A Copy of Queries, OR, A Comment upon the Life, and Actions of the Grand Tyrant and his Complices; OLIVER the First and last of that Name, not unfit, nor unworthy of thy perusal.  

COURTEOUS READER, I presume to present thee with some Queries come to my hands not long since, which were Intended to be presented to the Parliament (in 1657 then Sitting; but the time then being so malevolent and the chief subject of them, being then in his full power and Tyranny, that neither the Author nor Printer durst publish then, unless they minded wilfully to cast themselves upon his Mercy, which all men knows what that was. There have come forth several papers of Quaerees of late; but not any of them in this kind. If these which I now publish do not please thee (in a kind) sacrifice them to the Fire, and seek out some better Wit to mend them; and both the Author, and Printer, will give thee thanks.  
Vale.   

PRIMO, I.  
WHether this present Parliament which is to do nothing but what OPEN shall appoint, is to sit any longer than he pleaseth.  
2. Whether all Votes must not pass in the House according as OPEN will have them, whose will is to be the Law of this Parliament.  
3. Whether the Lord Protector his going with the Tide to the House, do betoken any good tidings, we shall hear from thence.  
4. Whether his returning at high water back again, do not portend, that his Prosperities are near their Ebb.  
5. Whither OPEN did not seem to Bugger the house, when he went into it the Back way.  
6. Whether such must not hear with OPEN his Ears, and see with OPEN his Eyes, who can fancy those Nations to be happy, or believe any word he says.  
7. Whether OPEN his short Speech to the Houses, were not on purpose, to insinuate that (if his Friends) it would become them likewise to use but few words; If his Foes, That he would yet be shorter with them.  
8. Whether what the Lord Fines, who supplied what OPEN left unsaid, spoke with his own, or the L. Protector's mouth.  
9 Whether what the L. Fines (spoke with OPEN his mouth) He may not one day be made to eat his own words.  
10. Whether the L. Fines his Speech which began in Genesis, If the Game go on (Par le Roy) will not end in the Book of the Kings.  
11. Whether the Houses Snarling at their first greeting one another, may not agree like Dogs at last.  
12. Whether not Praying together (but Severally) they may be said to be of the same Communion.  
13. Or, God (for certain) not being amongst them, nor ever likely to be (unless in Vengeance) howsoever they may pretend to seek him in mercy; in whose Name is this Parliament met.  
14. Whether OPEN doing all things with a Fiat, aught to have had Divine worship given him; but that beholding all his works when they were done, he could not say that any of them were Good.  
15. Whether the bold Black smith, that doth so Roundly Clinch the Lord OPEN and his Parliament, would not also give him and them a remove, if he durst.  
16. Whether those Parliament men's Wives, who lie languishing for want of their Husbands, may not sue the Lord Protector for Dilapidations, who hath foreeably taken their Members from them.  
17. Whether those Members of the House of Commons, who questioned the Peerage of the other House, may not also scruple at the Kingship.  
18. Whether the Tears which OPEN wept, when the Protectorship was forced upon him, were not like those of the Crocodile.  
19 Whether Weeping at his Coronation, he will not be judged to shed the very selfsame Tears.  
20. Whether OPEN his Hat seemed too light for his Head; whether may not the Crown be too heavy for it.  
21. And should the Crown prove too heavy for his Head, whether may not his head prove too light for his Shoulders.  
22. Whether this Parliament though it met in the Metropolis will not sit upon the skirts of the Nation.  
23. Whether (like that of most Weddings) the first joyful day of this present Parliament, will not be the forerunner of a great many years of Sorrows.  
24. Whether the House ought not to Petition for some other Name, then that of Parliament to be called by; since it is resolved by OPEN that no body in it must dare to speak Freely.  
25. Whether this present Parliament have not fair warning to sit close, who have seen one Precedent to them, so foully thrown out of the Saddle.  
26. Whether OPEN did not more than make good the old Saying, In throwing the House out at the Windows, when with one blast of his Mouth, he blew Two whole houses of Parliament out of Doores.  
27. Whether OPEN his Godfather, and Godmother did not foresee that he would love Mutton well, when they Christened him OLIVE-R.  
28. Whether the Cuckold's Crest ought not to be quartered henceforward with the Lion and Unicorn; since the Royal Arms are now to descend upon the Town-Bull of Ely.  
29. As the Offspring of such a monstrous Parent, what are we to expect, whiles that Line shall sway these Nations; but the Tyranny, Rapine, and Oppressions of a blood Disloyal.  
30. Whether are we not to Expect an Earthquake in England, when at the same time, and in One person, both a King, a Tyrant, and a Traitor, shall Infest the Throne.  
31. Whether his Prognostics be true, who says, we shall have two Kings in England before the 24. th' of june.  
32. Whether he that from a Copper hath Raised himself to a Crown, hath not Brewed fairly.  
33. Whether OPEN and Col. Pride, having been Brothers of the Sling, would not Handsomely hang together.  
34. Whether having been Brothers all along in Evil, and never likely to mend; any Good may or aught to be expected from them. If every one had his right, and the Devil his due—  
35. Whether would CR, or OPEN, be the Elder Brother.  
36. Whether it would not have been a considerable advantage to Col. Pride, and Col. Baxster, had OPEN Knighting them, called the one Sir Thomas Slingsby, and the other Sir John Thimbleby; for than they might have been Gentlemen as well as Knights.  
37. Whether Hell ought not to be removed out of Westminster into the City, during this present Sessions of Parliament, since so many Devils from all parts meeting in the House, It were to much to have two Hells in one place.  
38. Whether all these Parliament men who frequent Heaven in the old Palace, for the love of Plum-broath, and afterwards upon a full Stomach, and against their Consciences, vote down their Country's Liberty believe there is any other heaven but that.  
39 Whether Sir Thomas Pride's wife were Dubbiss a Lady at the very pronouncing of these words; Rise up Sir Thomas— or not till after he had lain with her.  
40. Whether a man might not cry Rub to him, who should say, that OPEN were an Honest man, Though he hath proved himself a very good Bowler.  
41. Whether all journeymen, and Apprentices of the Gentle Craft should not have Monday henceforward, made a perpetual Holiday, Now that Cobbler Hewson, is of the House of Lords.  
42. Whether Cobbler Hewsons' wife have not a considerable advantage of other men's, whose Husband hath one blind side.  
43. Whether OPEN from the Hogswash of his Grain-tub, highly feeding now, upon the Fat of three Kingdoms, have not picked up his Crumbs well.  
44. Whether of such an Egg as OPEN, was ever likely to hatch a better Bird.  
45. Whether Mardike, as the case now stands, be an English or French Garrison?  
46. Whether Rainolds, White, and the rest did not wilfully Drown themselves to escape Hanging.  
47. Whether (if the Peace go on) Jamaica, or Mardike, is like to prove the dearer Market.  
48. Whether it shall not be Treason against the new Queen (though at middle Noon day) to say, Jo●ne is as good as my Lady.  
49. Whether the Ballad (of jones Placket is tore out) be not to be burnt by the public Hangman, when OPEN shall be proclaimed King.  
50. Whether Contributions, Sequestrations, Excise, Imposts, etc. ought not in some measure to be hereafter qualified now that so many jointures are lately fallen to his Highness by the Death of his Mother.  
51. Whether when the Fire raged so, in the Lord Faconbridge his Britch, for the Love of the Lady Mary, the Devil did not blow the Bellasses.  
52. Whether Her Grace of Richmond, ought not to be out of Countenance, as often as she eats Pig; for saying, That Mary Cromwell was the Foulest sow in England.  
53. Whether the Lady Frances in the choice of her Husband did not make a Pocky Rich Bargain.  
54. Whether the Lord Rich, having so Sound Peppered his wife's Pork, may not keep it as a Standing Dish for his own Table.  
55. Whether he that should give his Pains to the Lady aforesaid, would not be well paid for them.  
56. Whether the said Lady did not intent to lie at Large and stretch her Legs for't, who laid 200.  of Linen upon her Nuptial Bed, in one pair of Holland Sheets.  
57 Whether, the said Lady will not prove a Chargeable piece, as to the rest of her Appurtenances, who laid out 5 ●/● 100 in only twelve Smocks.  
58. Whether the Lady Claypold, managing the Master of the Horse, aught to have admitted the Lord H. W. into his Saddle.  
59 Whether it may be thought a disparagement to the Lord Claypolds Horsemanship, That his Lady should still have jadish Tricks.  
60. Whether, Cromwell had he lived in Henry the Eights days, would not have given him A Hem, for His Hate, and perhaps his Dog to Hold.  
61. Whether this Cromwell and Henry aforesaid, when they have compared their Notes in the other world, will not be good Company in Hell together.  
62. Whether we shall not now, have Haltion days, when OPEN is turning King Fisher.  
63. Whether it may not be hoped, that the Lord OPEN will at last turn Cavileere, who grows more and more Kingly Affected.  
64. Whether Kingship ought not to be beneath the Lord OPEN his Aims, the proportion of whose Nose is more Imperial.  
65. Whether the old Saying, That the Welcsh and the Irish are Brethren, will not then more than ever be made good, when the Lord Richard Cromwell shall be Prince of Wales, and Ireland, under the Stepter of his Brother.  
66. Whether the Nations are to expect any Good from OPEN, who was never Good to any body but himself.  
67. Whether the House of Lords, be not therefore called the Other House, and not the Upper House; because there is not one right Gentleman of it.  
68 Whether most of the Members of the former Parliament, having been Cuckold (according to Harry Martin's sense) The Lord OPEN hath not called now— just such an other House.  
69. Whether if all those must be Lords, who are called to Sat in the other House, we may not without offence to OPEN, say, The Devil shit Lords.  
70. Whether, we may not now justly hope the world will mend, when so many Cobblers and Tailors are of the two Hoves of Parliament.  
71. Whether, by way of Subsidy, or Loane moneys, are not to be forthwith Raised to discharge the bills of Fare at Whitehall, since OPEN having lately Increased his Family, by the Accession of the other House.  
72. Whether OPEN seizing all men's Estates, may not give Flourishing Liveries to his Varlets.  
73. Whether, when Charles Stewart comes home again, Sir Robert Tichbeurne will not be a true Lord Non-such.  
74. Whether Sir john Bacster the Thimble-maker, who can hardly write his own Name, be of any fitting Capacity, to be made Earl of Cambridge.  
75. Whether, when the Lion Advanceth Sir Thomas Pride who is playing the Calf (in aspiring to the Title of Essex) may not be called in Question, for killing the King's Bears.  
76. Whether, when his Horses ran away with him in Hide Park, to have been out of the Coach-box, did not wish himself in Alderman Atkins Breeches.  
77. Whether, Phaeton's Fate together with that Great Deliverance, ought not to have been a fair admonishment to OPEN to desist from his Rash undertake.  
78. Whether, the Roman Catholic and old Protestant, being both cried down, we shall have any, All, or no Religion here in England.  
79. Had his Name been Simon, and not Hugh; whether might not OPEN have been Highly suspected for Popery, who is wholly of Peter Religion.  
80. Whether to be in Heaven itself (admitting he believed there were a GOD) Hugh Peter would change Masters with his Brother Simon, or rather indeed—  
81. Whether Hugh Peter Master would not Crucify, Simons again, should he come as man within the verge of his Power, who not only persecutes his Church, but is himself, a Tiberius Nero,— and wants not Bradshawes, worse than Pontius Pilate.  
82. Whether OPEN, Securing and Imprisoning so many Honest men, and good Christians, do not intent, to let Hell lose and Reign Devil himself.  
83. Whether these pitiful overriden Nations will ever dare to say, A Turd in OPEN his Teeth, till he has made them Shit as small as a Mouse.  
84. Whether it shall bear an Action, to say. That any one, or all the Members of the Houses are Knaves, since OPEN, hath called them so before Us,— or rather—  
85. Whether OPEN calling them by Writ to Discern and betray their Country, have not given it, under his Hand they are no less.  
86. Whether this present Parliament, though thorough Paced ought not to take heed of Stumbling, since it hath so Choleric a Rider.  
87. Whether those that light OPEN to Bed, do not hold a Candle to the Devil.  
88 Whether he that Portrayed the Earl of Essex at Shit, with this Motto over his Head; You Fight, you shit, had not a right Opinion of his Valour.  
89. Whether those Castles which OPEN began to build in the Air, when he Designed first to take St. Domingo, will be finished by this present Parliament.  
90. Whether, if OPEN (as he hath long since boasted he would▪ should pull down the Pope, He would not set up Hue Peter in his Place.  
91. Whether OPEN his Lease being almost out at Whitehall, it is not time for him, to set a Bill upon his Door. And whether those, who have lately entered upon the Parliament houses are to be only Tenants at will, or have taken it for any certain Term.  
92. Whether all, or such only of this present Parliament, as are not Lawfully begotten into the houses, by the Voices of their respective Counties do not sit there, as OPEN his Bastards.  
93. Whether by way of Admonition to this present Parliament, not to prate themselves into a second Proemonire, should not cause that old Adage to be fairly written over the Door of the houses.  Stultos ac Turdos sibe malum cheer: 
Or, Emblematically thus, to Animadvertize them. That the Nose of this present Parliament, confronting the mouth,— Whether it is not an Ominous Representative of the Ugly face the House must needs have, whilst OPEN shall quite out-Nose the Speaker.  
94. Whether the Nose of this present Parliament being too big for the Mouth, all the Members are not in a snotty condition, since the old Saying is, that Seldom comes a Better, when OPEN is gone, whether will not the Devil come in his Room.  
95 Whether, the Heir of OPEN, his Successor, if the General peace go on, may not turn Ward to Charles Steward in his Father's life time.  
96. Whether, he that writ upon the Door of an house of Office; Here are Farts to be let, would have let them for nothing, or would he have sold them.  
97 Whether an Irish man would not sooner have shit in his Trowses, then come near to the Door of that house on which was written—  Here are Farts to be let. 
98. Whether a Welsh hand Granado, that is to say a Cockledemoy in fitrup, or an English Bumcrack, will more startle an Irish man.  
99 Whether, the Julian and Gregorian Accounts are not to submit to the Olivarian, whose Arithmetic taketh 17. or 18. month's Contribution from us out 12. in the Year.  
100 Whether, the Premises considered, we do not Live in precious times.  
101. Whether, upon the Account aforesaid, doth he give us Large measure, or make us pay for more than we have.  
102. Whether, since the Mountains brought forth, was there any thing hatched so Ridiculous, as this other House.  
103. Whether, the first day of OPEN his Kingship, may not be the last of his Prosperity.  
104. Whether from OPEN who was always a Tempest in his Life, we are to expect any thing, but Inundations at his Death.  
105. Whether, when OPEN is Crowned King, we ought not to have Copper money again.  
106. Whether, when OPEN his Coin comes abroad, every body that hates him in his Place, will not be glad to have his Picture in their Pockets.  
107. Whether, OPEN forbidding Gaming, at the Ordinaries, did not fore see that they would play with his Nose which every chance of the Dice would set at Stake.  
108. Whether, the fairest Cedar of Great Britain, having been cut down at the Root, by OPEN, some Branches thereof, may not yet spring out, to choke the Glory of so Barbarous a Triumph, by putting a Spoke into the wheels of his Chariot.  
109. Whether, OPEN for these Nine years past and upwards, having blown the Coals of Rebellion and Sedition, not only at home (but in all Parts abroad) may not see some Sparkles, then, by the turning of the wind, set fire on his proper House; when the German Eagle shall build her Nest upon the English Oak; Whether will OPEN with all his Daws and Pies betake themselves.  
110. Though Van was forced to fall to the Rear, when Blake became Trump at Sea.  
Whether yet, the Hogin Mogins, may not shuffle the Cards again, and play a latter Game, at Logerheads with us, is the question.  
111. Whether, the Pope also through his Influence on the Peace, which will spoil all our Markets in Flaunders (though threatened long since, by OPEN) may not have the first Fling at his Plum-tree.  
112. When all that are truly Generous Englishmen, shall be awaked out of the lethargy they have lain in (under the slavery of a long continued Tyranny) by the Apparition of CHARLES STEWART their lawful King—  
Whether like Shadows before the advanced Sun, or light Chaff before the Winds impelling it; will not OPEN, and all his Followers Retrograde Seek out corners, where to avoid his Radiant eyes, and even for fear of his just Vengeance hang themselves.   
The End.   

Printed in Utopia, that shall be 1659. To be sold by the Haukers at St. Magnus, and Pie-corner.