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"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.

Itemised bill of expenses totalling 19 shillings eight pence. Items include bread and beer and ale; oranges; two pullets; coachman; and porter, among other goods. Includes other expenses on verso. Verso: "Feb 21 0-19-8."

Itemised bill of expenses related to attending Whitehall about Twyford's petition(?) Items include a calf's head and bacon; mutton; a salad; bread and beer; wine; butter and cheese. Also includes charges in graphite for coach hire, money to the doorkeep, and "spent at Greyhound," as well as others. Verso: "Attending at white hall about Twyfords peticon(?) May 14 1678" Personal names: Twyford [likely Henry Twyford]; Mr Hills.

Itemised bill for food, drink, and service in the amount of 14 shillings six pence related to a search. Items include bread and beer, wine, butter, and other items. Services include for coach hire, and monies given to the Bishop of London's porter. Verso: "Search Dec 11th 1677." Personal names: Bishop of London [Henry Compton].

An itemised list of expenses related to a search in Southwark in the amount of nine shillings. Items include: coach hire; "spent at Ram head;" waterage; at webs; at Mr Halls; and a pot of beer. Verso: "search in Southwark." Personal names: Mr Hall, Web(?) Place names: Southwark.

Wardens' vouchers for expenses incurred in providing the annual Court and ladies' barge outing to Richmond; vouchers consist of bills with receipts of monies paid out by the under warden added at a later date; folder includes some bills without receipts.

B/W photograph. The Stationers’ School, Hornsey. View from playground. Summer 1982.

External events and Court Visits

Copy minutes relating to the painted glass window presented to the Company by Thomas Cadell.

Parties: (1) Reverend William Tooke, clerk (2) Elizabeth Tooke, Thomas Tooke and William Tooke the younger, infants.

Transcripts of earlier Court minutes including contemporary references to the Great Fire of London; Court resolutions on the day of the monthly meetings, quarterage payments, and elections; extracts from Court minutes relating to dinners 1558-1596; extracts from Court minutes relating to translation of freemen 1615-1805.

Document contains:

pp.1-16: version of the entry on the King's Bench, Coram Rege Roll, for hilary term 36-37 Charles II.

pp. 17-20: copy of the patent to Oxford University of 12 Nov 1632 concerning the University Press.

Includes a letter from the Public Record Office regarding the document contents, 20 May 1969.

Extracts and copies of wills bequesting monies to the Stationers' Company for charitable use.
Folder contains:

i: extract from will of James Compton, 24 Sep 1858.

ii: extract from will of Jonas Davis, 11 Apr 1827.

iii: extract from will of Richard Johnson, 3 Jan 1795.

iv: extract from will of Alderman Gill, undated, with extract from notice informing the Company of the bequest and photocopies of the will [4 items].

v: draft wills of Henry Mortlock and his widow Elizabeth Mortlock concerning English Stock shares, undated.

vi: typescript transcription of will of John Norton, [21 May 1612].

vii: extract from will of William Strahan, 2 Jul 1784, with receipt for payment of the bequest, 1 Aug 1786, receipt for payment of earlier gift from Strahan, 20 Jul 1774, and pamphlet containing a printed extract from his will [4 items].

viii: extract from will of Richard Welles, 12 Mar 1803.

ix: extract from will of Beata Wilkins, 24 Nov 1773.

x: extracts from will of Alderman Wright, 4 Dec 1798 [2 items].

xi: extract from will of William Bowyer, 30 Jul 1777, with printed list of qualifications prescribed by his will for a candidate of an annuity of £30 per annum to a journeyman compositor.

xii: probate of will of Bartholomew Penny, 1798.

xiii: extract from will of Thomas Holme, 30 Apr 1870.

xiv: extract from will of James Figgins, 19 Dec 1883.

xv: extract from will of Emily Bentham, 1904.

Bundles contain:

xvi: copy will and codicils of Herbert Fitch with assorted documents relating to the administration of the terms of his will, 22 Oct 1936-10 Mar 1943.

xvii: copy will of Charles Edwin Layton, 28 Feb 1908, with assorted documents relating to the administration of the terms of his will, 15 Dec 1927-1 Dec 1940.

Printed pamphlet with extracts from the following wills: William Bowyer (1777), Beata Wilkins (1773), William Strahan (1784), Richard Johnson (1795), Thomas Wright (1794).