The house of lords consists of a large chamber with an elevated platform and chair at the end of it. This is where the King would sit, in a large armchair, with the Prince of Wales on his left and the Duke of York, the King’s brother on the other.
The rest of the chamber holds chairs and benches for many noblemen to occupy. There are six large sacks in the room each filled with wool. These are where the Chancellor, high judges, councilors of state, and masters of Chancery would sit. Wool was a heavily sought-after reminder. Sacks of wool are used to remind Parliament of the wealth that was brought to England from wool.
Bibliography
Se Saussure, César (1902). A foreign view of England in the reigns of George I and George II. London: J. Murray.
