| BL MS | British Library Manuscript |
| CSPF | Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series |
| CSPS | Calendar of State Papers, Spanish |
| CSPV | Calendar of State Papers, Venetian |
| Hall, Chronicle | Hall, Edward, Chronicle; containing the History of England, during the reign of Henry the fourth and the succeeding monarchs, to the end of the reign of Henry VIII |
| HMC | Historical Manuscripts Commission |
| LP Henry VIII | Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII, 1509–47 |
| TNA | The National Archives |