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References
- ↑ p.257, John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs , 2000, Ambassador Publications
- ↑ Foxe's Book of Martyrs , https://www.exclassics.com/foxe/foxe277.htm
- ↑ Open Plaques http://openplaques.org/people/9211
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