[Que]stions concerning the Debt of Britain transmitted to Louisa

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2068 (2068)
The following Questions demand
a most serious Attention.

I. Supposing the national Debt of poor
Britannia 150 Millions Sterling, how
long would a single Man be in pay-
ing it off in Shillings, if he wrought
12 Hours a-daya day, &and counted 200 Shil-
lings every Minute?
Answer. 57 Years, 28 Days &and 4 Hours.

II. The Coinage-Standard is 62 Shill.Shilling
per pound Troy; at this Rate, what
is the Weight of that Sum?

III. If the same were to be carried from
London to York, how many Men
would it require, supposing ^each to carry
136 pounds Troy, or one hundred
Weight Avoirdupois nearly?
Answer. 355,787 Men, &and a Lad,
~~who~~^who must carry 64₤. 3/4.

IV. If these marched in a Line, keeping
two Yards asunder, how far would
such a Train extend?
Answer. 404 Miles, 534 Yards.

V. Were these Shillings piled up in
Heaps of 20 each, how many Tables
would they cover of four Feet long,
&and three Feet broad, supposing each
Heap to take up one Square Inch?
Answer. 8680 Tables, &and a smaller
One of two Feet, seven Inches square;
or, if spread in single Shillings,
they 2069 (2069) they would, in like Manner, cover
4304 Acres, &and near an Half more.

N.B. No Man, but ONE, can ever
pay this cursed Load of Debt;
&and that ONE could, with Con-
fidence, Honour &and Conscience,
take a SpungeSponge to it; or rather,
as an honest Scots Trojan
used to say, a Dish-clout1 on
the Point of a ClymoreClaymore.
Soon &and quickly may that ONE
thus extinguish it. Amen.

Thus prayeth
An auld Sinner,
Donald Hatebreeks.
OctrOctober 7th,
1774.