A quartern of queries.  

I.  
WHether Prester John, or Jack Presbyter be not gone back whence he came (into Scotland,) and as we have paid for his coming in, whether his going out will be Scot-free, without further cost or molestation?   

II.  
Whether that all such valiant-talking military Men, and martial Women, as will have no Peace, nor yet dare to fight (but by Deputies) to be placed in the Front of an Army, and abide the Onset, Shock, and Brunt of a Battle, whereby they might know the truth of the old Proverb? Dulce Bellum mexpertis.   

III.  
Whether (hereafter) spoiling and rifeling of Churches shall not be accounted as execrable Sacrileidge? and whether breaking open men's Houses, Plundering, taking men's Purses, and robbing on the highways; may not be allowed their old true Names, and ancient Titles again: and be truly called burglary, thievery, robbery, Stealing, &c.   

IV.  
Whether all such as be truly Honest, be not truly Wise?   

V.  
Whether Archye be of capacity and Wit enough to be taken hereafter for the only court-fool, the true Courtiers having more wit than they had, though they have bought it, and paid too dear for it?   

VI.  
Whether the famous Company of KNAVES be lessened or diminished in number and practise, being many Sub-Committee-Men, Excise-Men, with the two main pillars, (or caterpillars) Quarterman and Waterton, are annihillated, defunct, null, void, and of no effect, without either force, strength, or virtue?   

VII.  
Whether all the Money and Plate, voluntarily lent to maintain War, was wisely laid out? and whether it be not a high point of wisdom, (and the wisest part of the twain) to get it in again?   

VIII.  
Whether to be daily drunk, be as great a sin as is was wont to be, by reason it makes the Excise of beer, and Ale, to come in the quicker?   

Ix..  
Whether manly cutting of throats may be accounted murder, (as formerly,) and whether to be hanged for being Honest, be not a sign of ill luck, or (at the least) chance Medley?   

X.  
Whether any, or all sorts of lechery be punishable by the Law of Platonical community? and whether it be not tolerable for Recreation, by the Conjunctive aprobation of the Nicholaytans, and rules of anarchy?   

XI.  
Whether Bishops Lands be not well bought and sold, and whether the Buyer or the Seller have the better bargain?   

XII.  
Whether physicians and chirurgeons (for these seven years' space) have thrived or gained most, either by Pox, or Knocks?   

XIII.  
Whether Bullets may not be shot at the Body of a King, for the safety, of his Person, and preservation of His majesty's Life?   

XIV.  
Whether there be no Villains that would be glad to set their Country on Fire, to warm their Hands in the Flame?   

XV.  
Whether knocking out of a man's brains be not a rude or hard Medicine to cure the toothache?   

XVI.  
Whether many wrangling Knaves would not be still troubling of our Waters of Peace, that they might fish the more profit (unespide) in the mud of mischief?   

XVII.  
Whether it be conducible to the Honour of a King to be libelled against in Pamphlets, railed at in Pulpits, reviled by black-mouthed hellhounds, uncontrolled?   

XVIII.  
Whether Gracious, Religious, merciful, and Just, do not deserve a more mannerly name then tyrannous?   

XIX.  
Whether Banishment, or imprisonment, be the true Liberty of the Subject, and whether a rich man's estate cannot raise him to the promotion of the Title of a Malignant, and new-found style of Delinquent?   

XX.  
Whether some overseen Citizens, or Haberdashers of small Wit, have not spun a fine thread, and brought their hogs to a fair Market?   

XXI.  
Whether an oppressing cheating Knave hath a soul, and whether his Conscience be not a perpetual Earthly devil to torment him, till the Hangman take order for him?   

XXII.  
Whether loyalty be not the best lining of an honest man's doublet?   

XXIII.  
Whether beggars are not in most Security?   

XXIV.  
Whether the Flux of Licevious mouths and venomous Tongues, may not be wiped with a Hempen wisp, and cured by the virtue of Gregory's voider.   

XXV.  
Whether all these former queries, are pleasing to Some- Body, or nobody?    

Printed at London 1647.