[1] Crowe and Cavalcaselle, Early Flemish Painters (London, 1857), p. 68; Messager des Sciences et des Arts (London, 1884), p. 51; and M. Gilliodt’s dissertation in La Flandre (Bruges, 1867).

[2] All the following lots are abbreviated.

[3] This, however, was not acted on, for in the Domestic State Papers in the Rolls Office is one dated April 30, 1569, endorsed, “I. Aldaye to Cecill. Is a prisoner in the Counter for debt. Thought he should have been protected under the Proclamation for the Lottery, but it was made a jest of.”

[4] The gold coin so called.

[5] A small merchant vessel.

[6] When Queen Elizabeth visited Cowdray, in August, 1591, whilst walking in the garden, a pseudo-angler met her, and made a long speech, in the course of which he said, “Madame, it is an olde saying, 'There is no fishing to the sea, nor service to the King;’ but it holdes when the sea is calme, and the King vertuous.”

[7] Used instead of a veil when in the open air.

[8] Staylaces.

[9] A lady’s head-dress.

[10] To wrap round the head or bosom.

[11] A small muff.

[12] A pin-cushion.

[13] Davison’s “Poems.” London, 1621.

[14] “The Arraignment, Trial, and Condemnation of Squire Lottery, alias Royal Oak Lottery.” London, 1699.

[15] Ed. 1864, vol. ii. p. 706.

[16] Shooting the arches of London Bridge at high tide was always a dangerous experiment.

[17] Pactor—a dealer, maker of bargains.

[18] A large iron foundry and engineering works at Larbert, co. Stirling, principally employed in founding ordnance. Carronades were first made here.

[19] The earliest lottery ticket I have seen, is in the collection of Miss Sophia Banks, sister of the famous Sir Joseph (Brit. Mus. 1890, e). It represents an eighth share in the lottery of 1775.

[20] Bish’s price in December, 1800, for a ticket in this lottery was £16 18s., and he says, “Tickets and Shares will rise gradually, as the Drawing approaches.”

[21] “In the Lottery which drew this time last year, every Ticket was sold before the third day of Drawing, notwithstanding they were as high as £22 before the Drawing began.”

[22] A slang term for money.

[23] A slang term for money.

[24] The present Lottery contains only half the usual proportion, viz. Not two Blanks to a Prize.

[25] Secretary or head-cashier to the Bank of England.

[26] “In the year 1704 a bill was brought into the House of Commons against occasional conformity; and, in order to make it pass through the House of Lords, it was proposed to tack it to a money bill. This occasioned warm debates, and at length it was put to the vote, when 134 were for tacking; but a large majority being against it, the motion was overruled, and the bill miscarried.

[27] Rev. xii. 18.

[28] Actuated.

[29] “The Frauds of London,” by Richard King. London, 1770? 12mo.

[30] “Chronicles and Characters of the Stock Exchange,” by John Francis. London, 1855.

[31] “The Lottery Display’d, &c.,” Lond., 1771.