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Bargain and sale from Oliver Simons of Tanworth yeoman to Andrew Archer of Tanworth esquire for £30 of a messuage with lands and meadows belonging to the same and one great meadow then divided into two parts adjoining the same in Tanworth, between the lands of the said Andrew Archer, a lane there called Hay Lane, land lately belonging to the Gild of Henley and the highway called Monkespath Street, then in the tenure of Henry Simons; to hold freely for ever. Signed Oliver Simons by mark. Dated 16 October 11 James I. Witnesses, endorsed: Richard Archer, Edmund Clarke, John Short, Edward Knight scribe. Circular seal of red wax on tag, 1/2 in., a bird. English, parchment, 17.75 x 18.75 ins., indented.