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- ↑ p.78, Robert Hutchinson, Henry VIII: The Decline and Fall of a Tyrant
- ↑ "RESTWOLD, Anthony (by 1517-55/60), of The Vache, Bucks. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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