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Origin of the Doctrine of Probabilities. Essay of John de Witt. The Plague. First Bills of Mortality. Captain John Graunt--his Opinions, Life, and Estimates. Curious Terms in the old Registers--their Explanation. Life of Sir William Petty. His Career and Character Page 1

Practice of Assurance by the Romans. Saxon Approximation to Friendly Societies. Marine Assurance. Danger of Navigation, and its Effect on Life Assurance. Assurance for Palmers and Pilgrims to the Holy Land. Bulmer's Office of Assurance. Assurance of Navigators, Merchants, and Corporations. Uncertainty of Life. Annuities. Audley the Usurer. His History. Anecdotes concerning him. The Usurer's Widow 25

Judah Manasseh Lopez, the Jew Usurer. His Trick on the Duke of Buckingham. Suspicions concerning him. The Increase of London. Population of London. Proclamations. Halley's Movement in Life Assurance. His Tables 46

First Trial concerning Life Assurance. The Mercers'--its Establishment and System. The Sun--John Povey, its Projector--his Character. Wagers on the Life of King William. New Assurances. The Amicable--the Mode in which it was established. New Annuity Societies--Anecdotes concerning them--Close of their Career 56

Royal Exchange and London Assurance--their Rise and Progress. Bubble Era. Epigrams. Opposition to the New Companies. Accusations against the Attorney-General. List of Assurance Companies. Extraordinary Character of many. Remarkable Career of Le Brun. Directors in Trouble 72

Sketch of De Moivre--his Doctrine of Chances. Kersseboom. De Parcieux. Hodgson. Dodson. First Fraud in Life Assurance--its romantic Character. Thomas Simpson. Calculations of De Buffon 87

Rise and Progress of the Equitable--its Dangers and its Difficulties. Comparative Premiums. Sketch of Mr. Morgan--his Opinions. Singular Attempt to defraud the Equitable--Death of the Offender. Attempt of Government to rob the Offices 108

Bubble Annuity Companies--their Promises. Effect on the People. Dr. Price--his Life. Sir John St. Aubyn. The Yorkshire Squire--Assurances on his Life--his Suicide. 125

Fraudulent Annuities--Act to prevent them. Salvador the Jew. David Cunningham, the Scotchman--his Career--his Annuity Company--its Success--his double Character--his Fate. Mortuary Registration. John Perrott--his Passion for China--Trick played him. Curious Fraud. Westminster Society. Pelican 157

Legal Decisions. William Pitt, and Godsall and Co. Romance of Life Assurance. The Globe. New Companies. The Alliance--its Promoters. Improvement of the Value of Life consequent on the Improvement in Society--its Description. Trial concerning the Duke of Saxe Gotha. Important Legal Decision 176

Government Annuities--Opinions concerning them--Great Loss to the State. Mr. Moses Wing's Letter. Mr. Finlaison. New Annuity Act--its Advantages to Jobbers. Endeavours to procure old Lives. Anecdotes concerning them. Philip Courtenay 199

Fraud in Life Assurance Companies--its Extent--its remarkable and romantic Character. Janus Weathercock. Helen Abercrombie--her Death. Forgery of Wainwright--his Absence from England--his Return, Capture, and Death. Independent and West Middlesex--its Rise, Progress, and Ruin of all concerned 213


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