Of the nature and use of lots a treatise historical and theologicalOf the nature and vse of lots a treatise historicall and theologicall

concerning which kind of Lotteries the Civill Lawyers and others are divided in judgement; ^lsome referring them to the head of serious divisory Lots, as containing a twofold virtual contract, the one of bargain and sale between all the adventurers jointly and the owner or owners of the prize or prizes that they are to draw for, as making sale thereof unto them for such a sum as all their adventures put together amount unto; and another of society or fellowship between the Adventurers among themselves, agreeing to draw Lots or cast dice for that which in common they have so bought:^* Or, as in running, as they term them, and unlimited Lotteries, a single contract only of bargain and sale between the Owner and the Adventurers, not unlike altogether that wherein a Fisherman's draught or a Fowlers fortune, or a Merchants adventure at sea is bought or the like, wherein men buy bare hope alone rather then actually ought else: ^mothers bringing them within compass of unlawful games, ⟨p. 125⟩as indeed, for ought I see, the most of them are little better, ⁿused mostly to help and relieve either base Spend-thrifts or beggarly Bankrupts. And thus have we seen in what divers manner Lots have been or may be used in or about game.

concerning which kinde of Loteries the Ciuill Lawyers and others are diuided in iudgement; ^lsome referring them to the head of serious diuisory Lots, as containing a twofold virtuall contract, the one of bargaine and sale betweene all the aduenturers ioyntly and the owner or owners of the prize or prizes that they are to draw for, as making sale thereof vnto them for such a summe as all their aduentures put together amount vnto; and another of society or fellowship betweene the Aduenturers among themselues, agreeing to draw Lots or cast dice for that which in common they haue so bought:^*