▁cur ate , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁sty led ▁a ▁vic ar . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁cur acy ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁the ▁inc umb ents ▁were ▁mostly ▁sch ol ars ▁or ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁college ; ▁from ▁ 1 6 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁the ▁cur acy ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Robert ▁Bur ton , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁An atom y ▁of ▁Mel anch oly , ▁who ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁church . ▁In ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁the ▁medieval ▁st ained ▁glass ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁v andal ism ▁of ▁Parliament arian ▁troops ▁captured ▁at ▁Cir enc ester ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁Following ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁the ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁cur acy ▁changed ▁rapidly , ▁often ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁From ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁Christ ▁Church ▁le ased ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁High ▁Street ▁to ▁parish ▁trust ees ▁and ▁the ▁prof its ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁repair ing ▁the ▁church . ▁This ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁sold . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁its ▁parish ▁were ▁showing ▁signs ▁of ▁neglect . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁only ▁ten ▁communic