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Rolling, vbl. n.¹ [ME and e.m.E. rollyng (Manning); Roll v.¹] The action of entering on a roll, or enrolling, in the senses of Roll v.¹ Also attrib. 1530 Exchequer Rolls XVI 526.
The Lordis auditoris of chekker has supercedit the rolling of the custume comptis of Hadingtoun 1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I 196.
Conforme to the stenting and rolling thairof 1552 Reg. Privy C. I 132.
That thair be commissaris deput … to vesy the rolling of the futmen 1570 Treasurer's Accounts XII 223.
In sercheing and rolling the namis of certane personis that remanit fra the army 1621 Acts IV 619/2.
For wreating rolling and extracting of a schireffis comptattrib. 1647 Edinburgh Testaments LXIII 215.
Twintie twa scooll inkhornes … four dussane and nyne rolling inkhornes