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References
- 1 2 David Plant. Augustine Garland, Regicide, b.1603, British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
- ↑ "Garland, Augustin (GRLT618A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ ( Lee 1903 , p. 478) (main article xx 436)
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Garland, Augustine". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography . Cambridge University Press. p. 478.
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