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It was published by Lord Campbell in his Lives of the Lord Chancellors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The roll of bishops is a remarkable one, and the see has had eleven who were also Lord Chancellors, the last being Wolsey in 1529.

From Winchester by Haslehust, E. W.

It can be read about in Boswell's Johnson and in Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors.

From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Birrell, Augustine

We hear of Lord Chancellors writing letters to their mothers every day of their lives; but men who have nothing on earth to do cannot bring themselves to face a sheet of paper.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony

My Lord,—Ever since I had the honor of being acquainted with Lord Chancellors, I have lived in England and Ireland upon Chancery paper, pens, and wax.

From A Book About Lawyers by Jeaffreson, John Cordy