FERNE, John (c.1553-1609), of Temple Belwood, Lincs. and the King’s Manor, York

Family and Education

b. c. 1553, 1st s. of William Ferne of Doncaster, Yorks. and Temple Belwood and Anne, da. of Robert Sheffield of Beltoft, Lincs.STAC 5/H22/21; Staffs. Hist. Colls. iii (pt. 2), p. 71; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 350-1. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1572; Clement’s Inn; I. Temple 1576, called 1587. Al. Cant.; I. Temple database of admiss. m. by 1583, Elizabeth, da. of John Nedham of Wymondley Priory, Herts., 10s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. Lincs. Peds. 350-1; York Wills (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. xxii), 169. suc. fa. 1592; Kntd. 30 May 1604; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 132. d. 20 June 1609. C142/313/69. sig. Jo[hn] Ferne.

Offices Held

Recorder, Doncaster 1588 – 92, 1603–d.; Doncaster Bor. Courtier ed. A. Brent, i. 22, 118, 195, 233. steward, reader’s dinner, I. Temple 1600. CITR, i. 431.

Member, Council in the North, 1595 – d., dep. sec. 1595 – 1604, sec. and kpr. of the signet (jt.) 1604–d.; CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 93; R. Reid, Council in the North, 489, 496. j.p. Cumb., co. Dur. Northumb. Westmld. and Yorks. by 1601 – d., Ripon liberty, Yorks. by 1601 – d., Cawood and Otley liberties, Yorks. by 1601–d. (custos rot. 1606–d.), Southwell liberty, Notts. 1604–d. (custos rot. 1606–d.); C181/1, ff. 7v, 8v, 80; 181/2, f. 14. commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. by 1601 – d., member, High Commission, York prov. 1603 – d.; commr. sewers, W. Riding 1603, E. Riding 1604, survey, R. Ouse 1604, swans, Yorks. 1605. HMC Hatfield, xv. 394; C181/1, ff. 1, 98v, 106, 117, 209.

Parlimentarian

FERNE, John (c.1553-1609), of Temple Belwood, Lincs. and the King’s Manor, York

Main residences: Temple Belwood, Lincs.; the King's Manor, York.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

FERNE, John (c.1553-1609)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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