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George Ferrers

George Ferrers (1500–1579) was a politician and poet.

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The Magna Carta (originally known as the Charter of Liberties) of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment in medieval Latin, using standard abbreviations of the period, authenticated with the Great Seal of King John . The original wax seal was lost over the centuries . This document is held at the British Library and is identified as " British Library Cotton MS Augustus II.106 ".

Original authors were the barons and King John of England . Uploaded by Earthsound . · This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Links to the British Library's website may be broken as the library recovers from a October 2023 cyber attack, and will · Public domain

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Positions recorded include Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England and Member of the 1542-44 Parliament.

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.

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