 When Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547, he left Ferrers a small bequest in his will.Ferrers sat as a member of parliament for Plymouth in 1542, 1545 and 1553, for Cirencester in 1547, for Barnstaple in April 1554, Brackley in November 1554 and 1555 and for St Albans in 1571.The most notable episode in Ferrers's political career has become known as 'Ferrers Case'.