Author: KING GEORGE II
Title: [Charitable Corporation Lottery Act 1734]. An Act for prolonging the Time for claiming the fortunate Tickets in the Charitable Corporation Lottery, and for making Provision for Tickets in the said Lottery lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed.
Description: Printed by John Baskett. Printers to the King, London 1742. London, 1742. First Edition, No Binding. Very Good Condition. Disbound. Very Good. Approx 15 lines of text. Folio format (245mm x 390mm, 9.5 x 15 inches), separated from the Statutes at Large. Disbound from the larger volume, with no title page (as issued), and the caption title doesn't usually start at the head of the page, but some way down it. This is quite normal for Statutes. Chiefly printed in black letter. Overall condition is very good, with bright clean pages, and decent margins. The Charitable Corporation was established in 1707, with the intention of providing pawnbroking and loans at low interest to smaller tradesmen to relieve cash flow issues. In time the Corporation became a fraudulent enterprise, leading to legal action and parliamentary enquiries, ultimately resulting in the bankruptcy of the scheme promoters. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Parliamentary Acts::Statutes; Printed before 1800; Inventory No: 187475.

Keywords: BZDB395 Charitable Corporation. Pawnbroking. Fraud. Lotteries. Parliamentary Acts::Statutes; Printed before 1800; Charitable Corporation Lottery Act 1734 An Act for prolonging the Time for claiming the fortunate Tickets in the Charitable Corporation Lotte


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