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B03741	Articles established by Alexander Hamilton, formerly merchant in Rouen in France, now in Edinburgh, and his partners in the erecting in the said city, a profitable adventure for the fortunat, of fifty thousand tickets, of half a crown each. December 9, 1693.	Hamilton, Alexander, merchant.	1693 (1693)	Wing H475A; ESTC R177814	3,430	4

ARTICLES Established by Alexander Hamilton formerly Merchant in Rouen in France now in Edinburgh and his Partners in the Erecting in the said City a profitable Adventure for the Fortunat of Fifty Thousand Tickets of Half a Crown each December 9. 1698. IN Imitation of that Adventure of 25 Thousand lib sterl consisting of 50 Thousand Tickets at 10 shillings Sterl each lately erected and finished at London by Esquire Neal the Groom-Porter with so great Applause but without the possibility of more than an fourth Part of his profit because the Sum here proposed is but 25 Thousand Crowns consisting of 50 Thousand Tickets at half a Crown each considering the Charges and Pains in managing are much the same Alexander Hamilton and his Partners at the special Request and Desire of many eminent Persons so fond of the Matter that they return Money to London to Invest in those Tickets which would never be done if it might be on the same terms done here do in the same manner propose the giving out 50 Thousand Tickets at ● sh 6. d. per Ticket which he will begin to do on Thursday the 14 Instant at the Old Post-Office on the north side of the Street a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Cross where the Adventurers shall be attended every Work day from 8 in the Morning to 4 a Clock at Night And it s hoped all the Tickets may be distributed against the First of March 1694. At which time it is here proposed to begin to draw at Alexander Crombies Great-room opposite to the Entry to the Parliament Closs and to continue dayly and publickly with the assistance of the Overseers till ended And if in the above mentioned time the whole number of Tickets be not compleated the draught shall yet be made for those that have put in and the Benefits proportioned to the number of Tickets of which by the Overseers a diligent Calculate shall be made Otherways the day of Drawing shall be adjourned for some short time as the Overseers shall think fit which shall be published by a Placard Now to answer the 25 Thousand Crown● so to be taken for 50 Thousand Tickets to be given out at ● sh 6. d. sterl a piece There will be 250 benefited Tickets to make up the said 25 Thousand Crowns abating 10 per Cent. only to be allowed for the trouble and Charge and as soon as the 50 Thousand Tickets are given out and compleated the Overseers after-named shall Meet and call for the Books and see all the Money so placed as to be ready to be payed on demand to such persons or their lawful Representatives as shall present the benefited Tickets The Benefited Tickets are to be To be payed in ready Money when required without any Rebate whatsoever 1 Ticket of 3000 Crown● 1 of 2500 1 of 2000 1 of 1500. 1 of 1000. 1 of 500. 1 of 300. 1 of 200. 2 of 150 Crowns each 300 50 of 100 Crowns each 5000. 40 of 50 Crowns each 2000. 50 of 40 Crowns each 2000. 100 of 20 Crowns each 2000. And to the first Ticket whether benefited or not that shall be drawn besides the Benefite that may come out with it 100. And to the first Person whose Ticket shall be drawn next after all the Benefited Tickets are taken out 100. And if it should happen that the last Benefited Ticket should be the last drawn the said 100 Crowns shall be payed besides what may come by the said benefited Ticket ANd to farther explain the Practical part of this matter Nota Books will be purposly Printed with Red Rules containing the whole Number of Tickets and of these three of each sort as here under-described just Marked and Numbered alike NO 1. With the Adventurers Name or any other Mark he desires to be put NO 1. NO 1. NO 2. NO 2. NO 2. From which Books the outtermost Ticket signed by Alexander Hamilton the Undertaker shall be first cut and given to the Person that so pays the half Crown for it the next which will be just like the Ticket given out is to be cut and put into a strong Box whence it is to be drawn then the third just the same with the other two will remain still in the said Book So that to whoever Chance gives a Ticket that Intitles him to a Benefit must bring or send the said Ticket to the place where the same shall be drawn and there it must answer to prevent all mistakes the Ticket of the same Number drawn which will likewise answer that that 's left in the Book and it so appearing to do the Benefit forthwith to be delivered And now the better to demonstrat how this is to be drawn and done Note All Tickets in the second place to cut out of the Book as aforesaid just numbred and marked like those given out are in presence of the Managers and Overseers after-named to be put up into a large Glass to be Sealed and Lockt up in a strong Box and there Jumbled together and kept so Lockt up till it s drawn And the Blanks with the 250 benefited Tickets making together 50 Thousand In like manner in the presence of the said Managers are to be put into another such Glass to be also Sealed up and Lockt in another strong Box and there so to remain till drawn out which is to be done thus An Oval Table is to be set in Alexander Crombies Great Room aforesaid round which the Managers and Clerks in Order are to sit And at one end shall be placed the Box wherein are the Tickets so numbred and markt as aforesaid and at the other end of the Table the other such Box wherein are the benefited Tickets and Blanks out of both which one by one by some Strangers they are all to be drawn The numbred Tickets as aforesaid being put in one Glass and the Blanks and Benefited in another The said Glasses sealed up Just before the Tickets are going to be drawn shall be taken out of the strong Boxes and shewed to the Company present with the Numbred Tickets Blanks and benefited Tickets in them And be then shaked and jumbled together that there may be no placing of either which Glasses shall again afterwards be placed in the strong Boxes from whence all shall be drawn First From among the Tickets so Numbred and Marked One shall be drawn and before it be opened or known what Number it is another shall be drawn for it out of the Blank and benefited Tickets And if it prove a Blank it shal be noted down on a Book kept for that purpose to the end every person at his pleasure may know if his Ticket be yet drawn But if it does prove a benefited Ticket that and the Numbred Ticket shall be both filled up together but shall be first Noted by the Clerk with the said numbered Ticket at the same time drawn in a Book kept a-part for that purpose which Note shall be underwrit by two of the Overseers then present the said Book to be kept and shewed in publick and private and Printed as soon as all the Tickets are drawn out that all Persons may see to what Number each Benefit doth belong and so accordingly come for the same And all this to prevent mistakes as aforesaid and that no possible suspicion may remain of any foul Play in this thing In short whoever is any way possest of any one of these numbered Tickets so Signed by Alexander Hamilton the Undertaker aforesaid will this way be certain that another such Ticket so numbered and marked as that he is possest of shall for him be put in and drawn at this adventure in presence of the Mannagers Where whether absent or present he will have an equal share with the rest for the Benefits proposed and be sure that what Sum of Money soever good Fortune this way shall design him on production of his Ticket that Intitles him to it shall forthwith be paid at demand free from all charge or any deduction whatever And that all possible fairness in seeing the numbered benefited and blank Tickets duely put in and duely drawn out as they ought and very other thing right done which ought to be done in this case The Viscount of Terbat Lord Register and the Lord Beilhaven both Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council Sir Thomas Livingstaun Major-General of Their Majesties Forces and Commander in Chief in Scotland Patrick Halyburton and William M●inzies present Magistrats of the City Collonel Richard Cunninghame Sir James Dick of Priest-field and Edward Marjaribanks Merchants in the City All Persons who have no interest in Co-partnery or otherways with the Undertaker Have been requested and have undertaken to be Overseers Directors and Managers of the whole Affair in which there is nothing to be ordered or done without the Concurrence of three at least of the Persons before-named so that there will be no room left to doubt of justness and fairness throughout the whole mannaging of it And nothing ever like this was at so small advantage proposed And lastly That those to whom Fortune dispenses these benefited Tickets whether absent or present may be certainly sure to have the Money in specie as herein above-exprest The said Alexander Hamilton the Undertaker with Archibald Hamilton and James Grahame Merchants as Sureties for him have Subscribed a Bond to that purpose and Consigned it in the Hands of the Overseers above-named to ly depositate for the behove of the Adventurers Edinburgh the seventh Day of December 1693. UPon a Petition given in by Alexander Hamilton Undertaker aforesaid To the Right Honourable the Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council Their Lordships by their Act of the date foresaid have Discharged any other Person or Persons then the said Alexander Hamilton to undertake the above Bank or profitable Adventure for the Fortunat for the space of Six Months after the Date of the said Act of Privy Council