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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.

Receipt for five pounds paid to John Playford as half a year's interest from the Company. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for five pounds of half a year's interest for 200 pounds invested with the Company. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for five pounds for half a year's interest. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for five pounds of interest paid to John Playford. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: miscellaneous calculations. Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for five pounds paid to John Playford as half a year's interest for two hundred pounds in the hands of the Company. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "R[eceived] of Mr Everingham 05[s] R[eceived] of Mr Taylor 10[s]." Personal names: John Playford; Mr Everingham; Mr Taylor.

Receipt for 10 pounds paid to John Playford as half a year's interest due at Christmas last. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "Mr John Playfords' Receipt for interest." and "Mr P." Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for 10 pounds paid to John Playford for half a year's interest. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "Mr Playfords Receipt." Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for 10 pounds interest on 400 pounds. Signed in receipt by John Playford; witnessed by John Blyth. Verso: "Playford." Personal names: John Playford; John Blyth.

Receipt for 10 pounds paid as a half years' interest due 24 June. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "Playford." Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt for 10 pounds paid to John Playford as interest on 400 pounds. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "Mr Playfords Receipt for 10ls for Interest till Christmas 1683." Personal names: John Playford.

Receipt in the amount of 10 pounds paid to John Playford as interest on 400 pounds invested due in June. Signed in receipt by John Playford. Verso: "Mr Playfords Receit of half a years Interest for 400 l due at Midsumer 1684." Personal names: John Playford.