Show substitute FOR ROYAL ARMS placing of cap and sells bells on english paper W was as the origin of the word foolscap several explanations liane been given of the meaning of the word foolscap as applied to a certain class of paper one olle of the explanations Is that when charles I 1 of england found his revenue short lie he granted certain privileges amounting to monopolies and union among these was the manufacture of 0 paper the exclusive right to il cli was sold to certain parties who he grew crew rich and enriched the government tit nt the expense of those who were obliged to use the paper at this time all Ln english glish paper bore in watermarks water marks the royal arms the parliament under tinder cromwell made a jest of this law and among other indignities to the memory of charles it was ordered chii that the royal arnis arms be removed from the paper and the fools cap and bells he be substituted these were in their turn removed when iben the rump hump parliament was dismissed but paper for the size of the parliaments journal still bears the name of foolscap |