150.  Qu.  What if our other gold were raised to a par with Portugal gold, and the value of silver in general raised with regard to that of gold?

151.  Qu.  Whether the pubic ends may or may not be better answered by such augmentation, than by a reduction of our coin?

152.  Qu.  Provided silver is multiplied, be it by raising or diminishing the value of our coin, whether the great end is not answered?

153.  Qu.  Whether raising the value of a particular species will not tend to multiply such species, and to lessen others in proportion thereunto?  And whether a much less quantity of cash in silver would not, in reality, enrich the nation more than a much greater in gold?

154.  Qu.  Whether, if a reduction be thought necessary, the obvious means to prevent all hardships and injustice be not a national bank?

155.  Qu.  Upon supposition that the cash of this kingdom was five hundred thousand pounds, and by lowering the various species each one-fifth of its value the whole sum was reduced to four hundred thousand pounds, whether the difficulty of getting money, and consequently of paying rents, would not be increased in the proportion of five to four?

156.  Qu.  Whether such difficulty would not be a great and unmerited distress on all the tenants in the nation?  But if at the same time with the aforesaid reduction there were uttered one hundred thousand pounds additional to the former current stock, whether such difficulty or inconvenience would then be felt?

157.  Qu.  Whether, ceteris paribus, it be not true that the prices of things increase as the quantity of money increaseth, and are diminished as that is diminished?  And whether, by the quantity of money is not to be understood the amount of the denominations, all contracts being nominal for pounds, shillings, and pence, and not for weights of gold or silver?

158.  Qu.  Whether in any foreign market, twopence advance in a kilderkin of corn could greatly affect our trade?

159.  Qu.  Whether in regard of the far greater changes and fluctuations of prices from the difference of seasons and other accidents, that small rise should seem considerable?

160.  Qu.  Whether our exports do not consist of such necessaries as other countries cannot well be without?

161.  Qu.  Whether upon the circulation of a national bank more land would not be tilled, more hands employed, and consequently more commodities exported?

162.  Qu.  Whether, setting aside the assistance of a national bank, it will be easy to reduce or lower our coin without some hardship (at least for the present) on a great number of particular persons?

163.  Qu.  Whether, nevertheless, the scheme of a national bank doth not entirely stand clear of this question; and whether such bank may not completely subsist and answer its ends, although there should be no alteration at all made in the value of our coin?