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Itemised bill of food, drink, and service in the amount of two pounds 14 shillings. Items include bread and beer; wine; vinegar; roast beef and mutton; drawer and tobacco; and the use of linen.

Itemised bill over several dates; mostly for coffee (generally, but also twice for the master and once for the stock keepers), possibly all but at least once at the Wonder. Also for cloth for a cloak. With a note that "I am to mete Mr Halford on Thursday at two a Clock." Personal names: Mr Halford.

Bill from the assignees of Elizabeth Janaway and others to the Stationers' Company.

Itemised bill in the amount of two pounds seven shillings six pence for expenses associated with bringing a press. Items include food, drink, services, transportation, and other charges, such as "going 3 times to Sr Roger about the Bill for printing." Includes monies given to a joiner, a porter, the warden, a carman, and spent at a variety of coffee houses. Personal names: Sir Roger. Place names: Sam's coffee house; Man's coffee house; Tart's coffee house; Westminster; Lambert.

Undated bill of expenses for a meal at the King's Head, including bread, ale, wine, oranges, chicken, dressing, tobacco. Paid in full: fifteen shillings six pence. Place name: the King's Head.

Bill for a dinner at the Horn Tavern in Fleet Street in the sum of two pounds fifteen shillings two pence. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, cabbage, two puddings, cheese, meat, use of linen and porters. Signed in receipt by Elizabeth Carpenter, 13 August 1695. Place name: the Horn Tavern. Personal name: Elizabeth Carpenter.

Bill for a dinner at the Horn Tavern, Fleet Street, in the sum of one pound two shillings. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, dressing & use of linen, cheese, lemons, fruit, veal, and rabbits. Signed in receipt by John Carpenter. Place name: the Horn Tavern. Personal name: John Carpenter.

Bill for a dinner at the Horn Tavern, Fleet Street, in the sum of one pound fifteen shillings. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, fowls and oysters, rabbits, cheese, paper, tobacco, fire, payment of porter. Additional expenses added below include 'a coach home'. Signed in receipt by John Carpenter. The date has been partially blotted out. Place name: Horn Tavern. Personal name: John Carpenter.

Bill for a dinner in the sum of three pounds fourteen shillings six pence. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, oranges and lemons, butter and 'readishe', fire, use of linen, and given the servants. Signed in receipt by John Bromhall, 26 April 1699. Personal name: John Bromhall.

Undated bill for a dinner in the sum of one pound twelve shillings six pence. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, oranges, dressing, cheese, tobacco, fire, with an additional wine cost added. Signed in receipt.

Bill for a meal in the sum of one pounds seven shillings. Items include: bread, beer, wine, butter, cheese, payment of cook and coach. Signed in receipt by William Moreison, 24 April 1699. Personal name: William Moreison.

Bill for a meal in the sum of one pounds fourteen shillings. Signed in receipt by John Glover on behalf of his master, Richard Glover, 2 May 1699. Personal names: John Glover, Richard Glover.

Bill for a meal at the Queen's Head Tavern in the sum of ten shillings. Items include: bread, beer, ale, wine, sugar, a neck of lamb, salad, butter, and cheese. Signed in receipt by J. Hilkes, 24 June 1699. Place name: Queen's Head. Personal name: J. Hilkes.

Itemised list of food and drink in the amount of 12 shillings. Items include bread and beer; wine; a leg of veal(?); salads with oil and vinegar; butter; cheese; oranges and lemons; and sugar. Verso: "A Bill of May 11."

Itemised bill of food, drink, and service in the amount of seven pounds eight pence. Written in several different hands/inks. Items include bread and beer; wine; mace; a large leg of mutton; spinach; asparagus; chickens; four green geese; salads, oil, and vinegar; canary wine; money spent on coffee, and other items, including money given to servants and given "shewing the house." Signed in receipt by Robart [Robert] Barratt. Verso: bill continues. Docketed "May ye 29 1684 spent at Windsor." Personal names: Robert Barratt.