Dossier 03 - The Orders, Rules and Ordinances, Ordained, Devised and Made by the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Comminalty of the Mystery or Art of Stationers of the City of London, for the well Governing of that Society

1 volume

One volume divided into three sections:

section 1: edition of two sets of Company ordinances from 1678 and 1681 and an ordinance from 1683, printed in London for the Company of Stationers, 1692.

section 2: copy of 'The Charters and Grants of the Company of Stationers of the City of London, Now in Force, Containing a plain and rational Account of the Freemen's Rights and Privileges...' by R Nutt, 1741.

section 3: handwritten notes, legal queries and statement of the case of Mr Shewell with the opinions of Mr Madocks and Mr Hett, 18th-19th c.

Both publications are annotated.

Front pastedown contains annotations in a 19th century hand 'Mr Lockyer Davis' and 'given by Mr F Pinkney to Thomas Hopkins 11th March 1837' and modern pencil annotations '1678 Edition in Quarto vol of Extracts &c. in shelf below' and 'Important. with R. Nutt's "Charters & Grants (a scarce item) 1741'.

On front endpaper are annotations in a 19th century hand 'Orders, Rules & Ordinances 1677 Do. 1681 Do. 1682', 'N.B. The Court of Assistants not constituted till 1684 (36th Ch.11) See charter p.1A. it appears however from the 1st & 2d Charters 1 Ja. 1. that there were assistants to the Master & Wardens. See p.50:64 1603. 1615' and 'Case of Salisbury who refused to take up the Livery App. p.26'.

Bound into pages 28-29 of the first set of ordinances is a copy of the Partner's oath.

• anglais

• latin

Front endpaper and title page are detached from spine at top and bottom; middle section of volume has narrower cut pages than rest of volume; set of pages is loose at back of volume.

A microfilm copy is on reel 71, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

The Orders, Rules and Ordinances, Ordained, Devised and Made... [TSC/A/02/02/01]; Copy of company bye-laws [TSC/A/02/02/03]

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