Thomas Gataker was a disputatious Puritan divine. His The Nature and Uses of Lotteries (1627) was the first systematic exposition of a modern view of lotteries, not just as a form of gambling, but as a fair method of division. Gataker approved of these uses, but condemned divination and sorcery using random signs or spells. This important treatise is often referred to, but is generally inaccessible due to its rarity and old-style of language. The text of this edition has been fully modernised, with notes on important sources used by Gataker and includes a new introduction and index.
- ISBN10 1845401174
- ISBN13 9781845401177
- Publish Date 1 August 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Imprint Academic
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 300
- Language English