Add MS 22583, Add MS 32092, Add MS 64081, Add MS 18985, Cotton MS Galba C, Cotton Otho C X, Egerton MS 3052, Harleian MS 287, Harleian MS 6992, Harley 6798, Lansdowne MS 3, Landsowne MS 24, Lansdowne MS 31, Lansdowne MS 39, Lansdowne MS 62, Lansdowne MS 76, Lansdowne MS 885, RP 6340
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Dudley and Devereux Papers, available via Microfilm
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E 178/1446, E 367/1313, LC 2/4/3, LR 1/137, PRO 31, 3/28/417, PRO E 101/429/3, PRO E 351/1795, PROB 1/1, PROB 11/58/438, PROB 11/88/135, PROB 11/167/42, SP 9/93, SP 12/148, WARD 7/18/39
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