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References
- Burke, John; "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours", Volume 1, Henry Colburn, 1834.
- England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century: New Perspectives. Andy King, Michael A. Penman, Boydell & Brewer, 2007. ISBN 9781843833185