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- ↑ "Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs: 1188–1239" in Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London 1188–1274, ed. H.T. Riley. London: Trübner, 1863. pp. 1–8. British History Online. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ William Hardel. Magna Carta Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
