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- 1 2 Thorpe, S. M. "SKIPWITH, Henry (d.1588), of Cotes and Keythorpe, Leics". History of Parliament Online.
- 1 2 Hawkyard, A. D. K. "SKIPWITH, William (by 1487-1547), of South Ormsby, Lincolnshire". History of Parliament Online.