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- ↑ "Cracroft's Peerage: The Complete Guide to the British Peerage and Baronetage". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.
- . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Ruthven, William (d.1552)". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.