Bibliographic Sources: Patrons -- General

England

  • Calendar of the Close Rolls, Edward IV [1461–76]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1949–53.
  • Calendar of the Close Rolls, Henry V [1413–22]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1929–32.
  • Calendar of the Close Rolls, Henry VI [1422–61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1933–47.
  • Calendar of the Fine Rolls [1272–1509]. 22 vols. London: HMSO, 1911–1962.
  • Coward, Barry. Stanleys, Lords Stanley, and Earls of Derby, 1385–1672. Chetham Society, 3rd ser, 30. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1983.

(All)

  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
  • The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975.
  • Doubleday, Herbert Arthur. The Victoria History of the County of Bedford. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 3. Westminster: A. Constable, 1904-1912.

Cheshire

  • Croston, James. County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire. London: John Heywood, 1887.

Lancashire

  • Croston, James. County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire. London: John Heywood, 1887.