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Burgess Defined

Although Domesday seems to have used this term fairly consistently to apply to town residents contributory towards the customary payments due the king from boroughs, later in the Middle Ages its varied application does not suggest a precise, universally agreed, technical definition. Broadly, however, it referred to residents of a borough, usually those residents who were members of the borough community in terms of sharing in communal responsibilities and rights; hence we often find the term "comburgess" used, to emphasise that an individual was a fellow member of the enfranchised community (although the term also came to be used, on occasion, to refer to burgesses of higher status). At Lynn the poorest townsmen were clearly described as non-burgesses, "burgesses" evidently being equated with those residents who had become freemen; this appears also the case in Ipswich. Yet in Colchester the same class of poorer residents was described as being burgesses. Outsiders ("strangers" or "foreigners") were sometimes allowed to acquire some of the same – notably commercial – privileges by entering the franchise under the special status of "foreign burgess". Towards the end of the Middle Ages "burgess" was more likely to be used to distinguish one group of privileged townsmen from a less privileged group.

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Published November 15, 2008, 9:15 pm, The Fayetteville Observer

Cross Creek Cycling Club Organized Group Bicycle Rides: Every Saturday at T&H Brake Shop, 357 Dunn Road. Start times change during summer and winter seasons to allow for hot and cold weather conditions.

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Sat Nov 15

  • Kealakomo Overlook, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Kilauea Iki, meaning little Kilauea, is the still seething remnant of a quite recent (1959), spectacular eruption that filled the crater with a molten lake of lava and threw fire fountains as much as 1900 feet in the air. For a sense of scale, the worlds tallest building, the Taipei 101 which is 101 stories tall and 1667 feet high, would be dwarfed by these fire fountains.

Thu Nov 13

  • Plumb the Depths of Holei Lava Tube, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Beyond the Holei Pali turn out and just past Mile Marker 15, in the southeast side of the road, a good-sized lava tube may be seen in the road cut; there is a parking turnout just past the tube entrance. With care and a bike helmet, the tube can be explored for nearly 30 meters, until breakdown pinches it out. This tube has numerous skylights. A walk to the top of the hill which overlies the tube entrance brings one to the skylights along the cave, and wonderful glimpses down into the fern paradise that grows within. Remember that lava tube skylights are collapse features and do not approach the edges too closely; they are unstable and unsafe. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and Island Activities in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com, www.tourguideh awaii.blogspot .com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.
  • The Many Colors of Madame Pele's Pallete, BIg Island Hawaii: A montage of some of my favorite footage that Frank and I have shot of the Kilauea eruption, from the active vents at Pu'u O'o and Kupaianaha to the ocean entry at Waikupanaha, as well as day and night time footage of the summit eruption at Halema'um a'u. Sit back, turn up the speakers and enjoy--I' ve even recorded a new piece of music to go with it. Produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narrated by Frank Burgess, Original music written and performed by Donnie MacGowan. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and exploring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com, www.tourguideh awaii.blogspot .com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.

Wed Nov 12

  • Kealakomo Overlook, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: At Kealakomo, the road breaks over the edge of the Holei Pali. The upper portion of Kilauea is separated from the coastal plains by a series of fault escarpments, where the lower coast has moved down relative to the rest of the mountain. Sometimes these movements are catastrophic and enormous chunks of land slide of into the sea, such as at Kealakekua Bay in Kona and on the Hilina Pali, here in the Park. Video written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narrated by Frank Burgess, Original music written and performed by Donnie MacGowan. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and Island Activities in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com, www.tourguideh awaii.blogspot .com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.

Tue Nov 11

Mon Nov 10

  • Holei Sea Arch, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Along the sea cliffs that surround the Island of Hawaii, arches and sea stacks are formed where wild waves and tides exploit minute differences in the hardness of various layers of lava flow and airfall material, making strange, gravity-defyin g natural sculptures. Although common, there are few places where these arches and stacks are easily viewable--one such place is the Holei Sea Arch, which is currently directly seaward of the end of the Chain of Craters Road. Video written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narrated by Frank Burgess, Original music written and performed by Donnie MacGowan. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and Island Activities in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com, www.tourguideh awaii.blogspot .com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.

Sat Nov 8

  • Halona Kahakai, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: The pullout at Halona Kahakai is at very near the crest of the Holei Pali fault escarpment. In Hawaiian, "Pali&quo t; means cliff. All of the lava plain spread before you down below the pali has simply broken off the main slope and dropped. There is an amazing amount of throw on these faults, in places, as much as 1400 feet. Although appearing "volcano tough" to the casual observer, the Islands of Hawaii are terribly, terribly fragile constructions and, geologically speaking, don't last very long. Written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narrated by Frank Burgess, Original music written and performed by Donnie MacGowan. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and Island Activities in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.
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Thu Nov 6

  • Hiking at the End of Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: The end of the Chain of Craters Road is currently around Mile Marker 19, just at the Holei Sea Arch and about ½ mile from the National Park eruption viewing station. Going to see the lava flow and the eruption of a living volcano may well be the adventure of your lifetime; please be careful and pay attention to these warnings to make sure this is not the FINAL adventure of your lifetime. Video poduced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narrated by Frank Burgess, Original music written and performed by Donnie MacGowan. For more information about traveling the Big Island in general and Island Activities in particular, visit www.tourguideh awaii.com, www.tourguideh awaii.blogspot .com and www.lovingtheb igisland.wordp ress.com.

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