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Scriveners' company common paper 1357-1628 - With a continuation to 1678

Year published

1968

Author

Francis W. Steer (editor)

Description

By kind permission of the London Record Society. Records of the 'Writers of the Court Letter', later incorporated in 1616/17 as the Company of Scriveners of the City of London. Includes lists of officers, oaths, ordinances, petitions and letters patent.

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Sponsor

London Record Society

Source

Professional groups, records of (Primary sources)

Places

London

Subjects

Economic, Urban and metropolitan

Periods

14th, 15th, 16th, 17th

Showing records 1 - 42 of 42

1
Introduction
VII-XXIV
2
Abbreviations and select bibliography
XXV-XXVIII
3
The Common Paper - Articles enrolled in Guildhall, 1357-92
1-4
4
The Common Paper - Mandate of Robert Braybrooke, 28 June 1391
4-5
5
The Common Paper - The 'new' ordinances [1391]
5-8
6
The Common Paper - Petition to Mayor and Aldermen, Jan 1439/40
8-10
7
The Common Paper - Ordinances made 18 April 1450
10-11
8
The Common Paper - Apprentices and servants, 1478-1573
12-19
9
The Common Paper - Subscriptions to the oath, 1417-1613
20-49
10
The Common Paper - Form of oath for scriveners enfranchised in other crafts
49
11
The Common Paper - Ordinances, 12 Jan 1497/8, 16 Mar 1557/8
49-52
12
The Common Paper - Order agreed July 1553 for election of Wardens
52-53
13
The Common Paper - Order, Oct 1601, regarding Wardens, Master and Assistants
53-54
14
The Common Paper - Subscription to the oath, 1613-28
54-62
15
The Common Paper - Submission of John Valentyne, April 1446
62
16
The Common Paper - Justification to disregard article regarding names on deeds
62-64
17
The Common Paper - Order, April 1615, regarding Assistants
64
18
The Common Paper - Order of precedence, 1615
64-65
19
The Common Paper - Statement, Feb 1395/6 regarding Sundays and festivals
65-66
20
The Common Paper - Form of oath, c.1617
66-67
21
The Common Paper - Assessments for wheat, Oct 1562 and Jan 1562/3
67-68
22
The Common Paper - Order regarding quarteridge, Mar 1589/90
68
23
The Common Paper - Assistants taken in, 1575, 1580/1, 1581, 1587
68-69
24
The Common Paper - Assessments of £20 levied 1573
69-71
25
The Common Paper - Assessments of £10 levied Feb 1565/6
71
26
The Common Paper - List of Assistants, July 1569
71-72
27
The Common Paper - Assessment of £10 levied March 1564/5
72
28
The Common Paper - Subscriptions for linen, pewter, April 1555
72-73
29
The Common Paper - List of Assistants, 1554/5, and those admitted, 1562/3
73
30
The Common Paper - Money lent to Queen Mary, March 1558
73
31
The Common Paper - Money lent towards provision of wheat 1560 and 1561
73-74
32
The Common Paper - Form of oath for Wardens
74
33
The Common Paper - Form of oath for scrivener on admission
74-75
34
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Documents relating to charter of incorporation, 1616
76-80
35
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Letters Patent of incorporation, 1616/17
80-91
36
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Oath taken, 1616/17
91-92
37
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Documents relating to Company ordinances, 1618-1618/19
92
38
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Ordinances of Company, 1618/19
92-107
39
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Amendments to ordinances, 1635
107-113
40
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Subscriptions to oath, and notes on Assistants, 1628-78
113-125
41
Rawlinson MS. D51 - Memorandum concerning Beadle's staff
125-127
42
Index
128-157