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Itemised bill in the amount of two pounds seven shillings six pence for expenses associated with bringing a press. Items include food, drink, services, transportation, and other charges, such as "going 3 times to Sr Roger about the Bill for printing." Includes monies given to a joiner, a porter, the warden, a carman, and spent at a variety of coffee houses. Personal names: Sir Roger. Place names: Sam's coffee house; Man's coffee house; Tart's coffee house; Westminster; Lambert.

Undated bill of expenses of John Bellinger in the sum of one pound twelve shillings ten pence. Items include: drawing up the heads of the Act & queries by direction of Sir Roger L'Estrange, copy for counsel, another for Sir Roger, another with Oxford business, drawing up the Bishop's judgement on Baxter, entering in the book, writing the two warrants in the book for the popish books, charges at seizing the popish books at Puddle Dock. Signed in receipt on verso by Bellinger. Place names: Oxford, Puddle Dock. Personal names: John Bellinger, Sir Roger L'Estrange, Richard Baxter.

Itemised list of expenses incurred by John Lilly in the amount of 12 pounds 13 shillings 10 pence. Items include "Laid out at Whitehall & Elsewhere in ye businesse betweene LeStrange & ye Company;" "Paid Mr Normansel p[er] Receipt for ye businesse between ye Company & Smart;" also money owed for attending about settling the Act of Parliament, and for attending at the 3 Tuns. Additionally, five pounds due for his salary for the past Lady Day quarter. Signed in receipt by John Lilly. Verso: "Company of Staconers." Personal names: John Lilly; Mr Normansel; Smart; LeStrange. Place names: Three Tuns tavern; Whitehall.

Itemised bill of expenses laid out by Randall Taylor between March and June 1678. Items include "looking after the porters bedfellow;" "two bookes in ffolio bound and claspt;" "spent by warden ^mr macocks order ^searching;" and many other line items. Personal names: Randall Taylor; Warden Macock [John Macock]; Mr Green; Mr Stevens; Mr Lestrange's man Baker; Mr Briggs; Mr Norton; Mr Cadman; Mr Andrews; Mr Johnson; Jeffery at the Crown. Places: the Crown tavern; Soles; the Black Dogg tavern; Thomson's. Verso: "Taylors bill."

Itemised bill of expenses in the amount of nine shillings two pence incurred by the beadle, Randall Taylor. Items include a green bag; payment to the dust man and to the woman for cleaning the courts and passages; for monies laid out at Shoreditch and "in warning the Print:[er]"; and "a penny book by the penny post to Mr Lestraing." Further charges crossed out below. Signed in receipt by Randall Taylor. Verso: "Mr Taylers Bill." Personal names: Roger L'Estrange; Randall Taylor. Place names: Shoreditch.

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.

• Bill of expenses incurred by the beadle, Randall Taylor, August-October 1677. Items include: travel by water to Lambeth and back, with Mr Leybourne, with Mr Herick, with Smart, with Mr Haris & his man, two books of Mr Kendon, with Mr Steevens, in attending the Chamberlain with Mr Mearne & Mr Leigh, quarteridge payment. Signed in receipt by Randall Taylor, 12 October 1677.
• Bill of expenses incurred by the clerk, John Lilly, relating to the following legal actions: the King against Mearne, the King against Clerke, the King against Winter. Signed in receipt by John Lilly, 11 August 1677.
• Bill for a search and seizure at Mr John Starkey’s, 26 September 1677.
• Receipt for Thomas Warren for four days attending in searches, 11 April 1678.
• Bill of expenses incurred by the clerk, John Lilly. Includes expenses relating to legal actions: the King against Marlow, the King against Sole. Signed in receipt by Lilly, 17 July 1678.
• Bill of expenses incurred by the clerk, John Lilly, relating to searching and copying Moredale’s Decree. Signed in receipt by Lilly, 23 December 1680.
• Bill of expenses incurred by the clerk, John Lilly, relating to the case of the Company of Stationers against Astwood. Signed in receipt by Lilly, 14 July 1681.
• List of expenses incurred during searches, 9-14 August 1681. Personal names: Thomas Braddyll, Lionel Jenkins, Robert Stephens, Richard Royston, Roger Norton, Samuel Mearne, Robert Scott, Horne, Henry Hills, Randall Taylor, Thomas Newcombe.
• List of expenses incurred in attending the Lord Chief Justice, 26-28 August 1681.
• Bill of Samuel Mearne with items including, coach hire to attend Secretary of State Lionel Jenkins, attending the Solicitor General, at the Queen’s Head with Mr Sherman, Mr Hills, and Captain Baker, at the Queen’s Head again. Signed in receipt by Mearne, 16 March 1682.
• Bill of the beadle, Nicholas Hooper for various expenses incurred December 1691-October 1692. Signed in receipt by Hooper, 7 April 1694.
• Bill for a dinner at the Queen’s Head, signed in receipt, 20 March 1700.
• Bill of the beadle, Nicholas Hooper, for various expenses incurred February-March 1700. Signed in receipt by Hooper, 29 March 1700.

i: 'Monmouth Routed, and taken Prisoner, With his Pimp the Lord Gray. A Song to the Tune of King James's Jigg', ballad lyrics printed for bookseller James Dean, with a handwritten note by Dean on the back, 11 Jul 1685.

ii: signed enformation of James Dean giving testimony before Roger L'Estrange regarding the ballad 'Monmouth Routed', 11 Jul 1685.

iii: signed oath of Alice Moody and Elizabeth Watson regarding the ballad 'Monmouth Routed', 11 Jul 1685.

iv: Roger L'Estrange, 'Considerations and Proposals in order to the Regulation of the Press: Together with Diverse Instances of Treasonous, and Seditious Pamphlets, Proving the Necessity thereof', [1663].

v: Roger L'Estrange, 'A Seasonable Memorial in some Historical Notes upon the Liberties of the Presse and Pulpit: With the Effects of Popular Petitions, Tumults, Associations, Impostures, and Disaffected Common Councils', 1680.

vi: 'Philopatris' [Charles Blount], 'A Justi Vindication of Learning: Or, An Humble Address to the High Court of Parliament In behalf of the Liberty of the Press', 1679.

vii: [Charles Blount], 'Reasons Humbly offered for the Liberty of Unlicens'd Printing, To which is Subjoin'd, The Just and True Character of Edmund Bohun, The Licenser of the Press', 1693.

viii: 'The Speech of the Lord Chancellor of England, in the Exchequer Chamber, touching the Post-nati', printed for the Stationers' Company 1609. John Rowe of Middle Temple has signed the titlepage.

ix: 'A Letter to a Member of Parliament; Shewing The Necessity of Regulating the Press: Chiefly From Necessity of Publick Establishments in Religion. From the Rights and Immunities of a National Church. And the Trust reposed in the Christian Magistrate to protect and Defend them. With A Particular Answer to the Objections that of late have been Advanced against it', 1699. (cf 'A Letter To a Member of Parliament, Shewing, that a Restraint On the Press Is inconsistent with the Protestant Religion, and dangerous to te Liberties of the Nation, 1698' - anonymously authored tract, now variously attributed to Daniel Defoe and Matthew Tindal, in TSC/A/01/03/03.

"Attending Lestrange before King & Councell Jan. 23." Expenses of two pounds two pence spent in going to Whitehall, including coach hire, money to a messenger and door keeper, and money spent at the Three Tuns [tavern]. Personal Names: John Lilly. Place Names: Whitehall; Three Tuns. "Jan: 23 To Whitehall 2-0-2" on verso.

• "Tryals for High-Treason, and Other Crimes Part III (London: Printed for D. Browne, G. Strahan, W. Mears, R. Gosling, and F. Clay. MDCCXX).
• Notes upon Stephen College by Roger L’Estrange (London, Printed for Joanna Brome, at the Gun at the West-end of St. Pauls Church-yard, 1681).
• The Speech and Carriage of Stephen Colledge (London: Printed for T. Basset, and John Fish. 1681).
• The Speech and Carriage of Stephen Colledge at Oxford (London, Printed for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet-Street, and John Fish near the Golden Tun in the Strand. 1681).
• Some modest Reflections upon the Commitment of the Earl of Shaftesbury, arising from the late indictment against Mr. Stephen Colledge (London: Printed for R. Baldwin in the Old-Baily, 1681).
• A Modest Vindication of the Proceedings of the late Grand-Jury at the Old Baily, who returned the Bill against Stephen Colledge, Ignoramus (London: Printed for N. Thompson, 1681).
• A True Copy of the Dying Words of Mr. Stephen Colledge (London: Printed for Edith Colledge, 1681).
• The Last Speech and Confession of Mr. Stephen Colledge (London: Printed for A. Banks, Anno Dom. 1681).
• A Letter Written from the Tower by Mr. Stephen Colledge (the Protestant Joyner) to Dick Janeways Wife (London: Printed for R. J. 1681).
• A Letter from A Gentleman in London to his Friend in the Countrey, on the Occasion of the late Tryal of Stephen Colledge [London?]
• A Letter from the Grand-Jury of Oxford to the London-Grand-Jury, relating to the case of the Protestant-Joyner (LondonL Printed for Al. Banks, 1681).
• A Letter from Mr. Edward Whitaker to the Protestant Joyner (London: Printed for N. T. 1681).
• A Letter Written from Oxford by Mr. Stephen Colledge to his Friends in London (London, Printed by N. T. Anno Dom 1681).
• A Letter concerning the Tryal at Oxford of Stephen College, August 17. 1681 (London: Printed for W. Davies. 1681).
• The Speech and Carriage of Stephen Colledge at Oxford (London, Printed for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet-Street, and John Fish near the Golden Tun in the Strand. 1681).
• The Arraignment, Tryal and Condemnation of Stephen Colledge for High-Treason (London, Printed for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet-Street, and John Fish near the Golden Tun in the Strand. 1681).
• A Letter from Mr. Stephen Colledge (Printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant and Castle in Cornhill, 1681).

A mix of individual documents, including petitions, warrants, applications relating to freedom, printing, and scandalous books.

• Copy of a royal order for the appointment of John Playford, John Bellinger, Robert Scott, Robert Horne, John Baker, and Ambrose Isted to be admitted to the Court of Assistants, 16 June 1681.
• Petition of the Company of Stationers to the King regarding appointment of licensers and limiting numbers of master printers (two copies).
• Order of Court of Aldermen that all apprentices who serve masters of other companies but are printing, binding, or selling books, take their freedom from the Stationers’ Company, 1671.
• Warrant to Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other officers to assist the Stationers’ Company in searches, 1685.
• Some remarks about the business of the Stationers’ Company, 1673-1674, particularly relating to prosecutions and private printers.
• Copy of the oath of every freeman of the City of London.
• Application form for City freemen.
• Orders of the Lord Mayor of Aldermen relative to admission of freemen to liver of their companies, 1697.
• Copy of the oath of a freeman of the Company of Stationers.
• Extract from act requiring clerks to return two livery lists Lord Mayor for election purposes, 10 April 1784.
• Petition of the Company of Stationers to the King for the better regulating of printing and printing presses, 1688 (two copies).
• Orders of Court concerning seditious publications, 12 December 1792.
• Notice of Court of Common Council, 17 May 1782.
• Licence to John Henry to engrave, print and publish a map of Virginia, 1768.

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1684, 7 and 24 Apr 1684, 27 May 1684, 2 and 10 Jun 1684, 16 and 25 Jun 1684, 5 and 7 Jul 1684, 4 Aug 1684, 1 and 30 Sep 1684, 6 Oct 1684, 3 Nov 1684, 3, 20 and 27 Dec 1684 and 16 Jan 1685.

At front of file is a small slip of paper with the inscription 'Court - 1684'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for Apr 1684:

1. letter from R[ober]t Graham and L M Burton to the master and wardens, recommending William Phillips as a fit person to serve the King as a court assistant, undated.

Minutes for 27 May 1684:

1. draft petition from the company to the King, thanking him for the new charter and for the rights and privileges contained within it, undated.

Minutes for 2 and 10 Jun 1684:

1. letter from Rog[er] Norton and Hen[ry] Hills to Mr Garrett, requesting that as Mr Tooks had not had time that morning to bind an apprentice, Mr Garrett should seal the indenture between them and enter it as done in the morning, 5 May 1684.

Minutes for 16 and 25 Jun and 5 and 7 Jul 1684:

1. petition from Rich[ard] Butler, company freeman and prisoner in Ludgate, requesting relief for the care of his wife and children, undated.

2. letter from the Duke of Buckingham to Roger Norton, master, requesting that James Segnin, the borther of the Duke's chemist, be made free of the company, 26 Jun 1684.

Minutes for Sep 1684:

1. surrender by W[illia]m Rawlins to John Place of his 40th share in English Stock, 30 Sep 1684.

Minutes of 3 Nov 1684:

1. draft petition from the master, wardens and assistants to the King, requesting that he appoint licencers for the authorising or reprinting of all books and papers, in order to better prevent and suppress seditious works and libels, undated.

2. letter from Ro[ger] Lestrange to Roger Norton, master, complaining that several libels against himself had been entered into the book of copies, and requesting that the printer John Southby be prosecuted, 27 Oct 1684.

3. letter from Ro[ger] Lestrange to the master and wardens, stating that he is unable to attend Lord Sunderland that morning, and requesting that they deliver an enclosed document to Lord Sunderland on his behalf, 2 Jan 1685.

4. letter from Lord Sunderland to the master and wardens, stating that the King commands the company to apply itself to the best means for preventing intolerable liberties of the press, and to communicate with the Surveyor of the Press, who has orders from his Majesty to signify to the company, 17 Dec 1684.

5. letter from R[o]g[er] Lestrange to Mr Garrett, requesting that he presents Mr Lestrange's services to the master and wardens and let them know that he will have an unstated item finished on Friday morning, 23 Dec 1684.

Minutes for 3, 20 and 27 Dec 1684 and 16 Jan 1685:

1. draft demand from Roger Norton, master, to an unstated company, demanding that it pays £83 6s 8d of due rent to Thomas Guy, and stating that if it does not do so then the company will not continue to forbear to comprint with it any longer the 25 Mar 1685.

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1685, 6 Apr 1685, 6, 11, 20 and 22 May 1685, 1 and 26 Jun 1685, 4 and 6 Jul 1685, 3, 18 and 22 Aug 1685, 7 and 12 Sep 1685, 5 Oct 1685, 2 Nov 1685, 7 and 22 Dec 1685, 1 Feb 1686 and 1 Mar 1686.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 6 Apr 1685:

1. letter from Peter Parker and Thomas Guy, printers for the University of Oxford, to the master, wardens and court, offering to continue their former agreement that if the company pays its first quarter of rent then they will forbear to comprint, and stating that they will forgo the company's unpaid three quarters rent if the company acquits them of the Psalms they have printed, 25 Mar 1685.

Minutes for 6 and 11 May 1685:

1. Lord Mayor's precept to the master, wardens and court, requiring them to nominate a new livery and return the names of those nominated to the Guildhall on the morning of 7 July, 5 May 1685.

2. Lord Mayor's order, stating that as the liveries of several city companies are to be suspended and the livery status of these companies determined, their liveries must be newly granted, and ordering that their masters and wardens nominate loyal members to form the new livery, 5 May 1685.

3. list of members of the Haberdashers', Fishmongers', Merchant Taylors' Girdlers', Leathersellers' and Barber Chirurgeons' Companies, 6 May 1685.

4. Lord Mayor's order, listing those approved by the court as members of the new livery, 7 May 1685.

5. Lord Mayor's order, requesting that the master and wardens of several companies send their new charters to the town clerk to be enrolled in the journals of the court [of aldermen], 8 May 1685.

Minutes for 20 and 22 May 1685:

1. royal command to Roger L'Estrange, signed by Lord Sunderland, renewing regulations concerning licensing and the restriction of number of presses, 21 May 1685.

Minutes for 6 Jul 1685:

1. letter from Jo[h]n Richardson to the master, stating that by reason of commands to attend the service of his Majesty he is unable to attend the duties of renter warden, requesting that the court make a new choice and stating that he is happy to pay the fine for not serving, 6 Jul 1685.

Minutes for 3, 18 and 22 Aug 1685:

1. Lord Mayor's statement that the master, wardens and assistants had presented to the court [of aldermen] a list of names of those nominated to be liverymen of the company, and that the court approves and allows them to be of the livery, 30 Jul 1685.

2. true copy of licence and deputation from the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London to Roger Midgley, permitting him to licence books on behalf of the bishops under the revived Printing Act, 21 Aug 1685.

Minutes for 7 and 22 Dec 1685:

1. memorandum reading 'Memorandum December the 7th 1685 that the precedanse of the Westminster parliament before that at Oxford where printing in partnership for Mr Faniewell Herick Mr Tho Bassett Mr John Wright Mr Francis Smith Mr Ralp Smith Mr Robert Boulter and Benjamin Harris and Richard Chigwell, witnis my hand Benjamin Harris'.

Minutes for 1 Feb 1686:

1. otherwise blank piece of paper with the inscription 'Court 1st february 1685'.

Minutes for 1 Mar 1686:

1. draft minutes of meeting of the Committee about Stall Booksellers, 5 Mar 1686, with an annotated copy.

Inserted loose:

1. copy Lord Mayor's order that booksellers free of other companies be turned over to the company, and that in the future the chamberlain of the city do not admit any stationer to any company other than the Stationers' Company, 7 May 1685.

2. small slip of paper with the inscription 'Court - 1685'.

3. warrant from the Chief Justice 'to all Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables & all other officers & Ministers whome these may concerne', requiring them to assist the company in searching out seditious printing, 3 Nov 1685.

Committee minutes are written on some Court minute documents:

Court sitting of 6 Apr 1685: meeting of the Committee about Peter Parker and Thom[a]s Guy, 29 Apr 1685.

Court sitting of 6 Jul 1685: meeting of the Committee appointed about Parker & Guy, 21 Jul 1685.

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1686, 3 May 1686, 7 Jun 1686, 3 and 5 Jul 1686, 2 Aug 1686, 6 and 8 Sep 1686, 4, 11 and 12 Oct 1686, 8 and 26 Nov 1686, 6 and 20 Dec 1686, 7, 21 and 28 Feb 1687, 1, 7 and 23 Mar 1687.

At front of folder is a small piece of paper with the inscription 'The Court. 1686'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 3 May 1686:

1. bill for clerical Corporation and English Stock work undertaken in 1681; on the front is written '23 April 1686 The two Wardens Mr Towse and Mr Henry Clarke have considered Mr Garretts Bill within mentioned & have searcht presendents for that purpose & have thought fitt that he may have £12 given him as a gratuity for the same. Jo: Bellinger Ambrose Istid John Towse Hen: Clarke Robert Scott', undated.

2. letter from Timothy Goodwin to Mr Warden Isted at Stationers Hall, stating that he is willing to resign from the Livery, as Mr Isted and Warden Billing had asked him at the Castle Tavern to make his choice to remain or not if he found the role an inconvenience, 3 May 1686.

Minutes for 7 Jun 1686:

1. petition from several London master printers to the master, wardens and assistants, stating that despite an Act of Parliament authorising only one printing press in York there are three present, which print many copies that are the property of London booksellers and that should be printed in London, and praying that the Company orders the suppression of such grievance, undated.

Minutes for 3 Jul 1686:

1. memorandum reading 'Before the election of Warden Bellinger to be Master the Court first voted the manner how they would press to the election of a Master And because some members moved for the Balotting box to be made up of [illegible] It was putt to the question & carried in the negative And then the Court preceded to election againe by scoreing and the Major vote fell upon Warden Bellinger to be Master', undated.

Minutes for 8 Sep 1686:

1. letter from John Bellinger and Rob[er]t Clavell to Roger L'Estrange, referring to a decision made that morning to put off the election of treasurer, and assuring L'Estrange that when they and the partners of the English Stock do proceed to the election then he will be given timely notice of this, 8 Sep 1686.

Minutes for 6 Dec 1686:

1. copy of bond binding Obadiah Blagrave to the company as treasurer, 8 Nov 1686.

Inserted into minutes for Court sitting of 7, 21 and 28 Feb 1687 are 4 documents:

1. letter from Mr Thynne to the master, stating that no copies of books had been sent by the company to the library at St James's as required by the Act of Parliament for Printing, requesting that these copies be sent, and stating that if this is not done then he shall be forced to prefer a chancery bill against the persons involved, 7 Feb 1687.

2. surrender of yeomanry share of the English Stock by Thomas Pierrepont, 7 Feb 1687.

3. letter from Jo[hn] Bellinger and John Baker to Mr Garrett, stating that as Mr Blagrave cannot execute his security as soon as intended he should give a bond of £1000 for the present, 21 Oct 1686.

4. letter from Simon Miller to the master, wardens and assistants, requesting dismissal from the table of assistants, 6 Sep 1686.

Committee minutes are written on some Court minute documents:

Court sitting of 8 Nov 1686: meeting of the Committee appointed about buying Mr Sawbridge's interest in Cambridge printing, 19 Nov 1686.

Court sitting of 8 Nov 1686: meeting of the Committee appointed about Mr Leigh's account, 26 Nov 1686.

Court sittings of 7 and 23 Mar 1687: meeting of the Committee appointed about Haberdashers stall booksellers, 4 Mar 1687.

Court sittings of 7 and 23 Mar 1687: meeting of the Committee appointed about the Court's last copies, 18 Mar 1687.

Draft minutes are dated 4 Apr 1687, 2 and 30 May 1687, 6 and 22 Jun 1687, 2 and 4 Jul 1687, 1 Aug 1687, 5 Sep 1687, 3, 13 and 17 Oct 1687, 7 Nov 1687, 5 and 20 Dec 1687, 9 Jan 1688, 1 and 5 Mar 1688.

At front of folder is a large, folded sheet of paper with the inscription 'Mr Warden Courts Voucher for 1687'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 6 and 22 Jun and 2 and 4 Jul 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share of the English Stock by Bernard White, 2 Jul 1687.

Minutes for 1 Aug 1687:

1. petition from Thomas Mathew stating that while providing a book for the press he had been informed that part of it, the Psalms of David in metre, was a copy belonging to the Company, and praying that the Company grant him and his heirs liberty to make use of the copy thereafter, undated.

2. letter from Ro[ger] Lestrange to Mr Garret, informing him that he had transferred his whole right and interest in Seneca's Morals, Tully's Offices and Bona's Guides to Richard Bentley, and requesting that they may be entered as his property, 15 Jul 1687.

3. handwritten music manuscript of a psalm setting with the words given under each stave, composer unknown, undated.

Minutes for 5 Sep 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share in the English Stock by William Fisher, 5 Sep 1687.

Minutes for 17 Oct 1687:

1. letter from W[illia]m Fisher to the master, wardens and assistants, stating his desire to resign from his position at the table and instead have a position in which he may serve the company better, 17 Oct 1687.

Minutes for 7 Nov 1687:

1. letter from Jo[hn] Gadbury to Mr Took, requesting that he reminds Captain Baker and Mr Basset of their promise to give charity to Mr Cross, a former servant of the Company. Beneath Mr Gadbury's letter is a short statement by Mr Baker that a certain sum of charity for Mr Cross had not been named. 4 Oct 1687.

2. letter from Mr Wryme, Keeper of the King's Library, to the master and wardens, requesting that copies of books printed before the expiration of the late Act for Printing &c be sent to the King's Library at St James's, and stating that if printers do not send copies of these willingly then he will request his Majesty's Attorney General to prepare a bill in Chancery to get them, 7 Nov 1687.