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i: copy case and indenture of agreement touching the University of Oxford, with G Hill's opinion on whether the agreement with Oxford and Cambridge is null and void, 19 Sep 1775.

ii: copy case with an unidentified opinion on whether the agreement with Oxford and Cambridge is null and void, undated.

iii: case as to the University rights, enlarged after Serjeant Hill's opinion on a former case, undated.

Annual accounts of monies received and spent on producing and selling almanacks, arranged principally by almanack title, 1801-1812; also includes statistics for individual almanack titles, 1801-1814, and Old Moore's Almanack, 1826-1847, and combined almanack statistics 1801-1847.

Folder is divided into subfolders:

i: printed almanack advertisements, 1738-1799 [59 items]. Many were originally used as covers for bundles of Treasurers' vouchers and powers to pay dividends; others have handwritten annotations and were used to note numbers of almanacks sold, unsold, to be printed or to be returned to the stamp office.

ii: printed almanack publication notices, 1778-1873 [9 items]. The 18th century items were originally used as covers for bundles of Treasurers' vouchers.

iii: letter from William Chase to George Hawkins regarding advertisement and publication of almanacks, 5 Nov 1795.

iv: extract from 'Publisher's Circular', 1884 (missing).

Parties: (1) Joseph Bonsor, esquire (2) Barry Charles Hampton Knight, gentleman.

Two copies.

i: manuscript copies of the bill titled 'An Act to vest the sole right of printing almanacks in that part of Great Britain called England in the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the Company of Stationers in the City of London respectively', 18th century [3 items].

ii: list of bylaws taken to the House of Lords on appeal, undated.

Parties: (1) Sherrard Sheffeild, stationer (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) Andrew Brice, printer (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) Edward Midwinter, stationer (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) Jane Bradford, widow (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) James Phillpott, stationer (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) Robert Tookey, stationer (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) Andrew Hinde, stationer (2) Stationers' Company.