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Title: The life of Francis Daniel Pastorius, the founder of Germantown, illustrated with ninety photographic reproductions
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Learned, Marion Dexter, 1857-1917 Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker), 1843-1916. cn
Subjects: Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1716 Pastorius family
Publisher: Philadelphia, W. J. Campbell
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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e affairs ofthe empire.^- Windsheim is situated on the Aisch and is a very ancient city,dating from the time of Emperor Honorius. It was laid out byWindegastus, Privy Councillor of King Pharamundus I. in theyear 422. According to Sigebertus Gemblacensis^^ it was namedaftor Windegastus and meant Windegastsheim. MelchiorAdam Pastorius relates that in his time the following- verses werestill to be read on the wall of the central room of the old Rathaus: Cf. Beehive, p. 222. Cf. M. A. Pastorius, Kurtze Beschreibung Des H. R. Reichs StadtWindsheim, and also in later more condensed form Franconia Rediviva inthe chapter entitled Chronica Des H. Rom. Reichs Stadt Windsheim, pp.315-340. CI his Chronographia, fol. 492. *-ij -ii .r J ■. ;;■.<i,t -dm :ttorotAZl srrf iJ ,. ♦ / >r*.!l<r.
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--i\ M ■Vi a -. f The Founder of Germantown 55 Pharamundus der Francken Herr / Bath vier gelehrter 2\Ianner sehr / . , ■■(. > „■■ Um Gsetz dem \olck zu statuirn Nach den sichs hiitt zu regnlim \Vindega?t der verstandig Mann / Fieng Windsheim druf zu bauen an. The town became an imperial city (Reichs-Stadt) in 1172by a decree of Friedrich Barbarossa, who granted it the Privi-legia Libertatis. )\I. A, Pastorius describes the city as havingconsisted of an inner or older town, surrounded by a wall, theremains of which were visible in his time, and the outer town.which was added to the older part in 1424 for protection in theHussite wars. In 1410 bridges of squares of red sandstone wereerected on the road toward Lenckersheim. The first watchtowerwas built on the Weinberg in 142S. In 1555 large stone bridgeswere built over the Aisch to secure the Royal Road, or KingsHighway (Via Regia), for travelers. There were three gates:The Rotenburger Thor, the See-Thor, and the Johannse

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