Mary I (1516-1558), 1553. A portrait taken from the Michaelmas plea roll ( 27/1168). Plea rolls are parchment rolls recording details of legal suits or actions in a court of law in England. Courts began recording their proceedings in plea rolls and filing writs from their foundation at the end of the 12th century.

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