217.  Qu.  Whether all sturdy beggars should not be seized and made slaves to the public for a certain term of years?

218.  Qu.  Whether he who is chained in a jail or dungeon hath not, for the time, lost his liberty?  And if so, whether temporary slavery be not already admitted among us?

219.  Qu.  Whether a state of servitude, wherein he should be well worked, fed, and clothed, would not be a preferment to such a fellow?

220.  Qu.  Whether criminals in the freest country may not forfeit their liberty, and repair the damage they have done the public by hard labour?

221.  Qu.  What the word ‘servant’ signifies in the New Testament?

222.  Qu.  Whether the view of criminals chained in pairs and kept at hard labour would not be very edifying to the multitude?

223.  Qu.  Whether the want of such an institution be not plainly seen in England, where the disbelief of a future state hardeneth rogues against the fear of death, and where, through the great growth of robbers and housebreakers, it becomes every day more necessary?

224.  Qu.  Whether it be not easier to prevent than to remedy, and whether we should not profit by the example of others?

225.  Qu.  Whether felons are not often spared, and therefore encouraged, by the compassion of those who should prosecute. them?

226.  Qu.  Whether many that would not take away the life of a thief may not nevertheless be willing to bring him to a more adequate punishment?

227.  Qu.  Whether there should not be a difference between the treatment of criminals and that of other slaves?

228.  Qu.  Whether the most indolent would be fond of idleness, if they regarded it as the sure road to hard labour?

229.  Qu.  Whether the industry of the lower part of our people doth not much depend on the expense of the upper?

230.  Qu.  What would be the consequence if our gentry affected to distinguish themselves by fine houses rather than fine clothes?

231.  Qu.  Whether any people in Europe are so meanly provided with houses and furniture, in proportion to their incomes, as the men of estates in Ireland?

232.  Qu.  Whether building would not peculiarly encourage all other arts in this kingdom?

233.  Qu.  Whether smiths, masons, bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, joiners, tilers, plumbers, and glaziers would not all find employment if the humour of building prevailed?

234.  Qu.  Whether the ornaments and furniture of a good house do not employ a number of all sorts of artificers, in iron, wood, marble, brass, pewter, copper, wool, flax, and divers other materials?

235.  Qu.  Whether in buildings and gardens a great number of day-labourers do not find employment?

236.  Qu.  Whether by these means much of that sustenance and wealth of this nation which now goes to foreigners would not be kept at home, and nourish and circulate among our own people?