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Settlement on the Eviction from the Brunsteinshof at Rechen

7 December 1478 · Bochum / Rechen

Agreement between the brothers Johann and Everd von Eickel and Heinrich Brunstein following a court-ordered removal

On 7 December 1478 the brothers Johann and Everd von Eickel reached an amicable settlement with Heinrich Brunstein of Rechen and his wife Gerdrut concerning Brunstein’s court-ordered removal from the Brunsteinshof. Brunstein and his wife agreed to vacate the estate within a fixed term, while certain parcels were temporarily retained by Hermann Dunneherne. In compensation, the brothers von Eickel committed themselves and their heirs to provide Heinrich and Gerdrut annually for their lifetimes with grain, livestock, wood, and other goods, to be delivered each year on St. Martin’s Day. The agreement was concluded in the presence of numerous witnesses, including Johann Springorum, and sealed by Wenemar Hasenkamp, drost of Bochum.

Settlement on the Eviction from the Brunsteinshof at Rechen
Charter of 1478 recording the settlement between the brothers von Eickel and Heinrich Brunstein concerning the Brunsteinshof at Rechen.

Persons involved

  • Johann von Eickel
    Role: party to the settlement
    Note: One of the brothers of Eickel, son of Dirik von Eickel.
  • Everd von Eickel
    Role: party to the settlement
    Note: Brother of Johann von Eickel, co-party in the agreement.
  • Heinrich Brunstein
    Role: former holder of the Brunsteinshof
    Note: Agreed to vacate the Brunsteinshof at Rechen according to the court order.
  • Gerdrut
    Role: wife of Heinrich Brunstein
    Note: Participated in the agreement and shared in the lifelong compensation.
  • Hermann Dunneherne
    Role: temporary holder of land, witness
    Note: Allowed to retain two schepels of land for six years as compensation for his purchase.
  • Wenmar Hasenkamp
    Role: drost of Bochum; sealer
    Note: Affixed his seal to the charter at the request of both parties.
  • Heinrich Steyinhus
    Role: judge at Bochum
    Note: Present as witness.
  • Ernst van der Lynden
    Role: witness
    Note: Listed among the witnesses.
  • Her Johan
    Role: pastor at Crange
    Note: Witness to the settlement.
  • Johann Springorum (der Ältere)
    Role: witness
    Note: Named among the witnesses present at the agreement.
  • Jonen Coster
    Role: witness
    Note: Listed among the witnesses.

Sources

Literature & Sources
Original charter dated to the Thursday after St. Andrew’s Day in 1478; seal no longer preserved.
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