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- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- ↑ Michael Zell Early modern Kent, 1540-1640
- ↑ James Peller Malcolm, Londinium redivivum; or An antient history and modern description of London
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