DERING, SIR EDWARD, BARONET
Arms.—Or, a saltire sa. Dering.
Crest.—Out of an heraldic coronet a plume of 9 ostrich feathers, 4 and 5, arg.
Legend.—Edoardvs dering miles et baronettvs.
[The Catholike Moderator. London, 1623.]
Edward Dering (born 28th January 1598, died 22nd June 1644) was the son of Sir Anthony Dering of Surrenden. He was educated at Cambridge, and soon became a collector and lover of antiquities.
In 1619 Dering received the honour of Knighthood, and in 1627 became a Baronet. He represented Kent in the House of Commons, and interested himself much in religious matters. He eventually got into trouble with Parliament about some of his writings, and was imprisoned for a time in the Tower. He raised a regiment for the King at the commencement of the Civil War, and in consequence he suffered sequestration of his estates. He does not appear to have succeeded well as a soldier. Dering never recovered from the troubles incident upon his advocacy of the Royalist cause, and he died in comparative poverty. He has left several works and pamphlets, chiefly political or theological.