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Rolment, n. Also: roll-, rol(l)e-, roul-; row-, rou- and -mant, -mond, -mont, -mount; roli-, rolument. [Rol(l n.¹ and -ment.]

1. A detailed record of the proceedings during a hearing in a court of law; any particular entry forming part of such a record.Appar. based on notes made during the hearing by the clerk, and later engrossed into the court book.Freq., rolment(is of (the, a, etc.) court.Originally so called because made on a roll of parchment or paper: cf. Rol(l n.¹ 1.(1) 1410–11 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I 30.
That was nocht fundyng in sic form, for thy that the rollement was nocht in that court reddy and the bischop reportit hym till the rollement Ib.
The parteis … apperand in the court, the rollement red [etc.] c1500 Harl. MS 4700 fol. 272a.
Than sall the juge gar mak the rolment of all & hail the proces of that mater & incontinent gar reid it oppinly in the court in presens of the parteis … and syne wryte on the bak … Memorand that this is the rolment of the court of E tuiching [etc.] Ib. fol. 279a.
Of the consuetuds and keys of the court … the clerk to writ the rolment, the soytoure to … keip the lawis of the court [etc.] 1516 Alloway Baron Ct. 17 July.
The rolmentis in our jornall bukis 1539 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II 359.
The said shiref deput to this present rolment and decreit subscryvit with his hand has appendit his seil 1514-6 St. A. Formulare II 174.
As at mair lenth is contenit in the decretis and rolmentis past therupoun 1563–4 Prestwick B. Rec. 68.
We depone our decret & ordanis our rolmont to [be] gewen tharapoun, as efferis, & dwyme geffin tharapoun 1565 Instit. Ct. Sess. in Edinb. Univ. MS La. iii 388a fol. 5a.
For expeditioun of supplicationis, billis, … euidentis, literes conforme to rolmentis and [etc.](b) 1477–8 Reg. Episc. Glasg. 461.
Eftir the forme fors & effect of the rowmentis maid tharapon at the thre hedcourtis 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 98.
Ve ordande all auld actis and roumentis to stand Ib. 101.
As the rowment proportis(2) 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 39.
He aw to ger red the rolment of the mut furth 1474 Acta Aud. 36/2.
To bring the rolment of the court autentikly vnder a balȝeis sele and the clerkis handis 1496 Acta Conc. II 39.
[He] schew in presens of the saidis Lordis the rolment of his court that he had led apone the Spanȝartis … and … in name … of … Schir Jhone solemplye protestit that the sade rolment was of effect because it was lauchfully made 1496–7 Ib. 53.
As was sufficientlye previt be the copy of ane rolment of ane court of the sade lard of Cragyhall … producit before the Lords 1499 Exch. R. XI 395.
He sall put thaim in the rolment of his court 1518 Chart. Coupar A. II 118.
As the rolment of ȝowr court maid thair apone proportis 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 175. 1532 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) p. 1 (Betoun v. Melville).
Of the quhilk inqwest & assyse the namis precedis contenit in this rolment of court 1532 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 75.
He referrit hym to the jornale and rolmenttis of justiciarie tuecheyng the samyn 1535 Yester Wr. 155.
Rolement of the court of the barony of Adcarmure 1556 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. Bk. in Fife Sheriff Ct. lx n. 6.
The schiref principall … dischargeit Henrie Foulis of the … schiref clerkschip … & requirit fra him the court buke thairof & all uthir rolmentis of court being with him sen his entres 1561–2 Reg. Privy C. I 196.
Bot onlie the rolment of court contenit in the buke c1575 Balfour Pract. 272.
All commoun privilegit actiounis, sic as … warningis, letteris conform to rolmentis [etc.] Ib. 274.
Gif ane clerk of the schiref-court … gevis furth divers copies of ane rolment of court … contrare the ane to the other he may be … rigorouslie punisht thairfoir 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Recordvm.
Recordum curiæ, signifies the report … or minute of that quhilk is done in court … quhilk in auld times was nocht written in buiks, bot inrolled togidder in paper. … Therfore they are called the rolment of court a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 233.
The Lords reduce rolements of inferior courts for inordinat proces 1642 Fam. Rose 331. 1646 Falkirk Baron Ct. 3 Feb.
Quharvpone scho was fyllit be ane assyse as the rolmont of court beiris(b) 1633 Acts V 78/2.
All persones … denuncit his majesties rebells be any lawfull decreit or rolument of court of the saids justice courts

b. In extended sense in Rolment of courtis, the title given by Bisset to his ‘buik of the lawes of the Kingdome of Scotland’, also referred to as this (or my) rolment in the text.The plural is, perhaps, intended by Bisset to indicate the comprehensive nature of his work. 1622-6 Bisset I 1/12.
The rolment of courtis, contenand the auldest lawes, actis, statutis constitutionis monumentis and antiquities, of the maist ancient realme of Scotland as ane frie kingdome Ib. II 262/18.
I have … insert in this rolment the summaris of all actis and statutis pertening to the office of admiralitie [etc.] Ib. 264/7.
I have … registrate the samin in this my rolment

2. A copy of the whole or part of the record of a particular action; an extract from a court book.See esp. the quotations from Balfour Pract. under (2) below.(1) 1477–8 Reg. Episc. Glasg. 460.
The said Schir Thomas Bargille procurator forsaid askit ane rowment & tuk the court to witnes et sic finit rotulamentum secunde curie 1510 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II 391.
Of the quhilk deliuerance the said Archibald Watsone askit a rolment 1529 Red Bk. Grandtully I 70 (see Retour n. 2 c (1)). 1532 Instit. Ct. Sess. in Acts Sederunt i 3.
Thir summondis vnder writtin sall be privilegit [in the Court of Session] … retretting of rolmentis of courtis led befor shereffis, baronis or baillies [etc.] 1534–5 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 147.
iiii d. the arrestment, iiii d. ane roulment, and iiii d. the present act 1537 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 146.
The said David … for stopin of said cognition takin producit ane rolment of ane curt [etc.] 1566 Reg. Privy C. I 443.
The Lordis … findis the samyn rolment to be a noveltie strange and contrarious to the lawis of this realme 1588–9 Glasgow B. Rec. I 127.
It is statut … that the officiaris sall put all rolmentis heirefter to executioun within xv dayis … and … that all … inhabitantis … gif in thair complentis … gif ony thair rolmentis beis unput to executioun 1605 Glasgow Trades House 1.
Quhilk is contenit in ane rolmont … obtenit aganis the said David before the baillies of Glasgw 1613 Ib. 47.
The comptar chairges himself with the particular annuells in the rolmount gevin to the craftis be the burghe(2) 1464–5 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 60.
William of Douglas … & his forespekare … present til vs in jugement a rolment of courte of the justice ayre ganging before 1477 Peebles B. Rec. I 182 (see Act n. 1 (b)). 1489 Acta Aud. 132/2.
As wes previt be the rolment of the Scheref Court of Lanark … producit before the Lordis 1522 Acta Conc. MS XXXIII 45b.
To heir and se the saidis lettrez and rolment of court gevin thairuppoun declarit of nane availe 1534 Carnwath Baron Ct. (S.H.S.) 161.
The said James procratour askit the rollment of the curt quhilk vas grantit 1540–1 Elgin Rec. I 56.
Vpone the quhilkis deliuerance the said Allexander Vynchister desirit act and rolmond of curt vnder the selis of the forsaid prouest and bailȝeis 1542–3 Linlithgow B. Ct. 15 Jan.
Of the quhilk iniuris woirdis the said William requirit ane act and the rolment of the court 1561 Reg. Privy S. V i 200/2.
For the wranguus and partiale geving of tua decretes and rolmentis of courtis … aganis the said Agnes 1562–3 Reg. Privy C. I 229. 1574 Carrick Baillie Ct. 19 April.
Oblist him … in forme of act & rolmont of court to refound content & pay c1575 Balfour Pract. 281.
The judge sall cause the rolmentis of the proces led and deducit befoir him be deliverit to the partie requirand the samin Ib. 368.
Ane rolment of court, gevin be ane inferiour judge, or ane decrete of the Lordis, beirand and contenand the substancial punctis of ane infeftment, chartour, sasine, or ony uther evident, is als autentique, and has als greit faith, as the principal sasine, chartour, or evident 1594 Misc. Spald. C. II 126.
The saidis persones pannellit … desyrit rolmentis of court to be extendit to thame in forme of testimoniale 1626 Justiciary Cases I 56.
And for verificatioun thairof producet the rolment of court and extract thairof … beiring his dittay … and the dome and sentence pronuncet aganis him … to be hangit a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 170. 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii viii 7 (1678) 393.
One Weir having been pursued for slaughter … was absolved by a rolment of court at Aberdene(b) 1478 Acta Aud. 67/2.
The denying & nocht deliuerance of the roliment of the court purchest & askit be William of Caueris(c) 1547–8 Prestwick B. Rec. 60.
The said Allexander produsyt ane rowmont of court of the balȝe of Kyll 1562 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 5 Dec.
The rowmant of court thairupone

b. Also, specif., an extract from the roll of Glasgow burgesses. 1573 Glasgow Burgesses 1, etc.
Quhais fynes wes gevin to Thomas Downy be vertew of ane rolmont for making of ane commone drwme

3. specif. Only in the proheme to Bisset: The written record of an imagined plea. 1622-6 Bisset I 14/16.
The rolment of the puiris complent, preface or proheme dedicatorie Ib. 14/30.
Ressave this rolment fra ane leage of thyne