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Menu cards and table plans for dinners and lunches held for the Court Assistants.

Menu cards, table plans, carol sheets.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; approval of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; report of deaths, when relevant; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees and applications to the company; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 4 November 1862 to 24 March 1869' and 'Z'.

On front flyleaf is written in a contemporary hand 'Book Z'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; approval of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees and applications to the company; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 9 January 1855 to 7 Oct 1862' and 'Y'.

On front flyleaf is written in a contemporary hand 'Book Y'.

Contained within volume are committee minutes:

pages 343-345: minutes of the Committee respecting the affairs of the English Stock, 9 Mar 1859.

pages 441-443: minutes of the Committee respecting the Shares of the English Stock, 8 May 1860.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; approval of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 3 July 1849 to 22 December 1854' and 'X'.

On page 81 is recorded that the company accepted Mr Hall's offer to purchase the company's barge for £105, 9 Apr 1850.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity, a court for the election of two new assistants and a court to receive the report of the committee on the affairs of the English Stock.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 30 September 1842 to 30 June 1849' and 'W'.

Contained within volume are committee minutes:

page 91: minutes of the committee respecting the miscellaneous expenditure of the corporation, 27 Feb 1844.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 August 1836 to 11 August 1842' and 'V'.

Volume includes copy committee minutes:

pages 264-265: minutes of the committee respecting the safe closet, 6-9 Jul 1839.

All entries written in calligraphy; many minutes are unsigned.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place and date of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens, immediate past master, treasurer, assistants and liverymen; report of deaths, when relevant; names of those admitted to the cloathing, when relevant; admission of new court assistants, when relevant; election of new company officials, when relevant; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; reports by chairmen of committees in chronological order of meetings; report by the senior livery representative; reports by others such as chairman of trustees of the Educational Charity; presentations to the company; other business.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 March 1832 to 1 November 1836' and 'U'.

Volume includes copy committee minutes:

pages 88-90: minutes of the committee of the stockkeepers appointed respecting the sale of unstamped almanacks, 8 Dec 1832.

pages 143-144: minutes of the committee respecting the alienation of stock, 1 Aug 1833.

pages 274-278: minutes of the committee on the subject of the quarterages, 2 Oct 1834.

pages 278-279: minutes of the committee appointed respecting the Municipal Corporation inquiry, 2 Oct 1834.

pages 291-292: minutes of the committee respecting the situation of cook, 17 Oct 1834.

pages 308-309: minutes of a committee held respecting the quarterage, 9 Jan 1835.

pages 440-442: minutes of the committee appointed to enquire into the duties and emoluments of the office of hall keeper and the character and qualification of the candidates, 25 Apr 1836.

All entries written in calligraphy; many minutes are unsigned.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place and date of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens, immediate past master, treasurer, assistants and liverymen; report of deaths, when relevant; names of those admitted to the cloathing, when relevant; admission of new court assistants, when relevant; election of new company officials, when relevant; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; reports by chairmen of committees in chronological order of meetings; report by the senior livery representative; reports by others such as chairman of trustees of the Educational Charity; presentations to the company; other business.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity, courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation and courts respecting the Irish estate; no paragraph headings are written in the margin until page 273; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices. The order of administration of annuities and English Stock shares is sometimes reversed.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 March 1826 to 7 February 1832' and 'T'.

Volume includes copy committee minutes:

page 202: minutes of the committee of the festival of the sons of clergy, 1 Jul 1828.

All entries written in calligraphy; many minutes are unsigned.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place and date of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens, immediate past master, treasurer, assistants and liverymen; report of deaths, when relevant; names of those admitted to the cloathing, when relevant; admission of new court assistants, when relevant; election of new company officials, when relevant; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; reports by chairmen of committees in chronological order of meetings; report by the senior livery representative; reports by others such as chairman of trustees of the Educational Charity; presentations to the company; other business.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation; no paragraph headings are written in the margin; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices. The order of administration of annuities and English Stock shares is sometimes reversed.

Spine reads 'Court Book 6 April 1819 to 7 February 1826' and 'S'.

All entries written in calligraphy; all minutes are signed by the Master except for 7 Dec 1999.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place and date of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens, immediate past master, treasurer, assistants and liverymen; admission of new court assistants, when relevant; election of new company officials, when relevant; names of those admitted to the cloathing, when relevant; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; reports by chairmen of committees in chronological order of meetings; report by the Senior Livery Representative; reports by others such as chairmen of trustees, most frequently the library trustees and/or trustees of the Educational Charity; other reports, when relevant; presentations to the company; other business.

Pasted onto the front pastedown is a bookplate with the inscription:

'Presented to

The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers

by the Company's Renter Wardens

1995-1996

Peter Barker CBE

Neville Cusworth

Bert Modlock

Brigadier Richard Mountford OBE'

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation; no paragraph headings are written in the margin; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 5 February 1811 to 26 March 1819' and 'R'.

Inserted in volume are 2 documents:

pages 393-394: list of names reading 'Stationers Hall 1st October 182 [end of page missing] Mr Byfield for the Master Mr Nash Mr Wilkie Mr Sheriff Venables Sir Wm Domville'.

pages 529-530: blue envelope with inscription 'C. R Rivington Stationers Hall', undated.