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Itemised bill for food, drink. and other costs associated with a search and seizure at "Thomsons." Two separate bills appear to be recorded; the first for 11 shillings six pence, the second for ten shillings six pence, for a total of one pound two shillings. Items include bread and beer; wine; bacon & eggs; coach hire; and going by water, as well as unspecified expenses. Verso: "Search & Seizure at Thomsons Sept. 24 1677." Personal Names: Thomson; George Sawbridge; Samuel Mearne. Place names: Thomson's.

List of fees and fines due to the Company from 18 July 1677 to 30 January 1677 from officers and liverymen. John Harding Livery, 20 pounds; Mr Clarke "2d years Under warden"; Mr Mearne "2d yeares Upper Warden"; Timothy Peirce livery, 20 pounds; Mr Edwin, 20 pounds; Mr Andrewes, 20 pounds; Mr Paxton for Upper Warden 6 pounds; George Downey and Samuel Roycroft livery, 20 pounds each; Esq Sawbridge to pay for Oakes materially, 48 pounds; Mr Stone to pay for his Renters fine, 24 pounds; Mr Blague "for ye like," 24 pounds; Mr Thomas Clerk, 20 pounds; Mr Flesher, 20 pounds. Personal names: John Harding; Samuel Mearne; Timothy Peirce; Mr Clarke; Mr Edwin; Mr Andrewes; Mr Paxton; George Downey; Samuel Roycroft; George Sawbridge; Oakes; Mr Stone; Mr Blague; Thomas Clerk; Miles Flesher.

Itemised bill of food, drink, and services in an amount of one pound fourteen shillings headed "Madenhed At the Swan." Items include bread and beer; wine; butter; oranges and lemons; dressing the fish; use of linen; paid the fishmonger; and fruit and cheese. An additional charge, "given to the house," has been added following an initial total. Additionally, a list of names appears in the left margin: Sawbridge, Norton, Macock, And. Clark, R. Clark. Verso: At the Swan in fish street Aug 6 1677. Personal names: George Sawbridge; Norton; John Macock; Andrew Clark; Richard Clark. Place names: the Swan tavern on Fish Street.

Itemised bill of food, drink, and service consumed at Mr Greasley's during a meeting about "Oxford business" and "Mr Newmans business." Items include bread, wine, a drawer, and fire. People present include George Sawbridge; Mr Norton; Mr Mearne; Mr Newcombe; and Mr Brewster, "being all ye Com[m]ittee except Mr and Wardens." Personal names: Jonathan Greasley; George Sawbridge; Samuel Mearne; Roger Norton; Thomas Newcombe; Dorman Newman; Edward Brewster.

Itemised list of expenses incurred by Randall Taylor between 23 April and 05 July 1681. Items include going by water to Mr Rix(?) and Mr Gelliflower; paying the scavengers; sweeping the chimney; paying the woman for cleaning the courts and passages; spent "on Mr Davis, Mr Leigh, and my selfe att Astwoods Tryall;" and other charges. Signed in receipt by Randall Taylor. Personal names: Mr Rix(?); Mr Gelliflower; Samuel Mearne; Mr Davis; Mr Leigh; Astwood; George Sawbridge; Jos: Seaman; Mr Norton; Mr Towse.

Bill for lobsters, bread, beer, vinegar, and wine in the amount of one pound one shilling nine pence spent at the Crown in Smithfield. Esq. Sawbridge, Mr Mearne, and others present. Signed in receipt by Jo: Blancks. Personal names: Jo: Blancks; Samuel Mearne; George Sawbridge. Place names: Crown in Smithfield.

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 general assemblies of the master, wardens and commonalty of the company held at their Common Hall; courts for the election of corporation officers are not titled as such; courts for the election of master and wardens are titled 'Election Courts'.

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), from 5 Jul 1686 onwards; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, leases and committees, and orders relating to reports, petitions to the company, correspondence and other matters; administration of the livery, from 11 Oct 1686; details of those made free of the company and bound as apprentices, 4 Dec 1693-8 Jun 1696 and from 3 May 1697 onwards.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1683 to 1697' and 'F'.

Inserted into front flyleaves is a small card with typescript inscription regarding the entry for 6 Nov 1693, with handwritten annotations.

Volume includes committee minutes:

folio 25r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t Peter Parker and Tho[ma]s Guy', 11 Oct 1684

folio 27v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee concerning the Subpressing Lybells', 27 Dec 1684

folio 33r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Peter Parker and Thomas Guy', 29 Apr 1685

folio 41r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee about Peter Parker & Thomas Guy', 25 Jul 1685

folio 67: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed at last Court, to treat ab[ou]t buying the interest late of Mr Sawbridge in Cambridg Printing', 19 Nov 1686

folio 67v: minutes of a 'Meeting of the Comittee appointed at last Court ab[ou]t Mrs Leigh's Account', 26 Nov 1686

folio 78v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t Haberdashers & Stall Booksellers &c', 14 Mar 1687

folio 79v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t the Companys Coppies at a Court of the 7th of February last', 18 Mar 1687

folios 129v-130r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed to treate w[i]th our Master ab[ou]t Cambridge busines', 1 Mar 1690

folios 131v-132r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Mr Starkey's busines', 3 Apr 1690

folio 134r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Cambridge Busines', 11 Apr 1690

folios 137r-138v: minutes of 'the same Comittee' [relating to Mr Starkey], 25 Jun 1690

folios 144: minutes of 'the Comittee about Hawkers', 8 Oct 1690

folio 145r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittees appointed ab[ou]t the Subpression of Hawkers', 15 Oct 1690

folio 174: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee apopointed concerning the Oxford affaire', 6 Jul 1692

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1683, 2, 19 and 20 Apr 1683, 7 May 1683, 4, 25 and 30 Jun, 2 Jul 1683, 6 Aug 1683, 1 Oct 1683, 6 and 12 Nov 1683, 3, 19 and 20 Dec 1683, 2 Mar 1685 and 3 and 17 Feb 1685.

At front of file is a small slip of paper with the inscription 'The Court for 1683'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 26 Mar 1683:

1. letter from James Collins to the master, requesting that he not be elected Renter Warden until he is in a better financial position, 26 Mar 1683.

2. accounts listing company income and expenses, undated.

3. petition from James Collins stating that he had mortgaged his English Stock share to George Sawbridge not knowing of the order forbidding mortgaging of shares without the consent of the Table, and requesting time to clear the mortgage, undated.

4. letter from James Collins to Mr Garret, asking him to deliver his petition to the Master and to gather the support of others, undated.

Minutes for 7 May 1683:

1. surrender of yeomanry share in English Stock by Ann Godbid, 4 May 1683.

Minutes for 1 and 25 Oct 1683:

1. draft letter to [Samuel Hoyle] informing him that he must settle his account with Mr Felton and Sam[uel] Lownds, who has been chosen to supply the place of Renter Warden for the remaining part of the year, and deliver his books to them both, undated.

Inserted loose:

1. surrender of livery share in English Stock by Margaret White, 19 Apr 1683.

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.

i: Court order that the Bishop of London's order to damask the Assemblies' catechisms and burn sheets of De Anima Mundi be registered in the Company's book of orders, 3 Dec 1677.

ii: order of the Bishop of London to damask seditious books seized from Francis Smith and to burn any not in a fit state for damasking, 16 Jul 1678.

iii: order of the Bishop of London to damask reams of Loyal Protestant Tutor, counterfeit primers and A Papist Misrepresented and Represented, 14 Dec 1685.

iv: order of the Archbishop of Canterbury to damask reams of Seli Historia di Grand Brittagno, Dowlman of Succession, Hunt's Postscript, Hunt's noe Protestant Plott and the Bishop of London's letters, 8 Apr 1687.

v: order of the Earl of Middleton, Principal Secretary of State, to damask English Liberties, or Freeborne Subjects Inheritance, and A Scheme of Popish Cruelties, or a Prospect of what we must expect under a Popish Successor, 11 Nov 1685.

vi: order of the Bishop of London to damask Hobbe's Leviathan, 11 Dec 1673.

vii: receipt of payment for damasking Leviathan, 25 Mar 1674.

viii: receipt of payment, 1677 [MISSING].

ix: receipted account of monies due to John Garrett for tasks including damasking Dorman Newman's books, and expenses relating to Astwood's trial, 29 Jun 1681.

x: bill and receipt of payment of Robert Stephens for getting the warrant to damask books seized at Pindar's Coffee-house which was supposed to be Obadiah Walker's, 26 Feb 1690.

xi: receipt of payment for damasking, with receipt of payment of Robert Stephens on verso for services, 5 May 1690.

xii: receipts of payment of Robert Stephens for searches, 25 Jun [1680]

xiii: receipt of payment of Robert Stephens for indicting publishers, 25 Jul 1693.

xiv: order of the Bishop of London to damask books imported from beyond the seas, undated.

xv: typescript copy certificate of the burning of socinianized Common Prayer books on 7 Feb 1716.

Itemised bill of Randall Taylor addressed to Warden Vere in the sum of four pounds eight shillings one pence for expenses incurred November-December 1677. Items include: a brush to burn the books, looking after Wesbrooke, two catalogues, a porter from Mr Griffins, at the Crown with Mr Mearne and Mr Holt, on Smart at sessions, with Sawbridge, spent to James with Rob Stephens, with Mr Tyler and Mr Mearne, and various other expenses. Partial loss of paper. Place name: the Crown. Personal names: Randall Taylor, Robert Stephens, Wesbrooke, Mr Griffins, Samuel Mearne, Mr Holt, Smart, George Sawbridge, Mr Tyler, Mr Webb, Mr Knap.

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.

(i) Bill of William Leybourn for works done at Stationers’ Hall and on stationer houses, 16 June 1673. Signed in receipt on verso by Leybourn, in the sum of six pounds ten shillings received of Warden Thomas Vere.
(ii) Bill for iron and smith work done at Stationers’ Hall, 2 Nov 1674. With note that Mr Lucas to have eight pounds ten shillings in full.
(iii) Bill of William Leybourn and Mr Pollard for painting work at Stationers’ Hall, 8 Oct 1675.
(iv) Receipt of Robert Wapshott in the sum of 120 pounds, 5 Dec 1675. With his mark and seal. Witnessed by Henry Foord and Henry Garrett.
(v) Receipt of John Withers and John Saunders in the sum of 34 pounds for four banners, 11 Jan 1676.
(vi) The mason’s bill for works done at Stationers’ Hall, 10 Jul 1676. Signed in receipt by Richard Crooke the sum of one pound fifteen shillings, 20 Feb 1678.
(vii) Bill of the beadle, Randall Taylor, in the sum of fifteen shillings six pence. Expenses include: cleaning the hall, spent at the custom house, with Mr Garrett, with Mr Briggs, a broom, travel to Whitehall, with Marlow and others. Signed in receipt, 2 Aug 1676.
(viii) Bill for labourers’ work done at Stationers’ Hall, Sep 1674-Oct 1676. Signed in receipt by Thomas Warren in the sum of ten pounds, 11 Jul 1678. With further expenses listed. [2 pieces]
(ix) Receipt of Henry Foord, carpenter, in the sum of 100 pounds due him or Robert Wapshott, bricklayer, for works on the Hall, 11 Aug 1677. With his seal. Witnessed by John Lilly and Randall Taylor.
(x) Bills for carpentry and brick work for building Stationers’ Hall. The carpenters’ bill is signed by John Lawrence and William Leybourn. The verso shows that payment was made in three instalments, received of George Sawbridge, Samuel Mearne, and Mearne’s widow, totalling 1125 pounds. c.1683.

With later notes.

Parties: (1) Richard Royston, Robert Whyte and Thomas Roycroft, stationers, Sir Thomas Davis, alderman and George Sawbridge, William Lee, Richard Thrale, Andrew Crooke, Evan Tyler, Ralph Smith, Francis Coles, Thomas Hunt, Abell Roper, Roger Norton, Samuel Mearne, Edmund Paxton, Samuel Gellibrand, John Macock, Richard Clark, John Clark, George Calvert, Thomas Vere and John Martin, stationers (2) Richard Bois, upholsterer.

Parties: (1) George Sawbridge, esquire, Thomas Vere, John Martin and Thomas Newcomb, stationers (2) Stationers Company (3) Henry, Lord Bishop of London and patron and ordinary of St Martin Ludgate, and Edward Pelling, clerk and rector of St Martin Ludgate.

Includes a ground plan fragment.