Show substitute FOR ROYAL ARMS placing of cap and belle a on english paper was the origin of the word foolscap Fool cap sowell several explanations he have a been id alv mt en ot t the h meaning of 0 the word tools falls cap as ae applied to a wi w I clasa cla of paper per on one of the esplana explanations tian let Is that at when charlie charles I 1 ot of E england caf f found d his revenue amle short halt he granted certain p v cleges lieges amount amounting to man monopolies and ad ing among th these w was t the h 0 manufacture 7 c of jle auf alch paper the exclusive si e r right t to which was sold to corts certain parties ili who 91 grew rich and enriched the ifer if government er t at the alti expense onse of those who nho were obliged to use the paper at tins time sit all english paper bore bom in water watermarks marks the roval 11 aims a the tallis parliament I 1 under cromwell made abat a jest of tills this law and ad among other indignities to the roam a cry of charles it was ordered that the mai arms acme be removed it fr from th the paper and the f fools 1 a cap and bells b be e substituted these were ere 1 in their tu turn removed a d when be the rural rump parliament waa damlo sed but P paper r for or atie elze ot of the parliaments parliament boze journal at still bears the name of foods foolscap V |