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A History of the County of Oxford
… and the corporation, under the title of the mayor and commonalty, was to have perpetual succession and a common … other courts for things done in the borough. The mayor and commonalty were to have return of writs and all other … by Skelton's opponents to threaten the rights of the commonalty in elections and in the corporation meadows, 25 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, implying that the franchise, as in mayoral … disagreements with the king. In October 1640 the mayor and commonalty reported the election of William Lenthall and Lord …