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- ↑ "John Bennet – Bio, Albums, Pictures". Naxos Classical Music . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ Bennet, John (1599). Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces (images from the 1845 reprint). musopen.org . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ Aloritias, Karl (1 June 2010). "Weep, O Mine Eyes". Karl's Choral Music Webpage.
- ↑ Brown, David. "John Bennet (i)". Grove Music Online .(subscription required)
