shares were divided more than a hundred years ago is shown by the following advertisement, published in several papers of November 1766:—
DAME FORTUNE presents her Respects to the Public, and assures them that she has fixed her Residence for the Present at CORBETT’S State Lottery Office, opposite St. Dunstan’s Church, Fleet Street; and, to enable many Families to partake of her Favours, she has ordered not only the Tickets to be sold at the lowest Prices, but also that they be divided into Shares at the following low Rates,—viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Sixty-fourth | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Thirty-second | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Sixteenth | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| An Eighth | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| A Fourth | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A Half | 6 | 0 | 0 |
By which may be gained from upwards of one hundred and fifty to upwards of five thousand Guineas, at her said Office No. 30.
As another instance of the superstition prevalent during the lottery mania we will give the following anecdote, which though old will