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- ↑ English Language: Pamphlet Volume Consisting Chiefly of Articles Extracted from Journal Publications]. 1760.
- ↑ Jones, John Idris (2018-04-18). Shakespeare's Missing Years. Fonthill Media.
- ↑ Chappell, William (1893). Old English popular music: Volume 1. Chappell & Company.
- ↑ LaMar, Virginia A. (1979). English dress in the age of Shakespeare. [Amherst, Mass.]: Folger Books. ISBN 0-918016-31-2. OCLC 7383303.
- ↑ Harrison, William (1577). The description of England (1 ed.). OCLC 31078921.