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Draft and fair copy minutes in chronological order; entries in both sets of minutes are divided into paragraphs with headings written in the margin; type of court meeting and date are normally given in the margin at top of entries, with the word 'present' opposite; names of those present given under 'present'; location of court meeting is always stated in fair copy minutes.

Spine reads 'Court Book Liber. E. from 1674 to 16 [83]', 'E' and 'Byelaws Eng[lis]h Stock'.

On recto of first front endpaper is an inscription reading '1st March yearly. Read such of the By laws of English Stock. Fo[lio] 131 as are marked X'. On verso of second front endpaper is a note in late 18th-early 19th century hand reading 'NB. For all proceedings of Court, to Oct[obe]r 24th 1679, inclusive, p. 93 see book D p. 244b, &c, where they are also entered: so that properly speaking, this book begins p. 94.' Added to this is a modern note reading 'being, until then, the continuation of the previous Waste Court Book'.

In front half of volume are draft minutes:

folios 1r-94r: draft minutes, 1 Mar 1675-29 Oct 1679; at end is a note reading 'This follows the Court Book Liber D from the Court hold in October ye 24th. 1679'.

folios 94v-105v: draft minutes, 3 Nov 1679-6 Dec 1680; these have no surviving fair copies.

Fair copy minutes begin on folio 106r.

Near front of fair minutes is a copy case and opinions:

folios 122r-124v: 'A Stated Case w[i]th Counsell's opinion concerning the Stock'; opinions given by Sir William Jones and Sir Creswell Levings, 1 and 4 Nov 1679, and Henry Trinder, 29 May 1681; case is copied into Liber A, folios 191r-193r.

At rear of volume is 1 folio of caveats, unnumbered and bound upside down, dated 3 May 1675-11 Aug 1679.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, private courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, meetings of partners of the English Stock and general assemblies of the master, wardens and commonalty of the company held at their Common Hall; courts for the election of corporation officers are not titled as such; courts for the election of master and wardens are titled 'Election Courts'.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s), from 5 Jul 1686 onwards; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, leases and committees, and orders relating to reports, petitions to the company, correspondence and other matters; administration of the livery, from 11 Oct 1686; details of those made free of the company and bound as apprentices, 4 Dec 1693-8 Jun 1696 and from 3 May 1697 onwards.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1683 to 1697' and 'F'.

Inserted into front flyleaves is a small card with typescript inscription regarding the entry for 6 Nov 1693, with handwritten annotations.

Volume includes committee minutes:

folio 25r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t Peter Parker and Tho[ma]s Guy', 11 Oct 1684

folio 27v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee concerning the Subpressing Lybells', 27 Dec 1684

folio 33r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Peter Parker and Thomas Guy', 29 Apr 1685

folio 41r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee about Peter Parker & Thomas Guy', 25 Jul 1685

folio 67: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed at last Court, to treat ab[ou]t buying the interest late of Mr Sawbridge in Cambridg Printing', 19 Nov 1686

folio 67v: minutes of a 'Meeting of the Comittee appointed at last Court ab[ou]t Mrs Leigh's Account', 26 Nov 1686

folio 78v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t Haberdashers & Stall Booksellers &c', 14 Mar 1687

folio 79v: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed ab[ou]t the Companys Coppies at a Court of the 7th of February last', 18 Mar 1687

folios 129v-130r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee appointed to treate w[i]th our Master ab[ou]t Cambridge busines', 1 Mar 1690

folios 131v-132r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Mr Starkey's busines', 3 Apr 1690

folio 134r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee ab[ou]t Cambridge Busines', 11 Apr 1690

folios 137r-138v: minutes of 'the same Comittee' [relating to Mr Starkey], 25 Jun 1690

folios 144: minutes of 'the Comittee about Hawkers', 8 Oct 1690

folio 145r: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittees appointed ab[ou]t the Subpression of Hawkers', 15 Oct 1690

folio 174: minutes of a 'meeting of the Comittee apopointed concerning the Oxford affaire', 6 Jul 1692

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, private courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, meetings of partners of the English Stock and a court for chosing eight more assistants; courts for the election of corporation officers and for the election of master and wardens are not titled as such.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, petitions to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book from 169[7]. to 171[7]' and 'G'.

On folios 72r-75r is engrossed the proceedings and judgement against Mr Randall of Newcastle, including an official memorandum before the Queen's Bench ratifying the terms of the original charter, inscribed by John Lilly in official court hand, 23 Jul 1702.

Volume includes committee minutes:

folio 157r: minutes of a meeting of the committee about taking the Impression of Clarendon in 8 [octavo] of Mr Baskett, 30 Mar 1708.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, Pension courts, meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock and courts to distribute Mr Cater's Gift; courts for the election of corporation officers and for the election of master and wardens are not titled as such.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book from 3 June 1717. to 30 June 1733. Liber H' and 'H'.

At top of recto of the page preceding the first entry is written in contemporary hand 'Daniel Davis Packer in Peters court Corhhill'.

Near front of volume are copy bonds:

pages 18-19: obligation and condition requiring the company to distribute yearly the sum of £50 to poor company members and widows of members, taken from a sum of £1000 given to the company by Thomas Guy for investment in the English Stock, 3 Feb 1717.

pages 20-22: obligation and condition requiring the company to pay in half-yearly installments the yearly sum of £125 to Thomas Guy and, after his death, limitors declared in his will or other writings, or if limitors are not declared then instead to the mayor, commonalty citizens of London and the governor or treasurer of St Thomas' Hospital for use by the poor of the hospital, 3 Feb 1717.

On page 123 is recorded the translation of Samuel Buckley from the Haberdashers' Company to the Stationers' Company, 25 Sep 1722.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, Pension courts, meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity, a court to consider of the repairs of the kall and warehouses and a court for the election of a porter.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book from 3 July 1733 to 1 March 1741. Liber I' and 'I'.

On pages 412-413 is recorded the election of Samuel Richardson, novelist and author of 'Pamela', to the court of assistants, 1 Dec 1741.

At back of volume is inserted a piece of paper with a contemporary handwritten incription 'Court Book I. fo: 189 & 228'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, Pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 2 March 1741 to 27 Sept. 1751' and 'K'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 Octr. 1751 to 28 Sepr. 1763' and 'L'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 4 Octr. 1763 to 24 Decr. 1776' and 'M'.

On pages 525-527 is a table of fees as settled.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 4 Feb: 1777 to 22 Decr. 1785' and 'N'.

On pages 54-58 is inscribed a copy of the will of William Bowyer, 30 Jul 1777, in which he left trusts to the company.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Wright's donation.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 7 February 1786 to 19 December 1793' and 'O'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, court and meetings of partners for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer of the English Stock, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Wright's donation.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 4 February 1794 to 5 April 1803' and 'P'.

At rear of volume are copy wills and extracts from wills:

page 554: will of Mr Richard Johnson the Elder of 17 Bride Street, Fleet Street, London, 25 Sep 1792.

pages 555-556: will of Mr Richard Johnson the Younger of 3 Ludgate Hill, 3 Jan 1795.

page 557: 'Extract from the Will of Mr Alderman Gill deceased', undated.

page 557: 'Extract from the Will of Mr Alderman Wright deceased', undated.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation; no paragraph headings are written in the margin.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting(s); choosing of wardens and assistants; court business, including administration of English Stock shares, administration of charitable annuities, administration of leases, and resolutions and orders relating to reports, applications to the company, correspondence and other matters; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 3 May 1803 to 4 January 1811' and 'Q'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation; no paragraph headings are written in the margin; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 5 February 1811 to 26 March 1819' and 'R'.

Inserted in volume are 2 documents:

pages 393-394: list of names reading 'Stationers Hall 1st October 182 [end of page missing] Mr Byfield for the Master Mr Nash Mr Wilkie Mr Sheriff Venables Sir Wm Domville'.

pages 529-530: blue envelope with inscription 'C. R Rivington Stationers Hall', undated.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity and courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation; no paragraph headings are written in the margin; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices. The order of administration of annuities and English Stock shares is sometimes reversed.

Spine reads 'Court Book 6 April 1819 to 7 February 1826' and 'S'.

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer, courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity, courts to distribute Mr Alderman Wright's donation and courts respecting the Irish estate; no paragraph headings are written in the margin until page 273; paraphrases of some petitions received by the company are included.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices. The order of administration of annuities and English Stock shares is sometimes reversed.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 March 1826 to 7 February 1832' and 'T'.

Volume includes copy committee minutes:

page 202: minutes of the committee of the festival of the sons of clergy, 1 Jul 1828.