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is a Rogue
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and Vagabond within the Description of the Act Parliament in
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that Case made and provided to wit for having after the passing of
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a certain Act Parliament in filled an Act to render more effectual the
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Laws now in being for suppressing Lawfull Lotteries to wit on the Third
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day of March in the Year of our Lord 1791 received and taken of this
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Examination the Sum of one Shilling and seven pence and
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the Sum
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of one Guniea if a certain Ticket No 137 in the present State
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Lottery should he Drawn a Blank or prize on the Twenty first
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day of drawing of the said Lottery and saith That
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the Insurance of the said Ticket was made with the said
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