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Burghs Some burghs changed their status over time. Royal burghs, such as Jedburgh and Wigtown, were granted by the king to baronial overlords. Burghs might also change status with a change in status of their overlord. lrvine, a baronial burgh, became royal when its Stewart overlord succeeded to the crown in 1371. Until the fifteenth century, status was not an issue of vital importance for burghs, as rights and privileges were based on the antiquity of the burgh's charters. Several non-royal burghs, such as St Andrews, orth Berwick and Dunbar, participated in trade and C Royal -> baronial [j] Baronial -> royal D Royal -> ecclesiastical [::J Royal -> baronial -> royal were taxed by the C'rown in the fourteenth century along with the royal burghs. The first hint of a differentiation probably developed in the later fourteenth century with the regular representation ofsome burghs, mostly royal, in parliament. The first reference to a 'royal burgh' came in the foundation charter of Rothesay in 140 I. In the same year, the charter for Dalkeith referred to it as 'baronial'. By the early fifteenth century, non-royal began to outnumber royal burghs, and status had become a more imponant issue. kms o I 25 , 50 ,, 75, , 100 , , miles Burghs: changes in status before 1430 EE 232

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