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for lottery to supply London with water -- Two other schemes -- Lottery in behalf of fishing vessels -- Irish Land Lottery -- One for redeeming English slaves -- One for poor maimed soldiers -- Gambling lottery, concession for -- "Royal Oak" Lottery -- Evils of lotteries -- "Royal Fishing Company" Lottery -- Patentees.
The next public lottery of which we hear was that of 1612, when "the King's maiestie in speciall favor for the present plantation of English Colonies in _Virginia_, granted a liberall Lottery, in which was contained five thousand pound in prizes certayne, besides rewardes of casualitie, and began to be drawne, in a new built house at the West end of _Paul's_ the 29th of June, 1612. But of which Lottery, for want of filling uppe the number of lots, there were then taken out and throwne away threescore thousande blanckes, without abating of any one prize; and by the twentith of July all was drawne and finished. This Lottery was so plainely carryed, and honestly performed, that it gave full satisfaction to all persons. _Thomas Sharpliffe_, a Taylor, of London, had the chiefe prize, _viz._ foure thousand Crownes in fayre plate, which was sent to his house in very stately manner: during the whole tyme of the drawing of this lottery there were alwaies present diuers worshipfull Knights and Esquiers, accompanied with sundry graue discreet Cittizens."