Documento 26 - Court book c

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All minutes are signed by the master; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, meetings of the court and partners, courts for the election of master and wardens and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; report of deaths, when relevant; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees and applications to the company; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities and company pensions; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 14 June 1881 to 4 Oct 1887' and 'c'.

Throughout volume are accounts:

pages 11-14: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1880-31 Mar 1881.

pages 101-104: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1881-31 Mar 1882.

pages 201-204: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1882-31 Mar 1883.

pages 295-298: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1883-31 Mar 1884.

pages 399-402: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1884-31 Mar 1885.

pages 501-504: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1885-31 Mar 1886.

pages 609-612: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1886-31 Mar 1887.

Pasted into volume is 1 document:

pages 421-423: 'Report of the Master, Wardens and Stock-keepers (hereinafter called the Stock Board) to the Master Wardens and Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Stationers pursuant to the following resolution passed at the Court of Assistants, held on Tuesday, 4th August, 1885: - "That whereas the pesent condition of the Offices of the Company require immediate attention, it be referred to our Stock Board to consider and report generally on the whole question, including the vacant land."'.

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D J O'Connell, General Index of Court Records Volumes 'b' to 'm' (1875-1960) [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

Charles Robert Rivington, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books From 1844 being a Continuation of a former Index. Compiled By Charles Robert Rivington, Clerk of the Company. MDCCCLXX [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

A microfilm copy is on reel 68, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Drafts of these minutes are contained in TSC/B/01/32 and TSC/B/01/33

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