Close Roll

For the snare drum technique, see Closed roll.

The Close Rolls (Latin: Rotuli clausi)[1] are an administrative record created in medieval England, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands by the royal chancery, in order to preserve a central record of all letters close issued by the chancery in the name of the Crown.[2][3]

  1. ^ Burrill, Alexander M. (1859). "A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions of the Principal Terms of the Common and Civil Law". New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Morrin, James (24 January 1861). Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland, of the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth ... / Edited by James Morrin. Printed by Alex Thom for H.M.S.O.
  3. ^ "Close Rolls, - National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts". archifau.llyfrgell.cymru.