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⁵ See, for example, the forthcoming Brandeis University Ph.D thesis on this subject by Ms Joyce Johnson.

⁶ I am grateful to Mr John Sutton, whose University of Lancaster Ph.D. on allegiance in Staffordshire is nearing completion, for confirming my own impressions, for drawing my attention to additional references, and for showing me the tables and maps which conclusively demonstrate the above pattern.

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