Archer, John

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Epithet: Mayor of Thetford, county Norfolk

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John Archer is probably Sir John Archer (1598-1682), judge, who entered Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1615 (B.A. 1619; M.A., 1622). He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1620, and became a Sergeant, 1658, and Justice of Common Pleas. He was knighted in 1662.

John Jeffrey, or Jefferies, became a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1613 (B.D., 1621; D.D., 1627). He became Lecturer at Holy Trinity Church in 1619, and later was Chaplain to Archbishop Abbot, and a Prebendary of Canterbury. He held various livings in Kent and Sussex. His will is dated 1655.

Thomas Mounteney (d. 1656) entered Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1615 (B.A. 1619; M.A., 1622). He was Vicar of Ham, Staffordshire, 1639-1656.

From the guide to the John Archer: Book of Religious Treatise and Sermons, 17th century, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

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