XXIII. puntilioes OR CAPRICHIO'S OF STATE Among the present GRANDE●S.  Sed magis ingenue Peribonius, hunc ego fatis Imputo— 
By Count GUNDOMAR.  
Printed at Madrid in the Year, 1659.   

XXIII. punctilios OR CAPRICHIO'S OF STATE.  

I.  
WHether the Court of Honour was not timely and prudentially suppressed in the beginning of this brovillery, since the Authors of our confusion had none themselves nor intended to leave any in; or to the Nation.   

II.  
Whether we or the Kingdom of Portugal, shall have the Honour of Precedency in returning to our ancient and Pristine allegiance; if not, whether the same arms that are like to reduce the latter, may not reduce us.   

III.  
Whether the English Plenipotentiaries in the Sound, to accord the two Northern Kings, were not more useful at home to compose the difference betwixt the Parliament and Army, having been so well exercised and experienced in uneffectual and unfeasible Treaties.   

IV.  
Whether Mounsieur Downham may not be any one's Broker or Factor in Holland, since his Principals here are bankroupt; whether he have not leisure enough to inquire after the Crown Jewels, as his Master Oliver instructed him.   

V.  
Whether the Welsh, or No Bodies ambassador, were Sir William, or my Lord Lockhart, or my Lord Cardinal's Fool at the late interview of the favourites, whether he did bezoes los manos or la cueva of Don Lewis de Haro; and whether his Credentials were not writ in Scotch.   

VI.  
Whether to be master of the Sword and Militia, be not more advantageous then to be master of the wards and Liveries, and yet if he be not Lambert's Pupil: and whether Charles Fleetwood, be any kin to miles Fleetwood.   

VII.  
Whether it were not a main error in Oliver in satisfying himself with the bare diminution and eclipse of my Lord Lambert; whether like Ixion he may not be begot of a cloud; whether like him he may not turn the wheel and change this abyss of confusion into an Elysium.   

VIII.  
Whether John Desborow's high shoes, or his lordship's colloshas are best to wade through thick and thin; whether he knows any difference betwixt a Barn and the Parliament House, since there's threshing and winnowing in both; whether Lambert plow not with him.   

Ix..  
Whether Lieutenant Col. Duckenfield ought not to be Master of the Ceremonies, since he could parlour so courtlike with the Speaker, and brought him so A la mode to his Audience at Wallingford House.   

X.  
Whether my Lord Whitlocks extraordinary Embassy to Sweden, his Intrigues there, his puny Treasurer-ship, his Juniority to Lisle for the custody of the Seal, his new League with the Army will be any Riddle to knotty SQUIRE Dun.   

XI.  
Whether Alderman Tichburn's impertinent Headpiece, make him not as troublesome a Senator to the soldiery as he is a precedent to the new Artillery men.   

XII.  
Whether Crispin was not a type of my Lord H●wson; whether he has not married a Quean: if he ought not at last to be President of the new thing that hath so much cobbling work to do.   

XIII.  
Whether Mr. Brandriffe be better at the Drawing or Council board; whether he or his goose will best forward the Settlement; whether he be not fitter to be Porter at Whitehall gate being measured out for such a Fellow.   

XIV.  
Whether Ireton in a ruff would not look like Queen Bess, and wonderfully grace the new Senate and strike ●n awful reverence and dread into the boys and girls of the Town.   

XV.  
Whether the Army found it not easier to cajole Lieutenant General Ludlow into their junto, than they will find it to coke's Overton out of Hull, it being Rebellions and the Parliaments Metropolis:   

XVI.  
Whether Sir Orlando Hes●lrigge might not be one of this pack, if he would allow this 23 to be half so villainous as his 5.   

XVII.  
Whether the Armies light touch of the Murder of the KING in their late Plea, be not a point mainly and chiefly to be insisted on.   

XVIII.  
Whether the solemn League and Covenant, the Parliaments engagement against KING, &c. Oliver's instrument, the new subscription of the army were licenced by Matchiavil, and which of them is most especially and eminently obligatory in point of conscience.   

XIX.  
Whether the Army thought not to Monkifie General Monk by prescribing him such a toy as their address for his imitation; whether they be not mistaken, and the devil a Monk is he; and if he must be one, whether he had not better by his loyalty enter himself in the order of Benedict.   

XX  
Whether Lawrence and Sydenham were not taken in for Tutors to the new F●…y, that the affairs of this new nothing might be managed orderly and to little purpose.   

XXI.  
Whether Sir Henry Vanes wisdom should not have been the first Pageant in my Lord majors show, whether Mischief, money, or vainglory is most pleasing to him, whether he suits with Balzae's Character, that there are a sort of men born to trouble and disquiet the world, whether his Devilship be not convinced of his detestable contrivements; and if the Committee of safety may not aptly be surnamed Vane, and if London Bridge lack not a Vane.   

XXII.  
Whether the rest of the pack, can be marshaled by any heraldry but Ralph Briscoes' books; whether their politic Education has not been an insuportable charge to the Commonwealth whilst it eased particular parishes; whether they can give any other account of themselves then Tom Pride; if they can, that they inform the Printer who will give them their due honour.   

XXIII.  
Whether this Punctilio-maker would scruple I think it below him to be Halter-maker of the Senate if he could not show them a better Turn of State than any yet; if such a course would not be the only way to safety: and finally if the 23 Commissioners, shall not have in due time 24 Godfathers.   
FINIS.