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- ↑ The Parliament Writs and Writs of Military Summons. Lyon Public Library Digitized 28 Feb 20140. 1827. p. 833.
- ↑ William Combe (1785). The History and Antiquities of the City of York, Vol 3. p. 27.
- ↑ Dobson, R. (1967). The Foundation of Perpetual Chantries by the Citizens of medieval York. pp. 22–38.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Torre Manuscript. 1892. pp. Chapter 101 & 102.
- ↑ Edmund Bogg (1902). The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and Ainsty district: a descriptive sketch of the history, antiquities, lore, picturesque feature and rare architecture. J Heywood. p. 373.
- ↑ "Bilbrough Village Timeline" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ Robert H. Skaife, ed. (1867). The Survey of the County of York, Taken by John de Kirkby, Commonly Called Kirkby's Inquest. Society.
- ↑ Robin R Mundill (2002). England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521520263.
- ↑ Sarah Rees Jones (2013). York: The Making of a City 1068-1350. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198201946.