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Suppression of Lotteries Act 1698
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X1 Reasons for passing this Act.
Lotteries declared Public Nuisances, and Grants, &c. for the same void.
Whereas severall evill-disposed Persons for divers Yeares last past have sett up many mischievous and unlawfull Games called Lotteries not only in the Cities of London and Westminster and in the Suburbs thereof and Places adjoyning but in most of the eminent Townes and Places in England and in the Dominion of Wales have thereby most unjustly and fraudulently gott to themselves great Sums of Money from the Children and Servants of severall Gentlemen Traders and Merchants and from other unwary Persons to the utter Ruine and Impoverishment of many Families and to the Reproch of the English Laws and Government by Colour of severall Patents or Grants under the Great Seale 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 Majesties Kingdoms for Remedy whereof Be it enacted adjudged and declared and it is hereby enacted adjudged and declared by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That all such Lotteries and all other Lotteries are common and publick Nusances and that all Grants Patents and Licences for such Lotteries or any other Lotteries are void and against Law.
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X1This is Cap. XVII. in the common Printed Editions.
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