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- ↑ 'Lot 34: Grant of Arms for Jean Belmain, - French tutor to King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I', Dreweatt's Auction 9 September 2015, "Western Manuscripts" Lot 34. See further details from S.J.F. Plowman, 'Grant of arms: Jean Belmain 1552', Heraldry Online 19 August 2017 (wordpress)
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