FERIBY, John (d.1441), of West Horsley, Surr.

Clerk in the Household by 1400, of the green cloth (in the counting house) by Oct. 1415; cofferer by Sept. 1418–31 Aug.1422; PPC, iii. 83; Issues of the Exchequer ed. Devon, 360; E101/50/8. controller 8 Feb. 1423-Apr. 1439. PPC, iii. 25; E101/408/24.

Commr. to requisition vessels to supply the Household on its journey to Scotland July 1400; take carriage for the King’s pavilions, armour and artillery to go from Shrewsbury to Worcester Aug. 1403; treat for loans, Surr. July 1426, May 1428, Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440; array royal army setting out for France Apr. 1430; DKR, xlviii. 273. distribute tax allowances, Surr. Dec. 1433; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434, and administer the same May 1434; of gaol delivery, Guildford Mar. 1434; to assess a tax, Surr. Jan. 1436; Surr. Hist. Centre, Woking, Loseley mss, LM/1719. of inquiry Oct. 1436 (wastes on Crown lands held for life by Alice, wid. of Sir Richard Arundel), Kent June 1438 (insurrections, rebellions), Surr. May 1439 (wastes in King’s park of Ashurst); kiddles, Berks. Dec. 1439; to treat for payment of parliamentary subsidies, Surr. Feb. 1441.

Warden of hosp. of Holy Trin., Kingsthorpe, Northants. 1 Sept. – 3 Nov. 1406, hosp. of St. Michael, ‘Llandeweryn’ 31 Jan. 1408 – ?

Parker of Witley, Surr. 24 Feb. 1423 – Mar. 1441; jt. (with Sir Brian Stapleton*) 9 Mar. 1441 – d.

J.p. Surr. 20 July 1424 – d.

Sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427, 8 Nov. 1436 – 7 Nov. 1437.

Capt. of Touques 24 Feb. 1430–9 Feb. 1432. E101/52/32.

Steward, constable and master forester of the duchy of Lancaster honour of Knaresborough 4 Jan. – July 1437; jt. successively with Sir William Ingleby (d.1438) and Sir William Plumpton* 24 July 1437–d. DL42/18, ff. 49, 49v, 111.