Burgess of Edinburgh
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Burgess of Edinburgh
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A Burgess of Edinburgh is an individual who has been granted a Burgess ticket in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Historically to be a Burgess was to be a 'free man' or 'citizen' of the Burgh, who could own land, contribute to the running of the town, and was not under the jurisdiction of any feudal lord. With the transition of economic dominance from feudalism to the Mercantile economy in the medieval era, it also brought with it the right to join the Merchant Company or Incorporated Trades, wh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess_of_Edinburgh
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2024-04-18T22:38:27Z
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