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XIII. page 6
The first English lottery mentioned in history was drawn in the
year 1569. It consisted of 400,000 lots, at 10_s_. each lot.
The prizes were plate; and the profits were to go towards
repairing the havens or ports of this kingdom. It was drawn at
the west door of St Paul's Cathedral. The drawing began on the
10th of January, 1569, and continued incessantly, _DAY AND
NIGHT_, till the 6th of May following.[146] Another lottery was
held at the same place in 1612, King James having permitted it in
favour of `the plantation of English colonies in Virginia.' One
Thomas Sharplys, a tailor of London, won the chief prize, which
was `4000 crowns in fair plate.'
[146] The printed scheme of this lottery is still in the
possession of the Antiquarian Society of London.
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