Patent Rolls
Britishplural noun
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No one would mistake the Calendar of Patent Rolls for scintillating reading.
From Forbes • Jun. 3, 2015
Do any such creations appear upon the Patent Rolls?
From Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
For the subsequent periods a calendar in English is being prepared similar in type to the Calendar of Patent Rolls.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William
In addition to the animals above named, the otter was hunted—vide Patent Rolls of Henry III. of 1221.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
It was mentioned in the Patent Rolls so early as Edward III.'s reign.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
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