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Bill of expenses relating to a dinner, including bread, beer, ale, wine, fish, udders with turnips, veal, fowls, ducks, cheese, and coach hire. Signed for in receipt by John Carpenter in the sum of four pounds seven shillings five pence. Personal name: John Carpenter.

Bill for various wines, including ten gallons of red port and porter expenses. Signed for in receipt by Edward Hansten in the sum of three pounds ten shillings two pence. Personal name: Edward Hansten.

Bill for a dinner with expenses including, three dishes of fish, three dishes of goose, three pigeon pies, a sirloin of beef, three dishes of chicken, three dishes of partes, a dish of lobsters, fire, bread and beer, linen. Additional expenses for paying 'labourer and woeman' and cleaning plate and pewter. Signed in receipt by John Pether in the sum of eleven pounds five shillings six pence. Personal name: John Pether.

Bill of Nicholas Hooper, the beadle, for miscellaneous expenses including, candles, a chamber pot, his salary, and donations to the poor. Signed in receipt by Hooper in the sum of six pounds sixteen shillings six pence. Personal name: Nicholas Hooper.

Receipt of William Smith in the sum of five pounds for the Company's use of linen, knives, and several other things. Personal name: William Smith.

Receipt of Caesar Duffield in the sum of three pounds for music on Lord Mayor's Day. Personal name: Caesar Duffield.

Receipt of Sam Oades in the sum of five pounds for interest of two hundred pounds due Judith Webb. Personal names: Sam Oades, Judith Webb.

Receipt of Peter Vandegun in the sum of twenty pounds for two years' rent for a barge stand at Lambeth. Personal name: Peter Vandegun. Place name: Lambeth.

Receipt of John Ward and James Adamson, collectors, in the sum of five pounds from Benjamin Tooke for payment relating to Stationers' Hall. Personal names: John Ward, James Adamson, Benjamin Tooke. Place name: Stationers' Hall.

Receipt of Charles Howke in the sum of six shillings six pence for wood burnt at Stationers' Hall. Received of Mr Glover. Personal name: Charles Howke, Mr Glover. Place name: Stationers' Hall.

Receipt of William Whitfeld in the sum of one pound fifteen shillings for the minister of St Martin's Ludgate. Personal name: William Whitfeld.

Bill of Nicholas Hooper, the beadle, of miscellaneous expenses. Items include: 'engrossing two schedules to the deeds of sale of the materials and the presses at Oxford & Cambridge to the new partners', 'copying the heads of the articles for the new stock-keepers', 'writing the articles for building between the Master and wardens and Mr Biggs'. Signed in receipt by Hooper in the sum of fifteen shillings eight pence. Personal names: Nicholas Hooper, Mr Biggs. Place names: Oxford, Cambridge.

Bill of John Carpenter for six gallons of canary, with a note that the hamper and bottles are to be returned. Signed in receipt by Carpenter in the sum of two pounds eight shillings. Personal name: John Carpenter.

Receipt of Sarah Puller in the sum of twelve pounds ten shillings for interest on five hundred pounds. Personal name: Sarah Puller.

Receipt of Henry Roper, churchwarden, in the sum of four pounds ten shillings for the poor of St Martin's Ludgate. Personal name: Henry Roper.