named Connera black Man received from shillings for
this InsuranceThis Informant waited till the drawing
of the Lottery began which was about Nine o' Clock. That
the two wheels now produced are the same which were used
That Girl drew out the Numbers and a Boy drew the
Blanks and Prizes, the Girl delivered the Numbers to Conner
and the Boy delivered the Blanks and Prizes to the said
Thomas Moon< no role > who called them over, the Numbers were
then delivered to a young Woman who threadled them together
with a Needle. That this Examinant also saw the said
John Mc. Donald< no role > in the Room, He had a Book before him
and Pen and Ink and took down Numbers in his Book
from different People form whom he received money for
Insurance That about seven or eight People made
Insurance for whom he took down Numbers for that
evenings drawing and from each of whom he received
Money it was called the Twenty seventh day of drawing
That after the drawing began this Examinant saw the
said John Mc. Donald< no role > sit at the Table and insert the
Numbers in a Book as called out by Conner and the blanks
and Prizes as called out by Moon That the drawing
lasted about twenty Minutes; there were in the room
and down Stairs waiting for the drawing of the Lottery
about Twenty People all or most of whom had Insured
that Evening before the drawing began and when the
drawing was finished it turned out, that not one of the
Twenty Persons got any Prizes except one who got 5/3 prize
after this she came away and this Informant further
saith that she went again on Monday Evening last, and
found the same Persons as before That this Examinant
insured the same Numbers vizt. No 7 and 46. to receive
half a Guinea for each if they came up either a Blank or
Prize and she paid thirteen Pence for each number to
Conner the black Man. That the Lottery began about
Nine and was finished in about twenty Minutes
about one hundred numbers being drawn out nearly
twenty People were there as the Night before and all
or most of them made Insurances-That no Prizes
came up this Night, not one of the insured numbers.