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and　study　of　these　kingdoms　is　not　useless；　for　want　of　a　proper
delivery　and　punctuation　being　taught　in　our　schools　and
colleges？

204　Whether　in　any　order　a　good　building　can　be　made　of　bad
materials？　Or　whether　any　form　of　government　can　make　a　happy
State　out　of　bad　individuals？

205　What　was　it　that　Solomon　compared　to　a　jewel　of　gold　in　a
swine's　snout？

206　Whether　the　public　is　more　concerned　in　anything　than　in　the
procreation　of　able　citizens？

207　Whether　to　the　multiplying　of　human　kind；　it　would　not　much
conduce　if　marriages　were　made　with　good…liking？

208　Whether；　if　women　had　no　portions；　we　should　then　see　so　many
unhappy　and　unfruitful　marriages？

209　Whether　the　laws　be　not；　according　to　Aristotle；　a　mind
without　appetite　or　passion？　And　consequently　without　respect　of
persons？

210　Suppose　a　rich　man's　son　marries　a　poor　man's　daughter；
suppose　also　that　a　poor　man's　daughter　is　deluded　and　debauched
by　the　son　of　a　rich　man；　which　is　most　to　be　pitied？

211　Whether　the　punishment　sh　ould　be　placed　on　the　seduced　or
the　seducer？

212　Whether　a　promise　made　before　God　and　man　in　the　most　solemn
manner　ought　to　be　violated？

213　Whether　it　was　Plato's　opinion　that；　'for　the　good　of　the
community；　rich　should　marry　with　rich？'　…　De　Leg。　lib。　iv。

214　Whether；　as　seed　equally　scattered　produceth　a　goodly
harvest；　even　so　an　equal　distribution　of　wealth　doth　not　cause　a
nation　to　flourish？

215　Whence　is　it　that　Barbs　and　Arabs　are　so　good　horses？　And
whether　in　those　countries　they　are　not　exactly　nice　in　admitting
none　but　males　of　a　good　kind　to　their　mares？

216　What　effects　would　the　same　care　produce　in　families？

217　Whether　the　real　foundation　for　wealth　must　not　be　laid　in
the　numbers；　the　frugality；　and　the　industry　of　the　people？　And
whether　all　attempts　to　enrich　a　nation　by　other　means；　as
raising　the　coin；　stock…jobbing；　and　such　arts　are　not　vain？

218　Whether　a　door　ought　not　to　be　shut　against　all　other　methods
of　growing　rich；　save　only　by　industry　and。　merit？　And　whether
wealth　got　otherwise　would　not　be　ruinous　to　the　public？

219　Whether　the　abuse　of　banks　and　paper…money　is　a　just
objection　against　the　use　thereof？　And　whether　such　abuse　might
not　easily　be　prevented？

220　Whether　national　banks　are　not　found　useful　in　Venice；
Holland；　and　Hamburg？　And　whether　it　is　not　possible　to　contrive
one　that　may　be　useful　also　in　Ireland？

221　Whether　the　banks　of　Venice　and　Amsterdam　are　not　in　the
hands　of　the　public？

222　Whether　it　may　not　be　worth　while　to　inform　ourselves　in　the
nature　of　those　banks？　And　what　reason　can　be　assigned　why
Ireland　should　not　reap　the　benefit　of　such　public　banks　as　well
as　other　countries？

223　Whether　a　bank　of　national　credit；　supported　by　public　funds
and　secured　by　Parliament；　be　a　chimera　or　impossible　thing？　And
if　not；　what　would　follow　from　the　supposal　of　such　a　bank？

224　Whether　the　currency　of　a　credit　so　well　secured　would　not　be
of　great　advantage　to　our　trade　and　manufactures？

225　Whether　the　notes　of　such　public　bank　would　not　have　a　more
general　circulation　than　those　of　private　banks；　as　being　less
subject　to　frauds　and　hazards？

226　Whether　it　be　not　agreed　that　paper　hath　in　many　respects　the
advantage　above　coin；　as　being　of　more　dispatch　in　payments；　more
easily　transferred；　preserved；　and　recovered　when　lost？

227　Whether；　besides　these　advantages；　there　be　not　an　evident
necessity　for　circulating　credit　by　paper；　from　the　defect　of
coin　in　this　kingdom？

228　Whether　it　be　rightly　remarked　by　some　that；　as　banking
brings　no　treasure　into　the　kingdom　like　trade；　private　wealth
must　sink　as　the　bank　riseth？　And　whether　whatever　causeth
industry　to　flourish　and　circulate　may　not　be　said　to　increase
our　treasure？

229　Whether　the　ruinous　effects　of　Mississippi；　South　Sea；1　and
such　schemes　were　not　owing　to　an　abuse　of　paper　money　or　credit；
in　making　it　a　means　for　idleness　and　gaming；　instead　of　a　motive
and　help　to　industry？

230　Whether　the　rise　of　the　bank　of　Amsterdam　was　not　purely
casual；　for　the　security　and　dispatch　of　payments？　And　whether
the　good　effects　thereof；　in　supplying　the　place　of　coin；　and
promoting　a　ready　circulation　of　industry　and　commerce　may　not　be
a　lesson　to　us；　to　do　that　by　design　which　others　fell　upon　by
chance？

231　Whether　plenty　of　small　cash　be　not　absolutely　necessary　for
keeping　up　a　circulation　among　the　people；　that　is；　whether
copper　be　not　more　necessary　than　gold？

232　Whether　that　which　increaseth　the　stock　of　a　nation　be　not　a
means　of　increasing　its　trade？　And　whether　that　which　increaseth
the　current　credit　of　a　nation　may　not　be　said　to　increase　its
stock？

233　Whether　the　credit　of　the　pubic　funds　be　not　a　mine　of　gold
to　England？　And　whether　any　step　that　should　lessen　this　credit
ought　not　to　be　dreaded？

234　Whether　such　credit　be　not　the　principal　advantage　that
England　hath　over　France？　I　may　add；　over　every　other　country　in
Europe？

235　Whether　by　this　the　public　is　not　become　possessed　of　the
wealth　of　foreigners　as　well　as　natives？　And　whether　England　be
not　in　some　sort　the　treasury　of　Christendom？

236　Whether；　as　our　current　domestic　credit　grew；　industry　would
not　grow　likewise；　and　if　industry；　our　manufactures；　and　if
these；　our　foreign　credit？

237　Whether　foreign　demands　may　not　be　answered　by　our　exports
without　drawing　cash　out　of　the　kingdom？

238　Whether　as　industry　increased；　our　manufactures　would　not
flourish；　and　as　these　flourished；　whether　better　returns　would
not　be　made　from　estates　to　their　landlords；　both　within　and
without　the　kingdom？

239　Whether　the　sure　way　to　supply　people　with　tools　and
materials；　and　to　set　them　at　work；　be　not　a　free　circulation　of
money；　whether　silver　or　paper？

240　Whether　in　New　England　all　trade　and　business　is　not　as　much
at　a　stand；　upon　a　scarcity　of　paper…money；　as　with　us　from　the
want　of　specie？

241　Whether　it　be　certain　that　the　quantity　of　silver　in　the　bank
of　Amsterdam　be　greater　now　than　at　first；　but　whether　it　be　not
certain　that　there　is　a　greater　circulation　of　industry　and
extent　of　trade；　more　people；　ships；　houses；　and　commodities　of
all　sorts；　more　power　by　sea　and　land？

242　Whether　money；　lying　dead　in　the　bank　of　Amsterdam；　would　not
be　as　useless　as　in　the　mine？

243　Whether　our　visible　security　in　land　could　be　doubted？　And
whether　there　be　anything　like　this　in　the　bank　of　Amsterdam？

244　Whether　it　be　just　to　apprehend　danger　from　trusting　a
national　bank　with　power　to　extend　its　credit；　to　circulate　notes
which　it　shall　be　felony　to　counterfeit；　to　receive　goods　on
loans；　to　purchase　lands；　to　sell　also　or　alienate　them；　and　to
deal　in　bills　of　exchange；　when　these　powers　are　no　other　than
have　been　trusted　for　many　years　with　the　bank　of　England；
although　in　truth　but　a　private　bank？

245　Whether　the　objection　from　monopolies　and　an　overgrowth　of
power；　which　are　made　against　private　banks；　can　possibly　hold
against　a　national　one？

246　Whether　the　evil　effects　which　of　late　years　have　attended
paper…money　and　credit　in　Europe　did　not　spring　from
subscriptions；　shares；　dividends；　and　stock…jobbing？

247　Whether　the　great　evils　attending　paper…money　in　the　British
Plantations　of　America　have　not　sprung　from　the　overrating　their
lands；　and　issuing　paper　without　discretion；　and　from　the
legislators　breaking　their　own　rules　in　favour　of　themselves；
thus　sacrificing　the　public　to　their　private　benefit？　And　whether
a　little　sense　and　honesty　might　not　easily　prevent　all　such
inconveniences？

248　Whether　the　subject　of　free…thinking　in　religion　be　not
exhausted？　And　whether　it　be　not　high　time　for　our　freethinkers
to　turn　their　thoughts　to　the　improvement　of　their　country？

249　Whether　it　must　not　be　ruinous　for　a　nation　to　sit　down　to
game；　be　it　with　silver　or　with　paper？

250　Whether；　therefore；　the　circulating　paper；　in　the　late
ruinous　schemes　of　France　and　England；　was　the　true　evil；　and　not
rather　the　circulating　thereof　without　industry？　And　whether　the
bank　of　Amsterdam；　where　industry　had　been　for　so　many　years
subsisted　and　circulated　by　transfers　on　paper；　doth　not　clearly
decide　this　point？

251　Whether　there　are　not　to　be　seen　in　America　fair；　towns；
wherein　the　people　are　well　lodged；　fed；　and　clothed；　without　a
beggar　in　their　streets；　although　there　be　not　one　grain　of　gold
or　silver　current　among　them？

252　Whether　these　people　do　not　exercise　all　arts　and　trades；
build　ships　and　navigate　them　to　all　parts　of　the　world；　purchase
lands；　till　and　reap　the　fruits　of　them；　buy　and　sell；　educate
and　provide　for　their　children？　Whether　they　do　not　even　indulge
themselves　in　foreign　vanities？

253　Whether；　whatever　inconveniences　those　people　may　have
incurred　from　not　observing　either　rules　or　bounds　in　their　paper
money；　yet　it　be　not　certain　that　they　are　in　a　more　flourishing
condition；　have　larger　and　better　built　towns；　more　plenty；　more
industry；　more　arts　and　civility；　and　a　more　extensive　commerce；
than　when　they　had　gold　and　silver　current　among　them？

254　Whether　a　view　of　the　ruinous　ef