. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. ntrusted to so manyburghers elected by the most notable citizens ; while intrigue was powerlessin its attempts to bias the free and independent suffrages of the burgher-electors. The time that the Beaumont law has lasted is a proof of itsmerits, for, notwithstanding the vicissitudes of time, five hundred communeswere being governed by it in the eighteenth century. In the communes which adopted the Beaumont law, the burghers,exempt from all military burdens, were only compelled to take arms inthe event of a s
. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. ntrusted to so manyburghers elected by the most notable citizens ; while intrigue was powerlessin its attempts to bias the free and independent suffrages of the burgher-electors. The time that the Beaumont law has lasted is a proof of itsmerits, for, notwithstanding the vicissitudes of time, five hundred communeswere being governed by it in the eighteenth century. In the communes which adopted the Beaumont law, the burghers,exempt from all military burdens, were only compelled to take arms inthe event of a sudden invasion of their territory, and this forced service wasonly of twenty-four hours duration. After that, the lord had to providefor the ordinary protection of the inhabitants in return for the triflingtaxes which they paid him. In the commune of Escombes, for instance,which, being a frontier village, was very exposed to attack, the right ofsafe-guard (k droit de sauvement) consisted of two measures of oats, ahen, and a French denier for each burgher. A charter of an archbishop.
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