Ragman's roll

Rag´man's roll`

(răg´manz rōl`)

The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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If the nationalist politicians who rolled over so easily to Trump had been around in 1296, they would have been first in the queue to to sign the Ragman's Roll of allegiance to King Edward I, arguing that by doing so they were benefiting the Scottish economy.