1340-02-20, Byfleet

Memorandum that on 1 March the king being in his palace at Westminster in the chamber called la Cage chaumbre, delivered a newly made great seal, which he had brought to England from across the sea, in the presence of Sir Henry de Ferariis the chamberlain, Sir William de Kildesby, keeper of the privy seal, and John Darcy le Cosyn , steward of the household and several others, to Sir John de Sancto Paulo, keeper of the chancery rolls, in a bag under the privy seal, to be kept by him, to do therewith what is requisite, and John received the seal, caused it to be opened on the same day and writs to be sealed therewith. [edera.]