The clauses and ordinances found in borough custumals seem to be primarily concerned with the rights of burgesses ( the men who had entered the town 's freedom ) and regulation of economic practices .
They also reveal larger social concerns regarding the governance of the borough .
Although the clauses and ordinances found in borough custumals seem to be primarily concerned with the rights of burgesses ( the men who had entered the town 's freedom ) and regulation of economic practices , they also reveal larger social concerns regarding the governance of the borough .