Our local association was approached by the Scottish ancient document
conservatores in Edinburgh  for beeswax and propolis with which to
repair the wax seals on historical documents.

In return we had a most interesting visit to their premises looking over
their work and some of the old documents (including the Declaration of
Arbroath -dated 6th April 1320, some of the ideas from which were used
to form the American declaration of Independence)

New Statutes (Laws) in UK (Now also Scotland) don't officially become
law until they are sealed (unfortuneately nowadays with Gutta-percha
rubber -which deteriorates much faster than the old Beeswax/Propolis
seals. I believe Health and Safety fears about working with hot wax
steered the modern civil servants away from beeswax, but we're still
lobbying.

Alan Riach
Edinburgh

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