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Draft minutes are dated 4 Apr 1687, 2 and 30 May 1687, 6 and 22 Jun 1687, 2 and 4 Jul 1687, 1 Aug 1687, 5 Sep 1687, 3, 13 and 17 Oct 1687, 7 Nov 1687, 5 and 20 Dec 1687, 9 Jan 1688, 1 and 5 Mar 1688.

At front of folder is a large, folded sheet of paper with the inscription 'Mr Warden Courts Voucher for 1687'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 6 and 22 Jun and 2 and 4 Jul 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share of the English Stock by Bernard White, 2 Jul 1687.

Minutes for 1 Aug 1687:

1. petition from Thomas Mathew stating that while providing a book for the press he had been informed that part of it, the Psalms of David in metre, was a copy belonging to the Company, and praying that the Company grant him and his heirs liberty to make use of the copy thereafter, undated.

2. letter from Ro[ger] Lestrange to Mr Garret, informing him that he had transferred his whole right and interest in Seneca's Morals, Tully's Offices and Bona's Guides to Richard Bentley, and requesting that they may be entered as his property, 15 Jul 1687.

3. handwritten music manuscript of a psalm setting with the words given under each stave, composer unknown, undated.

Minutes for 5 Sep 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share in the English Stock by William Fisher, 5 Sep 1687.

Minutes for 17 Oct 1687:

1. letter from W[illia]m Fisher to the master, wardens and assistants, stating his desire to resign from his position at the table and instead have a position in which he may serve the company better, 17 Oct 1687.

Minutes for 7 Nov 1687:

1. letter from Jo[hn] Gadbury to Mr Took, requesting that he reminds Captain Baker and Mr Basset of their promise to give charity to Mr Cross, a former servant of the Company. Beneath Mr Gadbury's letter is a short statement by Mr Baker that a certain sum of charity for Mr Cross had not been named. 4 Oct 1687.

2. letter from Mr Wryme, Keeper of the King's Library, to the master and wardens, requesting that copies of books printed before the expiration of the late Act for Printing &c be sent to the King's Library at St James's, and stating that if printers do not send copies of these willingly then he will request his Majesty's Attorney General to prepare a bill in Chancery to get them, 7 Nov 1687.

Draft minutes are dated 2 Apr 1688, 7 May 1688, 15 and 25 Jun 1688, 6 Aug 1688, 4 Sep 1688, 11 Oct 1688, 3 Nov 1688, 3 and 19 Dec 1688 and 1, 4 and 6 Mar 1689.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 7 May 1688:

1. figures for Robert Turner, Adiel Mill, Mr Porter, W[illia]m Wild and Tho[mas] Hodgkin, possibly monies owed, undated.

Minutes for 4 Sep 1688:

1. Lord Mayor's order requesting that liverymen of several companies be restored to their places, with reference to a recent royal charter restoring to the city its ancient franchises, 7 Oct 1688.

Minutes for 4 and 6 Mar 1689:

1. memorandum from Tho[mas] Dring, stating that the company is to discharge Mr Guy and Mr Parker for comprinting the company's copies and pay all arrears for rent due, that Mr Guy and Mr Parker are to deliver to the company the primers they had printed and be paid 9s 9d per reame for this, and that Mr Guy and Mr Parker are to pay the company £180 in consideration for their comprinting, 6 Mar 1689.

2. copy petition from Gilbert Ironside, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, to the king, stating that the university has been molested by the king's printers of bibles in London and the Company of Stationers for printing bibles and books of common prayer with singing psalms annexed, and praying for an order that the process of Quo Warranto issued in his Majesty's name be withdrawn and the complainants (if wronged) pursue their remedy at law in their own names in a suit.

3. order of council signed by W[illia]m Bridgeman, that a copy of the above petition be given to Henry Hills and the other King's printers of bibles in London, that the matter be heard at the board on 5 Oct 1688, and that until the king declares his pleasure on the hearing all further proceedings upon the process of Quo Warranto are to be stopped, 23 Sep 1688.

Draft minutes are dated 3 Jun 1689, 1 and 6 Jul 1689, 1 and 5 Aug 1689, 9 Sep 1689, 7 Oct 1689, 1, 4 and 13 Nov 1689, 2 and 20 Dec 1689, 3 Feb 1690, 1 and 3 Mar 1690.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 3 Mar 1689:

1. Lord Mayor's precept to the master and wardens, requesting certification of the name, surname and place of abode of all the company's liverymen who have not taken its oath of freeman or liveryman, together with duplicates of the above and of the livery list according to previous precepts of the 4th and 5th instant, 6 Mar 1689.

2. Lord Mayor's precept to the master and wardens, ordering the clerk to write out a list of the company's livery as it stood at Midsummer 1683 and a list of those admitted in the livery since that time and to bring duplicates to him on Thursday morning, and stating that care must be taken in the livery list so that the clerk can attest it upon oath if necessary, 4 Mar 1689.

Committee minutes are attached to some Court minute documents:

Court sittings of 3 Feb and 1 Mar 1690: minutes of a meeting of the Committee appointed to hear with our Master about Cambridge business, 1 Mar 1690.

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1690, 7 Apr 1690, 5 May 1690, 2 and 5 Jun 1690, 7, 12, 15 and 18 Jul 1690, 1, 5 and 25 Sep 1690, 6, 22 and 25 Oct 1690, 3 Nov 1690 and 2 Mar 1691.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 2 and 5 Jun 1690:

1. list of names with tallies beside them; names given are Ambrose Isted, Roger Norton, John Macock, John Towse, Henry Herringman, Edward Browton, John Bellinger and Robert Scott; the names Thomas Bassell and John Sims are crossed out.

Committee minutes are attached to some Court minute documents:

Court sitting of 26 Mar 1690: minutes of a meeting of the Committee about Mr Starkey's business, 3 Apr 1690.

Court sitting of 7 Jul 1690: minutes of a meeting of the Committee appointed to raise money for the use of the Stock, 8 Jul 1690.

Court sitting of 6 Oct 1690: minutes of a meeting of the Committee about Hawkers, 8 Oct 1690.

Court sittings of 22 and 25 Oct 1690: minutes of a meeting of the Committee appointed about the Subpression of Hawkers &t, 15 Oct 1690.

Draft minutes are dated 4, 6 and 20 Apr 1691, 4 May 1691, 8 Jun 1691, 4 and 6 Jul 1691, 23 Sep 1691, 5 Oct 1691, 2 Nov 1691 [2 copies], 7 Dec 1691, 1 Feb 1692 [2 copies], 1 Mar 1692; includes minutes of a meeting of the Committee about Checks on accounts, 11 Dec 1691.

Draft minutes are dated 26 Mar 1692, 15 Apr 1692, 2 and 27 May 1692, 2, 4, 18, 26 and 28 Jul 1692, 1 Aug 1692, 5 and 12 Sep 1692 and 3 Oct 1692; includes minutes of a meeting of the Committee appointed concerning the Oxford affair, 6 Jul 1692.

Includes inspeximus documents and letters patent produced during the Company's negotiations with successive monarchs.

Licence from George V to the Westminster Bank, to transfer the property of number 20 Ludgate Hill, and to the Stationers' Company to accept said transfer and hold the same in mortmain in perpetuity.

Royal warrant addressed to the Paymaster General of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces to pay the representatives of the late General Charles, Earl Grey of the 3rd Regiment of Dragoons.

Interview took place at Stationers' Hall and forms the BBC World Service broadcast 'Outlook'.

10 minutes length - NEEDS CHECKING and adding to the extent field

INTERVIEW SUMMARY NEEDS ADDING (with times)

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company and Robert Meade, Nathaniel Butter and Thomas Downes, stationers (2) Jeremiah Halfhide, clothworker, and William Chapman, barber chirurgeon.