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- ↑ John Nichols, Progresses of James the First, vol. 3 (London, 1828), pp. 280-1.
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- ↑ Eneas Mackenzie, 'St Nicholas' church: Monumental inscriptions', in Historical Account of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Including the Borough of Gateshead (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1827), pp. 256-275. British History Online