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- ↑ Aldermen of the City of London: Cripplegate ward
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- ↑ Sutton, Anne F., "The Mercery of the City of London: Trade, Goods and People, 1130–1578"
- ↑ Woodcock, William Lee, "History of the Woodcock Family from 1692 to Sept. 1, 1912", pg. 14