See Borough.

BURGH-bote signifies a contribution towards the building or repairing of castles, or walls, for the defence of a borough, or city.

BURGH-breche is properly the breaking open a burgh, house, inclosure, &c. and in the laws of Canute, cap. lv. signifies a fine imposed upon a community of a town for a breach of the peace. According to Rastallus, burgh-breche is, to be quit of trespasses committed against the peace, in city or borough.