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- ↑ Barrow, G. W. S. (28 April 2023). Robert Bruce: And the Community of the Realm of Scotland. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-31634-8.
- ↑ Duncan, A. A. M. (29 July 2019). Acts of Robert I (1306-1329). Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-6789-6.
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