201　Whether　any　nation　ever　was　in　greater　want　of　such　an
expedient　than　Ireland？

209　Whether　the　public　may　not　as　well　save　the　interest　which　it
now　pays？

210　What　would　happen　if　two　of　our　banks　should　break　at　once？
And　whether　it　be　wise　to　neglect　providing　against　an　event
which　experience　hath　shewn　us　not　to　be　impossible？

211　Whether　such　an　accident　would　not　particularly　affect　the
bankers？　And　therefore　whether　a　national　bank　would　not　be　a
security　even　to　private　bankers？

212　Whether　we　may　not　easily　avoid　the　inconveniencies　attending
the　paper…money　of　New　England；　which　were　incurred　by　their
issuing　too　great　a　quantity　of　notes；　by　their　having　no　silver
in　bank　to　exchange　for　notes；　by　their　not　insisting　upon
repayment　of　the　loans　at　the　time　prefixed；　and　especially　by
their　want　of　manufactures　to　answer　their　imports　from　Europe？

213　Whether　a　combination　of　bankers　might　not　do　wonders；　and
whether　bankers　know　their　own　strength？

214　Whether　a　bank　in　private　hands　might　not　even　overturn　a
government？　and　whether　this　was　not　the　case　of　the　Bank　of　St。
George　in　Genoa？

215　Whether　we　may　not　easily　prevent　the　ill　effects　of　such　a
bank　as　Mr　Law　proposed　for　Scotland；　which　was　faulty　in　not
limiting　the　quantum　of　bills；　and　permitting　all　persons　to　take
out　what　bills　they　pleased；　upon　the　mortgage　of　lands；　whence
by　a　glut　of　paper；　the　prices　of　things　must　rise？　Whence　also
the　fortunes　of　men　must　increase　in　denomination；　though　not　in
value；　whence　pride；　idleness；　and　beggary？

216　Whether　such　banks　as　those　of　England　and　Scotland　might　not
be　attended　with　great　inconveniences；　as　lodging　too　much　power
in　the　hands　of　private　men；　and　giving　handle　for　monopolies；
stock…jobbing；　and　destructive　schemes？

217　Whether　the　national　bank；　projected　by　an　anonymous　writer
in　the　latter　end　of　Queen　Anne's　reign；　might　not　on　the　other
hand　be　attended　with　as　great　inconveniencies　by　lodging　too
much　power　in　the　Government？

218　Whether　the　bank　projected　by　Murray；　though　it　partake；　in
many　useful　particulars；　with　that　of　Amsterdam；　yet；　as　it
placeth　too　great　power　in　the　hands　of　a　private　society；　might
not　be　dangerous　to　the　public？

221　Whether　those　effects　could　have　happened　had　there　been　no
stock…jobbing？　And　whether　stock…jobbing　could　at　first　have　been
set　on　foot；　without　an　imaginary　foundation　of　some　improvement
to　the　stock　by　trade？　Whether；　therefore；　when　there　are　no　such
prospects；　or　cheats；　or　private　schemes　proposed；　the　same
effects　can　be　justly　feared？

222　Whether　by　a　national　bank；　be　not　properly　understood　a
bank；　not　only　established　by　public　authority　as　the　Bank　of
England；　but　a　bank　in　the　hands　of　the　public；　wherein　there　are
no　shares：　whereof　the　public　alone　is　proprietor；　and　reaps　all
the　benefit？

223　Whether；　having　considered　the　conveniencies　of　banking　and
paper…credit　in　some　countries；　and　the　inconveniencies　thereof
in　others；　we　may　not　contrive　to　adopt　the　former；　and　avoid　the
latter？

224　Whether　great　evils；　to　which　other　schemes　are　liable；　may
not　be　prevented；　by　excluding　the　managers　of　the　bank　from　a
share　in　the　legislature？

226　Whether　the　bank　proposed　to　be　established　in　Ireland；　under
the　notion　of　a　national　bank；　by　the　voluntary　subscription　of
three　hundred　thousand　pounds；　to　pay　off　the　national　debt；　the
interest　of　which　sum　to　be　paid　the　subscribers；　subject　to
certain　terms　of　redemption；　be　not　in　reality　a　private　bank；　as
those　of　England　and　Scotland；　which　are　national　only　in　name；
being　in　the　hands　of　particular　persons；　and　making　dividends　on
the　money　paid　in　by　subscribers？

228　Whether　it