The Rolles were not from the mediaeval aristocracy as were the Courtenays, but were descended from an able lawyer and administrator of the Tudor era, as were the Russells, later Earls and Dukes of Bedford.
Die Rolles waren nicht von mittelalterlichem Adel wie die Courtenays, sondern stammten von einem fähigen Rechtsanwalt und Verwalter aus der Tudorzeit ab, ebenso wie die Russells, die späteren Dukes of Bedford.