Lotteries - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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Lottery schemes in general Calculated to raise any sums of money, without enhancing the publick debt or taxes. Humbly addressed to the legislature, by John Woodcock.
Woodcock, John, active 18th centuryDate: 1767- E-books
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A Scheme for raising two millions upon annuities for lives : out of a fund of 120,000 l. per ann. appropriated to that use, with greater ease to the government and more advantage to the subject than any other scheme heretofore.
Date: [1714]- E-books
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All gainers, and the nation eas'd . Or, A Proposal of several Schemes, for raising the Sum of 1,500,000 l. or of 2,000,000 l. by way of another Lottery, if it shall be thought fit. Any of which Schemes (if compar'd with the late Lottery Acts) would save the Nation above 1,130,000 l. in raising the Sum of 1,500,000 l. And in raising of 2,000,000 l. more than 1,510,000 l. would be saved, and yet every Adventurer would be a Gainer.
Date: 1712?]- E-books
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Communication of property. Or, a voluntary contribution for publick and charitable uses to be distributed by lot. Cleared to be, as it is here propos'd, the best way of improving a part of every one's stock, ... With three discourses ... Most humbly offer'd to Her Majesty, an both Houses of Parliament
Date: 1708- E-books
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An exact table or list of all the numbers of the tickets or receipts drawn in the first classis of the two million adventure August 1.1711 . Before the managers and directors thereof: and the numerical order ... With the respective principal sums, præmiums and benefits arising against the same.
Date: 1711