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References
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons . Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- ↑ Maginn, Christopher (2012). William Cecil, Ireland, and the Tudor state. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-19-969715-1.
- 1 2 3 4 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 639.
