h ers ▁( cit iz ens ). ▁These ▁rights ▁were ▁never ▁formally ▁written ▁down ▁in ▁legal ▁documents , ▁rather ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁practices ▁or ▁city ▁rights ▁varying ▁in ▁every ▁territory . ▁ ▁O bl ig ations ▁ ▁Live ▁with ▁a ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Pay ▁tax es ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁one ▁was ▁a ▁burg her ▁of . ▁ ▁Social ▁duties ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ful filled . ▁An ▁example ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁milit ias ▁guard ing ▁local ▁streets . ▁Note : ▁The ▁last ▁set ▁of ▁oblig ations ▁applied ▁to ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁citizens . ▁Cl oser ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁residents ▁of ▁cities ▁shared ▁oblig ations ▁with ▁citizens ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁all , ▁except ▁political , ▁citizens hip ▁rights . ▁ ▁Rights ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁freedom ▁from ▁ser f dom . ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁trial ▁under ▁laws ▁of ▁town ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁access ▁social ▁privileges , ▁such ▁as ▁or phan ages , ▁gu ild s , ▁schools , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁not ▁pay ▁custom s ▁fee ▁for ▁mer ch and ise ▁sold ▁at ▁local ▁mark ets . ▁Only ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁citizens ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁goods ▁at ▁the ▁market . ▁This ▁important ▁privile ge ▁pushed ▁many ▁people ▁to ▁ac quire ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁hold ▁public ▁office . ▁Political ▁participation ▁was ▁the ▁right ▁only ▁of ▁citizens ▁and ▁only ▁of ▁those