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Fourty Four QVERIES To the Life of QUEEN DICK.
By one who will at any time work a Job of JOURNEY-WORK, To ſerve his Countrey.
Printed in the Year, 1659.
VVHether Richard Cromwell was Oliver's Sonne, or no?
Whether it is not convenient that the Parliament ſhould ſettle a very conſiderable Revenue upon Richard, becauſe he ſo willingly reſigned the Government, when as all the World knowes he was not able to keep it?
Whether White. Hall ought not to be called the Fleet, beRichard Cromwell is in there for Debt?
Whether R. C. doth not expect, he being a Courtier, raComplemented then Voted out of White-Hall?
Whether R. C. his Fall from the Banquetting-Houſe Stairs was not Ominous? and whether without Offence afterwards he might not be called a Lame Protector?
Whether R. C. ought to wonder at theſe Changes, (though his Peal was rung very ſadly) for he is a Hunts
Whether it would not tend more to the Purifying of Richard's Blood, to be in the Country at this time o'Quid Dixi? to the purifying of his blood; we all are ſenſible he wants blood.
Whether R. C. might not get favour amongſt the LaLong Inſtrument?
Whether it is not a ſufficient Demonſtration of R. C's. ſubmiſſiveneſs, when as his deſign is not to raiſe New, but to put off his Old horſes?
Whether R. C. might not have had better Councel, and at a Cheaper rate then 1000 l. a man? and whether it be a Crime to call them an Evill Councel?
Whether Noll's Mother had not a Colts tooth in her head when ſhe went to the Cock-pit?
Whether her Daughter Miſtris Claypoole who lived there before her, was not a Hen of the Game?
Whether ever Miſtris Claypooles Husband was capable of more then two things; the one, Fathering of other folks Children; the other, of executing a Raingers place in Whittlewood Forreſt?
How can we expect to have good ſtreams of Juſtice, when as the Fountain is a Malignant?
How can we expect a good Goſpel, when we have ſo bad Law?
Whether the ſins of this Nation have not cauſed God to ſend a Plague of Lawyers amongſt us?
Whether the ſignification of Lawyers is not, That whoſoever comes but to ask once Counſel of them, muſt be years in Law?
Whether the Act of Indemnity doth not extend to ColoHoward and his Lady?
Whether Prynne is not Couzen-German to all the Cropt horſes in England?
Whether a penny worth of Ink will not ſerve his Wor
Whether it would not be a great happineſs to our Engliſh Nation, if Prynne might but come once to ſhake hands with his Ears?
Whether all our Miniſters are not Independents, i. e. Depending from thence, namely, 1. the Favour of thoſe in Power. 2. From the largeneſs of their Tythes? and wheUſes of their Reaſons?
Whether Jones ought not to be Chief Alchymiſt of theſe Nations, ſince he can get an Eſtate out of Nothing?
If the Corruptions of ſome Officers be the Generation of others; all being corrupted, why ſhould we not have New ones in their Rooms? and whether often turning out of the Great Ones, will not prevent Corruptions?
Whether thoſe are not to be accounted Sawcy Servants, who dare contradict their Maſters?
Whether it is not a good time of the year to turn the Courtiers to graſſe, they having been ſo long at hard meat?
Whether the late Court was not clear from Excrements, being it was ſo well provided of ſhavers?
Whether Expectation hath not undone moſt of the Courtiers?
VVhether all of them would not, if they could handCommon-wealths-Men?
Whether Sir Gilbert Pickering will not find it a more difRichard Cromwell's hand, then he did to ſcrue the tool into the Effigies at Summerſet-Houſe?
VVhether the Privy Paſſage from his Lodgings to White-Hall, was not made at the ſame time as he was Created Lord of the Cloſe-ſtoole?
VVhether Mr. Strickland would not be a Compleat Gentleman, if he had but Cuffs given him to his Black Bands?
Whether he is not a Patient now inſtead of an Agent?
Whether Mr. Thurlow is not the Proudeſt Man in the Nation, becauſe he could not be ſatisfied till he had the Protector for his Coachman?
Whether it is not a matter too Profound for Mr. Laurence (though he be a Dipper) to Dive into the Abſtruſeneſſe of the Armies Actings?
Whether my Lord Fairfax did not ſwarve from his Principles, when he ſuffered his Daughter to take the Duke of Buckingham Priſoner?
Whether Barkſtead could have been Arreſted, had he been Inviſible John?
Whether Doctor Oſbaldſtone ought not to be reſtored unSufficiency?
VVhether it be any Abuſe to call Sir Richard Temple a Serving-man, ſince be ſo often handled a Trencher behind the Protector?
Whether he is not to learn how to wait upon his Miſtris, who alwayes danced after his Maſter?
VVhether he does not deſerve to be Degraded, and inRichard Temple, be called Sir Dick. Trencher, who did ſo Debaſe himſelf?
VVhether Peters was not alwayes Mad?
Whether his Daughter is not Mad for Marrying?
Whether we ſhall not be all Mad, if ever we make choyce of another Protector?