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- ↑ Adams, Jr., Joseph Quincy (1913-01-01). "Introduction". John Mason's The Turke. Louvain. hdl:2027/njp.32101068584364.
- ↑ Glynne Wickham; Herbert Berry (2000). English Professional Theatre, 1530-1660. Cambridge University Press. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-521-23012-4.