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- ↑ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
- 1 2 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1
- ↑ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage Volume 2 1900 Mosley
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