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2., or, as they have been usually termed,, which are preserved in the Chapel of the Rolls, London, commence with Richard. and are continued to the present Time. The General Contemporary Title or Indorsement of each Roll is “Rotulus Parliamenti” &c. specifying the Year of the King’s Reign. But some of these Rolls are otherwise indorsed; E. g. “Acts of Parliament inrolled.” “Irrotulamentum Parliamenti.” “Acta Parliamenti.”

From 1 Ric. . to the End of Henry, these Rolls are very similar in their Contents to those of preceding Reigns, in the Tower, as before described. The Rolls from 1 Henry. to 25 Hen. . contain a more abridged Account of the Proceedings in Parliament, but appear to include all the Acts passed in every Session, with an introductory and concluding Form to each Act, of its being exhibited and assented to. After 21 Hen. . the Introductory Forms of opening the Parliament, appointing Triers of Petitions, &c. are omitted. After 25 Henry. some of the Acts are omitted, being generally such as are classed in the Printed Editions as Private Acts. In 31 Hen. . the Introduction at the Head of the Roll for the first Time defines the Contents as Statutes made in a Parliament, the Time and Place of which is specified, and makes a precise Distinction between Public and Private Acts, as follows, viz. “In Parliamento inchoato, &c. [the Date] communi omnium Dominorum tam Spiritualium quam Temporalium ac Communitatis Consensu, ac Regie Majestatis assensu, inactitata et stabilita fuerunt hec sequentia Statuta, viz. :” Then follows a List of the Titles; after that “,” with a List of the Titles: Then follow the several Acts Public and Private, in a regular Series, with this Introductory Form to each; “Exhibita est regie Majestati, in Parliamento predicto, Billa quedam, formam Actus in se continens,” and at the End of each; “Cui quidem Bille perlecte et ad plenum intellecte per dictum dominum Regem ex authoritate Parliamenti predicti sic responsum est.” [Le Roy le veult; or otherwise as the Nature of the Act requires.] No other Proceedings of Parliament are entered on the Roll. Private Acts as well as Public continued to be inrolled till 25 Eliz., but not all which were passed; some Private Acts were also inrolled in An. 35 Eliz, but not afterwards. At the End of the Roll is generally subscribed the Name of the Clerk of the Parliament: and sometimes Words are added in the Nature of a Certificate of their Correctness, “Examina 🇵🇪 me.” “Examina & concordat cum originali.” “Examina & certifica, &c.” These are the Form and Contents of the Rolls to 1 Car..

In the Two Sessions 1 and 3 Car. . the Rolls were made up nearly in the ancient Form. In 16 Car., the next ensuing Session, the Roll begins “In Parliamento inchoato, &c. [as in 31 Hen. .] sancita, inactitata, ordinata, et stabilita fuerunt sequentia Statuta ut sequuntur, viz. .” Then follow the Title and Body of an Act, without any introductory Form, and at the End “Cui quidem Bille in se formam Actus continenti perlecte et ad plenum intellecte per dictum Dum Regem ex authoritate Parliamenti sic Responsum est: R°—Le Roy le veult.” Or if a Subsidy Act “Le Roi remerciant ses bons Subjets, accepte leur benevolence & ainsi le veut.” Then follow the Title and Body of another Act, and at the End the like Form of signifying the Royal Assent, and so until all the Public Acts are entered. After which follows an Introduction “Item quedam Petitiones privatas personas concernentes in se formam Actus continentes exhibite fuerunt do Do Regi in Parlia, qua Tituli subscribuntur, viz. .” Then follows a List of the Titles, and at the End of the List, “Quibus perlectis & ad plenum intellectis, 🇵🇪 Dum Regem de Avisamento et assensu Do Spirituali et Temporali ac Communitatis in do Parlia existe, ac authoritate ejusdem, taliter ut sequitur eisdem singulatim est responsum, viz. Soit fait come il est desir.” No other Proceedings of Parliament are entered on the Roll: At the End is written, “Concord cum Origina Jo. Browne Cleric. Parliamento.” This Form continues to 31 George. inclusive. After which the List of the Private Acts, and its introductory and concluding Forms, are wholly omitted.