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Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company 30 Dec 1680-25 Mar 1681. Items include: several searches about pamphlets, attendance on the secretary everyday, his trouble about the Peers speech, Hatfield Vision, Presbyterian need, a letter interrupted going for Holland, attendance at Guildhall and sessions and for employing men to buy several pamphlets and small books. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds fifteen shillings, 25 March 1681. Personal name: Robert Stephens, Francis Tyton.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred from 25 March-24 June 1681. Items include: several searches with Mr Marlow to Gaines's private press, several searches and seizing the Answer to the King's Declaration and expense and Treason In Graine, taking a warrant to search the Glass House Yard for Braddyll's private press, for seizing the Rare Show at Astwood's. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds two shillings six pence, 2 July 1681. Place name: Glass House Yard. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Marlow, Gaines, Thomas Braddyll, James Astwood.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens addressed to the Master and Wardens of the Stationers' Company asking for reimbursement. The expenses were incurred defending an indictment from Samuel Lee over Stephens's actions to stop the printing and publishing of city charters by Lee, as commanded by the Company. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of eight pounds one shilling, 8 September 1681. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Samuel Lee.

Itemised bill of Randall Taylor addressed to Warden Towse in the sum of three pounds five shillings six pence for expenses incurred August-October 1681. Items include: paid an officer & spent from Braddyll, three days searching with Mr Stephens, a carpet, paid Mr Birch for mending the carpet, spent with Common Serjeant Mr Mearne and others, washing the linen, a gown, paid the postman, paid a woman for cleaning the court and passages, and other miscellaneous expenses. Place name: Stationers' Hall. Personal names: Randall Taylor, John Towse, Thomas Braddyll, Robert Stephens, Mr Birch, Samuel Mearne.

Bill of Robert Stephens addressed to Warden Towse, for expenses incurred in the service of the Company June-December 1681. Items include: going with Warden Towse and sometimes with Warden Newcomb searching several times, buying several books and pamphlets with wrong names and without names, prosecuting several offenders. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of five pounds. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Towse, Thomas Newcomb.

Signed receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum of five pounds from Warden Towse for services performed for the Company, 24 June 1682. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Towse.

Receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum of two pounds ten shillings quarterage payment for service to the Company, 1 October 1683. Received of Warden Hills. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Henry Hills.

Receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum two pounds ten shillings quarterly payment for services to the Company. Received of Warden Hills, 22 December 1683. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Henry Hills.

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.

Itemised receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum of three pounds sixteen shillings six pence from Warden Cotterell, 19 September 1684. Items include: five volumes of G. Letters Books, a statute book, porterage for bringing in the papist books, a book reflecting on the psalms. Personal names: Robert Stephens, James Cotterell.

Royal warrant issued to Robert Stephens to apprehend Awnsham Churchill, William Churchill, John Everingham, and John Tottenham regarding the printing and publishing of a book entitled A Conference about the Next Succession to the Crown of England. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Awnsham Churchill, William Churchill, John Everingham, John Tottenham.

Receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum of five pounds for searching and several services done for the Company, 24 June-20 December 1684. Received of Warden Cottrell. Personal names: Robert Stephens, James Cotterell.

Undated bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred seizing a private press in a cellar at the Horse Ferry Westminster. Items include: watermen, porters, spent upon Mr Hinds (Hinch), spent upon Mr Warren, spent upon Mr Palmer, getting a warrant, spent upon Mr Mayo, time and pursuit, spent upon the petitioners. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of one pound one shilling six pence. Place name: the Horse Ferry Westminster. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Ambrose Isted, Simon Hinch, James Warren, John Palmer, John Mayo.

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.

Receipt of Robert Stephens in the sum of two pounds ten shillings from Warden Clavell for a quarter allowance for searching, 25 April 1689. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Robert Clavell.