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- ↑ Ormerod, George (1882), Thomas Helsby (ed.), The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (2nd ed.), London: George Routledge and Sons, pp. 676–677 Hence the Roman numeral following his name
- ↑ Homan, Mike (1999), A Complete History of Fighting Dogs, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 10, ISBN 978-1-58245-128-2
- ↑ As A Lion Is To A Cat, So Is A Mastiff Compared To A Dog., Chivalry Sports, retrieved 11 December 2008
- ↑ Re-opening of The Cage, Mastiff Association, archived from the original on 16 October 2008, retrieved 11 December 2008
- ↑ Waterson, Merlin (1975), Lyme Park, National Trust, p. 5
- ↑ A History of the Church, St Michael's, Macclesfield, archived from the original on 25 July 2008, retrieved 2 November 2008
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