court roll
Britishnoun
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It was done in mercy, in order to change a poor man's fine of 12s. 4d. to 6s. 8d., but a court roll must not be altered.
From Westminster The Fascination of London by Mrs. A. Murray Smith
The tenant enfeoffed of his holding on the conditions of base tenure was technically termed tenant by copy of court roll or tenant by the rod—par la verge.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
That-168- no tenant by copy of court roll shall be permitted to vote as a freeholder.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
It is a tenure by copy of court roll, but not expressed to be at the will of the lord.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
In Mr. J. E. Hasell’s manor of Dacre, when a mortgagee of real estate is admitted to the court roll, he has to pay a fine of a silver penny for each.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
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