A REVISED INVENTORY AND CONCORDANCE OF THE MEDIEVAL IRISH CHANCERY ROLLS
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
1
I
—
Rolls Office
Rotulus (in dorso
inscriptus
“Antiquissime littere
patentes”) continens
quedam de regnis
Regum Hen. II. Hen.
III. Johan. & Edw.
I.1
Antiquissime l[itte]re
Patentes &
Concessiones.
—
6
2
II
31 Edward I
[1302–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 31 Edw. I.
3
I
2 Edward II
[1308–9]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 2 Edw. II.
4
II
3 Edward II
[1309–10]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 3 Edw. II.2
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
56
(30+26d)
EDWARD I
(20 November 1272 to 7 July 1307)
Rot‘ Pat Ao 31 Edw.
—
3
87
I. 1302 and 1303.
Feb. to Nov. 1273
(87+0d)
EDWARD II
(8 July 1307 to 20 January 1327)
Rotulus clausus de
—
12
417
anno s[e]c[un]do
July 1308 to June 1309
(119+298d)
Edwardi secundi.
Edwardi s[e]c[un]di
anno regni tertio.
(Not an original
endorsement.)
=Close Roll 3 Edw.
II
Sept. 1309 to May
1310
4 [3]
251
(67+184d)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
1
‗This roll, though stated by Lodge and
others as one of the 11th of Edw. III,
appears to be a roll of Edw. I, and contains
grants by Hen. II; John, when earl Morton
and also when king; by Hen. III. and Edw. I.
The words ―Antiquissime littere patentes &
Concessiones‖ appear at the heading, in the
hand-writing of the time of James I; at
which period it is evident it was considered
the most ancient roll in this office. It
contains sixty two inrolments, some of
which are defaced, and the first membrane is
much torn.‘
—
4
‗This roll contains several grants, mandates,
a charter of Limerick, &c.‘.
—
7
‗This roll contains liberates, writs of
injunction, recognizances, &c. and an
account of the records of the chancery prior
to the 28th of Edward I.‘
—
12
‗This appears to be a close roll; the contents
are, in general, liberates, grants,
presentations, deeds, writs, recognizances, a
writ of summons to parliament; it is a good
deal injured and defaced, particularly on the
back.‘
≠
Eight membranes (6 + 2) of the so-called Antiquissime roll were extant in 1828: six in RCI roll §1 and two more calendared in RCH as Rotulus Patens de anno 11 Edw. II. 2a pars (=RCI roll §9).
2 The ‗general observations‘ of 1819 state that RCI roll §4 consisted of 3 membranes; the ‗catalogue‘ in RCH records 4 membranes.
1
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
5
III
4 Edward II
[1309–11]
Rotulus Patens de
annis 3 & 4 Edw.
II.
6
IV
5 Edward II
[1311–12]
7
V
8
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
152
(92+60d)
Page no.
in RCH
Rotul‘ Pat‘ de anno
Edw. II. IVto.
=Patent Roll 4
Edw. II
July 1310 to June 1311
10
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 5 Edw. II.3
Rot‘ Claus‘ 5 Edw.
2di.
—
Oct. to Nov. 1311
[face]; April to June
1312 [dorso]
9–11 Edward
III
[1335–8]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 10 Edw. II.4
(No ancient
endorsement.) 10th
Edward II. A close
roll.
VI
Various
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Edw. II. 1a
pars.
9
VII
11 Edward II
[1317–18]
Berm. Tower
10
VIII
13 Edward II
[1319–20]
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
15
‗Various Patents.‘
≠
2
66
(33+33d)
19
‗A fragment. —1. Rob‘ Chapelyn recogn‘. 2.
Nic‘ Ffreysell breve.‘
∆
=‗Controlment Roll‘
9–11 Edw. III
5
33
(32+1d)
20
‗This roll contains for the most part liberates
and writs, and is made up in the same
manner as other close rolls. In good
preservation.‘
≠
(No endorsement.)
=Two detached
membranes of the
Antiquissime roll.
2
6
(6+0d)
21
‗This roll was attached to the Antiquissime.‘
≠
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Edw. II. 2a
pars.5
11 Edw. II. A patent
roll (modern
endorsement).
=Patent Roll 11
Edw. II [not part 2]
July 1317 to April
1318
11
211
(118+93d)
21
‗This roll contains charters, grants,
presentations, pardons, &c. Nearly half this
roll is decayed, the remainder is in good
preservation. The word, ―patentia,‖ is
written on the back of one of the
membranes.‘
≠
Rotulus Patens de
anno 13 Edw. II.
Rotulus de
patentibus de anno
regni Regis Edw. fil‘
Regis Edwardi.
—
July 1319 to June 1320
4
93
(53+40d)
26
‗The patent roll contains inrolments of the
same nature as that of the 11th year. Part of
the first and last membranes are much
—
RCH includes an editorial note at the start of the roll (p. 19) to the effect that the Ms was considerably worn away (‗nonnulla detrita‘). This tallies with the fact that the first two articles listed in the
‗general observations‘ of 1819 (i.e. those concerning Robert Chapelyn and Nicholas Freysel respectively) are given in RCH as nos. 12 and 13 respectively, indicating that there were eleven illegible
items on the first damaged membrane of the roll.
4 RCI roll §7 is a controlment roll. These were normally written on one side only; this roll contains a single item on the dorso (RCH, p. 21, no. 33), namely an enrolment of an indenture of receipt for
money received by the treasurer as a loan from John Darcy.
5 RCI roll §9 is listed in RCH as if it were the second part of a patent roll; in fact it was the only portion of Patent Roll 11 Edward II extant in the nineteenth century; the roll listed in RCH as ‗part
one‘ comprised the two detached membranes of the Antiquissime roll (=RCI roll §1). RCH records (p. 21, no. 1) that the first item of RCI roll §9 was illegible, and that the following annotation was
found in the margin of the membrane: ‗Ric[ard]us de Prestou[n]. Com[m]issio.‘. The dorso begins with note (p. 23) to the effect that the first items abound with lacunae on account of wear and tear
sustained by the roll; the editors supplied conjectural readings in square brackets.
3
2
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
defaced, the rest is in good preservation. —
It contains neither statute nor state paper.‘
11
IX
14 Edward II
[1320–1]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 14 Edw. II.
Rotulus clausus de
anno regni Regis
Edwardi filii Regis
Edwardi XIV.
—
July 1320 to June 1321
3
106
(46+60d)
28
‗This roll consists principally of liberates.‘
—
Patent Roll 16 Edward II. A chancery roll for this year is listed in the pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1. It was at the following location in the record treasury: 3D.1.12. This
roll is not listed in the earlier inventories because it was only discovered c.1851.6
12
X
18 Edward II
[1324–5]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 18 Edw. II.
Rot‘ claus‘ 18 E. II.
—
July 1324 to July 1325
7
232
(103+129d)
30
‗This roll contains one statute and some
state papers.‘
—
13
XI
20 Edward II
[1326–7]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 20 Edw. II.7
Rot‘ Pat‘ 20 E. II.
—
July to Dec. 1326
2
33
(15+18d)
33
‗A fragment.‘
∆
14
XII
20 Edward II
[1326–7]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 20 Edw. II.8
Rotulus clausus de
anno regni Reg‘
Edwardi fil‘ Reg‘
Edwardi vicesimo.
—
July 1326 to May
1327
9
169
(107+62d)
34
‗The inrolments on this roll are in good
preservation, except those on the last
membrane, and on part of the back of the
first, which are much oliterated. —They
consist of liberates, or precepts, for payment
of money out of the Treasury, writs,
recognizances, Statutum de Hibernia, and a
few deeds.‘
—
144
(73+71d)
37
‗This roll is much damaged, but it contains
136 legible inrolments.—1. Rob‘ le Poer,
off‘. 2. Joh‘ de Mauncestre, breve.‘
≠
15
I
8 Edward III
[1334–5]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 8 Edw. III.9
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 8o
Edwardi 3i. 1334.
EDWARD III
(25 Jan. 1327–21 June 1377)
=Close Roll 8 Edw.
8
III
July 1334 to Jan. 1335
6
James F. Ferguson, ‗The ―mere English‖ and the ―mere Irish‖ ‘, Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, 1 (1849–51), p. 508.
RCH records (p. 34, no. 33) that the final item on RCI roll §13 was totally obliterated by 1828; there were considerable lacunae in the previous four items (nos. 29–32).
8 Edward II abdicated on 20 Jan. 1327, but the Irish chancery did not stop dating letters in his name until May 1327.
9 RCH records (p. 37) that the start of this roll had perished by 1828. In total it gives a calendar for 144 numbered items for this roll, but nos. 9–10, 14–15, and 142–4 are listed as being illegible, while
portions of several others had perished by 1828 (e.g., nos. 16, 17, 84, 90, 126). RCH also records that a part of the membrane at the start of the dorso had been ripped away (‗Quedam hinc avulsa‘). All
this makes sense of the statement in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 that the roll consisted of ‗136 legible inrolments‘. RCH, p. 37, no. 2 is an undated writ to have ‗6 balistas cum apparatu pro
garnestura Viridis Castri‘. RCH does not include an address clause, but from the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 it appears that the addressee was ‗John de Mauncestre‘.
7
3
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
16
II
9–10 Edw. III
[1335–7]
Rotulus Clausus de
annis 9 & 10 Edw.
III.
Original headings or
endorsements
9th Edw. 3d. (No
heading or ancient
endorsement.)
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
=‗Controlment Roll‘
9–10 Edw. III
5
53
(53+0d)
41
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
‗This roll is written only on the front, it
contains fifty-two inrolments; and it is in
good preservation.‘
Key
≠
For details of Controlment Roll 10 Edward III [1336–7], see above RCI roll §7 (printed in RCH as Rotulus Clausus de anno 10 Edw. II.).
17
III
11 Edward III
[1337–8]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Edw. III. 1a
pars.10
Rot Pat‘ XI Edw i
3i.
—
July to Sept. 1337
2
23
(10+13d)
42
‗A fragment containing a few grants,
commissions, attornments, &c.‘
§1
18
IV
11 Edward III
[1337–8]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Edw. III. 2a
pars.
Anno Edw[ard]i
3i. 11o 2da pars. (In
modern writing.)
—
Jan. to Dec. 1337
1
27
(17+10d)
42
‗This roll contains twenty-seven inrolments,
but many of them nearly obliterated.‘
§2
19
V
18 Edward III
[1343–5]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
annis 17 & 18 Edw.
III.11
(No heading or
ancient
endorsement.) 17o
Edw. 3d.
=Close Roll 18
Edw. III
Feb. to Dec. 1344
9
172
(105+67d)
43
‗The first membrane much torn, the
remainder in tolerable preservation. This roll
contains 169 inrolments, the first five of
which, and Nos. 106, 107, 108, and 109, are
partly destroyed.‘
≠
20
VI
20 Edward III
[1345–7]
Rotulus Patens de
annis 19 & 20 Edw.
III.12
Rot‘ Pat‘ 19 & 20
Edw. 3i.
=Patent Roll 20
Edw. III, part 1
Jan. to June 1346
3
107
(66+41d)
48
‗This roll contains liberates, writs, &c.‘
§1
(≠)
21
VII
20 Edward III
[1346–7]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 20 Edw. III.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 20o
Edw. 3i.
=Patent Roll 20
Edw. III, part 2
June to Dec. 1346
8
154
(81+73)
50
‗This roll is in tolerable preservation. and
contains 153 inrolments.‘
§2
A total of 3 membranes (2 + 1) from Patent Roll 11 Edward III were extant in 1828, two in RCI roll §17 and a single membrane in RCI roll §18.
RCH (pp 43, 48) records that both the start and end of this roll were truncated. The items described in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as ‗partly destroyed‘ were the first four enrolments on the
dorso of the roll (RCH, p. 46, nos. 106–9).
12 A total of 11 membranes (3 + 8) from Patent Roll 20 Edward III were extant in 1828, three in RCI roll §20 and eight in RCI roll §21. RCH (p. 48) records that the start of RCI roll §20 was
mutilated: this explains why the numeration in the calendar begins at no. 26. The first three items on the dorso are also recorded as having been so obliterated that the editors could learn nothing from
them (p. 49, nos. 67–9); and likewise nos. 95–7 were illegible, which may indicate that these were the first items of a new membrane on the dorso of the roll.
10
11
4
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
[2+]
Page no.
in RCH
22
—
—
—13
Compotus cujusdam
Escaetoris, No 216.
p[ro] an‘ 24, 25, 26,
27 E. 3. 1350, &c.
—
5
23
VIII
26 Edward III
[1352–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 26 Edw. III.14
Rotulus patens
Cancellar‘ Hib‘ anno
R. R. E. t[er]cii 26.
—
Feb. to March 1352
24
—
26 Edward III
[1352–3]
Rolls Office
—15
(Modern
indorsement.) Año
26o Edw. 3i.
25
IX
29 Edward III
[1355–6]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 29 Edw. III.16
26
X
29 Edward III
[1355–6]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
annis 29 & 30 Edw.
III.
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
—
‗This appears to be an Exchequer roll.—1.
Wil‘ Tuyt. 2. Walt‘ de Lacy.‘
∆
2
40
(40+0d)
55
‗A fragment, much obliterated, containing
pardons, &c.‘
∆
=?Possibly a
controlment roll, as
such rolls were
written on one side
only.
6
—
—
‗There are several inrolments on this roll, all
on the front, and, except the two first, in
good preservation.‘
—
Rotulus Patens
Cancellarie de anno
r. r. E. t[er]cii post
conquestu[m] Anglie
videl[ice]t XXIX, &
Francie XVI.
—
Jan. 1355 to Jan. 1356
6
179
(109+70d)
55
‗This roll contains various patents. —1.
Simon Ruly, com‘—2. Rob‘ Babe, id‘.‘
—
Rot‘ Patens, Edw.
3. 29, 30.
=Close Roll 29
Edw. III
Jan. 1355 to Jan. 1356
10
160
(160 +0d)
58
‗This roll is in tolerable preservation.‘
≠
RCI roll §22 was not a chancery roll and is not calendared in RCH. The pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, lists it as an ‗Exchequer Account Roll‘. Its location in the record treasury was
3D.11a.1.
14 RCH records (p. 55) that only an occasional word was legible from nos. 39–40 to the end of the roll.
15 RCI roll §24 does not appear in RCH. The pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, lists it as an ‗Exchequer Account Roll‘. Its location in the record treasury was 3D.11a.2.
16 The two articles listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the first items in RCI roll §25 (i.e. letters concerning Simon Ruly and Robert Babe respectively) are recorded in RCH as being on
the dorso of that roll (p. 57, nos. 128–9); they occur immediately after two illegible items (RCH, p. 57, nos. 126–7) which may suggest that they were the first legible items on a new membrane.
13
5
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
77
(77+0d)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
27
XI
30 Edward III
[1355–7]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 30 Edw. III.17
(No heading, nor
indorsement.)
—
Sept. 1356 to Jan.
1357
5
64
‗This roll is very much damaged; it contains
pardons, writs &c. but mostly illegible.‘
—
28
XII
32 Edward III
[1358–9]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 32 Edw. III. 1a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 32
Edw. 3i 1ma pars.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
32 Edw. III
5
36
(36+0d)
66
‗Much damaged, but what remains is
perfectly legible, there are several small
strips of parchment attached to this roll.‘
≠
29
XIII
32 Edward III
[1358–9]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 32 Edw. III. 2a
pars.
(Modern.) 32
Ed[ward]i 3i.
=Close Roll 32
Edw. III [not part 2]
Feb. to Sept. 1358
7
114
(65+49d)
67
‗This roll contains 112 [or 114] inrolments,
the first and last membranes are defaced and
torn.‘
≠
30
XIV
32 Edward III
[1358–9]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 32 Edw. III.18
Rot‘ de Ao 32 Ed.
III.
—
April 1358 to Jan.
1359
8
129
(69+60d)
71
‗This roll contains 112 [or 129] inrolments.‘
—
31
XV
33 Edward III
[1359–60]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 33 Edw. III.
Rotulus Clausus de
anno Regni Regis
Edwardi t[er]cii
t[re]cesimo tercio.
—
Jan. to Oct. 1359
6
144
(75+69d)
76
‗A close roll, in tolerably good preservation.‘
—
32
XVI
42 Edward III
[1368–9]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 42 Edw. III.
(No heading or
indorsement.)
—
June to July 1368
1
16
(9+7d)
80
‗A fragment much defaced.‘
∆
33
XVII
46 Edward III
[1372–3]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 46 Edw. III.19
(Indorsed.) Anno
Regni Regis Ed.
tertii XLVIo.
—
Feb. to Aug. 1372
10
155
(108+47d)
80
‗There are 139 [or 155] inrolments on this
close roll, but those on the second, third and
fourth membranes only are legible, the rest
being partly destroyed at the edges and
obliterated. —4. Wm de Karlell, breve. —2.
[sic] Ric‘ Walsh, id‘.‘
—
RCH records (p. 64) that a considerable amount of this roll had been lost and, where possible, the editors supplied conjectural readings in square brackets. Item nos. 52, 56, 58–62, 67 and 68 were
totally illegible. After no. 68 (p. 66), the calendar records that at this point in the roll there was a large hole (‗Hic seq[uitu]r in rotulo hiatus 25 digitorum [?i.e. 25 inches]‘), as a result of which many
other items may have been lost. The numeration in RCH continues after the hiatus from no. 69. Item no. 72 was illegible, but the editors learned from a note in the margin of the roll that it was a
commission to William Broun of the office of escheator in co. Meath.
18 The discrepancy in the number of enrolments recorded here is presumably the result of the large number of illegible and near-illegible items on the roll.
19 RCH records (p. 80) that the first item on the roll was utterly obliterated in 1828. The ‗General observations‘ of 1819 list the first legible item as being no. 4, concerning William de Karlell, (=RCH,
p. 81, no. 4), followed by ‗no. 2‘ concerning Richard Walsh (=RCH, p. 81, no. 5); but RCH also records a few stray words for nos. 2 and 3.
17
6
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
34
XVIII
48 Edward III
[1374–5]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 48 Edw. III. 20
(Modern.) Año 48o
Ed[ward]i 3tii, Rot‘
Claus‘ XLVIIIo E.
t[er]cii.
—
Feb. 1374 to Jan.
1375
14
35
XIX
49 Edward III
[1375–6]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 49 Edw. III.
49 Edw. 3. 13—
1375.
—
Feb. 1375 to Jan.
1376
36
XX
51 Edward III
[1377]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 51 Edw. III.21
(Modern.) 51 E. 3d.
—
Feb. to July 1377
37
I
1 Richard II
[1377–8]
Rolls Office
38
—
2 Richard II
[1379–9]
Rolls Office
39
II
3 Richard II
[1379–80]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 1 Ric. II.
—22
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 3 Ric. II.
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
133
(88+45d)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
85
‗141 [or 133] inrolments on this roll; those
on the front are in good preservation; but
some inrolments on the back of the roll are
much defaced, particularly those on the first
membrane.‘
—
18
288
(178+110d)
90
‗A patent roll.‘
—
8
92
(63+29d)
99
‗There are ninety-two inrolments on this
roll, mostly in tolerable preservation, except
those on the first membrane, which is much
torn and defaced.‘
—
103
‗The first membrane is much defaced on the
back, and the three last are injured by damp.‘
—
RICHARD II
(22 June 1377 to 29 September 1399)
Clausus Rotulus año
—
9
120
primo Rich[ard]i
July 1377 to June 1378
(120+0d)
secundi.
Rewarda f[a]c[t]a in
Sc[ac]c[ar]io
Hibernie t[er]mi[n]o
pasc‘ anno
s[e]c[un]do Regis
Ri[card]i s[e]c[un]di.
=?Possibly a
‗Controlment Roll‘
1
—
—
‗A little defaced in some parts. —1. Rob‘
Kisshok, mand‘. 2. John‘ Penkeston, lib‘.‘
∆
Claus‘ de an‘ 3o Ric‘
II.
—
July 1379 to Feb.
1380
3
31
(31+0d)
106
‗One side of this roll is damaged.‘
—
The ‗general observations‘ of 1819 and RCH each give different a different number of enrolments for RCI roll §33. The discrepancy is accounted for by the fact that RCH places under a single item
number (i.e. p. 90, no. 132) a series of writs of summons to the parliament to be held at Dublin at Hilary 1375.
21 RCH records that the first two items on the dorso of this roll (p. 101, nos. 64–5) were so obliterated and damaged that they were illegible in 1828. Edward III died on 21 June 1377, but the Irish
chancery did not stop enrolling letters in his name until July.
22 RCI roll §38 was an exchequer roll and consequently it was not calendared in RCH. Possibly it was a controlment roll, but there is no corresponding issue roll extant for this period (Irish exchequer
payments, p. 541, n. 1). The pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, lists this roll as ‗2 Richard II Exchequer Reward Roll‘. Its location in the record treasury was 3D.11a.3.
20
7
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
121
(56+65d)
Page no.
in RCH
40
III
4 Richard II
[1380–1]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 4 Ric. II.23
Clausus Rotulus an‘
4o Rich[ard]i
secundi.
—
June 1380 to June
1381
9
41
IV
5 Richard II
[1381–2]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Ric. II. 1a
pars.24
Anno 5o R. 2di 1a
pars (in modern
writing.)
=Patent Roll 5 Ric.
II [not part 1]
June 1381 to June
1382
42
V
5 Richard II
[1381–2]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Ric. II. 2a
pars.
Rotulus Patens de
anno Regni Ric[ard]i
s[e]c[un]di quinto.
43
VI
8 Richard II
[1384–5]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 8 Ric. II. 1a
pars.25
45
VII
8 Richard II
[1384–5]
44
VIII
46
IX
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
107
‗The upper part of the first membrane is a
little torn; and several of the inrolments on
the back are much defaced.‘
—
19
245
(154+91d)
110
‗The first membrane is much torn and
illegible, but the remainder of the roll is in
good preservation, except a few places on
the back of the two last membranes, which
are a little injured in the margin.‘
≠
=Close Roll 5 Ric. II
Aug. 1381 to June
1382
13
133
(66+67d)
116
‗The first membrane is defaced on the back,
and the last a little torn; but the rest are in
good preservation.‘
≠
Rot‘ Pat‘ de an‘ 8o
Ric‘ II.
—
July to Nov. 1384
9
87
(66+21d)
119
‗In tolerably good preservation.‘
§1
Rotulus Patens de
anno 8 Ric. II. 2a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ de an‘ 8o R.
II
—
Aug. 1384 to Jan.
1385
2
15
(15+0d)
121
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
§2
(∆)
8 Richard II
[1384–5]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 8 Ric. II.26
Rot‘ Claus‘ de an‘ 8o
Ric‘ II.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
8 Ric. II
5
38
(38+0d)
122
‗The first membrane torn. —1. Joh‘ Tyrell,
off‘. —2. Jac‘ de Penkeston, id‘.‘
≠
9 Richard II
[1385–6]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Ric. II.27
Rotulus Patens de
anno Regni Regis
Ric[ard]i s[e]c[un]di
—
July 1385 to April
1386
21
249
(192+57d)
123
‗From the seventeenth to the twenty-first
membrane, inclusive, this roll is partly
damaged in the margin; and the first
—
RCH records that the first two items on the dorso were illegible in 1828 (p. 117, nos. 67–8).
RCI roll §41 is entitled Rotulus Patens de anno 5 Ric. II. 1a pars, but it was the only portion of Patent Roll 5 Richard II extant in 1828. RCI roll §42, described as the second part of this patent roll, was
in fact a close roll.
25 A total of 11 membranes (9 + 2) of Patent Roll 8 Richard II were extant in 1828: nine membranes were in RCI roll §43, and a further two detached membranes comprised RCI roll §44.
26 RCH records (p. 122) that the roll had sustained considerably injuries by 1828 from tearing, obliterations and rubbing [‗tam per laceraciones quam per obliterations et detrimenta temporis‘]. The
items on the roll were numbered in a modern hand beginning with number 6 – the fragments at the start of the roll having been omitted as they were utterly obliterated. The editors, however, were
able to detect seven items from this initial un-numbered section, and included what they could of these while retaining the numeration of the series. Thus the first seven items are numbered in RCH
as ‗1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 (b), and 5 (c).‘ The articles given in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the first legible items in the roll (i.e. those concerning John Tyrell and James de Penkeston‘) are RCH,
p. 122, nos. 5 (c) and 6 respectively.
27 RCH records that the first two articles on the dorso were so rubbed that they were illegible by 1828 (p. 126, nos. 193–4).
23
24
8
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
post conquestum
Anglie nono.
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
membrane is much defaced on the back.‘
47
X
9 Richard II
[1385–6]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 9 Ric. II.28
Rotulus Claus‘ de
anno Regni Regis
Ric[ard]i s[e]c[un]di
post conquestu[m]
Angl[ie] nono.
—
July 1385 to March
1386
9
74
(52+22d)
128
‗A close roll, in tolerably good
preservation.‘
—
48
XI
10 Richard II
[1386–7]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Ric. II.29
Patent‘ D[omi]ni
Marchion‘ de anno
Xo .
—
June 1386 to June
1387
13
234
(162+72d)
130
‗The first membrane torn.‘
—
49
XII
12 Richard II
[1388–9]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 12 Ric. II. 30
Anno 12o R. 2di (No
8.) (In modern
writing.)
—
July 1388 to June 1389
22
253
(?253+0d)
137
‗The first membrane is torn and much
defaced on the back, but the remainder of
the roll is in tolerable preservation. Note. It
appears by the first entry on the front of the
second membrane, that there was a roll of
the 11th of Richd II, but it must have been
lost before Lodge formed his list of the
patent rolls, as he makes no mention of it.‘
—
50
XIII
13 Richard II
[1389–90]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 13 Ric. II.
Rotulus Patens
Cancellarie
Hib[er]nie de anno
R. R. Ric[ard]i
secundi tertiodecimo.
—
July 1389 to June 1390
18
242
(174+68d)
142
‗Part of the eleventh membrane is much
defaced, both on the front and back; but the
remainder of the roll is in good
preservation.‘
—
51
XIV
15 Richard II
[1391–2]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 15 Ric. II.
Richd 2d 15th year,
patent roll.
—
June to Nov. 1391
5
105
(69+36d)
147
‗The first membrane much torn.‘
—
RCH records that the end of the roll was damaged by obliterations (p. 130).
Letters in this year were issued in the name of the marquis of Dublin, Robert de Vere.
30 The reference in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 to the ‗first entry on the front of the second membrane‘ refers to an inspeximus of letters patent of Robert de Vere, marquis of Dublin, dated 26
Oct. [1387] 11 Richard II (=RCH, p. 138, no. 35). From this we may infer that the first membrane of RCI roll §49 contained 34 enrolments.
28
29
9
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
34
(21+13d)
Page no.
in RCH
52
XV
16 Richard II
[1392–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 16 Ric. II.31
16 Ric‘ II. (in
modern writing.)
—
July to Oct. 1392
3
53
XVI
17 Richard II
[1393–4]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 17 Ric. II.
Rot‘ Claus‘ Richd 2d.
17 year.
—
April to June 1394
54
XVII
18 Richard II
[1394–5]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 18 Ric. II.32
Richd 2d 18th year,
patent roll, 1st part.
55
XVIII
18 Richard II
[1394–5]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 18 Ric. II.
Close roll, 18th Richd
2 d.
149
‗A mutilated fragment.‘
—
3
31
(22+9d)
150
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
—
—
Feb. to June 1395
6
59
(59+0d)
151
‗The first membrane cut and imperfect. —
1. Carta de Kensale. —2. Rob‘ de
Faryngton, lib‘.‘
—
—
Dec. 1394 to April
1395
4
71
(71+0d)
153
‗The first and second membranes damaged.‘
—
155
‗In good preservation.‘
§1
HENRY IV
(30 September 1399 to 20 March 1413)
—
10
119
Feb. to July 1400
(105+14d)
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
56
I
1 Henry IV
[1399–1400]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Hen. IV.33
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 1.,
Henrici 4i.
57
II
1 Henry IV
[1399–1400]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 1 Hen. IV.
[1399–1400]34
Rotulus Clausus de
anno primo Hen.
IIIIti.
=Patent Roll 1 Hen.
IV
April to Sept. 1400
3
14
(14+0d)
158
‗In tolerable preservation. —1. Tho‘ de
Everdun, assign‘. —2. Jac‘ Butler, custod‘.‘
§2
(≠)
58
III
1 Henry IV
[1399–1400]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Hen. IV.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 1o Hen‘
4i.
—
Jan. to March 1400
1
15
(10+5d)
159
‗A fragment.‘
§3
(∆)
59
IV
2 Henry IV
[1400–1]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 2 Hen. IV.
Anno 2do Henrici
IIIIti.
—
Oct. 1400 to Jan.
1
20
(16+4d)
159
‗A little obliterated on the back.‘
∆
RCH records (p. 149) that this roll was badly torn.
RCH records that the beginning of Patent 18 Richard II was missing in 1828 (p. 151). The ‗[murage] charter for Kinsale‘, listed as the first legible item in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819, is the
second entry in RCH (p.151, no. 2).
33 A total of 14 membranes (10 + 3 + 1) from Patent Roll 1 Henry IV were extant in 1828. The main portion of the roll was RCI roll §56, consisting of ten membranes. Two other fragments were the
three membranes identified erroneously as ‗Close 1 Henry IV‘ (=RCI roll §57) and a single fragmentary membrane (=RCI roll §58).
34 RCH records that the first item on this membrane was illegible by 1828 due to wear and tear (p. 158, no. 1). Consequently, the article given in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as the first legible
item on the roll (concerning Thomas de Everdon) is the second item in RCH (p. 158, no. 2).
31
32
10
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Rolls Office
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
1401
60
V
3 Henry IV
[1401–2]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 3 Hen. IV.
Rotulus Patens de
anno Regni Regis
Henrici quarti post
conquestum Anglie
tertio.
—
Oct. 1401 to Sept.
1402
21
255
(220+35d)
160
‗This roll is defaced in many places, and the
sixteenth membrane in particular is very
much injured, apparently by damp.‘
—
61
VI
4 Henry IV
[1402–3]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 4 Hen. IV. 1a
pars. 35
Anno quarto—
prima pars—Henrici
quarti. (In modern
hand-writing.)
=?An estreat roll
7
120
(120+0d)
166
‗The first membrane is partly defaced, the
rest are in good preservation.‘
≠
62
VII
4 Henry IV
[1402–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 4 Hen. IV.
Anno IIIo 2do
Henrici IIIIti. Rot‘
claus‘.
—
Oct. 1402 to May
1403
2
19
(15+4d)
169
‗Much torn.‘
∆
63
VIII
4 Henry IV
[1402–3]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 4 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.36
Anno IIIo 3a pars H.
4th. (Modern.)
=Patent Roll 4 Hen.
IV, part 1 [not part 2]
March to Sept. 1403
10
114
(102+12d)
168
‗The ninth membrane is torn, and the tenth
and part of the first are partly defaced.‘
§1
(≠)
64
IX
4 Henry IV
[1402–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 4 Hen. IV, 3a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 4o
Henrici 4i. 15. No 7.
=Patent Roll 4 Hen.
IV, part 2 [not part 3]
Oct. 1402 to Sept.
1403
16
160
(151+9d)
172
‗This roll is in tolerably good preservation.‘
§2
(≠)
65
X
5 Henry IV
[1403–4]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Hen. IV. 1a
pars.37
5 H. 4th 1404. No 14,
pars prima.
—
Oct. 1403 to Aug.
1404
8
91
(76+15d)
176
‗In good preservation.‘
§1
66
XI
5 Henry IV
[1403–4]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.
17 Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 5o
Hen‘ 4i pars
secunda.
—
Dec. 1403 to June
1404
2
27
(21+6d)
178
‗In good preservation.‘
§2
(∆)
This seems to be an estreat roll; there is a considerable overlap between the contents of this roll and those of RCI rolls §63 and §64.
A total of 26 membranes (10 + 16) from Patent Roll 4 Henry VI were extant in 1828. RCI roll §63 comprised 10 membranes containing items mostly dated from March 1403 onwards; RCI roll §64
comprised 16 membranes, and the majority of the items were dated between Oct. 1402 and March 1403. Only one item dates from Sept. 1403 (RCH, p. 173, no. 39). RCH (p. 176) records that the
dorso of RCI roll §64 was considerably rubbed away by 1828.
37 A total of 10 membranes (8 + 2) from Patent Roll 5 Henry IV were extant in 1828, eight in RCI roll §65 and two in RCI roll §66.
35
36
11
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
67
XII
6 Henry IV
[1404–5]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 6 Hen. IV. 1a
pars.38
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 6o Hen‘
4i 1405, pars prima.
68
XIII
6 Henry IV
[1404–5]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 6 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.
69
XIV
10 Henry V
[1422]
Berm. Tower
(69A)
XV
70
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
—
Feb. to Aug. 1405
3
38
(36+1d)
179
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
§1
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 6o Hen‘
4i 1404, pars 2a.
—
Feb. to May 1405
1
15
(14+1d)
180
‗A fragment.‘
§2
(∆)
Rotulus Patens de
anno 7 Hen. IV. 1a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ 7 Hen‘ IV.
5
=Patent Roll 10
Hen. V
May to Sept. 1422
1
13
(13+0d)
180
‗Like.‘
≠
(∆)
7 Henry IV
[1405–6]
Office of the
Crown Bench
Rotulus Patens de
anno 7 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.39
—
=Patent Roll 7 Hen.
IV [not part 2]
13
157
(136+21d)
181
—
≠
XVI
8 Henry IV
[1406–7]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 8 Hen. IV40
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 8o
Henrici 4i 20
—
Oct. 1406 to July 1407
10
94
(89+5d)
185
‗This roll is much defaced. —1. Vil‘ de
Trym, carta. —2. Tho‘ Broun, custod‘.‘
—
71
XVII
9 Henry IV
[1407–8]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Hen. IV. 1a
pars.
H. 4. Ao 9o. Rot‘
Pat‘.
—
Oct. 1407 to Jan.
1408
4
27
(27+0d)
186
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
§1
72
XVIII
9 Henry IV
[1407–8]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.
21 Ao 9o Hen‘ 4.
1407.
—
Oct. 1407 to Sept.
1408
6
72
(72+0d)
187
‗The first membrane is torn.‘
§2
A total of 4 membranes (3 + 1) from Patent Roll 6 Henry IV were extant in 1828. Four were in RCI roll §67 and a single detached membrane comprised RCI roll §68.
This roll does not appear in the inventory made by the record commissioners in 1819, but I have assigned it to §69A, as its place in the series lies between RCI rolls §§69 and 70. RCH records (p.
180) that this roll, which had suffered great damage, was very recently discovered in the office of the crown bench. The discovery must have been made since 1819.
40 RCH records that nothing legible remained from items 1 to 38 of RCI roll §70. The article listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as the first legible item (i.e. the charter to the town of Trim) is
RCH, p. 185, no. 39.
38
39
12
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
15
(14+1d)
Page no.
in RCH
73
XIX
10 Henry IV
[1408–9]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Hen. IV. 1a
pars.41
22 Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 10o
Hen‘ 4i 22.
—
Oct. 1408 to Jan.
1409
1
74
XX
10 Henry IV
[1408–9]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Hen. IV. 2a
pars.
23 Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 10o
Hen i. 4i.
—
Oct. 1408 to Sept.
1409
75
XXI
10 Henry IV
[1408–9]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Hen. IV, 3a
pars.
H. 4i an‘ X (scarcely
legible)
76
XXII
11 Henry IV
[1409–10]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Hen. IV.
77
XXIII
12 Henry IV
[1410–11]
Berm. Tower
78
XXIV
79
80
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
189
‗A fragment.‘
§1
(∆)
20
190
(157+33d)
189
‗This roll is in good preservation.‘
§2
—
Dec. 1408 to Aug.
1409
1
14
(13+1d)
194
‗A fragment.‘
§3
(∆)
24 Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 11o
Hen‘ 4i.
—
Oct. 1409 to Sept.
1410
9
94
(74+20d)
194
‗The beginning of this roll is damaged.‘
—
Rotulus Patens de
anno 12 Hen. IV.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 12o
Hen. 4i.
—
Oct. 1410 to Sept.
1411
2
15
(12+3d)
197
‗A torn fragment.‘
∆
12 Henry IV
[1410–11]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 12 Hen. IV.
12 H. 4o Rotulus
Claus‘ Cancellarie
Hib[er]nie.
—
Oct. 1410 to Aug.
1411
2
16
(11+5d)
197
‗Much torn.‘
∆
XXV
13 Henry IV
[1411–12]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 13 Hen. IV.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 13o
Hen. 4i..
—
Oct. 1411 to Aug.
1412
11
125
(105+20d)
198
‗This roll contains several grants, charters,
&c. and is in good preservation.‘
—
XXVI
14 Henry IV
[1412–13]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 14 Hen. IV.42
Ao H. quarti XIIII.
Drogheda.
—
Feb. to March 1413
1
10
(7+3d)
201
‗A fragment. —1. Tho‘ Russell, pardon‘. —
2. Mic‘ de la Felde, patens.‘
∆
A total of 22 membranes (1 + 20 + 1) from Patent Roll 10 Henry IV were extant in 1828. The main portion of the roll is RCI roll §74, which consisted of twenty membranes. Two fragmentary
rolls, each one membrane in length, are also from this roll (i.e. RCI rolls §73 and §75).
42 The article listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the first legible item on this roll (concerning Thomas Russell) is RCH, p. 201, no. 2.
41
13
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
HENRY V
(21 March 1413 to 31 August 1422)
Anno Henrici quinti
—
4
39
primo.
March 1413 to March
(33+6d)
1414
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
202
‗This roll is in tolerably good preservation.‘
§1
81
I
1 Henry V
[1413–14]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Hen. V. 1a
pars.43
82
II
1 Henry V
[1413–14]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Hen. V. 2a
pars.44
Rot‘ Claus‘ de ao 1o
Hen‘ V.
—
Sept. 1413 to March
1414
4
21
(21+0d)
203
‗The first membrane is damaged. —1. Tho‘
Reynolds, p[ar]don‘. —2. Joh‘ Berford, id‘.‘
§2
83
III
2 Henry V
[1414–15]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 2 Hen. V.45
Rot Pat‘ anno 2o
Hen. 5i.
—
March 1414 to March
1415
20
196
(165+31d)
203
‗Like. —1. Wil‘ Waffr‘, p[ar]don. —2. Joh‘
Galwey, off‘.‘
—
84
IV
3 Henry V
[1415–16]
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 3 Hen. V.46
Rot‘ Pat‘ ao 3 Heni
Vi.
=Patent Roll 3 Hen.
V, part 1
March 1415 to March
1416
12
144
(127+17d)
210
‗In good preservation. —1. Joh‘ Barret,
p[ar]don‘. —2. Maner‘ de Clunliff,
p[ar]don‘.‘
§1
(≠)
85
V
3 Henry V
[1415–16]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 3 Hen. V.47
Rot‘ Pat‘ ao 3 H. 5.
2d part.
=Patent Roll 3 Hen.
V, part 2
Aug. 1415 to Feb.
1416
3
13
(12+1d)
214
‗This fragment is entirely torn.‘
§2
86
VI
5 Henry V
[1417–18]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Hen. V.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 5o Henr‘
V.
—
March to July 1417
1
22
(22+0d)
214
‗A fragment.‘
∆
A total of 8 membranes (4 + 4) from Patent Roll 1 Henry V were extant in 1828, four in RCI roll §82 and a further four membranes in RCI roll §83.
RCH records that the first item on this roll had perished (p. 203). The article listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as the first legible item (concerning Thomas Reynolds) is ibid., p. 203, no. 2
(in Rotulus Patens de anno 1 Hen. V. 2a pars).
45 RCH records that the first item on this roll had been lost (p. 203). The article listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as the first legible item (concerning William Waffr‘) is ibid., p. 203b, no. 2
(in Rotulus Patens de anno 2 Hen. V).
46 A total of 15 membranes (12 + 3) from Patent Roll 3 Henry V were extant in 1828. Twelve membranes are in RCI roll §84, misidentified as a close roll in RCH; a further three detached
membranes were calendared as Rotulus Patens de anno 3 Hen. V (=RCI roll §85). The articles listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as the first legible items on RCI roll §84 (concerning John Barret
and the manor of Clonliff) are calendared in RCH (p. 210) as nos. 17 and 18. This may indicate that these were the first two items on the second membrane of the roll; if so, we may surmise that the
first membrane of that roll contained 16 legible items.
47 RCH records that the lower portion of RCI roll §85 seemed to have been ripped and torn away, and that possibly many articles were destroyed as a consequence (p. 214).
43
44
14
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
32
(32+0d)
Page no.
in RCH
87
VII
7 Henry V
[1419–20]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 7 Hen. V. 1a
pars.48
Rot‘ Pat‘ 7 Hen‘ V.
pars 1. 32
—
Aug.1419 to Feb.
1420
4
88
VIII
7 Henry V
[1419–20]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 7 Hen. V. 2a
pars.49
Ao 7o Hen. 5i pars 2a
1419.
—
Aug.1419 to Feb.
1420
89
IX
8 Henry V
[1420–1]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 8 Hen. V.
Rot‘ de an‘ 8 Hen‘
V. Extracta.
90
X
9 Henry V
[1421–2]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Hen. V.50
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 9o
Henrici 5i 1421—34.
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
215
‗This roll is torn. —1. Walter Plunket,
p[ar]don‘. —2. Joh‘ Chamer, id‘.‘
§1
2
21
(21+0d)
216
‗A torn fragment.‘
§2
(∆)
—
April to Dec. 1420
3
19
(19+0d)
217
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
—
—
April 1421 to March
1422
9
119
(94+25)
217
‗In good preservation. —1. Ph‘ Wyot,
custod‘. —2. Ph‘ Nettervyll, id‘.‘
—
For details of Controlment Roll 8–9 Henry V [1420–22], see below, RCI roll §106 (printed in RCH as Rotulus Clausus de anno 9 Hen. VI.).
For details of Patent Roll 10 Henry V [1422], see above RCI roll §69 (printed in RCH as Rotulus Patens de anno 7 Hen. IV. 1a pars.).
91
I
1 Henry VI
[1422–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 1 Hen. VI.51
Rot‘ Claus‘ 1o Hen.
6th. 1422.
HENRY VI
(1 Sept. 1422 to 4 March 1461)
—
11
Oct. 1422 to July 1423
44
(44+0d)
221
‗This roll is very much injured by damp, but
the parts that have escaped are in good
preservation. —1. De Joh‘ Bellewe. —3.
Anastatia que fuit ux‘ David Wogan mil‘,
assignatio dotis.‘
—
A total of 6 membranes (4 +2) from Patent Roll 7 Henry V were extant in 1828, four in RCI roll §87 and two other membranes in the fragmentary RCI roll §88. The article listed in the ‗general
observations‘ of 1819 as being the first legible item on RCI roll §87 (concerning Walter Plunket) is RCH, p. 215, no. 2.
49 RCH includes a note at the end of this roll (p. 217), to the effect the roll seemed as if it should have continued much further, but that part of the contents were missing due to the tearing of the
membrane.
50 The article listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the first legible item on this roll (concerning Philip Wyot) is RCH, p. 217b, no. 2 (in Rotulus Patens de anno 9 Hen. V). RCH notes the
existence of an illegible item at the start of the dorso of this roll (ibid., p. 220).
51 The articles listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the second and third items on this roll (concerning John Bellewe and Anastasia widow of Sir David Wogan respectively) are
calendared as RCH, p. 222, nos. 1(b) and 1(c).
48
15
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
123
(109+14d)
Page no.
in RCH
92
II
1 Henry VI
[1422–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Hen. VI.52
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 1 Hen.
6, 1422. 35.
—
Sept. 1422 to Aug.
1423
14
93
III
2 Henry VI
[1423–4]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 2 Hen. VI.
Rot‘ Pat‘ de anno
secundo Hen‘ sexti.
1423—36.
—
Oct. 1423 to May
1424
94
IV
2 Henry VI
[1423–4]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 2 Hen. VI. 1a
pars.53
49 Claus‘ Roll Ao 2o
Henrici 6ti. 1423.
95
V
2 Henry VI
[1423–4]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 2 Hen. VI. 2a
pars.
96
VI
3 Henry VI
[1424–5]
Berm. Tower
97
VII
98
VIII
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
226
‗This roll is in good preservation. —1. Joh‘
Fitz-Lucas Nettervyll, pard‘. —2. Henr‘
Saundyr, custod‘.‘‘
—
3
40
(31+9d)
231
‗The first membrane torn.‘
—
—
Oct. 1323 to Aug.
1424
6
45
(18+27d)
232
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
—
Anno 2do Henrici
VIti.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
2 Hen. VI
2
11
(11+0d)
234
‗Imperfect, and the first membrane torn.‘
≠
(∆)
Rotulus Patens de
anno 3 Hen. VI
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 3o Hen.
VI. No 37.
—
Dec. 1424 to Aug.
1425
11
122
(122+0d)
235
‗This roll was originally formed like the
others, but is now sewed bookwise; it is
somewhat damaged, but all the articles are
legible.‘
—
3–4 Henry VI
[1424–6]
Rotulus Clausus de
annis 3 & 4 Hen.
VI54
Anno 3 & 4 Hen.
VI. Rot‘ Pat‘ No 38.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
3–4 Hen. VI
12
73
(73+0d)
239
‗The first membrane is torn.‘
≠
5 Henry VI
[1426–7]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 5 Hen. VI55
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 5o &
14o Hen. VI. 1426 &
1435. No 223, 39.
—
Sept. 1425 to Aug.
1427
5
38
(38+0d)
241
‗In good preservation, except the first
membrane, which is much damaged.
Erroneously marked the 14th year.‘
—
RCH records (p. 226) that the first four items had been obliterated by 1828. The articles listed in the ‗general observations‘ of 1819 as being the first and second on this roll (concerning John son of
Lucas Netterville and Henry Saundyr) are calendared as RCH, p. 226, nos. 5 and 7 respectively.
53 In RCH (p. 233) the dorso of the roll begins with a note: ‗These are the remnants we have collected from the first article on the dorso of this roll; no number was attributed [to this article] in the
margin of the membrane, perhaps in despair of learning its meaning‘.
54 RCH (p. 239) begins with a note to the effect that this roll was the most severely mutilated of all those discovered in the archive [Lat. in chartophylacio]. The editors continue: ‗We have sought to
discover the sense so far as we were able; and if success was often wanting, effort most certainly was not‘. The roll ends with an editorial note: ‗The rest is wanting.‘
55 The ‗general observations‘ of 1819 record four membranes, the first of which was damaged; RCH records that there were five membranes extant.
52
16
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
99
IX
5 Henry VI
[1426–7]
Rolls Office
100
X
101
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
56
(56+0d)
Page no.
in RCH
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 5 Hen. VI. 1a
pars.56
Rot‘ Clausus año Vo
H. VIti.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
5 Hen. VI, part 1
11
5 Henry VI
[1426–7]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 5 Hen. VI. 2a
pars.
Rotulus Clausus 5o
H. VI. 1426—5o.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
5 Hen. VI, part 2
XI
6 Henry VI
[1427–8]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 6 Hen. VI.
Rot. Clausus anno
VIo Hen. VIti.
102
XII
7 Henry VI
[1428–9]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 7 Hen. VI
103
XIII
9 Henry VI
[1430–1]
Berm. Tower
104
XIV
9 Henry VI
[1430–1]
Berm. Tower
105
—
9 Henry VI
[1430–1]
Berm. Tower
242
‗The first membrane is partly defaced, but
the rest is in good preservation.‘
§1
(≠)
4
23
(23+0d)
244
‗The first membrane torn.‘
§2
(≠)
=‗Controlment Roll‘
6–7 Hen. VI
7
59
(59+0d)
245
‗This roll is in good preservation, except a
small part of the first membrane.‘
≠
Rot‘ Claus Ao 7o
Hen. VI. 1428.
—
Sept. 1428 to Aug.
1429
5
30
(18+12d)
247
‗The first membrane torn.‘
—
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Hen. VI. 1a
pars.57
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 9o Hen.
6i, 1430. No 23.
—
Sept. 1430 to July
1431
4
31
(31+0d)
249
‗Like.‘
§1
Rotulus Patens de
anno 9 Hen. VI. 2a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 9o Hen.
VI. 1431.
—
Sept. 1430 to Aug.
1431
1
9
(8+1d)
250
‗A fragment.‘
§2
(∆)
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 9o H.
VI.
—
June to Oct. 1431
1
[2+]
250
‗Like, much defaced. 1. Joh‘ Darcy, concess‘.
2. Com‘ Marchie, [ ]‘.
§3
(∆)
—58
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
RCH (p. 242) records that the start of this roll had perished by 1828. ‗The remainder begins with the remnants of two articles, from which nothing could be gleaned. The subsequent articles are
numbered in the margin Nos. 1, 2 etc., from which it is to be assumed that the lost articles were not numbered‘.
57 A total of 6 membranes (4 + 1 + 1) from Patent Roll 9 Henry VI were extant in 1828. The pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, lists three patent rolls under this regnal year. These are
RCI roll §103 (4 membranes); and two further fragments each only one membrane in length (RCI rolls §§104–105). The third of these (§105) is not calendared as a separate roll in RCH; rather §103
and §105 are calendared together under the title Rotulus Patens de anno 9 Hen. VI. 1a pars (i.e. RCI roll §103). A pencil annotation in the pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids records that RCI roll
§103 comprised items 1–19 and 27–31; RCI roll §105 comprised items 20–26. This is consistent with the ‗general observations‘ of 1819, which lists the first legible item on RCI roll §105 as a grant to
John Darcy; this grant is RCH, p. 250, no. 20, which comes immediately after an editorial note to the effect that the first two articles on this membrane had perished and a third had suffered a great
deal.
58 RCI roll §105 is calendared in RCH, p. 250, nos. 20–26. For details, see previous note.
56
17
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
48
(48+0d)
Page no.
in RCH
106
XV
9 Henry VI
[1430–1]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 9 Hen. VI.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 9o
Henrici VI.
=‗Controlment
Roll‘, 8–9 Henry V
[1420–2]
9
107
XVI
10 Henry VI
[1431–2]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Hen. VI.
Rot Pat. Ao 10o Hen.
6i.
—
Sept. 1431 to Aug.
1432
108
XVII
13 Henry VI
[1434–5]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 13 Hen. VI.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 13o
Hen. 6i.
109
XVIII
14 Henry VI
[1435–6]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 14 Hen. VI. 1a
pars.
110
XIX
14 Henry VI
[1435–6]
111
XX
112
113
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
251
‗ The first membrane damaged. —3. Lau‘
Merbury, off‘—4. Rob‘ Sutton, id‘.‘
≠
10
143
(122+21d)
252
‗Grants of offices and lands, &c.‘
—
—
Oct. 1434 to Aug.
1435
8
94
(94+0d)
256
‗This roll is in good preservation.‘
—
Rotulus Clausus
anno XIIIIo Henrici
VIti.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
10, 12, 13, 14 Hen.
VI
2
14
(14+0d)
258
‗The first inrolment is partly defaced and
torn.‘
≠
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 14 Hen. VI. 2a
pars.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Ao 14o
Hen. 6i.
=Close 14 Hen. VI
[not part 2]
Sept. 1435 to Aug.
1436
4
44
(17+27d)
259
‗In tolerable preservation.‘
≠
19 Henry VI
[1440–1]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 19 Hen. VI.
Rotulus Clausus
Cancellarie
Hib[er]nie de anno
Regni Regis Henrici
sexti decimo-nono.
—
Sept. 1440 to Aug.
1441
5
37
(18+19d)
261
‗The first membrane is partly defaced on the
back, and the last is also much torn and
obliterated.‘
—
XXI
Various
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 20 Hen. VI.59
Rotulus Clausus de
anno XXo H. VIti.
=‗Controlment Roll‘
10, 18, 19, 20 Hen.
VI
5
68
(67+1d)
263
‗The first membrane is much defaced and
torn.‘
≠
—
25 Henry VI
[1446–7]
Rolls Office
—60
Ano [sic] XXVo Hen.
sexti.
=? Plea roll.
1
—
—
‗Much torn. —1. Justic assiz. com[m]iss‘. —
2. Rotulus de attorn‘.
∆
RCH records (p. 265) that this roll was endorsed as follows: ‗Transcript of the writs of Nicholas Strangways, chief chamberlain of the exchequer of Ireland in the time of Giles Thorndon, treasurer
of Ireland.‘
60 RCI roll §113 is not calendared in RCH as it was not a chancery roll. According to the ‗general observations‘ of 1819, the first item was a commission to take an assize, followed by a roll of
nominations of attorney. It is listed in the pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, as ‗Pleas of assize in Plea Roll‘. Its location in the record treasury was 3D.11a.4.
59
18
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
57
(57+0d)
Page no.
in RCH
114
XXII
28–9 Henry
VI
[1449–51]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
annis 28 & 29 Hen.
VI.61
Patent Roll, anno
Henrici sexti XXVIIIo
& XXIXo annis.
—
Dec. 1449 to Aug.
1450; Sept. 1450 to
Aug. 1451
4
115
XXIII
30 Henry VI
[1451–2]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 30 Hen. VI.
Rot‘ Pat‘ Cancellar‘
Hib[er]nie de anno
Regni Regis Henrici
sexti, 30mo.
—
Oct. 1451 to July 1452
116
XXIV
31 Henry VI
[1452–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 31 Hen. VI.62
(Indorsement
defaced.)
[Illegible.]
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
265
‗Partly defaced, but in a slight degree.‘
—
5
45
(45+0d)
266
‗This roll contains various grants, pardons,
&c.‘
—
2
[2+]
267
‗A fragment much damaged. —1. (2d
membrane) off. Spigurnelli canc. Hibernie.
—2. [ ].‘
†
8
75
(75+0d)
268
‗The two first membranes of this roll are so
much injured that most of the articles
inrolled on them are inexplicable; but the
remaining six membranes are in very good
preservation, and well written. There are
some inrolments on the back of this roll, but
not on the injured parts.‘
—
2
[2+]
269
‗Very much damaged. —1. James
Chamberleyn, off.‘ —2. [ ].‘
†
EDWARD IV
(4 March 1461 to 9 April 1483)
117
I
1 Edward IV
[1461–2]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 1 Edw. IV.
Indorsed ―Anno
primo Ed[ward]di
quarti Rotulus
Patens.‖
—
May 1461 to Feb.
1462
118
II
7 Edward IV
[1467–8]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 7 Edw. IV.63
7th Ed. 4th Rot‘ Pat‘.
119
III
16 Edward IV
[1475–7]
Rotulus Patens de
annis 15 & 16 Edw.
IV.
Rotul‘ de an‘ 15. 16
Edw. IV.
=Patent Roll 16
Edw. IV
Feb. to June 1476
2
4
(4+0d)
269
‗A fragment.‘
≠
(∆)
120
IV
19 Edward IV
[1479–80]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 19 Edw. IV.
Rot[u]lus Claus‘ de
anno Ed[war]di IIIIti
(decimo-nono.)
—
May to Aug. 1479
4
21
(13+8d)
269
‗The inrolments on the back of the first
membrane are much defaced, as is also the
indorsement, containing the date.‘
—
[Illegible.]
In RCH the items for 28 Henry VI (13 items) and 29 Henry VI (44 items) are numbered separately, both series starting from no. 1.
RCH includes a note (p. 267) to the effect that the remainder of this roll was comprised of two fragmentary membranes, the sense of which the editors were unable to learn.
63 RCH records (p. 269) that nothing useful was to be gleaned from the two surviving membranes of this roll because they were so rubbed and obliterated.
61
62
19
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
121
V
21 Edward IV
[1481–2]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 21 Edw. IV.64
21 Edw. 4.
122
VI
22 Edward IV
[1482–3]
Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 22 Edw. IV.
Rotul‘ de an‘ XXII.
Edw. 4.
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
[Illegible.]
1
[2+]
270
‗A fragment very much damaged. —1. [ ]
Swetman, p[ar]don‘. —2. Nic‘ Wogan, id‘.‘
†
2
19
(13+6d)
270
‗Like, but in better preservation.‘
∆
17
(17+0d)
270
‗The upper part of the first membrane is
partly defaced.‘
—
—
April 1482 to Jan.
1483
HENRY VII
(22 Aug. 1485 to 21 April 1509)
—
3
Sept. 1493
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
123
I
9 Henry VII
[1493–4]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Clausus de
anno 9 Hen. VII.
Rotulus clausus
Cancellarie
Hib[er]nie de anno
Henrici septimo,
nono.
124
II
10 Henry VII
[1494–5]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 10 Hen. VII.
[– – – – –]
—
March 1495
3
1
(1+0d)
271
‗This roll contains but one article, viz. Carta
Kilken‘ a Wil‘ Mareschal concess‘.‘
—
125
—
Various
[c.1494–8]
Rolls Office
—65
‗Decimo, undecimo,
duodecimo, tertio
decimo, & quarto
decimo. Hen. VIIi.‘
=?Estreat roll
3
[2+]
—
‗A little defaced on the back. There are
extracts of certain Acts of Parliament passed
at Tristledermot, on Monday, 26th Aug.,
15th Henry VII. —1. Ric‘ Delahyde off‘. —
2. Joh‘ Payne Ep‘ Mid‘, id‘.‘
—
126
III
11 Henry VII
[1495–6]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 11 Hen. VII66
Modern. 11th Hen.
7th
—
Aug. 1495 to June
1496
6
29
(25+4d)
271
‗This roll is much obliterated on the back.‘
—
127
IV
14 Henry VII
[1498–9]
Rolls Office
Rotulus Patens de
anno 14 Hen. VII
Rotulus patens
Cancellarie
Hib[er]nie de anno
Regni Regis Henrici
—
Sept. 1498 to July
1499
3
16
(16+0d)
271
‗The first membrane has been injured by
damp.‘
—
RCH records (p. 270) that the single membrane remaining from this role had suffered so much tearing and obliteration that it offered nothing of use.
RCI roll §125 is not calendared in RCH. It is listed in the pre-1922 PROI Chancery Finding Aids, vol. 1, as an ‗Extracts [i.e. Estreat] Roll‘. Its location in the record treasury was 3D.8.6
66 RCH records that last item of this roll was obliterated (p. 271, no. 29).
64
65
20
RCI
(1819)
RCH
(1828)
Regnal year &
repository
Title of roll in
RCH
Original headings or
endorsements
Corrections &
date range
Mm
No. of
items
(Face+dorso)
Page no.
in RCH
‗General Observations‘ (1819)
Key
septimi.—Quarto
decimo.
128
V
15 Henry VII
[1499–1500]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 15 Hen. VII
Rotulus Patens de
anno Henrici
Septimi XVo.
—
Oct. to Nov. 1499
1
4
(4+0d)
272
‗A fragment.‘
∆
129
VI
17 Henry VII
[1501–2]
Rotulus Patens de
anno 17 Hen. VII
Rot‘ de anno r. r.
Hen‘ VIImi 17o
(18o).
—
Oct. 1502 to June
1503
4
7
(7+0d)
272
‗Ditto.‘
—
130
VII
21 Henry VII
[1505–6]
?Berm. Tower
Rotulus Patens de
anno 21 Hen. VII
Rot‘ Pat‘ de an‘
Henrici septimi,
vicesimo primo.
—
Sept. 1505 to July
1506
8
19
(19+0d)
272
‗In good preservation.‘
—
21