Finch's election was thanks to the support of the Lord Keeper as the mayor and jurats had limited the candidates to those supported by the court.

Lord Keeper, these beasts... they are God's children, aren't they?

The title roughly translated into the innocuous-sounding phrase, "the Lord Keeper of State Documents."

Petitions to the emperor and the court were also handled by the Lord Keeper's office, as well as the responses.

He was briefly Lord Keeper in 1339.

It was dedicated to Sir Thomas Egerton, the Lord Keeper.

Richard was Lord Keeper from 1240 to 1242.

From 1914 to his death he served as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.

On 28 May 1592, Puckering was made the Lord Keeper.

Puckering was Lord Keeper for four years, but only presided over one Parliament.