Brewer's: Close Rolls

are mandates, letters, and writs of a private nature, addressed, in the Sovereign's name, to individuals and folded or closed and sealed on the outside with the Great Seal.

Patent
Rolls are left open, with the seal hanging from the bottom.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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