Catalogue Entry: MINT01859

The best way of Disposing of Hammer'd Money and Plate, as well for the Advantage of the Owners thereof. As for Raising One Million of Money, In (and for the Service of) the Year 1697. By way of a Lottery

Author: Thomas Neale

Source: The best way of Disposing of Hammer'd Money and Plate, as well for the Advantage of the Owners thereof. As for Raising One Million of Money, In (and for the Service of) the Year 1697. By way of a Lottery ([London?]: Feb. 20. 1696/7).

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[1] Blanks to be Prizes and paid in a Year.

[2] Proposal.

[3] Silver 6 s. the Ounce.

[4] Rebate at 14 per Cent.

[5] Course of Payment all in a Year.

[6] Why the old Tickets remained so long unpaid, and how they will be paid off & cleared.

[7] This must and will be thus certainly Full.

[8] The Duty is 4 s. a Quarter on Malt. Proposed the 1st year for the War, the 2d for the Civil List. Why the Malt already made should be Charg'd, &

[9] Why the 2 and a half per Cent. upon Stock should not Excuse it.

[10] Benefits.

[11] The Reasons for its taking Effect.

[12] The Tickets better then Money till Drawn, and if afterward Blank within a very small matter as good.

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