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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.

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.

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.

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.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of eighteen shillings, received of Warden Clavell, 6 July 1689. Items include: examining the petition of J. White in the Council book at Whitehall and attending the Attorney General and finding out Bulkbry and White's lodgings, two indictments against Elkanah Settle and Robert Hayhurst, two further indictments against George Larkin and Giles Hancock. Place name: Whitehall. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Robert Clavell, Bulkbry, White, Elkanah Settle, Robert Hayhurst, George Larkin, Giles Hancock.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of three pounds for expenses incurred in the Company's service. Items include: going to the Lord Bishop of London three times delivering almanacs, gave to the Bishop's porter, gave to the custom house porters, attending Parliament about the Act several days and writing a copy, gave for information against Mr Downing's private press that was doing the white letter primer, coach, constable and smith and porters in bringing to Hall, service at Oxford in helping to move the printing house. Signed in receipt by Stephens, 15 April 1693. Place names: Stationers' Hall, Oxford. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Downing (likely William).

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound five shillings for expenses incurred 14 July - 9 September 1693. Items include: indicting of Abel Roper for the libel against the Athenian, searching the French bookseller warehouse with Warden Bassett and Mr Bentley, searching of several bookbinders and carrying almanacs to license. Received of Warden Phillipps. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillippps, Abel Roper, Thomas Bassett, Richard Bentley.

Itemised bill of money laid out for the Company by Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound four shillings. Items include: paid the labourer for five days work, paid the stonecutter, paid a trimmer for the chimney, paid for two pound of lead, paid for bolts pins and staples, paid for an iron grate in the garden, paid one shilling with Mr Mortlock about the spilling(?) that Mr Dawks prints, spent upon the carpenter labourer and bricklayer. Below is a receipt of the same date signed by Stephens for his quarterage payment. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Henry Mortlock, Dawks (likely Ichabod, or possibly his father Thomas the younger).

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of fifteen shillings, received of Warden Phillipps, 15 November 1693. Items include: scouring and drawing of a great carpet, going to the custom house twice, paid Adam the porter for bringing a heap of psalms to the Hall that were doing for Parkhurst from Astwood's, stopped some hymns at Mr Snowden's that was doing for Parkhurst and gave him warning to proceed no further till receiving orders from the Company, a bolt on the garden door.
Place name: Stationers' Hall, Custom House. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Thomas Parkhurst, James Astwood, Thomas Snowden, Adam the porter.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of three pounds ten shillings, 25 March 1694. Items include: his salary, paid the Bishop of London's porter for his Christmas Box, getting the psalms a catechism and a schoolbook licensed by Dr Lancaster with expenses and a gratuity to his man, spent on Dr Charlett's gentleman at several times. Received of Warden Phillipps and signed in receipt by Stephens. Personal names: Robert Stephens, William Phillipps, Henry Compton, William Lancaster, Arthur Charlett.

Bill of Robert Stephens addressed to Warden Simpson for expenses in summoning some masters and workmen printers to attend at Westminster about the Paper Act three days. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of ten shillings, 8 May 1699. Place name: Westminster. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Richard Simpson.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens addressed to Warden Sprint. Items include: carrying away of rubbish, two loads of gravel, paid the smith for mending the bar of the great gate and a chain to the parlour door, colouring the long bar and ironwork. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of one pound seven shillings six pence, 2 April 1701. Place name: Stationers' Hall. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Samuel Sprint.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens addressed to Warden Sprint in the sum of six shillings. Items include: getting the locks and keys mended, putting a bolt to the great gate and a piece of lead to the bottom of it, making a gutter behind the Oxford warehouse. Place names: Stationers' Hall, Oxford. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Samuel Sprint.