In the reign oi' Queen Elizabeth an Act of Parliament was passed to prevent the exportation of won], In order to keep constantly in mind this source of national wealth woolsacks were placed in the Ho”se of Lords as seats for the judges. The seat of the Lord Chancellor is to this day called the “ Woolsack.”-
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Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 4
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56Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 4
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