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Prisoners' diet, 1745. PA36/3 fol. 41 verso.
Wine-store at Baginton, Warwickshire house, 1325. PA39/7.
Right Honourable Sir S.H. Waterlow's banquet for the mayors of England, 1873. PA86/1 fol.2.
Coventry Coffee Tavern Co. (Ltd.) Directors' Minute Book, 1878 - 1905. PA91/1.
Surveyors' sustenance included in terms of rent of Dean & Chapter, Saint George's Chapel, Windsor land, 1791. PA93/1.
Fat young goose in terms of lease, 1672. PA94/4.
Draper's Company tenants' dinner's expenses, 1897. PA99/12/36.
Bill for Drapers' Company oyster-supper, 1905. PA99/17/36.
Oldest members of Weavers' Company were given supper when the master rendered his account (Weavers' Ordinances, 1639). PA100/4 fols. 3 recto - 15 recto.
Weavers' Company "communication supper" in 1639. PA100/4 fols. 3 recto - 15 recto.
Weavers' Company election-feast in 1668 ordinances. PA100/5.
Weavers' Company expenses for dinner at "Bull's Head", Meriden, Warwickshire, early nineteenth century. PA100/22/98.
Soup Committee cheque, 1817. PA100/22/189.
Reservation of oysters on South Church, Essex estate to Lord Archer, 1777. PA101/5/34.
Advice against eating raw apples, mid nineteenth century. PA101/6/41.
Eight turkeys owed from wine-account, 1847. PA101/6/113.
Inventory of William Belcher's wine, 1849. PA101/6/142.
"King's Head", Coventry funeral-meal bill, 1837. PA101/7/143.
Bequest of wine under Samuel Pratt's will, 1868. PA101/7/309.
Bequest of shares in South of England Oyster Co., 1869. PA101/8/121.
Coventry Boat Club rules, 1830. PA101/11/93.
Draft will of Joseph Steane senior of Barnacle, Warwickshire, boatman and victualler, 1846. PA101/70/2.
Silkman's bequest of liquor, 1792. PA202/1/5.
Bread-dole for Jordan Well poor, 1729. PA202/8/1.
Food consumed at Coventry Sports & Social Centre, 1943-46. PA240/49 passim.
Elkes & Sons Ltd., Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, biscuit-manufacturers, 1945-46. PA240/49/43; PA240/50/117-119.
Milk Book, 1945-[46]. PA240/50/144.
W. Lant & Co., mineral-water manufacturers, postwar production-conditions, bills, 1946. PA240/50/150-152.
Carpenters' Company dinner-bill, 1809. PA251/5 fol. 697 verso.
Bill for bread for Allesley paupers, 1772-73. PA295/27/2.
Circular about University of Birmingham extramural lecture-course on "The World's Food and Britain's Share of it", 1947. PA313/275/1.
Menus for Guild of Freemen and Apprentices' annual dinners, 1935-36. PA340/16/1,2.
D.E. Collins & Co., 14, Priory Row, trade and personal archive, 1822 - 1956, including precursor firm of Collins & Parker and dealings with other businesses. PA243: PA343: PA344.
Horses eating vegetables intended for people, 1901. PA362/40/1.
Worstead Weavers' Company Order and Account Book, 1650-74. PA117/1.
Chamberlains' Account Book, 1823-29. PA117/2.
Accounts of Coventry Soup Kitchen, 1862. PA131/1 pp.11-13.
Saint Michael's Parish Poor Rate Assessment Books, 1732-64. PA143/1-6.
Annual reports of Directors of the Poor, 1855-61. in PA144.
Recipes for collar beef and scotch collops, mid eighteenth century. PA146/1.
Payment of a grain of clove yearly for holding Shortley manor, 1489. PA149.
Reference to American Prohibition, 1931. PA159/6/6.
Ministry of Food rationing-order instructions, 1918. PA919/48/5.
"The Coventry Loaf", historical notes in newspaper, c.1869. PA919/36/4.
1515 will of William Pisford senior of Coventry recited, 1528. PA9/1.
Statement of provisions issued to Bablake School boys, 1856. PA402/5 fols.3,4.
Letter and bill about purchase of port, 1862. PA402/5 fols. 5-7.
Feasts detailed in Carpenters' Company accounts, mid fifteenth century to mid nineteenth century. PA3.
Bakers' Company ordinances, seventeenth century. PA8/1 fols. 3 verso - 17 recto.
Refreshment at obit, early sixteenth century. PA9/1.
Breaches of assize of wine, 1246-47, 1261-62. PA14/2/4-7.
Letter about sucking-pigs, 1814. PA14/4/28.
Welsh request for English beer, 1825. PA14/6/63.
Administration of assize of bread, c.1824. PA14/6/142.
Cordwainers' Company roll book, late sixteenth century to early seventeenth century. PA14/12/1 fols. 2 verso - 11 recto.
Historical notes about corporation dinners, 1840. PA17/101.
John Downing's commonplace book, late eighteenth century. PA17/105.
Beef-charity, 1734. PA16/2 fol. 19 recto.
Bread-doles, 1765-80. PA17/36/1-10.
Mowers' and haymakers' refreshments, 1735. PA279/10/451.
Audit luncheon ticket, 1916. PA279/10/1273.
Letters about arrangement of Honourable C.S. Irby's coming-of-age dinner, 1882: PA279/44/1853,1859,2033,2034,2036,2041,2043,2045,2048,2050,2051,2060-2062.
Extra payment of money instead of beer, 1884. PA279/44/2275.
Cheeses sent by farmer to estate-agent and landlord, 1891. PA279/44/5328,5332.
Hams sent to estate-agent and landlord, 1895-96. PA279/44/6010,6318.
"Hovis" bread preferred, 1898. PA279/44/6945.
Port accepted, 1914. PA279/44/11830.
General memoranda book, 1833. PA220/8.
Soup recipe, c.1828. PA220/10.
Office Copy (late sixteenth century) of Will (1554) of John Horne of Walsgrave. PA238/1.
Hamper sent from London to Coventry, 1737. PA248/6/44.
Corporation venison feast which politically offended a possible parliamentary candidate, 1740. PA248/7/1 fol. 12.
Fish dear in London, 1804. PA244/29.
Justices on assize invited to share a brace of bucks with Coventry corporation, 1738. PA244/48/10.
Will of William Horsley, 1489. BA/A/B/48/1.
Bread and ale as a corrody, 1335. BA/B/A/74/6.
Tithe-riding meal, 1665. BA/B/F/16/1.
Will of Samuel Edwards (1729) recited. BA/H/J/6/28
Rent of hens at Shrovetide, 1641. BA/B/P/86/1..
Drapers' Company to have an annual breakfast, 1612. BA/C/H/2/1.
Cheese and comfits mentioned in an obit, 1488. BA/C/I/3/1.
Gayer's Charity, 1626. BA/D/AO/1/1.
Harwell's Charity, 1641. BA/D/AR/1/1.
Jesson et al's Charities' bread-doles, 1655 - 1780. BA/D/AT/14-16.
Assize of Bread, 1746-98. BA/E/F/38; BA/E/F/39.
Regulation by mayor and Justices of the Peace, 1611-62. BA/E/H/15/1.
Assize of Bread voucher, 1760. BA/E/B/45/1.
Vouchers for corporationmen's consumption, 1593 - 1832. BA/H/C/26.
Invitation-list for mayor's choice feast, 1807. BA/H/D/6/1.
Payment-order for constables' dinners, 1663. BA/H/G/25/1.
Military provisioning-acquittance, 1592. BA/H/J/3/1.
Oatmeal vouchers, 1642. BA/H/K/31/1-3.
Letter about alcohol-regulation, 1608. BA/H/Q/A79/34.
Dinner-bills in specimens of corporation business, 1588 - 1772. BA/H/Q/F8/1.
Corporation dinner-bills, c.1615 - c.1663. BA/H/Q/F8/9/33,34.
Corporation drink-bill, 1663. BA/L/D/4/1.
Dinners-account, 1663. BA/L/D/4/2.
Dinner-bill, 1652. BA/M/E/2/1.
Fish-fair, 1769. BA/M/E/5/1.
Bill of corporation feasts, 1821-22. BA/M/E/6/1.
Gaol bread-bill, 1822. BA/M/K/2/2.
Salted fish sold at Cross Cheaping, 1362. PA1516/8/1.
Details of food shortages in letter (1918), and Stock Book (1938-61). PA406.
Dinner-menu. 1928. PA403/86/28.
Catering for freemasons, 1927-29. 403/97/1-4.
Home Guard dinner-menu, 1945. PA403/122/1.
Menus at corporation banquets, 1962-65. PA465/114.
Photographs of Christmas parties, late 1930s. in PA424/3/1.
Bequest of wine and spirits to housekeeper, 1818. PA454/1/9.
Charitable dole registered under wartime regulations, 1939. PA473/24/10.
Bond's Hospital's inmates', 1506. PA54/3/1.
Almsmen's dinner to celebrate Victoria's coronation, 1838. PA54/119/28.
Railway refreshment rooms, Warwick Road, 1880. PA500/113.
Rugby club wine committee minute books [,1955-]1965. PA502/2.
Rugby club menus, 1949-58. PA502/4 fols. 4-13.
Bayley's School trustees' dinner-bill, 1840. PA506/11/52.
For flower-show, 1880. PA506/211/54.
Death from drink, 1813. PA506/235/66.
Beer-dispensing machine shown on billhead, 1842. PA506/199/1.
Of concern to ramblers, 1965. PA508/3/3/2,3.
Brewery ledger, 1903-05. in PA512/3/1.
Toasts-list, 1870. PA522/3/12.
Comestibles-list, with prices, c.1870. PA522/13/3.
Tasty pumpwater, 1874. PA526/11/43.
Fullers' Guild dinner bills, 1888-95. PA526/50/9,27-29.
Ginger wine recipe, mid nineteenth century. PA526/161/1.
Brandy used to control fits, 1886. PA526/178/4.
Wartime circulars, 1939. PA527/2; PA527/5/3.
Bread & Cheese Club, 1783 - 1886. PA534.
Length of tea-breaks, 1947. PA540/12/359.
Rationed refreshments, 1949. PA550/3/123.
Improperly cooked, 1855. PA554.
Trinity Guild Rugby Football Club wine committee, 1968-69. PA555/2/5; PA555/6/125,146.
Letter about visiting Sutherlands' bakery, 1966. PA555/6/1.
Requests for contributions to Christmas fair, 1967. PA555/6/27-29.
Cooker bought, 1968. PA555/6/95.
Catering equipment exhibition, 1968. PA555/6/98.
French food promotion, 1968. PA555/6/110.
Demonstration about ice-cream and cream, 1969. PA555/6/141.
Dinner-dance menus, 1967ff. PA555/9.
Food production circular, 1939. PA556/15/57.
Bread charity doles, 1630. PA565.
Menu card, dinner, 1933. PA562/35.
Cash's dining room tickets, 1898 - 1900. PA562/43/1-3.
Cash's Australian company sent food-parcels to its Coventry one's employees, 1948. PA562/163.
Banquet menu 1906. PA573/3/6(endpaper).
Reform Club bar receipts, c.1930sff. in PA573/25/2.
Reform Club dinner account, 1924. PA573/35.
Reform Club bar cash transactions, 1936-58. in PA573/36.
Crisps-bills, 1962. PA573/37/2/6-9.
Liquor licences, 1965-67. PA578/5.
Electric bar engine, 1965. PA578/7.
Refrigerators, 1961-64. PA578/8.
Notices about club dinners, 1929-36. PA578/31/19-28.
Coventry & County Club menus, 1930-33. PA578/37.
Coventry & County Club meals' details, 1955-56. in PA578/51/1.
Coventry & County Club takings, 1919. in PA578/56.
Coventry & County Club meals account book, 1956-59. PA578/58.
Groceries accounts, c.1833. in PA588.
Letter from an irate catering manageress, 1936. in PA594/2/1/2/55.
Complaints about canteen meals, 1937. in PA594/2/1/2/57.
Infringement of Food Hoarding Order (1917), 1918. in PA594/2/2/1/6.
Savoy Hotel, London, luncheon-menu, 1937. in PA594/3/1/14/3.
Bread-cutting machine advertisement, c.1936. in PA594/3/2/5.
Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd., whisky-merchants, price-list, 1939. in PA594/3/2/5.
Menu, 1926. PA594/4/1/4/2.
Leases by Anglo-Austrian Confectionery Co. Ltd. of London rooms, 1907-08. PA594/10/2/3/5,6.
Birmingham Food Supply Co. letter, 1932. in PA594/10/3/2.
Recommendation to take alcoholic drinks before driving, 1933. in PA594/19/1/3/1.
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