Dossier 05 - Court book G

1 volume

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, private courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, meetings of partners of the English Stock and a court for chosing eight more assistants; courts for the election of corporation officers and for the election of master and wardens are not titled as such.

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; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, petitions to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book from 169[7]. to 171[7]' and 'G'.

On folios 72r-75r is engrossed the proceedings and judgement against Mr Randall of Newcastle, including an official memorandum before the Queen's Bench ratifying the terms of the original charter, inscribed by John Lilly in official court hand, 23 Jul 1702.

Volume includes committee minutes:

folio 157r: minutes of a meeting of the committee about taking the Impression of Clarendon in 8 [octavo] of Mr Baskett, 30 Mar 1708.

• anglais

• latin

Calf is worn at edges of spine

Alison Shell and Alison Emblow, 'Index to the Court Books of the Stationers' Company 1679-1717' (The Bibliographical Society, 2007)

John Noorthouck, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books, From the earliest entries. Compiled under the Inspection of the Clerk of the Company By John Noorthouck MDCCLXXX [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

John Lilly and others, Index to the Court Books to 1775 [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

A microfilm copy is on reel 57, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Drafts of minutes 8 Nov 1697-22 Jun 1698 are contained in TSC/B/01/12

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