English courtier, Member of Parliament, poet, dramatist, editor, and translator, best known for his contributions to A Mirror for Magistrates. Ferrers was mistakenly assigned the first name "Edward" in the praise of George Puttenham in The Arte of English Poesie. In 1524, Ferrers was arrested for outstanding debt on his way to Parliament, leading to the "Ferrers Case" of 1543. The case involved the notion of parliamentary privilege, and the decision established members' immunity from civil arrest while Parliament was in session.