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
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
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
Among the records concerning Kendal Church is a reference in the Patent Rolls of 1295, in which Walter de Maydenestane is described as “parson of a moiety of the church of Kirkeby, in Kendale.”
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Scott, Daniel
The publication of the complete Latin text of the Patent Rolls of Henry III. is now in progress, and two volumes have been issued, including respectively the years 1216-1225 and 1225-1232.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William
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