No. I. 33 H. VIII. c. 9. Within what Time any Suit shall be prosecuted upon this Statute, and who shall have the Forfeitures. Proclamation of this Statute. Leases of unlawful Games be used. The Servant by In what Cases Servants may play at Dice, Cards, Tables, Bowls or Tennis. Suits depending at this time XVIII. And where any such forfeitures shall happen to be found within the precinct of any franchise leet or lawday, then the lord of the said franchise leet or lawday to have the one moiety thereof and the other moiety thereof to any of the King's subjects that will sue for the same in any of the King's courts by action information bill or otherwise, in which action or suit the defendant shall not be admitted to wage his law, nor any protection nor essoign shall be allowed; (2) and where such forfeiture shall be found out of the precinct of any franchise leet or lawday that the moiety of all such forfeitures shall be to the King our Sovereign Lord and the other moiety thereof to any the King's subjects that will sue for the same by bill plaint action information or otherwise in any of the King's courts, in which suit or action the defendant shall not be admitted to wage his law, nor any protection or essoign shall be allowed. XIX. And to the intent that every person may have knowledge of this Act and avoid the danger and penalties of the same, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all mayors bailiffs sheriff's and all other head officers shall four times in the year, that is to say every quarter once, make open proclamation of this present Act in every market to be holden within their several jurisdictions and authorities. XX. And also that the justices of gaol delivery assizes and justices of peace do cause the same to be proclaimed in their several circuits and sessions before them holden, and that this statute shall begin to take its effect concerning the penalties of the same from the said Feast of St. John Baptist now next coming and to continue and endure for ever. XXI. Provided alway and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons have taken by lease, whether it be by word writing or otherwise, any house alley or place wherein any such unlawful game now is and at the time of such lease made was used, that then every such lessee shall at the liberty of him or them to whom such lease is made their executors administrators or assigns from the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist be utterly void, except it be for breach of covenants or agreements or payment of rent due or to be due at the said Feast or any time before, so that then at the same Feast or within one month next after the same the said lessee give knowledge to such lessor or lessors their heirs and assigns that he will no longer occupy the same, and that then it shall be lawful to the inheritor lessor or owner thereof or to his heirs or assigns in the same house alley or place to re-enter. XXII. Provided also and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for every master to licence his or their servants to play at cards dice or tables with their said master or with any other gentleman repairing to their said master openly in his or their house or in his or their presence according to his or their discretion; (2) and that it shall be lawful to every such servant for every time so being commanded or licensed by his said master as is aforesaid to play at cards dice or tables with his said master or other gentleman so to him repairing; any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding. XXIII. Provided also and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful to every nobleman and other having manors lands tenements or other yearly profits for term of life in his own right or in his wife's right to the yearly value of an hundred pounds or above to command appoint or licence by his or their discretion his or their servants or family of his or their house or houses for to play within the precinct of his or their houses gardens or orchards at cards dice tables bowls or tennis as well amongst themselves as other repairing to the same house or houses; (2) and that they so playing by commandment appointment or licence as is aforesaid shall not incur any danger or penalty contained in this Act for the same; this Act or any thing therein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. XXIV. Provided alway and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all informations actions and suits now depending in any of the King's courts for or concerning any penalty or forfeiture contained in any of the said statutes by this Act repealed, and no judgment therein yet Enforced by 2 Geo. 2. c. 28. upon any Statute repealed. given, the same informations actions and suits shall be remain and stand [No. II. ] 16 Charles II. c. 7.-An Act against deceitful, No. III. ] 10 & 11 William III. c. 17.-An Act for suppressing of Lotteries. No. I. 33 H. VIII. c. 9. c. 17. WHEREAS several evil-disposed persons for divers years last past 10 & 11 W. III. have set up many mischievous and unlawful games called Lotteries, 'not only in the cities of London and Westminster and in the suburbs thereof and places adjoining, but in most of the eminent towns and · places in England and in the dominion of Wales, and have thereby most unjustly and fraudulently got to themselves great sums of money from the children and servants of several gentlenen traders and merchants and from other unwary persons to the utter ruin and impoverish'ment of many fatuilies and to the reproach of the English laws and government, by colour of several patents or grants under the great seal of England for the said lotteries or some of them; which said grants or < patents are against the common good trade welfare and peace of his Majesty's kingdoms: For remedy whereof be it enacted adjudged and Lotteries dedeclared, and it is hereby enacted adjudged and declared by the King's clared public most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Nuisances, and Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assem- all Grants bled, and by the authority of the same, That all such lotteries and all thereof void. other lotteries are common and public nuisances, and that all grants patents and licences for such lotteries or any other lotteries are void and against law. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from From 29 Dec. and after the nine-and-twentieth day of December which shall be in the 1699, no Person year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety-nine, no person to keep open or persons whatsoever shall publickly or privately exercise keep open such Lottery, shew or expose to be played at drawn at or thrown at or shall draw play &c. or throw at any such lottery or any other lottery, either by dice lots cards balls or any other numbers or figures or any other way whatsoever; and Penalty on Ofthat every person or persons that shall after the said nine-and-twentieth fender. day of December exercise expose open or shew to be played thrown or drawn at any such lottery play or device or other lottery shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of five hundred pounds, to be recovered by information bill plaint or action at law in any of his Majesty's courts at Westminster, wherein no essoign wager of law nor any more than one imparlance shall be allowed; one third part thereof to the use of his Majesty his heirs and successors, one other third part thereof to the use of the poor of the parish where such offence shall be committed, and the other third part thereof together with double costs to the party that shall inform and sue for the same; and the said parties so offending shall likewise be prosecuted as common rogues according to the statutes in that case made and provided. III. And be it further enacted, That every person or persons that after Penalty on the said nine-and-twentieth day of December shall play throw or draw at playing at such any such lottery play or device or other lotteries shall forfeit for every Lotteries. such offence the sum of twenty pounds, to be recovered by information 12 Geo. II. bill plaint or action at law in any of his Majesty's courts at Westminster, c. 28. wherein no essoign wager of law nor any more than one imparlance shall be allowed, one third part thereof to the use of his Majesty his heirs and successors, one other third part thereof to the use of the poor of the parish where such offence shall be committed, and the other third part thereof VOL. VII. T No. III. 10 & 11 Will. III. c. 17. Royal Oak Lottery to con together with double costs to the party that shall inform and sue for the same. IV. Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to effect or to enforce the suppressing of a lottery commonly called The Royal Oak Lottery, for the remainder only of the term for which it now stands granted by letters patent under the great seal of England; any thing herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. tinue for the Term granted by Patent only. This Act not to affect the Lottery for Greenwich Hospital. P. Act 10 Will. 3. c. 17. concerning Lotteries, to be put in Execution. Amended and enforced by 22 Geo. 2. c.48.' V. Provided also, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend to affect restrain or prejudice the undertaking now in being, called The charitable Adventure for the Benefit of Greenwich Hospital, by the present undertakers thereof, with the approbation of the governors and commismissioners appointed for the management of the said hospital for any time before the four-and-twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred. [No. IV. ] 9 Anne, c. 6.-An Act for reviving, continuing, and appropriating certain Duties upon several Commodities to be exported; and certain Duties upon Coals to be water-borne and carried Coastwise; and for granting further Duties upon Candles, for thirty-two Years; to raise Fifteen Hundred Thousand Pounds, by Way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven; and for suppress ing such unlawful Lotteries, and such Insurance Officês, as are therein mentioned. set up 9 Anne, c. 6. LVI. AND whereas, notwithstanding an Act made in the tenth year of the reign of the late King William, intituled An Act for sup pressing of Lotteries, and the prohibitions and penalties therein, several persons of late have presumed contrary to the intent of the said Act to lotteries in imitation of the lottery directed to be drawn by virtue of an Act of the last session of Parliament, and other lotteries, which are prejudicial to the publick and tend greatly to defraud her Majesty's subjects;' Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Act of the tenth year of the late King William shall be put in execution: And for the more effectual suppressing and preventing such unlawful lotteries the justices of the peace and all mayors bailiffs head officers constables and other her Majesty's civil officers within their respective jurisdictions are hereby empowered and required to use their utmost endeavours to prevent the drawing of any such unlawful lottery heretofore or hereafter to be set up by all lawful ways and means; and that every person who after the eighth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ten shall set up or shall by writing or printing publish the setting up any such unlawful lottery with intent to have such lottery drawn shall forfeit for every such offence one hundred pounds, to be recovered by information bill plaint or action at law in any of her Majesty's courts at Westminster, wherein no essoign wager of law nor any more than one imparlance shall be allowed; one third part thereof to the use of her Majesty her heirs and successors, one other third part thereof to the use of the poor of the parish where such offence shall be committed, and the other third part thereof together with full costs to the party who shall inform and sue for the same. Persons setting up such Lotteries forfeit 1002. Persons setting up Insurances on Marriages, LVII. And whereas several ill-disposed persons with design to defraud her Majesty's subjects have of late presumed to erect and set up offices or places for making insurances on marriages births christnings or Births, &c. for-service, which practices are also prejudicial to the publick and tend to feit 5001. defraud her Majesty's subjects;' Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every person or persons who after the eighth day of No. IV. 9 Anne, c. 6. March one thousand seven hundred and ten shall erect or set up any office or place for making assurances on marriages births christnings and service or any of them shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of five hundred pounds, to be recovered and distributed in such manner as the penalty of two hundred pounds last mentioned is to be recovered and distributed; and every person or persons who after the said eighth day of Contracting for March in any office or place before the said eighth day of March one 'new Insurances thousand seven hundred and ten erected or set up for making insurances in Offices alon marriages births christnings and service or on any of them shall ready set up, make or suffer to be made therein any new insurances or contracts for forfeit 100% new insurances on marriages births christnings and service or any of them shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of one hundred pounds to be recovered and distributed in like manner. [No. V. ] 9 Anne, c. 14.-An Act for the better preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming. [Inserted ante, Part III.] [No. VI. ] 10 Ann, c. 26.-An Act for laying additional Duties on Hides and Skins, Vellum and Parchment, and new Duties on Starch, Coffee, Tea, Drugs, Gilt and Silver Wire, and Policies of Insurance to secure a yearly Fund for Satisfaction of Orders to the Contributors of a further Sum of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds towards her Majesty's Supply; and for the better securing the Duties on Candles; and for obviating Doubts concerning certain Payments in Scotland; and for suppressing unlawful Lotteries, and other Devices of the same Rind; and concerning Cake Sope; and for Relief of Mary Ravenall, in Relation to an Annuity of Eighteen Pounds per Annum; and concerning Prize Cocoa Nuts brought from America; and certain Tickets which were intended to be subscribed into the Stock of the South Sea Company; and for appropriating the Monies granted in this Session of Parliament. c. 17. P. CIX. AND whereas notwithstanding the provision made for suppressing 10 Anne, c. 26. of unlawful lotteries, by an Act made in the tenth year of the 10 & 11 Will. 3. reign of the late King William, intituled “An Act for Suppression of "Lotteries;" and the further provision made for suppressing the same, 9 Annæ, c. 6. and for the preventing the erecting or setting up any office or place for Clause for sup'making insurances on marriages births christnings or service by an Act pressing unlawmade in the last session of Parliament, intituled "An Act for reviving ful Lotteries, continuing and appropriating certain duties upon several commodities to and other Debe exported, and certain duties upon coals to be water-borne and carried vices of the 'coastwise; and for granting further duties upon candles for thirty-two same Kind. 'years; to raise fifteen hundred thousand pounds by way of a lottery, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eleven; and for suppressing such unlawful lotteries and such insurance offices as are therein mentioned;" many ill disposed persons with design to evade the 'said laws have of late presumed to erect and set up offices or places for making insurances on marriages births christnings or service and also ' other offices or places under the denominations of sales of gloves of 'fans of cards of numbers and of the Queen's picture for the improvement of small sums of money; and advertisements thereof are daily pub'lished in the common printed newspapers and otherwise; which practices are prejudicial to the public and to the trade of this kingdom and 8 George I. c. 2. Clause for the 'tend to defraud her Majesty's subjects: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Act of the tenth year of the late King William, and also the said Act of the said last session of Parliament shall be duly put in execution for the effectual preventing and suppressing all such unlawful lotteries and offices; and further, That every person or persons who after the twenty-fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve, shall erect set up or keep any office or place for making insurances on marriages births christnings or service or any of them or any other office or place under the denominations of sales of gloves of fans of cards of numbers of the Queen's picture, for the improvement of small sums of money or the like offices or places, under the pretence of improving small sums of money, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of five hundred pounds to be recovered with costs of suit by action of debt bill plaint or information in any of her Majesty's courts aforesaid wherein no essoign protection wager of law nor any more than one imparlance shall be allowed; one third part thereof to the use of her Majesty her heirs and successors, one other third part thereof to the use of the poor of the parish of the place where the offence shall be committed, and the other third part thereof together with full costs of suit to the person or persons who shall inform or sue for the same: And every printer or other person who after the said twenty-fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and twelve shall by writing or printing publish the setting up or keeping any such office or place under any the denominations aforesaid or like denominations for the improvement of small sums of money, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds to be recovered and distributed in such manner as the penalty last mentioned is to be recovered and distributed; and every person or persons who after the said twenty-fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and twelve, in any office or place before the said twenty-fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and twelve, erected or set up for making insurances on marriages births christnings or service or under any other the denominations aforesaid, or any like denominations for improvement of small sums, shall make or suffer to be made therein any new insurances or contracts for new insurances on marriages births christnings or service or receive any payments into any the offices or places aforesaid for the improvement of small sums of money, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of one hundred pounds to be recovered and distributed in like manner. [ No. VII. ] 8 George I. c. 2.-An Act for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, to raise Money by way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-two; and for transferring the Deficiencies of a late Malt Act to the Land Tax for the said Year; and for giving Time for inserting the Money given with Apprentices in their Indentures; and touching lost Bills, Tickets, or Orders; and for exchanging the Tickets in the Exchequer for Certificates; and for suppressing Lotteries denominated Sales, and other private Lotteries; and for enlarging the Time for the Accountant General of the Bank of England to return Duplicates of Annuities into the Exche quer. XXXVI. AND whereas notwithstanding the provision already made by several Acts of Parliament for suppressing and preIventing of unlawful lotteries and offices and places under the denomi'nation of sales, and taking or making buying or selling subscriptions more effectual suppressing unlawful Lotteries, denominated Sales, &c. Amended and enforced 12 Geo. 2. c. 28. |