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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition; some shelf wear; book appears to be unread. First ever translation of the Very good Rolls makes documents of crucial importance for study of the period fully available for the first time. The Very good Rolls were the earliest rolls kept by the English royal chancery. Recording offers of money to the king for all manner of concessions and favours, they are central to the study of political, governmental, legal, social and economic history. The reign of Henry III [1216-1272] is a particularly rich period for surviving documents; there are some 56 rolls preserved in the National Archives, one for each regnal year. However, despite the light they shed on politics, government, and.…