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Translations of the Charters and Copies of the Grants and Patent obtained by the Company of Stationers, London, With a Brief Account of the English Stock and of the By-Laws of the said Company
GB 2156 TSC/A/01/02/02 · File · 1741
Part of The Stationers' Company Archive

Transcripts of the 1557 Charter of Incorporation, the 1603 English Stock Patent, the 1616 English Stock Patent, the School Books Patent, the 1684 Charter of Incorporation and the Company ordinances printed in 1692, written by E. Owen and with his added commentary and observations.
Treasurers' vouchers
GB 2156 TSC/STO/D/20 · Subseries · 1734-1799
Part of The Stationers' Company Archive

This series consists of receipts for monies paid out by the Treasurer, who was the manager of the English Stock and whose duties included keeping the Stock accounts, looking after its paper and book stocks in the warehouse, organising printing of the books and collecting rent from Stock property. Many receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date; some folders also contain Wardens' vouchers and documents such as certificates for stock in South Sea annuities.

Many different expenses are recorded, including:

Payments of land and window tax; payments towards the militia; tradesmen's wages and expenses; dinner expenses; payments for paper and for printing and advertising books; monies for the use of the English Stock; and parcel discounts on receipt of books.

Dates of tax dockets are given separately to those of other vouchers, as their dating occasionally differs significantly.