The Patent Rolls
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Rotuli litterarum patentium
(Latin, the patent rolls) are administrative records. Letters were issued
openly or 'patent' (in contrast to the Close Rolls)
as they related to matters of public interest. They were sealed with the
sovereign's great seal pendent. They cover a diverse range of subjects
including revenue, justice, treaties, and foreign correspondence. They also
record grants, confirmations of liberties, offices, land and wardship. They
include charters of incorporation.
They are arranged into Calendars of Patent Rolls.
They cover the period 1201 to 2012
They can be found at the National
Archives, Kew (C 66) - Chancery and
Supreme Court of Judicature: Patent Rolls. They can also be found online
through Medieval
Genealogy.
Patent Rolls record judicial steps relative to Farndale history
including records of poaching, outlawing, fines, excommunication etc.