Draft agreements between Thomas Wright and William Gill and the Stationers' Company regarding the University of Oxford's right of printing, 7 Feb-21 Jun 1766, and draft agreement between Cambridge University and the Stationers' Company, 18 Dec 1767; folder also includes typed notes on court book entries for Thomas Guy.
i: case between Thomas Burke and John Burke, printers of Cambridge University, the Stationers' Company and Bonham Norton and John Bill, His Majesty's printers, undated.
ii: case between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the Stationers' Company, respecting almanacs, late 18th century.
Copy.
Parties: (1) University of Cambridge and (2) Stationers' Company.
Two copies.
Document contains:
pp.1-16: version of the entry on the King's Bench, Coram Rege Roll, for hilary term 36-37 Charles II.
pp. 17-20: copy of the patent to Oxford University of 12 Nov 1632 concerning the University Press.
Includes a letter from the Public Record Office regarding the document contents, 20 May 1969.
Draft articles of a partnership between the Stationers' Company, Oxford University and Cambridge University, allocating printing and distribution rights and shares in profits.
Notes on a dispute between the Stationers' Company and Oxford University printers.
i: letter from J Fell to Mr Scott regarding renewal of the Oxford press's forbearance from printing,, 23 Sep 1672.
ii: minutes of meetings of delegates for printing, 17 Oct 1668-17 Dec 1678.
iii: letter from Edmund [Baker] to George Tokefield, regarding the composition made with Oxford University, 7 May 1669.
i: notice of Oxford University vice-chancellor John Venn to the Stationers' Company regarding Peter Parker and Thomas Guy and printing folio psalms, with letter from Parker and Guy to the Company on the reverse, 2 Jul-3 Sep 1687
ii: letter from Peter Parker and Thomas Guy to the company regarding Oxford and Cambridge printing, 7 May 1688.
iii: counsel's opinion, undated.
Receipted bill for books purchased from Thomas Guy by Mr Deputy Collins.