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A guide to the lottery; or, the laws of chance laid down in a plain and intelligible manner, wherein is shewn the probabilities arising from any proposed circumstance of play; applied to the Solution of a Variety of curious Questions relating to Cards, Dice, Lotteries, &c. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, Containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A guide to the lottery, cards, dice, draughts, &c. &c. applied to The Solution of several curious Questions and Circumstances which occur in Play: laid down in the plainest Manner: and calculated to prevent the Practice of such Frauds as are frequently resorted to by professed Gamblers. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A scheme designed to raise a sum not exceeding ten thousand pounds, for the benefit of the Foundling-Hospital; drawn up in three letters, by Way of Answer to One Elegant Letter, which was sent, it seems, not long ago to the King's Fool, by a Lady of the Highest Distinction, with a Present of Half a Dozen Tickets in the present State-Lottery inclosed in it.
Painter, John, 1715 or 1716-Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLI. [1751]- Books
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King's Theatre. Mr. Viganoni's Night. On Thursday next, June 8th, 1797, Will be performed, a Comic Opera, called Le Geloise Villane. After which Sig. Viganoni will sing an Interlude, called, Pigmalion. The music by Cimadore. With favorite dances. Tickets to be had, and Boxes to be taken at Sig. Viganoni's, No. 8, Panton-Street, Haymarket, and at the Office of the Theatre.
King's Theatre (Haymarket, London, England)Date: [1797]- Books
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Tottenham-Court Music-Room. By His Majesty's Command, On the six Fridays in Lent will be performed, the six under-mentioned oratorios of Handel, Under the same Regulations, and under the Management of the Same Directors as the Concert of Antient Music. The Messiah, Samson, Saul, Israel in Egypt, Joshua, Jephtha. Those who are willing to encourage this Undertaking, are desired to send their Names to Messrs. Longman and Broderip's, who will deliver the Subscribers' Tickets, for the Six Oratorios, in due Time; at Three Guineas for the Six Tickets. N. B. Subscriptions will be taken at the Room, (on the Nights of the Concert of Antient Music) by Mr. Lee. When the Names of as many Persons as will fill the Room are sent in, the Subscription will be closed.
Tottenham-Court Music Room.Date: [1786]- Books
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Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Saturday, May 17, 1783. There will be no play This evening, On Account of the Indisposition of Mrs. Siddons. The Money received for Tickets issued for this night, will be returned at Mr Fosbrook's Office. On Monday, The Tragedy of Isabella; or, The Fatal Marriage With the New Farce of civil by half. For the Benefit of the Theatrical fund.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)Date: 1783]- Books
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The irish lottery begins drawing the eighteenth of November, 1799. The English Lottery Begins Drawing the Third of March, 1800. Schemes. Irish Lottery. No. of Prizes. Value of each. Total Value. 1 of 15,000 is 16,000 2 - 10,000 - 20,000 3 - 5,000 - 15,000 3 - 2,000 - 6,000 4 - 1,000 - 4,000 8 - 500 - 4,000 30 - 100 - 3,000 100 - 20 - 2,000 9,000 - 9 - 81,000 9,151 Prizes 15,849 Blanks 35,000 Tickets - 150,000 Part of the Capitals will be determined at under. First-Drawn 21st Day - - 5,000 First-Drawn 23d Day - - 10,000 English Lottery, No. of Prizes Value of each Total Value. 2 of -30,000 is 60,000 3 - 20,000 - 60,000 3 - 10,000 - 30,000 4 - 5,000 - 20,000 5 - 2,000 - 10,000 10 - 1,000 - 10,000 10 - 500 - 5,000 26 - 100 - 2,600 54 - 50 - 2,700 16,650 - 18 - 299,700 16,767 Prizes 38,233 Blanks 55,000 Tickets -500,000 Part of the Capitals will be determined as under. First-Drawn 20th Day -20,000 First-Drawn 26th Day -30,000 Tickets and Shares of Tickets Are selling, in Variety, at the Old Established offices of T. Bish, Stock Broker, (one of the original contractors.) No. 4, Cornhill, London; Manchester, and Edinburgh. All Business in the Public Funds transacted with Fidelity and Dispatch, and the current Price for All Prizes Paid on Demand.
Bish, Thomas, 1779-Date: 1799]- Books
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State lottery for 1774. The Tickets and Shares of Tickets, The chances of tickets and shares of chances, Are now Selling, in great Variety of Numbers, by, W. Hodges & Co. At their Old Office in Pall-Mall, near the Hay-Market, At their Office, No. 63, New Bond-Street, near Oxford-Street, At their Office, No. 46, Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, At their Office, No, 144, in the Minories, and at Their Office, No. 43, in Bishopsgate-Street, Without London. No Deduction whatsoever will be made from the Prizes at the above Offices; and the shares examined gratis. Prizes sold by the above Proprietors, viz. Lottery 1770. -. No. 7,836 a Prize of 5,000 32,519 - 2,000 43,649 - 1,000 31,241 - 1,000 Lottery 1771. -. No. 25,872 a Prize of 5,000 30,432 - 2,000 44,187 - 2,000 6,872 - 2,000 Lottery 1772. -. No. 50,066 a Prize of 10,000 11,413 - 5,000 3,343 - 5,000 23,035 - 2,000 And several other Capital Prizes too numerous to insert here. Scheme of the Lottery. No. of Prizes. Value of each. Total Value. 2 of 20,000 is 40,000 4 - 10,000 - 40,000 5 - 5,000 - 25,000 10 - 2,000 - 20,000 20 - 1,000 - 20,000 40 - 500 - 20,000 180 - 100 - 18,000 600 - 50 - 30,000 19,150 - 20 - 383,000 20,011 Prizes First drawn for the first three Days Drawing, 1,000l. each, 3,000 Last Drawn, - 1,000 39,989 Blanks. 60,000 600,000 Prices of Tickets and Shares. - s. d. A Ticket Half Quarter Eighth Sixteenth Thirty-2d Sixty-4th Prices of Chances and Shares of Chances -. s. d. A Chance Half ditto Quarter ditto Eighth ditto Sixteenth do. Thirty-2d do. Not Two Blanks to a Prize. Country Orders strictly obeyed; and every Thing relative to the Lottery transacted with Fidelity. Schemes Gratis. Tickets Registered. Correct Numerical Books kept. The Lottery begins drawing the 14th of November. Tickets and Shares insured from Blanks during the Drawing.
W. Hodges & Co.Date: 1773]- Books
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English lottery tickets.
Date: 1788]- Books
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English lottery tickets.
Date: 1794?]- Books
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The lottery display'd, or the adventurer's guide; shewing the origin, nature, and management of the state lottery: The Errors and Losses incident to the Drawing, Registering and Examining: The Method of guarding against their pernicious Effects; and of recovering Prizes, hitherto sunk through imperfect Intelligence, or Loss of Tickets. Also the nature of insuring tickets, With Rules for estimating the Premium, at any Period of the Drawing: to which is added, a concise view of all the state lotteries to the present time.
Date: M.DCC.LXXI. [1771]- Books
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Heads of a course of lectures on the philosophy of chemistry and natural history: to be delivered by Henry Moyes, M. D. The Course will consist of Twenty-One Lectures, and will be illustrated by Specimens and Experiments. Admittance, to the whole Course, Two Guineas; to a single Lecture, Three Shillings. Subscribers Tickets transferable. The Lectures will be delivered at at Subscriptions taken in by the Doctor at.
Moyes, Henry, 1749-1807.Date: 1780?]- Books
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Huntingdon. For Mr. Carnaby's Benefit, will be performed, At the Assembly-Room, On Thursday the 21st of April, 1796, a concert Of Vocal and Instrumental Music. Leader of the Band, Mr. Hague, M. B. The concert to begin at Half past Seven O'Clock. After the concert will be a ball. Tickets. 3s. 6d. each, to be had of Mrs. Jenkinson, Stationer, and of Mr. Carnaby, Huntingdon.
Assembly-Room (Huntingdon, England)Date: 1796]- Books
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Irish lottery tickets.
Date: 1788]- Books
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The messiah, a sacred oratorio, as it is to be perform'd for charity, in the Octogon Chapel, Milsom-Street, Bath, on Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th of October. The Doors will be open'd at Half an Hour after Nine, and the Oratorio begin at Eleven. Tickets at Three Half-Crowns each, to be had at Mr Bullman's in Beaufort-Square, at the Rooms, Booksellers and Coffee-Houses.
Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773.Date: [1767?]- Books
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A scheme for raising two millions of money, for the service of the year 1714. (payable with interest,) by way of lottery, upon the Credit of the Funds already settled for the Payment of the other Lotterys; whereby all other Lottery Tickets and Orders will be brought to ..., and paid off in less than 20 Years; and upwards of Ten Millions of Money sav'd to the Nation. By Samuel Jackson.
Jackson, Samuel, active 18th century.Date: 1714]- Books
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Tottenham-Court Music-Room. By His Majesty's Command, On the six Fridays in Lent will be performed, the six under-mentioned oratorios of Handel, Under the same Regulations, and under the Management of the Same Directors as the Concert of Antient Music. The Messiah, Samson, Saul, Israel in Egypt, Joshua, Jephtha. The Principal Vocal Performers in the Oratorios will be, Madame Mara, Miss Cantelo, Miss Harwood, the Miss Abrams, Mr. Harrison, Signor Tasca, &c. &c. &c. Those who are willing to encourage this Undertaking, are desired to send their Names to Messrs. Longman and Broderip's, who will deliver the Subscribers' Tickets, for the Six Oratorios, in due Time; at Three Guineas for the Six Tickets. N. B. Subscriptions will be taken at the Room, (on the Nights of the Concert of Antient Music) by Mr. Lee. When the Names of as many Persons as will fill the Room are sent in, the Subscription will be closed.
Tottenham-Court Music Room.Date: [1786]- Archives and manuscripts
Lottery tickets
Date: 1753Reference: MS.7633/7Part of: Sloane, Sir Hans M.D., P.R.C.P., F.R.S., (1660-1753), physician, assembler of the collection that formed the nucleus of the British Museum- Books
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On Saturday March the 30th at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, will be performed in the Town's Hall Knaresbro', A Comic Farce called the mock election, or perjury in perfection. To conclude with a whimsical Procession, in which a most wonderful Animal resembling a baboon, will be carried round the Market Cross, together with other grand Exhibitions too tedious to mention. -Elegant new Dresses are provided for the Occasion. -Tickets to be had at the Tentergate Office.
Date: 1793]- Books
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Hanover Square. Madame Krumpholtz Respectfully informs the Nobility and Gentry, that her benefit is fixed for Friday the 16th of April, When will be performed A grand concert Of Vocal and Instrumental music; In each act of which Madame Krumpholtz will perform A Grand concert on the harp. Tickets, Half-a-Guinea each, to be had of Madame Krumpholtz, No. 19, Sherrard Street, Golden Square; and of Messrs. Longman in Cheapside, and in the Hay-Market.
Hanover Square Rooms (Westminster, London, England)Date: 1790]- Ephemera
Your Olympics Games tickets.
Date: 2012- Archives and manuscripts
Poster, tickets, programme
Date: 1936Reference: SA/NBT/G.22/2Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund- Books
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English state-lottery, 1794. Begins Drawing February 16, 1795. The Scheme of the present Lottery being entirely different from any former one, - Ten Thousand tickets less, - The Public are requested to observe, that Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (the usual Amount of the Prize-Money) is divided amongst 40,000, instead of 50,000 Tickets, and that there are more Prizes than Blanks in this Lottery, when, in most former ones, there have been from Two to Three Blanks to a Prize. And divided into Half, Fourth, Eighth, and Sixteenth, shares, At their Licensed State-Lottery Offices, No. 104, Bank-Buildings, Cornhill, and No. 8, opposite the King's Mews, Charing-Cross.
Richardson, Goodluck, and Co.Date: 1794]- Books
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Directions to such as apply for tickets to see the British Museum.
British Museum.Date: 1780?]- Ephemera
Your Paralympic Games tickets : [purple].
Date: 2012