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Thomas Ferrers
(Aft 1540 - Aft 1604)
From Catalogue of the Stowe Manuscripts in the British Museum, vol. 1 (London, 1895)
https://archive.org/details/cataloguestowem00ocogoog
p. 126
43. Thomas Ferrers, late Deputy Governor of the merchant adventurers at Stade, to his brother Sir H. Ferrers, reporting his arrival from Stade and his joining the service of Lord Essex '*Since my koming her ma^^ haith used me verry grasiousley, and I hope some good will ensewe. In the meane tyme the Queene haith assynd me to my good lord of Essex, of whom I doe attend dayley towe daies past. Good newes is come from Irland, that th'erlle Tirone will come in and be subiect to her ma^*^, w<^ God grawnt. Owt of France no newes, nether doe I expect aney good from thence"; London, 31 March, 1598. f. 112.
[Robert Devereux was the 2nd earl of Essex. Stade is near Hamburg and just south of Denmark. Danish is a North Germanic language]
p. 127
46. Thomas Ferrers to the same, giving general news from France, Spain, Denmark, etc., and enclosing copy of a news-letter of 14 Nov. from Poland; London, 8 Dec. 1598. f. 121.
51. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on family affairs, and giving an account of the fate of the Conspirators in Lord Essex's plot; 16 March, 1600 [1]. f. 159.
55. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on affairs in Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, etc.; London, 1 Dec. 1602. f. 172.
p. 128
61. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the Court: "The King haith apoynted th'erlle of Ruttland to goe Ambasodor to the King of Denmarke, who did invite oure King to be god-father to a Sonne w^ God haith sent the queene of Denmarke," and stating that he (the writer) has been "sworne the Kinges servant, and an esquier of the bodie," and has been appointed to accompany the Earl to Denmark, etc.; London, 27 June, 1603. f. 188.
[Roger Manners (1576-1612) was the 5th Earl of Rutland. He travelled across Europe, took part in military campaigns led by the Earl of Essex, and was a participant of Essex's rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. He was favoured by James I, and honoured by his contemporaries as a man of great intelligence and talent. He enjoyed the friendship of some of the most prominent writers and artists of the Elizabethan age and Jacobean age. In 1603 he led an Embassy to Denmark, homeland of James' Queen Anne of Denmark.]
p. 129
65. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the surrender of Ostend to the Spaniards under Spinola, the condition of Sluys, the creation of Barons by James I., etc.: "ytt was there said that some men did offer 2000Z. and some 3000Z. to be maid Barrons, but the King will maike no more," etc.; London, 6 Oct. 1604. f. 196.
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Folgerpedia which is an encyclopedia of the Folger collections. The encylopedia includes a section called the Elizabethan Court Day by Day which includes a 162 page list of Prominent Elizabethans. The only Ferris of Ferrers on that list is Thomas Ferrers (Ferris). The Folger entry for Thomas Ferrers at page 76 is as follows:
Ferrers, Thomas:
Of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company.
1596 May 18: passes on ‘false reports’ from Stade.
1599 Jan 12: at court; Queen’s esteem.
Special Ambassador to Denmark: April 19-August 30.
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From Papers of the Ferrers Family of Tamworth Castle from 1371 to 1806
http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfoferrers.xml
(L.e.514)
Letter from Thomas Ferrers, London, to Sir Humphrey Ferrers, Walton: autograph manuscript signed, 1599 January 17
... Describes the New Year's present he gave to the Queen ("a small standing cope verry well wroght and maid in Noremberg") and her reaction when he met with her on January 12 in the "great Chamber" (she said, "I doe estime ytt greattley, and doe kepe ytt for myne owne vse ... But I estime the giver much more"). Discusses the situation with Spain. Thanks him for gifts ("the kynd tokins") which he received from him. (The gift of the cup is mentioned in a New Year's gift roll, Folger MS Z.d.17: "By Mr Ferris a Merchant one guilte Cuppe with a Couer stayned with sondry colores & some siluer leaves poiz.")
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The History of the Town and Castle of Tamworth, in the Counties of Stafford and Warwick, by Charles Ferrers Raymund Palmer (1819-1900), 1845, p. 369
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From Three Ways to be Alien: Travails and Encounters in the Early Modern World, By Sanjay Subrahmanyam, p. 198 note to page 110-16.
"This appears in a letter of Thomas Ferrers, formerly an important merchant in
Stade, to his brother Humphrey, dated July 1593, in Edward Scott et al., Catalogue of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Museum, vol. 1 (London, 1895,}, p. 126. Ferrers at this time was in the service of Essex, which renders the charge all the more interesting."
https://archive.org/details/cataloguestowem00ocogoog
p. 126
43. Thomas Ferrers, late Deputy Governor of the merchant adventurers at Stade, to his brother Sir H. Ferrers, reporting his arrival from Stade and his joining the service of Lord Essex '*Since my koming her ma^^ haith used me verry grasiousley, and I hope some good will ensewe. In the meane tyme the Queene haith assynd me to my good lord of Essex, of whom I doe attend dayley towe daies past. Good newes is come from Irland, that th'erlle Tirone will come in and be subiect to her ma^*^, w<^ God grawnt. Owt of France no newes, nether doe I expect aney good from thence"; London, 31 March, 1598. f. 112.
[Robert Devereux was the 2nd earl of Essex. Stade is near Hamburg and just south of Denmark. Danish is a North Germanic language]
p. 127
46. Thomas Ferrers to the same, giving general news from France, Spain, Denmark, etc., and enclosing copy of a news-letter of 14 Nov. from Poland; London, 8 Dec. 1598. f. 121.
51. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on family affairs, and giving an account of the fate of the Conspirators in Lord Essex's plot; 16 March, 1600 [1]. f. 159.
55. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on affairs in Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, etc.; London, 1 Dec. 1602. f. 172.
p. 128
61. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the Court: "The King haith apoynted th'erlle of Ruttland to goe Ambasodor to the King of Denmarke, who did invite oure King to be god-father to a Sonne w^ God haith sent the queene of Denmarke," and stating that he (the writer) has been "sworne the Kinges servant, and an esquier of the bodie," and has been appointed to accompany the Earl to Denmark, etc.; London, 27 June, 1603. f. 188.
[Roger Manners (1576-1612) was the 5th Earl of Rutland. He travelled across Europe, took part in military campaigns led by the Earl of Essex, and was a participant of Essex's rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. He was favoured by James I, and honoured by his contemporaries as a man of great intelligence and talent. He enjoyed the friendship of some of the most prominent writers and artists of the Elizabethan age and Jacobean age. In 1603 he led an Embassy to Denmark, homeland of James' Queen Anne of Denmark.]
p. 129
65. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the surrender of Ostend to the Spaniards under Spinola, the condition of Sluys, the creation of Barons by James I., etc.: "ytt was there said that some men did offer 2000Z. and some 3000Z. to be maid Barrons, but the King will maike no more," etc.; London, 6 Oct. 1604. f. 196.
**************
Folgerpedia which is an encyclopedia of the Folger collections. The encylopedia includes a section called the Elizabethan Court Day by Day which includes a 162 page list of Prominent Elizabethans. The only Ferris of Ferrers on that list is Thomas Ferrers (Ferris). The Folger entry for Thomas Ferrers at page 76 is as follows:
Ferrers, Thomas:
Of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company.
1596 May 18: passes on ‘false reports’ from Stade.
1599 Jan 12: at court; Queen’s esteem.
Special Ambassador to Denmark: April 19-August 30.
****************
From Papers of the Ferrers Family of Tamworth Castle from 1371 to 1806
http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfoferrers.xml
(L.e.514)
Letter from Thomas Ferrers, London, to Sir Humphrey Ferrers, Walton: autograph manuscript signed, 1599 January 17
... Describes the New Year's present he gave to the Queen ("a small standing cope verry well wroght and maid in Noremberg") and her reaction when he met with her on January 12 in the "great Chamber" (she said, "I doe estime ytt greattley, and doe kepe ytt for myne owne vse ... But I estime the giver much more"). Discusses the situation with Spain. Thanks him for gifts ("the kynd tokins") which he received from him. (The gift of the cup is mentioned in a New Year's gift roll, Folger MS Z.d.17: "By Mr Ferris a Merchant one guilte Cuppe with a Couer stayned with sondry colores & some siluer leaves poiz.")
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The History of the Town and Castle of Tamworth, in the Counties of Stafford and Warwick, by Charles Ferrers Raymund Palmer (1819-1900), 1845, p. 369
**************************
From Three Ways to be Alien: Travails and Encounters in the Early Modern World, By Sanjay Subrahmanyam, p. 198 note to page 110-16.
"This appears in a letter of Thomas Ferrers, formerly an important merchant in
Stade, to his brother Humphrey, dated July 1593, in Edward Scott et al., Catalogue of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Museum, vol. 1 (London, 1895,}, p. 126. Ferrers at this time was in the service of Essex, which renders the charge all the more interesting."
Events
| Birth | Aft 1540 | ||||
| Death | Aft 1604 | ||||
| Alt name | Thomas Ferris | ||||
| Occupation | Deputy Governor of Merchant Adventurers of London |
Families
| Father | John Ferrers (1514 - 1576) |
| Mother | Barbara Cokayne (1517 - 1560) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Ferrers ( - 1594) |
| Sibling | Sir Humphrey Ferrers (1540 - 1608) |
| Sibling | Edward Ferrers ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Ferrers ( - ) |
| Sibling | George Ferrers ( - ) |