ROY ROLL

I have been in contact with the British Library in London in search of the Roy Roll which ultimately may reveal the names of some of the Devon people who were supporting Perkin Warbeck.  As you may remember the Devon records can be somewhat scant in the late 15th century.  In the last newsletter I mentioned that there were 130 Devonians who were mentioned in the scroll.  They were fined for participating in the rebellion.  This included the abbeys and their abbots.

Unfortunately, the British Library suffered a cyber attack back in October 2023 and they have not fully recovered.  One librarian took pity on me and was able to send me a photo of the scroll, which he brought out of storage.  

This is the original document!  However, I need to find someone who can physically go to the library and search the scroll for relevant information.  One bright spot is that it has been placed on microfilm and can be duplicated once the library has its technology restored.  At the moment, they seem to be in a world of hurt  and unable to fulfil the simplest requests for documents. Consequently, it may be some time before we can solve our Devon/Dorset mystery.