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- ↑ "Will of John Hopton, Bishop of Norwich of Norwich, Norfolk, PROB 11/42B/705". The National Archives.
- ↑ "Ancient Diocese of Norwich". New Advent.
- 1 2 3 4 Houlbrooke, Ralph (23 September 2004). "Hopton, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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