Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
close rolls — Rolls containing the record of the close writs (literx clausx) and grants of the king, kept with the public records. 2 Bl.Comm. 346. See writ … Black's law dictionary
close rolls — Rolls containing the record of the close writs (literx clausx) and grants of the king, kept with the public records. 2 Bl.Comm. 346. See writ … Black's law dictionary
close letters — See close writs; literae clausae … Ballentine's law dictionary
close rolls — English public records of close writs. See 2 Bl Comm 346 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Close Rolls — Records of letters, mandates, and other writs of a private nature, which were addressed to individuals in the king s name and were closed, then sealed on the outside with the *great seal (hence close roll). Many of these would have been summonses … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
letters close — Same as close writs … Ballentine's law dictionary
Letters close — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aperta brevia — Open or unsealed writs, as distinguished from sealed writs, which were called close writs … Ballentine's law dictionary
clause rolls — In old English law, rolls which contain all such matters of record as were committed to close writs; these rolls are preserved in the Tower … Black's law dictionary
clause rolls — In old English law, rolls which contain all such matters of record as were committed to close writs; these rolls are preserved in the Tower … Black's law dictionary
