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 A. D. 175 7. Anno tricefimo G e o r g 1 1 II. C. 5. 7 which are to be fo rolled up or made faft as aforefaid, to be cut off indenturewife through the faid oblique Lines, Flouriflies or Devices, into a Box to be prepared for that Purpofe, and to be marked with the Letter (A) which is prefently to be put up into another ftrong Box, to be locked up with feven different Box to be locked Locks and Keys, to be kept by as many of the faid Managers or Diredors, and feal'ed with their Seals, "P ^^^ ^^■^^'^'^' or the Seals of fome of them, until the faid Tickets are to be drawn, as is herein after mentioned; and that the Tickets in the firft or innermoll Columns in the faid Books, correfponding to the faid fixty- fix thoufand fix hundred and fixty-feven Tickets, fo cut off indenturewife as aforefaid, (hall remain ftill in the Books, for difcovering any Miftake or Fraud, if any fuch fhould happen to be committed contrary to the true Meaning of this A<St. XIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Managers or Dire61:ors, or Books to be the major Part of them, which ihall be prefent at a Meeting as aforefaid, {hall alfo caufe to be prepared prepared with other Books, in which every Leaf fliall he divided or diliinguilhed into two Columns, and upon the in- 2 Columns, on ncrmoft of thofe two Columns there (hall be printed fixty-fix thoufand fix hun4red and fixty-feven l^^f ^^l^^'l^^^ Tickets, and upon the outermofl of the faid two Columns, there fhall be printed fixty-fix thoufand fix ^o ^e printed! * hundred and fixty-feven Tickets, all which (hall be of equal Length and Breadth as near as may be; which two Columns of the faid Books fball be joined with fome tlourifh or Device, through which the The Number outermoft Tickets may be cut off indentwife; and that feven hundred and fifty-fix Tickets, Part of the and Value of Tickets, fixty-fix thoufand fix hundred and fixty-feven '1 ickets to be contained in the outcrmoff of the faid two the fortunate Columns, fhall be and be called the Fortunate Tickets, to which extraordinary Benefits fhall belong, "^'^ p^j^^.^ as is herein after mentioned; and the faid Managers or Diredtors, or the major Part of them, or fuch of ''^ them as (hall be prefent at a Meeting as aforefaid, fhall caufe the faid fortunate Tickets to be written Fortunate upon, or otherwife exprefled, as well in Figures, as in Words at length, in Manner following; that is I'l'^^^ets : to fay, upon one of them ten thoufand Pounds principal Money; upon one of them five thoufand Pounds ' °^ io,oool. principal Money; upon one of tliem three thoulknd Pounds principal Money; upon one of them one ' °.- ^'°o°j^ thoufand Pounds principal Money; upon two of them fevcrally five hundred Pounds principal Money; i of /,oool'. upon ten of them feverally one hundred Pounds principal Money; upon one hundred of them feverally 2 of 500]. fifty Pounds principal Money; upon two hundred of them feverally twenty Pounds principal Money; 1° «f ioo'« upon four hundred and forty of them feverally ten Pounds principal Money; which principal Sums fo to ^00 of io /* be written, or otherwife expreffed upon the faid fortunate Tickets, together with three hundred Pounds ^^^ ^c ,qi| principal Money to be allowed to the Owner of the firft drawn Ticket, befides the Benefit that may hap- wiih 300I, to pen to belong thereunto, and three hundred Pounds three Shillings and fix Pence, to the Owner of the the firft drawn iaft drawn Ticket, with the Benefit that may happen to belong thereto, will amount in the Whole to the Ticket, and principal Sum of thirty-five thoufand Pounds three Shillings and fix Pence; which principal Sum is the t°[heiafti,aw fifteenth Part of the Moiety of the principal Sum of one million fifty thoufand and five Pounds and five Shillings; which Moiety is to be diitributed into Prizes and Benefits in the Manner herein mentioned, to the Adventurers in the faid Lottery; and the faid Managers or Dire£tors, or the major Part of them. Tickets of the Avho (hall be prefent at a Meeting as aforefaid, fnall caufe all the faid fixty-fix thoufand fix hundred and Outermoft Cc fixty-feven Tickets, contained in the outermoft Columns of the Iaft mentioned Books, to be in the Pre- '"!^"' '" ^^ fence of the faid Managers or Direftors, or the major Part of them which fiiiall be prefent at a Meeting ^^^°jj«^ "P,a'»<^ as aforefaid, and in the Prefcnce of fuch Contributors or Adventurers as will then be there, crr:;fully * rolled up and faftcncd with Thread or Silk, and carefully cut out indentwife through the faid Flourifh or and cutout in- Device, into another Box to be prepared for this Purpofe, and to be marked with the Letter (B), which dentwife into a Box fnall be prefently put into another ftrong Box, and locked up v/ith feven different Locks and Keys, Box marked with fo be kept by as many of the faid Managers or Diredors, and fealed up with their Seals, or the Seals of E!^^ ^^"'^ (") fome of them, until thofe Tickets fhall alfo be drawn, in the Manner and Form herein after mentioned; ^°l^l f^ded"^^"^ and that the Vv'hole Bufinefs of rolling up and cutting off, and putting into the faid Boxes the faid Tickets, and locking up and feaUng the faid Boxes, fliall be j^erformed by the faid Managers or Direc- tors, or fuch of them as aforefaid, within fix Days at the leaft before the Drawing of the faid Lottery ihall begin; and to the End every Perfon concerned may be well affured th.it the Counterpart of the Pi^bllck Notice fame Number with his or her 'I'icket is put into the Box marked with the Letter (A) from v-/hence the '?.^= given of fame may be drawn, and that otherMatters are done as hereby directed, fome publick Notification in ^j^'^"^.^"/ ^""'"^ Flint fhall be given of the prccife Time or Tines of cutting the (aid Tickets into the faid Boxes, to the Boxes.'^ End that fuch Adenturers as fliall be minded to fee the fame done, may be prefent at the doing thereof. XIV. And be it further enadted by the Authority atorefaid. That on or before the fifth Day of September The Lottery to one thoufand feven hundred and fifcy-feven, the faid Managers or Direilors fnall caufe the faid feveral bs^i" d'^wing Boxes, with all the Tickets therein, to be brought into the Guildhall oi th.Q City oi Londort, by nine of 5 ^^ptsmber. the Clock of the Forenoon of the fame Day, and placed on a Table there for that Purpofe, and ihall then and there feverally attend this Service, and caufe the two Boxes containing the faid Tickets, to be fe- Method to be verally taken out of the other two Boxes in which they fhall have been locked up, and theT'ickets or "'''^'■^^'1 '" Lots in the refpe£ive innermoft Boxes, being in the Preft-nce of the faid Managers or Directors, or fuch ^'^""2' *^ of them as fhall be then prefent, and of fuch A.dventiirers i-.s will be there for the Satisfaction of them- felves, well (hakcn and mingled in each Box diftincfly, and fome one indifferent and fit Perfon, to Be appointed and direiffed by the Managers or Direftors aforefaid, or the major Part of them, or fuch of them as fhal! he then prefent, fliall take out and draw one Ticket from the Box where the faid numbered Tic- kets fhall be as aforefaid put, and one other indifferent. and fit Perfon, to be appointed and directed in like Manner, fhall prefently, take out a Ticket or Lot from the Box where the faid feven hundred and fifty-fix Fortunate, and fixty-five thoufimd nine hundred anxl eleven Blank Tickets fhall be promifcuouiiy put as aforeiaidj and immediately both the Tickets fo drnwr. fliHll be opened, and the Nuiuber, as well of.