border dispute in an East Prussian village of 1693: in bucket of lime The village of what is at stake here is about 20 km east of Koenigsberg in the fertile lowlands of the northern states and Pregelufer bucket of lime. The village consists essentially of only a few larger farms. The names of the owners families remain for centuries in part always the same: Schweichler, Wangnick, Moldähncke, Boehncke ... To name it, this, among other things in this story, which at the close of the 17th Century plays and has been included in the administrative file of the region, so that I could find it after over 300 years in the Berlin state archives. I give the literal copies of those files again. Occasionally I'll include a brief explanation and attach at the end.
Commission Report on border disputes between
Hans Böhnicke ,
Heinrich Schweichel widow and
Hans Wangnick bucket of lime to 1697
After Se. Churfs. Highness to Brandenburg, Our Gracious Lord, us to end the signed nahmentlich the top appellate court Raht and decay of Ämpter Neuhausen and Labiau, the Prussian Yacht Raht, the Prussian Cammer-relatives Schröder buns, and Ampt-Schreiber sub to Neuhausen date Konigsberg d 12th July 1697 graciously commanded that We the intermediate
Hans Böhnicke , then Heinrich Schweichel widow and heirs , along with Daniel Wangnick , all residents and Nachbahren bucket of lime to Waldau's Cammer-Ampt
pending debatable umb For the sake of which you already part to the Churfl. investigate fallen Hochadl.Hof court in harmful and destructive process, and apart from each other can bring to us be in place Solten;
As only bene nnte three commissioners then hero (: because the Ampt clerk to Neuhausen other AmptsVerrichtungen half of the commission although not beygewohnet, but the comparison with post-exposure beliebet and dahero signed with hatt:) such a gracious regulation schüldigster follow the recently-verwichenen 20th and 21st September: We applied this Commission fürgenommen in Loco, the loci by the way and auff its fields, ALSS what you insonderheit dispute had, first and foremost besichtiget self accurately and take a close look, and ALSS these things were done, the Parthians sowoll ALSS in their own people, by their assistants, namely, the of the Professore Publico and hoping Court Advocato Hn Doctor
Jacob Zetzken , ALSS Schweichelschen and Wangnickschen Patrono Causae substituted Advocatum Hn
Wolfgang Joel Michaelis , and hope the Court Advocatum Hn
Daniel Schelwig on the part of the Boehncke, not like less to have been with Present Itziger burgrave Arendatorem of Churfürstl. Cammer-Ampt Waldau, Hn
Michael Steppuhn , heard gnüglich; is entlich by the grace of the love of God auff, weitläuffig with Mühsahmkeit and possible stress two parties did remonstrances or Fürstallungen dealt with between you and their Freyer and informal good will following constant comparison, hit and closed were:
start and first, because you also been disputed that
Hans Boehncke Dorff by the bucket of lime value of the undertaking of the side against a small hill standing auff Zwo Linden high of immemorial years on the Lincke for about two and Zwantzig common steps of the vagina or peak travel, which of erwehnten beyden Linden straight up north value, Go, and the
Böhnkische and
Schweichelsche Zwey separates pieces of arable land, just by about the Boehncke field with erwehnter peak driving parallel previous track to the farthest part of his dasigen piece Ackers, namely, close to the itztgedachte hatt peak driving yet laid: What makes it happen that since about 200 steps from those reported Linden of the field and ground or a lower Sietnüs had and dahero bit auff 26 steps in length there bey one Goats' wet one Gequebbe and go to so worse is, except the occasion of the traveling people , and especially, nachdehm Boehncke Lincke at the side of the new path from displayed value dorff piles ago had beaten before the bemercketen Sietnüs in driving back and forth on the
Schweichelsche ALSS, higher-lying country außgewichen, and thus to avoid umbden bad place, date, bit by bit over the frey Dienstbahrkeit all what has been
Schweichelschen field on Zwo Riggen have moved in the width, and etzliche Zwantzig steps in the length:
Is this conflict of done away form, that is true of the new road at the obangedeuteten peak driving auff of
Böhnke field (: because he there from immemorial years have been:) stay , but not so close, but eight feet wide in a straight line, and 16 shoe anfractu or where beyden Bays, bending and turns, at the place but where the more thought Seitnüs is so much room auff the Lincke sides of
Böhnickschen Ackers so that the traveling man on the right side and auff the
Schweichelschen field (: ALSS which verbothen hereby actually:) is not evade Doerffer, serenity, even auff erwehnter Lincke Pages verfärt nor verpfählet, but on the other hand the right page auff at the peak driving certain low, only about a half shoe high stakes in the following manner and distance, namely, of which obbenenneten Linden begin on the sides, the bay of the way, so ohngefehr in almost the length of hundreds Außträget toe shoes, a pole and the first, three hundred Viertzig shoe from this first post, the other, thirty of which the third shoe, shoe Viertzig like the fourth, twenty of which the shoe Fünfften, twenty-three shoe like the sixth, two hundred and fifty shoe because of the feverish, hundreds of shoes like the Eighth, is and, finally eight p.m. shoe like the Neundten pile enforce, and maintain it, his heirs and descendants of those piles of ancient times, together with edema and upper level where one can receive to Lincke außweichet a merck Lichen bay to Waldau, so much space, so that with four horses of the auff
Boehncke field, without the
Schweichelschen zuberühren, could turn in the path that goeth to the right side drive, and allow schüldig, and from now on and at all times künfftigen, neither he go on, Hanss
Boehncke or his heirs, nor the owners künfftige single one among them change, or something new fürzunehmen are said to be not entitled to engage more berechtiget.
On the other hand. Nachdehm the Kallkeimer which angrentzenden beyden Dorff managed Pogauen and Nogauen bißhero according to their most Pregel meadows on her, the Kallkeimer meadows (: ALSS by which erwehnte beyde Dorff managed over the ditch itself Gespicke done:) an annual away gegönnet and admitted that Mr. Burg -Michael Graf
Steppuhn also outside the Ampt about certain parting of Anno 1687, one of the 3rd Nov: the other from the 30th Oct: produciret; wobey Schweichelschen of the
and
Wangnick pages fürgestellet complained and been what Maassen
Böhnicke now etzliche years travel at his meadows can be refused;
ALSS this in such a comparison, that because of the bridges and Gespicke henceforth as it bit so far been held, and swear by have be content, which erwehnten Beyden Dorff but managed the way to and from their pastures umbzech, namely, the year of Näger 1698ste
Boehncke , Anno 1699 on the
Schweichelsche , Anno 1700 on the
Wangnick s Anno 1701 on the Henry
Moldäncken meadows, and also be released as well as all künfftigen times the usual route, but one Nachbahr, about the meadows of the way should, go in the very same year, the Schultz-Ampt, and dabey gantz by itself to possible replacement for the damage, must suffer for what he delights, the so-called Schultzen meadow and Augst. And such Bewandniß bey, as all four keepers same complaint auff its fields have to carry you is to also treat the same benefits:
If therefore all four, regardless of which obangezogenen Ampt-separation de Anno 1687 (: that you go far with this comparison in this:) the pros and Nachweyde auff those beyder benachbahrten Dorff managed meadows obbenenneten without having to pretendiren one without the other including a preference willful disobedience, or where other damage and inconvenience to his cattle apart, should be on those fields Weyden Being empowered to enjoy, and that need equally Being fed by no difference right.
How could they otherwise thirdly because of the commons Weyde künfftigen all times to keep it in such a way that, as all four keepers in their fields dogfight, and together have joint pastoral one, no one other hold of his stubble, or Weyden and his cattle strange on his plays, but remain gantz flock allemahl bey each other, and Commons of the Dorff herder auff the stubble of an ALSS sowoll the other without difference be rounded up and guarded, and none of the others to Vorfang his plays by his cattle and horses to be entitled to engage vorhero abfretzen, but is intended to be pleasures his field-piece Nachbahren same Weyde shall owe.
all of you are hereby Fourth angesponnene sowoll processes, because of insults ALSS Being sued off than otherwise gäntzlich. Shape then nachdehm the Electoral commissioners which
Schweichelschen heirs and the
Wangnick fürgestellet real, though what words the
Boehncke came too close and too much done, the same came to fore willingly, and with the
Boehncke , means to be done only friendly handout tolerated Christian and außgesöhnet; ALSS not so alone sued the insults externally relieved than the bottom, but from all parts (: inmaßen also
Moldähncke so please continue to leave everything:) that you want to keep out künfftig good friend and neighbor Creates maintain among themselves and have been promised and vowed.
Since the fünfftens
Schweichelsche widow and heirs together with the
Wangnick again the obbenenneten Mr burgraves different Klagpuncta überreichet, and the Electoral commissioners bey the exact Examinirung found that you do Gravír him contempt order, and to Him a lot done, you have outside the happened accessories term Fürstellung and over by the commissioners given whitewashing, nachdehm Mr. Burggraff be accompanied meaning that it such, as he initially reserviret, Legally, do not look at you Wolter, with erwehnten Mr burgraves by Christian Please umb pardon also außgesühnet, and he had you save not only Christ Lichen Hertzen all like to forgive and forgive, but also outside its own promised good move towards künfftig, and especially of the ALSS Arendator Cammmer Ampt-Waldau and in some measure Jurisdictionarius about you to good fun and wanted to please the Electoral commissioners all good will testify.
How now entlich this comparison in such obstehend hit and festgesetzet; ALSS have the Litigirende and bißhero controversial been factions, not less and the
Moldähncke Expound a wollbedächtig against another, that you hinkünfftig the previous one and the same dispute never again active make fürwerffen not one to another, but maintain good Christian Nachbahrschafft with one another and hold, and it with respect to this comparison, and especially because the same names in the High Sr. Churfürstl. Highness made to stay in all the routes and let matter rest, even if someone act again one or the other Punct, or to do without reason and substantial Uhrsach, and without the AmptsVorgängige cognitions under would you under one ground to every other Vadio to or arbitrary punishments on toes Marck, ALSS which the inequitable again compared these puncta arguing or something enterprising, which others should not re-issue and laws Hülffe slay shall owe, have joined in with good care Wolter. To several detention, this comparison of Us ALSS above led Maassen prescribed and signed Commissariis untersiegelt, including those heimgestellet Parthen and prospects, whether Sr. Churfürstl. You umb Highness the madam Confirmation unt
Wolter beg erthänigst.
happening is this all to Kallkeim in Cammer-Ampt Walldau d 21st Sept: and place in Königsberg d 2 Oct: the one thousand six hundred and seven and Neuntzigsten year.
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John George vGötz Siegel
Jacob Klein <>
Siegel
George Heinrich Schröteler Jacob Siegel Laudieng (?)
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Gracious, Großmächstigster Elector, Gracious Lord;
He: Churfürstl: transparent to: The beywohnen annoch graciously, what form her own support to our unterthänigsterr request to investigate and rule which had with the
Hans Behncke disputes a commission, for which we nochmaln humble thanks pay, decreed in grace : been closed When we then, after sothane disputes untersuchet from those prescribed Commissariis brought gäntzlich from each other, and dealt beykommender comparison between us, made andt, and when he ask: Churfürstl: transparent to: we hereby humbly graciously deign own support, the same from country Fürstl : power andt violence to confirmiren in favor. Anticipation allergnädigter Gewierung we die
He: Churfürstl: transparent to: Daniel humbly
Wangnick
Michael Schweichel
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We Friderich the third of God's grace to Marggraff Brandenburg: p. (Cum tit:) insert Maennig herewith, which insonderheit keen zuvernehmen what shape us, a certain comparison, between the
Hanss Bönker , the
Heinrich Schweichel Witiben and heirs together
Daniel Wangnick and those Waldau's inhabitants bucket of lime Cammerambtes prescribed by the agency to our commissioners, made unterthenigst been submitted, with humble art Please,
We same rested by our gracious Confirmarion to maintain acceptable and to confirm; When we then added this cheap application space and stat, than we vorerwehnten Compare the following: (inseracur)
From Highest country Princely power and domination Confirmiret By this means, and ratihabiret bestätiget want, even that of Dene steiff iedezeit, held firm and non-brittle and non-traded objection should be.
signatures of various Oberräthe
in the address field: the comparison between confirmatio
Hans Böhnicken ,
Michel Schweichel widows and heirs together
Daniel Wangnick and those inhabitants bucket of lime, Waldau's Cammerampts. D 7 Augusti 1698th.
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Friedrich third of the, ~ Lgetr elector (
Dear Faithful ) The Dorff Creates bucket of lime from the Cammerampt Waldau lament the Inlage by means of the two Dorff managed Pogauen and Nogauen that they treated those before you, rebus transactis contraveniren, the predicted vadii Upon this notwithstanding, next Thätlichkeiten verübet them fünff oxen away, and the same is Our regulation deprived zuwieder annoch, wobey they humbly asked the case to you because you like totally Wißenschafft habet to remittirn. Accordingly ergehet to you our most gracious command that you, if being of res transacta transgressed untersuchet, exigiret such a case the Vadium of the criminal part, next to the defendant that they commissioned oxen back immediately admit anhaltet, and the rest of the res transactas get in their Krafft.
anUnseren to Neuhausen and Labiau tribunal counsel
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little
CammerVerwandter
Schröteler and Amptsschreiber to Neuhausen
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Collected Works, Russ. § § § OberRäthe. d 19 Sept. 1698th
What is remarkable about this story, I think, was how to cope at that time with such disputes: It has the highest authority in the judicial process in such a way to intervene, that a committee person on the causes of having sat competently negotiated a settlement and effectively the contending parties to bring peace to understand. It has the matter not simply leave it the way of things in the courts until the contending parties might have ruined financially and so the dispute would come to a halt. It was about the preservation of peace in the country and ultimately so that the Electoral office gets better as they draw up the subjects of wealth and Pay taxes. But state officials have also occasionally made site visits to be uncomfortable.
Such a use today seems no longer to be common ...
