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A History of the County of Oxford
… were obliged to pay dilapidations. There were similar disputes later, the corporation sometimes contributing to … 12 From the later 17th century there were frequent pew disputes, 13 and the extent of private pews was later blamed … Par. Woodstock c 12, p. 282. His pew, subject of prolonged disputes in the 18th century, was in the nave: cf. Boro. Mun. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… practice. 65 Disfranchisement became rare after the disputes of the 1580s, but in 1599 the council disfranchised … was accused by Whitton of being the 'chief stirrer' of disputes within the corporation. 35 High stewards, chosen in … his curate, the other by the townspeople, and there were disputes over elections in 1722 and in the 1840s. 45 The …