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- ↑ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842012 . Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ Fortescue, JW (1904). America and West Indies: January 1697, 16-30 | British History Online (Vol.15 ed.). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 308–337. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Beeston, William". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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