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
Footnote 142: The fact is recorded in the Patent Rolls, P. 2, 3 Hen.
From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by James Endell Tyler
It was mentioned in the Patent Rolls so early as Edward III.'s reign.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
At the slightest hitch out come Patent Rolls, Close Rolls, Fine Rolls, Pipe Rolls, and records of almost every description.
From The Book-Hunter at Home by P. B. M. Allan
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 Jocelin de Brakelond
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