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Itemised bill in the amount of 27 shillings due to Jonathan Bateman. Items listed include blue cloth and yellow lace. Signed for by Jonathan Bateman. Verso: "Stationers." Personal names: Jonathan Bateman.

Itemised bill in the amount of two pounds 13 shillings paid to John Wallinger, milliner, for ribbons for the Lord Mayor's day. Signed on verso in receipt by John Wallinger. Personal names: John Wallinger.

Itemised bill of food, drink, and service at Mr Clowsy's House, the Swan in High Street, headed "Mayden." Items include bread and beer; wine; butter; salad; oranges and lemons; sugar; fish; payment to the fishmonger and for dressing the fish; and other expenses. Signed in receipt on verso by John Towse on 12 June. Docketed "4 Renter Wardens Dinner at Swan in Highstreat June 13 1684." Personal names: John Towse; Mr. Clowsy. Place names: Maidenhead

Bill for fixing locks at Stationers' Hall and pine to hang hats on. Signed in receipt by John Sleigh in the sum of eleven shillings three pence, 10 July 1699. Place name: Stationers' Hall. Personal name: John Sleigh.

Undated bill for coffee expenses between May and June. Signed in receipt for one pound two shillings four pence by John Sims (?). Personal name: John Sims.

Bill of miscellaneous expenses for January 1693, including coffee and coach hire. Signed for in receipt by John Sims in the sum of thirteen shillings eight pence. Personal names: John Simms, William Phillips.

Bill of miscellaneous expenses for January-April 1693, most of which are for coffee. Other items include: 'coach to Westminster', 'spent with our Master in Three Tuns', 'spent upon search', 'gave Hills printer for informing of a press'. Signed in receipt on verso in the sum of two pounds eleven shillings five pence. Personal names: Nicholas Hooper, Henry Hills Jr. Place names: Westminster, the Three Tuns.

Undated bill of expenses for the months of June and July. Most entries are for coffee, but other items include 'custom house'. Signed in receipt by John Sims in the sum of ten shillings. Personal name: John Sims.

Itemised bill of expenses incurred by John Simms while travelling to Oxford in th amount of 15 pounds 11 shillings. Items include: laid out at London; at Uxbridge; [at] Loudwater; Wickham [Wycombe]; Tetsworth; Oxford; given the coachman; at the Castle; at the Mermayd; at several inns; at the Crosse; at the coffee house; five flasks of wine; one bottle of Canary; two bottles of French wine; tobacco; spent Sunday night; coffee; more spent at the Crosse; payments to the servants and spent at the house; more at the Mermaid; more spent on the return trip at Loudwater; given away; at Uxbridge; coach hire; paid the coachman and (?). Signed in receipt by John Simms. Miscellaneous sums below, some with personal names attached. Personal names: Randall; Mr Dring; Mr Harper; John Simms. Verso: miscellaneous calculations; "Expenses Charges going to Oxon." and "pd ye Decedent - 21 : 15 : 0 [struck out]." Place names: London; Uxbridge; Loudwater; Wycombe; Tetsworth; the Mermaid tavern; the Crosse tavern; the Castle tavern.

Bill in the amount of two pounds sixteen shillings for "westphalia baccon 10 hams." Signed in receipt by John Sewell. Personal names: John Sewell.

Itemised list of food, drink, and service for a dinner on 29 May 1689, as well as a dinner for the new livery members. The first dinner, in the amount of eight pounds 17 shillings, included items such as three dishes of tongues and udders; nine geese and savre; three pigeon pies; a sirloin of beef; three dishes of chickens; three dishes of tarts and custards; fire; bread and beer; washing of the linen; payment for a labourer and a woman; and payment for dressing dinner. For the second dinner for new liverymen, in the amount of one pound fourteen shillings, items included a dish of tongues and udders; a sirloin of beef; a pigeon pie; bread and beer; and washing the linen. Signed in receipt by John Pether, Company cook. Personal names: John Pether. Place names: Stationers' Hall.

Bill for a dinner for the Company on 04 February 1689 in the amount of six pounds 16 shillings. Items include three dishes of tounges and udders; three sides of lamb; a sirloin of beef; a dish of oysters and smelts; two lumber pies; four pullets with eggs; two tanseys; fire; oranges and sugar; bread and beer; washing of the linen; payment to a labourer and a woman; and for dressing dinner. After the sum, Pether also paid Randall Taylor six pence for tobacco. Signed in receipt by John Pether, the Company cook. Verso: "Stacioners Mr Warden Clavill." Personal names: John Pether; Randall Taylor.

Itemised bill of food, drink, and service in the amount of seven pounds two shillings for a dinner for the Company on 26 March 1689 paid to John Pether, Company cook. Items include three dishes of barrel cod; three joints of veal and savre; three pigeon pies; a sirloin of beef; three dishes of lobsters; three tanseys; fire; oranges and sugar; vinegar; bread and beer; washing the linen; payment for a labourer and a woman; and for dressing dinner. Half was paid already by Benjamin Tooke, Company treasurer. After the final sum, Pether also notes he paid Mr Taylor six pence for tobacco. Verso: "stacioners."Personal names: John Pether; Benjamin Tooke; Randall Taylor.

Bill for one pound for cleaning the plate and pewter from Christmas 1687 to Christmas 1688. Signed in receipt by John Pether, Company cook.

Itemised bill for two dinners for the Company in a total amount of 11 pounds two shillings six pence. The first dinner on the 03 June 1689 includes items such as three Westphalia hams; three joints of veal; three lumber pies; a sirloin of beef; three dishes of peas; three dishes of strawberries and sugar; fire; washing the linen; bread and beer; payment to the labourer and a woman; and dressing dinner. The second dinner, in the Hall for the new livery, includes a dish of pulletts & bacon; a sirloin of beef; a lumber pie; a dish of peas; bread and beer; and washing the linen. Signed in receipt by John Pether, Company cook. Verso: "both these bills 2 Court daies when all the men that accepted of the livery were invited." Personal names: John Pether. Place names: Stationers' Hall.