Clerk of the pells

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pell \Pell\, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell}
   a skin.]
   1. A skin or hide; a pelt.
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   2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
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   {Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer
      who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called
      pell rolls. [Eng.]
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