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citadel belonging to which was formerly much celebrated. This place
devolved in the year 1292 from the family of Hcydeck to the burggravate.
4. The judge-amt of HciberfdcrJ, in the parochial-village cf Haberfdorf^
or Great-Haberjdorf.
5. The Hoj'mark Fürth is a large commercial and exceeding populous
place, feated on the river Rcdnitz, into which, below this town, the Regnitz
runs. Hofmark Fürth is built irregularly, the new ftreet excepted,-
buc contains notwithftanding many grand and fine houfes. In this town
refide an uncommon number of mechanics and artizans : Such as cannot
be received into the gilds or fraternities at Nürnberg, or for whom the
dues run too high, fettling here, where every peffon is certain of meeting
with reception. The 'Jews, who are very numerous at this place, conftitute
one third of the inhabitants; and have a great fchool and a print-ng-houfe
in the town. In \\\t Lutheran church here the Imperial city of Nürnberg is
poffefled of the right of patronage. The inhabitants are partly fubjecls of
Brandenburg-Onolzbach, and partly of Nürnberg, and partly alfo of the
chapter of Bamberg. The Burggraves of Nürnberg alio held here anciently
the Imperial prefidical-court ; but the chapter of Bamberg purchafed the
prefidical jurlfdidion in civil matters, in lieu of the j'early payment of
fifty florins for itfelf and fubjefts at Fürth and other places: The very
fubjedls too of the chapter in and about Furth are obliged to give in
yearly twenty-three mcafures of oats to the feigniory of Cadolzberg, and
perform foccage in other refpecfts. The fafe conduft commifTariate-amt
oi Onolzbach exercifes all criminal jurifdidlon. With this Hofmark are incorporated
certain villages.
IV. The upper- prefedurate of Burgthann, to which belongs
1. Burgthann, a mountain-citadel, feated on the Schwarzach. This
place was obtained by the Burggrave Frederick II. or III. in the year 1288,
of the Emperor Rtidolphiis. In it is the upper-amt and a revenue-office.
2. Upper-Fe7-rieden, a parochial-village, fo named by way of diflinöion
from the neighbouring village of Under-Ferrieden. The Burggrave John II.
purchafed this place in the year 1335 of the chapter oi AicMadt.
3. The vogt-amt of Schonberg, which is at
Schonberg, a citadel and parochial-village. The Imperial city of Nun:-
berg has contefted the criminal jurifdidtion here with the marggravial-houfe.
V. The upper-prefefturate of Roth, to which belongs
1. Roth, a fmall town, feated on a rivulet of the fame name, which below
this place runs into the Rednitz. Roth is the feat of the upper-prefedlurate,
and contains in it a ruinous caftle, with a fmall Latin fchool. In this
town alfo are weavers of ftockings, Spaniß lace, and ftuffs ; and i?c/Z; contains
in it alfo an Imperial afylum for fuch as have been accidentally guilty of
manflaughter.
2. The judge-amt oi Georgens-Gmiind, having its feat at
L 1 1 2 Georgens-