of thirty-two thousand Chances for obtaining a Prize (out of the forty-eight thousand Tickets) are given in one Policy*.
POLICIES OF FIVE GUINEAS with three Numbers, with the first Number will gain
| 20000 | if a Prize of | £20000 |
|---|---|---|
| 10000 | „ | £10000 |
| 5000 | „ | £5000 |
with the second Number will gain
| 6000 | guineas if | 20000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3000 | „ | 10000 |
| 1500 | „ | 5000 |
with the third Number will gain
| 3000 | guineas if | 20000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | „ | 10000 |
| 1200 | „ | 5000 |
Then follow the address and other tempting inducements. In 1781 an Act was passed to prevent the insurance of tickets by any method. The office-keepers continued to insure notwithstanding, and many prosecutions resulted; but as the profits were greater than the fines, business continued to run briskly. One man was in 1784 fined fifteen hundred pounds, and he brought an action in 1785 to recover the money from the sheriff who had levied the amount on his goods. The case was tried in the Court of King’s Bench, and ended in