Itemised account of expenses and income by John Garrett, Company Clerk. Expenses include his salary; fees for receiving Mr Boulsworths' rent and Mr Hackett's rent at different points during the year; a yearly allowance for paper, pens, and ink; glove money; paying for an Act of Regulation for Corporations; paying a porter for bringing the old register books from John Lilly [former Clerk]; and for engrossing the address to His Majesty the King; among other items. Income inludes rent from Boulsworth and Hackett; as well as money for 135 copies entered from 23 January to 30 June. This comes to a total of 29 pounds seven shillings eight pence income, with 20 pounds seven shillings six pence due to the Clerk; leaving nine pounds and two pence due to the Company. Signed by John Garrett. Verso: "Mr Garrets Bills and Receipt June 30th 1684." Personal names: John Garrett; Edmund Bolsworth; Mr Hackett; John Lilly.
Itemised account of moneys due the clerk John Partridge in the sum of twenty-two pounds seven shillings six pence. Received of William Strahan by Godfrey Kettle for the use of John Partridge. Items include an account of the Company's properties, attending Company business, and a new case of drawers for the Court Room. Personal names: John Partridge, William Strahan, Godfrey Kettle.
Leaflet.
Titled 'An Account of monies laid out by Peter Parker & Thomas Guy in Defence of the Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford and their Printers in several Suits in Law, Equity & Quo Warranto brought against them by the Stationers of London & the Kings Printers'.
Itemised account of the clerk Nathaniel Cole. Items include: consulting Mr Ryder's opinion on the power of the Court of Assistants, upon the prosecution against Mr Woodward, upon settling the declaration. Received of Warden Osborn in the sum of fifteen pounds three shillings six pence, 13 July 1732. Personal names: Nathaniel Cole, Ryder, Woodward, Reeves, Franakerly, Strange, John Osborn, Robert Knaplock, Thomas Brewer, Thomas Ward, John Pemberton.
Statements of receipt of transferred English Stock shares, signed by recipient(s) and occasional witnesses; reasons for transfer include death, bankruptcy or misdemeanor of stock partner; front of volume contains chronological lists of transferred shares, 1702-1743; inserted is a contemporary copy of John Barber's statement of receipt of payment.
Extracted from an account made out by Marshe Dickinson Esq. in his sheriffalty (1751-1752).
Lists of books sent by the stock partners and received into the Company warehouse by the Treasurer, with the Treasurer's quarterly accounts showing stock monies received, owed and paid; accounts include book costs and rents on stock properties.
Pasted into front end papers are lists of books sold at the company warehouse and books proposed to book sellers at six months credit from 19 Feb 1733. Also includes 14 loose insertions.
Chronological entries of payments made by the English Stock, with signed quarterly credit and debit Stock accounts; payments include shares, dividends, annuities and costs relating to the production and publication of books including general overheads, wages and tax.
Undated, itemised list of expenses for the Warden of the Company to receive and pay. In the hand of Nicholas Hooper, beadle of the Company 1693-1702. Personal names: Nicholas Hooper, Bolsworth, Hackett, Keetes, Mrs Battersby.