LOTTERIES IN ENGLAND.
The (first lottery In England was drawn in the year 1569, near the west door of St. Paulis Cathedral. It consisted of 40,000 lots, at 10s each, the prizes being distributed in plate; and the profits arising from it' were Intended to be used as the “sinews" whereby the English ha vens should be repaired. In 1612, James, to encourage, the Anglo-Virginians, granted them a lottery, which was drawn at the west end of the Park; again the prizes appear to have been plate. In the reign of Queen Anne lotteries having increased to an intoler- . degree they were suppressed as public nuisances, but were revived under .the reign of her successor, George 1., though without much Uenefit to the. public. They have since been prohibited, in England, and any person organising one is liable to imprisonment as a rogue and' a vagabond.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 February 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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146LOTTERIES IN ENGLAND. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 February 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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