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References
- ↑ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
- ↑ "LEVENTHORPE, John (d.1435), of Sawbridgeworth, Herts. and Ugley, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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