The Lords ¶ Received into their House former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden who, scarcely able to support the weight of his ermine-barred, scarlet robes, hobbled painfully on his two canes up to Lord Chancellor Sankey and piped "I, Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw, swear by Almighty God that I will bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God."
Ickornshaw, derived from Norse words meaning "Oak in the Woods," was the new viscount's village birthplace. Because of his infirmities, stooped...
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