Dossier 06 - Rough court minutes

Manuscript

Draft minutes are dated 4 Apr 1687, 2 and 30 May 1687, 6 and 22 Jun 1687, 2 and 4 Jul 1687, 1 Aug 1687, 5 Sep 1687, 3, 13 and 17 Oct 1687, 7 Nov 1687, 5 and 20 Dec 1687, 9 Jan 1688, 1 and 5 Mar 1688.

At front of folder is a large, folded sheet of paper with the inscription 'Mr Warden Courts Voucher for 1687'.

Some minutes have other documents inserted:

Minutes for 6 and 22 Jun and 2 and 4 Jul 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share of the English Stock by Bernard White, 2 Jul 1687.

Minutes for 1 Aug 1687:

1. petition from Thomas Mathew stating that while providing a book for the press he had been informed that part of it, the Psalms of David in metre, was a copy belonging to the Company, and praying that the Company grant him and his heirs liberty to make use of the copy thereafter, undated.

2. letter from Ro[ger] Lestrange to Mr Garret, informing him that he had transferred his whole right and interest in Seneca's Morals, Tully's Offices and Bona's Guides to Richard Bentley, and requesting that they may be entered as his property, 15 Jul 1687.

3. handwritten music manuscript of a psalm setting with the words given under each stave, composer unknown, undated.

Minutes for 5 Sep 1687:

1. surrender of yeomanry share in the English Stock by William Fisher, 5 Sep 1687.

Minutes for 17 Oct 1687:

1. letter from W[illia]m Fisher to the master, wardens and assistants, stating his desire to resign from his position at the table and instead have a position in which he may serve the company better, 17 Oct 1687.

Minutes for 7 Nov 1687:

1. letter from Jo[hn] Gadbury to Mr Took, requesting that he reminds Captain Baker and Mr Basset of their promise to give charity to Mr Cross, a former servant of the Company. Beneath Mr Gadbury's letter is a short statement by Mr Baker that a certain sum of charity for Mr Cross had not been named. 4 Oct 1687.

2. letter from Mr Wryme, Keeper of the King's Library, to the master and wardens, requesting that copies of books printed before the expiration of the late Act for Printing &c be sent to the King's Library at St James's, and stating that if printers do not send copies of these willingly then he will request his Majesty's Attorney General to prepare a bill in Chancery to get them, 7 Nov 1687.

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The Court minutes of which these are drafts are contained in TSC/B/02/04 [Court Book F]

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