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Covenant between Sir Simon Archer of Warwick knight to John Ferrers of Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire, esquire and Edward Peytoe of Chesterton esquire to alter the uses of a fine levied between the said parties, nos. 1909 - 1910, declared in a covenant described in the same; to hold now to the use of the said Sir Simon for his life and then to the use of his son, Thomas Archer for ever. Signed: Simon Archer. Dated 28 May 1659. Witnesses, endorsed: James Prescott, Henry Smith, Thomas Harrod'. Circular seal of red wax on tag, 1/2 in. Memorandum, endorsed: that this deed was showed to James Prescott esquire, Henry Smith gentleman and Thomas Harrod at the time of their several examinations taken at Henley in Arden in a case in the High Court of Chancery between Thomas Archer esquire, plaintiff, and Sir William Bromley Knight of the Bath and John Ferrers esquire, before us. Signed John Fetherston, William Fetherston, Charles Henshawe. English, parchment, 9.5 x 11 ins.