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Bill of Richard Glover in the sum of one pound ten shillings six pence for wine and glasses. Signed in receipt by Glover's servant, Mat Cockett, 30 March 1699. Personal names: Richard Glover, Mat Cockett. William Phillips.

Bill for food and drink in the amount of two pounds seven shillings, purchased on October 28 in relation to the Lord Mayor's day from Richard Glower at the Castle Tavern, Fleet Street. Personal names: Richard Glower. Place names: Castle Tavern.

Bill entitled Mr Warden Simpson's Bill for expenses incurred July-September 1698. Items include: payment of soldiers, powder, candles, going to Brainford to summon Mr Frankes, his salary, watch, gifts to the poor. Signed in receipt by the beadle, Nicholas Hooper, in the sum of three pounds one shilling six pence. Place name: Brainford. Personal names: Nicholas Hooper, Mr Frankes.

Bill for a dinner, with expenses including, bread & beer, wine, oranges & lemons, tobacco, and a broken glass. Signed in receipt for two pounds twelve shillings nine pence by Richard Wilson. Personal name: Richard Wilson.

Itemised bill for work done at Stationer's Hall in the amount of six pounds twelve shillings seven pence. Items include whiting 310 yards of the outside wall; and work done in the kitchen and great parlor. Signed in receipt by Robert Biggs. Personal names: Robert Biggs. Place names: Stationer's Hall.

Bill of the Master, Robert Clavell, in the sum of one pound seventeen shillings. The bill is split across two days of expenses. 12 January 1699 lists expenses incurred going to and from the House of Lords when the bill about printing was read. Items include: travel costs, coffeehouse at Temple, given doorkeeper at House of Lords for his information and calling out Lords, coffeehouse at Lambeth, to Mr Allen he got a copy of the bill, sent the bill to Mr Rawlins. 16 January 1699 lists expenses incurred attending the Lords about the printing bill. Items include: travel to and from Westminster, spent at coffeehouse and Dog Tavern with Mr Beckly, spent with Captain Mullys (?). Signed in receipt by Clavell on verso, 30 January 1699. Place names: Temple, Westminster, Lambeth, Dog Tavern. Personal names: Robert Clavell, William Rawlins, Mr Allen, Mr Beckly, Captain Mullys.

Bill of the Master, Robert Clavell, for expenses incurred 1 July 1698-1 January 1699. Long list of miscellaneous expenses including meetings about letting the Hall, the Oxford Stock, the barge, arranging the Lord Mayor's Dinner, examinations and prosecutions. Place names: Stationers' Hall, the Queen's Head, the Three Tuns, Fulham, Fleet Street. Personal names: Robert Clavell, Mr Hayes, Mr Sollers, Mr Thomas, Henry Mortlock, John Simms, Richard Chiswell, Ben Griffin, Captain Phillips, Mr Coloy, William Rawlins, Edward Limpany, John Barrow, Charles Harper, Mr Place, Simon Beckley, Mr Brady, Mr Tate, Nicholas Hooper, Mr Andrews, Mr Bradford, Benjamin Tooke.

Bill of the Master, Robert Clavell, for expenses incurred January-June 1699. Items include: spent with Mr Beckley and portridge to him to go to Mr Pulleyn, staying at Three Tuns for Mr Baker for the almanac for judges, spent with Mr Amery Mr Hills & R Stephens about Brady, with various further miscellaneous expenses. Signed in receipt by Clavell in the sum of seventeen shillings, 28 June 1699. Place names: the Three Tuns, the Queen's Head, the Old Dog. Personal names: Robert Clavell, Simon Beckley, Mr Pulleyn, Mr Baker, Mr Amery, Henry Hills Jr., Robert Stephens, Mr Brady, Mr Sollers, Mr Moor, Mr Harris, Mr Carter, Mr Coward, Mr Sydenham, William Rawlins, Robert Andrews, Thomas Guy, Peter Parker, Nicholas Hooper, Benjamin Tooke, Samuel Sprint, Mr Snow, Henry Mortlock, John Lilly.

Bill for repairing nine buckets and painting them with the Company's court [sic] of arms in the amount of 15 shillings. Paid by Randall Taylor, signed in receipt by Robert Lathwell. Endorsed by Taylor on verso. Verso: "this bill was Pd mee by Mr Warden Clavell R: Taylor." Personal names: Randall Taylor; Robert Lathwell.

Receipt of Robert Lightfoote in the sum of three pounds two shillings for a fine and lease for the new river water for Stationers' Hall and Mr Tooke's dwelling house. Personal name: Robert Lightfoote, Mr Tooke. Place name: Stationers' Hall.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound five shillings six pence. Items include: waiting on Web concerns in Southwark with Smart, subpoena three days at Westminster upon the trial of Thompson, going to Mortlake and waiting upon the Secretary and Council. Received of the clerk, John Lilly, 1 June 1678. Place names: Southwark, Westminster, Mortlake. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Lilly, Web, Smart, Nathaniel Thompson.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of nine shillings six pence, received of John Lilly, 10 July 1678. Items include: one day attending the quarter sessions, two days waiting to take Soul's (Sowle) will, the constable and expenses. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Lilly, Andrew Sowle.

Undated itemised bill of Robert Stephens in the sum of one pound two shillings six pence, received of Warden Vere. Items include: going to Putney, for Mr Lawrence and in going to Secretary Coventry with Harris, for the former sessions and and this last and going to Mr Larkins summons. Place name: Putney. Personal names: Robert Stephens, Thomas Vere, Lawrence, Henry Coventry, Harris, George Larkin.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company 30 Dec 1680-25 Mar 1681. Items include: several searches about pamphlets, attendance on the secretary everyday, his trouble about the Peers speech, Hatfield Vision, Presbyterian need, a letter interrupted going for Holland, attendance at Guildhall and sessions and for employing men to buy several pamphlets and small books. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds fifteen shillings, 25 March 1681. Personal name: Robert Stephens, Francis Tyton.

Itemised bill of Robert Stephens for expenses incurred from 25 March-24 June 1681. Items include: several searches with Mr Marlow to Gaines's private press, several searches and seizing the Answer to the King's Declaration and expense and Treason In Graine, taking a warrant to search the Glass House Yard for Braddyll's private press, for seizing the Rare Show at Astwood's. Signed in receipt by Stephens in the sum of two pounds two shillings six pence, 2 July 1681. Place name: Glass House Yard. Personal names: Robert Stephens, John Marlow, Gaines, Thomas Braddyll, James Astwood.