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- ↑ Fielding, John (1988). "Opposition to the Personal Rule of Charles I: The Diary of Robert Woodford, 1637-1641". The Historical Journal. 31 (4): 769–788. doi:10.1017/S0018246X00015508. ISSN 0018-246X. JSTOR 2639415. S2CID 154795513.
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Further reading
- . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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