Show I 1 FOOLSCAP PAP par ic it everybody knows wh t fool dp pape 1 2 is but would perhaps he be puzzled to tell how it came to bear that singular cognomen i well when charles 1 found his rev revenues denues short lie he granted certain privileges amounting amoun tins to monopolies and ani among these was uhe the manufacture of paper tile llie exclusive right of which winch was sold to certain pir birties ties who grew rich and enriched the government at tile the exi exl expanse lense of those thoc tho thoe c who were obliged to use paper at this time all english paper pape bore in water marks the royal arms anna tiie the parliament under cromwell Orom crom well weli made jests arid and jt j ers at his law in in every cop ceivalle cei vable manner and among other tt to tile the memory of charles it wa wab was 8 ordered lle lie the royal arms be removed from tile the and the fool s cap and bells be sub these a also aiso iso were removed when the rump parliament was prorogued but paper of tile the size of the parliament s J urnald still bears the name of foolscap clen clenti cienci ci cien enli linc tic ame american fl c 1 n CA UVA eva eda proud parson and his ilia man riding over a common saw baw a shepherd tending tend hig nig his flock and having a new coat on the llie parsin asked him in a li haughty aughty tone lone who gave him that coyt coil co coit coll il the same said th the the 6 shepherd that clothed you the parish the at thiet this rodeon murmur marmur ing a little then bade bide the theman mango go back and ask the shepherd if he would come and it live ve with him for lie he wanted a fool the taeman theman man going accordingly accy to the shepherd dell deil delivered sered thred his ilia rila masters ter messa ni essaff gye eye and concluded as he lie was ordered i that his master wanted a fool Wh yare you yoo going away thenh then said the shepherd no answered theother the other then an ahi may mtv m muy tv tell your master returned tila the shepherd that his hii living cannot maintain three of ui ex |