Ralph Ferrers

Also known as: sir Rafe Ferrers · Family: England · Role: privy councillor · First appears: Richard II 12

Life events

c. 1380 · Letters bearing Ralph Ferrers's seal revealed alleged treason and were delivered to Richard II.(Richard II 12)
- With: John Philpot Richard II
- “Foorthwith the said Philpot and others were sent in post from the king to the duke of Lancaster”
c. 1380 · Richard II ordered Ralph Ferrers arrested and safely imprisoned.(Richard II 12 · 📍 the castell of Duresme)
- With: Richard II
- “he should arrest him and put him in safe kéeping, which commandement the duke did accomplish, and committed him to be safelie kept in the castell of Duresme”
c. 1380 · Ralph Ferrers was released after four barons guaranteed his appearance.(Richard II 12)
- “but shortlie after in the next parlement he was set at libertie, foure barons being bound for his foorth comming”

sworn: Richard II (Ferrers held office in the king's privy council.) “perceiuing by the seale that it belonged vnto sir Rafe Ferrers knight, one of the kings priuie councell”
enemies with Richard II (Ferrers was arrested over alleged treason.) “Foorthwith the said Philpot and others were sent in post from the king to the duke of Lancaster, that for somuch as the said sir Rafe Ferrers was then in the north parts with him, intreating with the Scots, he should arrest him and put him in safe kéeping”
enemies with John of Gaunt (The duke arrested and imprisoned Ferrers.) “the duke did accomplish, and committed him to be safelie kept in the castell of Duresme”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.