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          Bill while searching
          GB 2156 TSC/D/09/08/07 · Item · 1687/1688
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          Itemised bill for food, drink, and other expenses in the amount of one pound 12 shillings one pence. Items include bread, beer, and ale; wine; oranges and lemons; dressing the fish; fire; fish; coach hire that day; money spent at the Rose Tavern in Charing Cross; and coffee. A note below states: "searching for Bookes and pictures at severall places." Place names: Rose tavern, Charing Cross.

          Bill related to a Search
          GB 2156 TSC/D/09/01/79 · Item · 31 January 1678
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          Itemised bill of food, drink, and service in the amount of one pound. 17 shillings of which were spent at the Three Tuns tavern, 2 shillings at the Queen's Head. Items include bread and beer; wine; oysters and vinegar; two pullets with eggs; and cheese. Services paid for include a porter, and fire. There is an additional charge for "spent wth the Constable etc at Queenes head." Verso: "Genrall Search Jan 31 1677." Place names: Three Tuns tavern; Queen's Head tavern.

          Bill of Samuel Mearne
          GB 2156 TSC/D/09/01/27 · Item · 09 July 1678
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          Itemised bill of expenses laid out by Samuel Mearne between 26 February and 06 April 1678 in the amount of nine pound nine shillings. Items include money laid out on Febraru 26 and 27 for coach hire to attend the Archbishop of Canterbury at Bains with Warden Maycock, Mr Martyn, &c.; as well as other expenses associated with this trip; on April 6, "Pd with Mr Leigh Mr Taylor and the Messinger about the Growth of Popery for Coachhire &cs" Signed in receipt on verso by Samuel Mearne. Personal names: Samuel Mearne; William Maycock; Mr Taylor; Mr Leigh; the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Sancroft]. Place names: Bains.

          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/03 · Item · 1 Jun 1678
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound five shillings six pence. Items include: waiting on Web concerns in Southwark with Smart, subpoena three days at Westminster upon the trial of Thompson, going to Mortlake and waiting upon the Secretary and Council. Received of the clerk, John Lilly, 1 June 1678. Place names: Southwark, Westminster, Mortlake. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Lilly, Web, Smart, Nathaniel Thompson.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/04 · Item · 10 Jul 1678
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of nine shillings six pence, received of John Lilly, 10 July 1678. Items include: one day attending the quarter sessions, two days waiting to take Soul's (Sowle) will, the constable and expenses. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Lilly, Andrew Sowle.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/10 · Item · 25 Mar 1681
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company 30 Dec 1680-25 Mar 1681. Items include: several searches about pamphlets, attendance on the secretary everyday, his trouble about the Peers speech, Hatfield Vision, Presbyterian need, a letter interrupted going for Holland, attendance at Guildhall and sessions and for employing men to buy several pamphlets and small books. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds fifteen shillings, 25 March 1681. Personal name: Robert Stephens, Francis Tyton.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/11 · Item · 2 Jul 1681
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred from 25 March-24 June 1681. Items include: several searches with Mr Marlow to Gaines's private press, several searches and seizing the Answer to the King's Declaration and expense and Treason In Graine, taking a warrant to search the Glass House Yard for Braddyll's private press, for seizing the Rare Show at Astwood's. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds two shillings six pence, 2 July 1681. Place name: Glass House Yard. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Marlow, Gaines, Thomas Braddyll, James Astwood.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/12 · Item · 8 Sep 1681
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens addressed to the Master and Wardens of the Stationers' Company asking for reimbursement. The expenses were incurred defending an indictment from Samuel Lee over Stephens's actions to stop the printing and publishing of city charters by Lee, as commanded by the Company. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of eight pounds one shilling, 8 September 1681. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Samuel Lee.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/14 · Item · 24 Jun-25 Dec 1681
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          Bill of Robert Stephens addressed to Warden Towse, for expenses incurred in the service of the Company June-December 1681. Items include: going with Warden Towse and sometimes with Warden Newcomb searching several times, buying several books and pamphlets with wrong names and without names, prosecuting several offenders. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of five pounds. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Towse, Thomas Newcomb.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/18 · Item · 12 Aug 1684
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of three pounds ten shillings. Items include: two books bought of N. Thompson entitled Philostratus with Hunt's notes, four books of the Spirit of Mr Arnaud bought of the French booksellers, going to Mr L'Estrange, going to Hampton Court. Received of Warden Cotterell, 12 August 1684. Place name: Hampton Court. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Nathaniel Thompson, Thomas Hunt, Antoine Arnauld, Sir Roger L'Estrange, James Cotterell.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/22 · Item · 1685
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          Undated bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred seizing a private press in a cellar at the Horse Ferry Westminster. Items include: watermen, porters, spent upon Mr Hinds (Hinch), spent upon Mr Warren, spent upon Mr Palmer, getting a warrant, spent upon Mr Mayo, time and pursuit, spent upon the petitioners. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of one pound one shilling six pence. Place name: the Horse Ferry Westminster. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Ambrose Isted, Simon Hinch, James Warren, John Palmer, John Mayo.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/41 · Item · 15 Apr 1693
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of three pounds for expenses incurred in the Company's service. Items include: going to the Lord Bishop of London three times delivering almanacs, gave to the Bishop's porter, gave to the custom house porters, attending Parliament about the Act several days and writing a copy, gave for information against Mr Downing's private press that was doing the white letter primer, coach, constable and smith and porters in bringing to Hall, service at Oxford in helping to move the printing house. Signed in receipt by Stephens, 15 April 1693. Place names: Stationers' Hall, Oxford. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Downing (likely William).

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/44 · Item · 9 Sep 1693
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound five shillings for expenses incurred 14 July - 9 September 1693. Items include: indicting of Abel Roper for the libel against the Athenian, searching the French bookseller warehouse with Warden Bassett and Mr Bentley, searching of several bookbinders and carrying almanacs to license. Received of Warden Phillipps. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillippps, Abel Roper, Thomas Bassett, Richard Bentley.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press
          Bill of Robert Stephens
          GB 2156 TSC/E/17/06/46 · Item · 15 Nov 1693
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          Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of fifteen shillings, received of Warden Phillipps, 15 November 1693. Items include: scouring and drawing of a great carpet, going to the custom house twice, paid Adam the porter for bringing a heap of psalms to the Hall that were doing for Parkhurst from Astwood's, stopped some hymns at Mr Snowden's that was doing for Parkhurst and gave him warning to proceed no further till receiving orders from the Company, a bolt on the garden door.
          Place name: Stationers' Hall, Custom House. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Thomas Parkhurst, James Astwood, Thomas Snowden, Adam the porter.

          Stephens, Robert (c. 1643-1719), Messenger of the Press