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2. ^"Genealogical memoirs of the extinct family of Chester of Chicheley" Waters, R.E.C. p10:London; Robson & sons; 1878
3. ^J.D. Alsop, 'Chester, Sir William (c.1509–1595?), mayor of London', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. That supersedes the article by C. Welch in the Old D.N.B., which contains some inaccuracies.
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6. ^[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n161/mode/2up George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900]