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Customs and habits at lt the moment of the counts lt of Sponheim
(approx. in 1248)
automatic translation
The sedate rights confirm Johann Graf of Spon heim and his hereditary son Gottfried , b ecause of whom they have agreed with the jurors and the municipality of Enkirch ( Enkerich ). The counts are obliged to screen , protection and support of the municipality . They have the right to u se a judge in the municipality ; indeed , nobody can be forced in the village to this office . The judge has to swear to this document ; he raises with knowledge of four jurors the pensions , holds court and falls judgments after the advice of the lay assessors . If he offends against it , he is punished after the mercy of the count .
The lay assessors per shilling of the count of settled punishment receive a pfennig from the b ig coaches of 60 shillings ; just as much the culprit pays with punishments to 50 shillings to judge and lay assessor ; with punishments more than 50 shillings the count pays the pfennigs . These attacking pfennigs are ever entitled half of it to the judge and the lay assessors . Per cartload wine from the vineyards are to be paid to the count two Burden according to growth of the wine and according to portion which the people receive .
By all ( court ) sites and people who have already paid earlier to the count are to be paid in whale pure G sharp ( 1st of May ) and in Remigii ( 1st of October ) within 8 days 6 pfennigs with the wine interest ; Besthäupter are not demanded . The count wants to spare the knighthood and her conjugal children ; they have from the houses in which they live to pay nothing ; vineyards and court sites which were free up to now of deliveries remain this also future . Businessmen have to pay from fruits for 5 shillings of value a pfennig to the count for other things up to a value of 5 shillings nothing . The castle people to Starkenburg of ( Starckenbruch ), the subservient knighthood of home Spon , theirs , her conjugal children and the priest of the parish church have to pay for necessary clothes and food nothing .
The Weinschank is entitled during three weeks to the count ; erkann place any time in the year to spell and for above and b elow u sual price sell . Otherwise , in this term nobody may tap wine ; the count has to announce the intention of the municipality 14 days b efore . Who offends against it , pays to the count 5 shillings and 4 jurors 6 pfennigs .
If of the count or his successors the oldest son acquires the knighthood , the people to this son pay , b ut to nobody widens 50 pounds trierischer ( trierers ) coin . If no son exists , the oldest daughter receives 50 pounds to the wedding .
The count should take no hostel in the village . If he holds for necessary to fasten the village with planks or walls , the people have to put only one gate and the churchyard with the tower . For the care of the steeple in times of war the jurors should order 4 men who have to swear to the count and the municipality . If one is obviously disloyal of it , he should be substituted with another . The municipality b ears the costs for these guardians . If the count wants to u se in addition more people , he has to arise for their needs .
If the municipality asks the count to send other guardians to the protection of the village , she arises for the costs . Nobody should do other outrageously a grief ; complaints are to be delivered b efore the judge . Noblemen and servants who are connected to the count by man's fief are obliged to the judge not to answer . Nobody should depart or move there without knowledge and will of the judge and the lay assessors .
Who is transferred of 2 lay assessors to have u sed terms of abuse , pays 1 shilling of coaches . Blows and Haarraufen without open wounds are punished with 5 shillings , open wounds , wrong weight and measure with 60 shillings as well as compensation after the judgment of the friends ; b ig crimes are heavier punished after the legal habit and the judgment of the judge . Who cheats with the b read , pays 60 shillings or suffers the scale .
If with debt complaints the defendant proves his innocence by oath b efore the judge , he pays nothing . If the plaintiff wins , however , the defendant has to pay the guilt , moreover , 6 shillings to the judge .
Who confiscates goods illegally , is wrong and to make up for damage , in addition from every pound which is worth the property to pay 1 shilling to the count 6, to the lay assessor . If he is in the right , the former owner pays just as much , in addition the damage of the defendant .
If the municipality wants to fasten the village and asks for an additional delivery from purchase and sales the count to him should grant . If he is involved in protection of the country in a war , the municipality to him and his descendants is obliged for help . The people have to appear according to advice of the jurors with reisigem Perd (horse), suit of armour and weapons , with horse , tank and lower arming or with b ody skirts ( schecken ), spit and iron b onnet ; the village must remain guarded .
The horses and itself have to supply the people at own expenses with feed and Vomiting ; if the count needs them longer , he arises for all necessary . So it is complained against the people on compensation , the count arises for it , b ecause he has called them .
Before the extract the judge and 4 lt sworn horses and weapons have to scrutinise. lt For defective b ody skirts are 2 shillings, for horses and lt tanks 5 shillings to pay horses and suits of armour 10 lt shillings to the count for b rushwood. To lt the security have sealed b oth exhibitors, father and son, her b rothers or u ncles Heinrich Mr. von lt Heinsberg ( Hemis-
The faithful of the exhibitors , noblemen and castle people , have sworn that these freedoms of the village should be never b roken with her advice .
These things have lt happened in 1248 in the month October