… town's charges, summed up in the phrase 'scot and lot'. 61 Foreign (non-resident) freemen were to leave in the town a … In 1662 there were 82 councillors and freemen, and 10 foreign freemen; a few councillors were non-resident so just … 132 listed male inhabitants were freemen. 92 Already the foreign freemen included a few local gentry, and thereafter …
