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- 4 Feb 1777-22 Dec 1785 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock 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; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications 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 4 Feb: 1777 to 22 Decr. 1785' and 'N'.
On pages 54-58 is inscribed a copy of the will of William Bowyer, 30 Jul 1777, in which he left trusts to the company.
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Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
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Finding aids
Abstracts of entries to 1779 are contained in 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, 1780 [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]
Abstracts of entries from 1779 are contained in Daniel Battiscomb, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books, From Novr. 1779, being a Continuation of a former Index. Compiled under the Inspection of the Clerk of the Company. By Daniel Battiscomb. MDCCXCIV [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]
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Existence and location of copies
A microfilm copy is on reel 60, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)
Related units of description
Drafts of these minutes are contained in TSC/B/01/21 and TSC/B/01/22
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