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Bill for a meal and wine in the sum of three pounds four shillings nine pence. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, lemons, fire, tobacco. Signed in receipt by John Bromhall, 23 November 1698. Personal name: John Bromhall.

Bill for a meal in the sum of ten pounds five shillings ten pence. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, oranges and lemons, bacon, fruit, poulters, oysters, sausages, onion 'sase', butter and cheese, sprouts, tobacco, fire, glasses, paid the cook and maid, one pint burnt wine. Signed in receipt by John Bromhall, 25 January 1699. Personal name: John Bromhall.

Bill for a meal in the sum of two pounds one shilling. Items include: bread, beer, wine, sugar, dressing with use of linen and current sauce, strawberries, and tobacco. Signed in receipt by John Bromhall, 17 June 1699. Personal name: John Bromhall.

Bill of expenses for materials including 'curle hair', 'cotton', and 'quelting'. Signed in receipt by John Beman for five pounds six shillings. Personal name: John Beman.

Undated bill of expenses of John Bellinger in the sum of one pound twelve shillings ten pence. Items include: drawing up the heads of the Act & queries by direction of Sir Roger L'Estrange, copy for counsel, another for Sir Roger, another with Oxford business, drawing up the Bishop's judgement on Baxter, entering in the book, writing the two warrants in the book for the popish books, charges at seizing the popish books at Puddle Dock. Signed in receipt on verso by Bellinger. Place names: Oxford, Puddle Dock. Personal names: John Bellinger, Sir Roger L'Estrange, Richard Baxter.

Bill for trimming(?) the barge oars (eighteen oars) in the amount of seven shillings. Signed for by John Barrow, bargemaster, and Francis Charlton, bargemaster's mate. Note below their signatures in different hand: "Paid ye Mr of ye Barge Coffee house Hall & House." Personal names: John Barrow; Francis Charlton.

Itemised receipt of goods purchased from James Smith, draper. Items include fine blue cloth and yellow bays [baize], for a total of one pound seven shillings. Signed in receipt by James Smith. Verso: Mr Smith ye Drapers Bill 1l-7s-0." Personal names: James Smith.

Itemised bill in the amount of four pounds seven shillings six pence. Bill is headed "The Mr Wardens & Assistants of ye Staconers agt Starkey." Items include: a copy of the last order; three copies of the Recorder's precedents; for searching the same in the Town Clerk's custody; for taking notes at large of them; monies paid to the Town Clerk's man; for new copies of the precedents with the notes to them; for drawing a Breviale being very large for counsel; for three copies [of this]; for my extraordinary attendance on the Recorder...; and other items. Signed in receipt by James Shermar. Verso: "Mr Shermer's Note." Personal names: James Shermar; Starkey.

Itemised bill of plastering work done on the Hall in the amount of one pound two pence. Items include payment for a workman for three days; payment for Petiver's servant for two days; five trays of lime and hair; white and sizing; firing and black. Signed in receipt by James Petiver. Verso: "Plaistering." Personal names: James Petiver. Place names: Stationers' Hall, the court room, lobby, and stairs.

Itemised bill of smith's work done at the Hall from 14 August 1684 through 21 June 1685. Items include mending bolts; mending locks; mending casements; for nails and setting them in; for hanging casements; and much more. Signed in receipt by James Harding. Verso: "The Smith's Bill." Personal names: James Harding. Place names: Stationer's Hall.

Itemised bill of smith work completed on the Hall between 07 July and 24 December 1683. Items include mending locks and hinges; new keys; and cleaning muskets, among other work. Signed in receipt by James Harding. Verso: "Decemb 24 1683 Smiths Bill." Personal names: James Harding. Place names: Stationer's Hall.

Itemised bill for smith's work done on the Hall from 28 December 1683 to 22 July 1684 in the amount of one pound four shillings four pence. Items charged for include new keys; mending a lock; taking down the gates; and other items over January, February, March, and May. Signed in receipt by James Harding. Verso: "Mr Harding the Smiths Bill July 22th 1684." Personal names: James Harding. Place names: Stationer's Hall.

Itemised bill in the amount of three pounds three pence for work done in the kitchen at Stationers' Hall by Israel Knowles, charged on 18 October 1684. Items include oaken braces and planks and other items. Signed in receipt by Israel Knowles. Verso: "Mr Knowls his Bill." Personal names: Israel Knowles. Place names: Stationer's Hall, kitchen.

Itemised bill of work done for the Company on 20 April 1685, possibly including the names of workmen. Signed in receipt by Israel Knowles. Verso: "for ye Company of Stasoners" and "Mr Knowles his Bill." Personal names: Israel Knowles; Bease; Purches; Heley; Goode.

Itemised bill of carpentry work done on the Hall between 05 October 1685 and 10 March 1686 in the amount of 10 pounds 11 pence. Items include payment for specific workers' labour; materials; and other work. Bill is headed "Work don ffor ye worshipfull Company of Stationers October 5th 1685 makin 2 Centers ffor ye brickler In ye pasedg out of ye street." Signed in receipt by Israel Knowles. Verso: "ffor Carpenter work don ffor ye worship fall Comp=Aney" and "Carpenters Bill." Personal names: Israel Knowles; Daniel Healy or Hely; Purch; Maybank.