Itemised bill for food, travel, and other expenses associated with a feast at Chelsea in the amount of 10 pounds. Items include going to Chelsea; paying Earnest for the house; money spent at meetings; miscellaneous expenses to the drawer of the bill and in buying wine; more to the drawer for attending on 29 May and his boat; paid for carrying down the wine; paid for two boats at Chelsea; 12 gallons Puntack [Pontac]; 6 gallons Canary; 3 gallons white wine; 8 bottles lost and broken and padlocks; paid a porter at Blackfriars with the Canary; for the feast itself: for the use of the house; for Rhenish wine and sugar and whitesome(?); for bread and beer; payment to Mr Cockerill; payment to Warden Wilkinson. Thomas Parkhurst paid out 10 pounds. Place names: Blackfriars; Chelsea. Personal names: [Thomas?] Cockerill; Christopher Wilkinson; Thomas Parkhurst.
Receipt for one pound 15 shillings due in tithes on the Hall at Michaelmas last. Signed in receipt by Edward Pelling. Personal names: Edward Pelling.
Receipt for two pounds 10 shillings paid by Benjamin Tooke to Henry Coley as a half year's interest on 100 pounds due the August past. Signed in receipt by Henry Coley. "Verso: For Mr Warden." Personal names: Benjamin Tooke; Henry Coley.
Receipt for five shillings paid to N or M Rutter by Henry Evans "upon ye accord of Mr Browne and Mr Martin." Signed in receipt by M or N Rutter. Below, a separate, itemised list of charges, incuding coach hire and paymen to a watchman "for attending ag[ains]t Morforts door till 10 of ye clocke a sunday from one," all in the amount of two shillings six pence. Personal names: M or N Rutter; Henry Evans; Mr Browne; Mr Martin; Morfort.
Itemised bill of food and other charges in the amount of two shillings and nine shillings. Items include butter; nutmeg and sugar; fire; and bread and beer, as well as a separate, nine-shilling charge related to a M. Uxbridge. Personal names: Uxbridge.
Itemised bill in the amount of four shillings seven pence. Items include mending the cistern cork and getting it in; and for four pounds of lead used on the Hall. Signed in receipt by Thomas Browne. Verso: "Stationers hall bill." Personal names: Thomas Browne. Place names: Stationers' Hall.
Itemised bill for ribbons and other items in the amount of three pounds 14 shillings six pence. Signed in receipt by George Correll. Personal names: George Correll.
Itemised but vague bill. Items include "last night;" "this day tavern & coach;" and "Mr Evans bill," among other items. Total sum is four pounds two shillings six pence.
Itemised bill of expenses associated with travelling to Oxford in the amount of 10 pounds six pence. Items include money spent at Wickham, Uxbridge, Acton, Tetsworth; and other places. Monies paid to the meadle and watch keepers; to the coachman and his master; an ostler; and spent at Mr Walkers' print house & given to his man. Additionally, money spent on coffee and ribbons, among other charges. Place names: Oxford; Uxbridge; Acton; Wickham; Tetsworth; the Wonder tavern; London. Personal names: Mr Walker.
Itemised bill of food, drink, service, and other charges in the amount of one pound 19 shillings plus two shillings two pence more after the sum. Items include bread and beer; mince; oranges and lemons; fish; turkey and chicken(?); fruit and cheese; sugar; ale; fire; wine (more) and paid the drawer, and for cake. Signed in receipt by Richard Whiteslom or Whiteslam(?) "more afterwards & coffee 0.2.2." Verso: "Bill at auditing Mr Bassets accts." Personal names: Thomas Bassett; Richard Whiteslam or Whiteslom.
Receipt for ten pounds paid to Henry Playford as half a year's interest for 400 pounds due at Christmas past. Signed in receipt by Henry Playford. Personal names: Henry Playford.
Receipt for one pound two shillings paid to Dianah Battersby for cleaning the Hall, due at Christmas, and for the Lord Mayor's day. Marked in receipt by Dianah Battersby. Personal names: Dianah Battersby. Place names: Stationers' Hall.
Receipt for 12 shillings paid to scavengers James Blackbourne and Thomas Greene. Signed in receipt by both men. Personal names: James Blackbourne; Thomas Greene.
Itemised bill of expenses incurred by Randall Taylor, the Company beadle, from 12 October 1687 onwards, in total of four pounds three shillings seven pence. Items include: for coffee at Twice; for waterage to Whitehall; for pipes and candles; paid Mr Church the porter; for whifflers' staves; for 12 dishes; for tobacco and pipes and matches in the barge; for bread; for three dozen of points; for waterage to Lambeth; for warding; spent at Buckles; at Mans coffee house; his salary to Christmas; payment for the watch, the cleaning woman, and the dustman until Christmas; for bread until Christmas; spent in searching; for taking down and mending the banners. Note: "more to him for the scavengers 0.12-0." Signed in receipt by Randall Taylor. Personal names: Mr Church; Randall Taylor. Place names: Whitehall; Lambeth.
Itemised list of expenses incurred by Randall Taylor, the Company beadle, from 11 January onwards in the amount of three pounds 15 shillings six pence. Items include money laid out for wax candles; for half a barrell of ale; money spent with Mr Hills; six freemen [crossed out]; for an almanac; for six made free; payment to the watch, the cleaning woman, and the dust man until Lady Day; bread to Lady Day; his salary until then; a freeman admitted [crossed out]. Signed in receipt by Randall Taylor. Personal names: Randall Taylor; Henry Hills [likely].