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- 1 2 Chamberlains of the Receipt (Edward I to Edward IV), National Archives , retrieved 28 May 2011: Memoranda Roll, Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer 121, Hill. Recorda; Calendar of Patent Rolls 1348 - 1350, p. 254; Issue Roll 347.
- 1 2 Boynton: Membrane 32
- ↑ Boynton: Membrane 29
- ↑ Note: the deed records the date as 10 January, 23 Edward III. Regnal years are ordinal, so Edward III's first regnal year (i.e., 1 Edward III) ran from his coronation on 1 February 1327. 10 January, coming before 1 February, puts the calendar year at 1348.
- ↑ Lyte (1894)
- 1 2 Surtees: 294, n. 3
- 1 2 Brown: 102