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The Burroughs of Barony are Market-Towns; where the Lord of the Barony names some of the Magi∣strates; and the Corporation chuses the rest. In all these Burroughs the Magistracy is no matter of Burden, nor Charge, but of Power and Ad∣vantage; from whence arise great Factions amongst all of them in most of the Burroughs.