150 ON THE EARLY DESCENT OF THE FERRERS. 



testimonium prsesentes literas sigilli mei munimine roboravi Hiis 

 testibus Johanne de Bedenestede Petro Mareschallo Radulfo 

 de Herun Willelmo de Sender, Sewale de Haningfeld Eadmundo 

 filio Thomte de Purleg. Willelmo de Marisco et aliis-Datum apud 

 Chelmerford die Jovis in Crastino apostolorum Simonis et Judse 

 Anno regni Henrici filii regis Johannis tricessimo nono." 



At the hamlet of Bycknacre in the Parish of Woodham Ferris, 

 its modern name, stood the Priory of Bykenaker, founded by 

 Maurice Fitz Jeffrey prior to 1189, some remains of which still 

 exist. 



As throwing further light on the early Ferrers family, I may 

 supplement these notes by the following extracts from a MS., also 

 in my possession, which bears the following heading, "A Register 

 of all the noble men of England sithence the conquest created," 

 and which has been apparently compiled towards the end of the 

 reign of Queen Elizabeth. 



" William Lord Ferrys the sonne and heyre of Robart Earle 

 Ferrys and Darbye that forfyted his lands to King Henry III was 

 Lord of Grobye in the right of Margaret his Grandmother second 

 daughter and one of the heyres of Robert Quincy Earle of 

 Winchester and Lord of Groby. This William Lord of Groby 

 after the Atteynder of his father left the beareing of the Armes of 

 Ferrys and bare the armes of Quincy. The heyres generall (sic) 

 that did descend of this William Lord Ferrys of Groby was 

 maryed to Edward Gray second sonne to Renold Lord Gray of 

 Ruthers who had issue Sir Ihon (sic) Gray Knight father to 

 Thomas Marquis Dorsett and Edward Gray Vyscount Lysley. 

 The heyre male that discended of the same William Lord Ferrys 

 of Groby is John Ferrys of Tamworth." 



" William Lord Ferrys of Chartley second sonne to William 

 Earle Ferrys and Darby brother to the aforesaid Robert Earle 

 Ferrys and Darbye had issue of whom there did discend as heyre 

 generall Anne Lady Ferrys of Chartley that was maryed to Sir 

 Walter De Vereny Knight who in her right was Lord Ferrys of 

 Chartley." 



