A portly burgher was he, friendly of tongue and free of purse.
At these meetings also the burghers were unanimous in their decision not to give up their independence.
Should the burghers be called out to action, they must supply themselves with provisions to last fourteen days.
Wounded soldiers and burghers were lifted out of the grass and carried tenderly to the ambulance waggons.
Notions of the liberty of guilds, burghers and even migrants remained an obstacle.
The councils followed on the other hand a multilayered, participatory model in their attempt to involve all resident burghers in government.
The burghers had grown strong in feudal society and wanted a suitable position among the estates.
