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- 1 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45759/45759-h/45759-h.htm, The Project Gutenberg EBook of London and the Kingdom - Volume III, by Reginald R. Sharpe, accessed 2 November 2015
- ↑ "Addenda: The succession of aldermen from 1689" . Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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