ragman-roll

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A parchment roll with pendent seals, as an official catalogue or register, a deed, or a papal bull; hence, any important document, catalogue, or list.
• noun A game played with a roll of parchment containing verses descriptive of character, to each of which was attached a string with a pendant.
• noun A written fabrication; a vague or rambling story; a rigmarole.