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646 GERMANY. [Old-Mark.
the Eleftor Joachim Frederick to the princely fchool founded by him at
Joacbimjlhal, which was accordingly firft put in the enjoyment of its revenues
in the year 1645 and 1646; though the infpedlion of its adminiftrarion
in ccconomical matters was fliil left to the eledoral amt-office, till at length
the Eledlor Frederick William^ in 1 650, entrufted and configned the revenues
of this prefedlurate, as well as thofe of the other eftates of the Jcachimßhal
gymnaßuin, which is now fixed at Berlin, to a pecuhar immediate fchooldlreäory
under the Sovereign. This office caufes fuch diredory to be adminiftered
by an aiTumed officer in the fame manner with the royal prefedlurates.
The yearly revenues arifing from it amount to 6000 rixdollars.
To it
belongs,
1, Dambek, a village, containing a parifh-church and lying about one
hour's dillance from Salzwedel.
2. The vill.iges oi' Old-Sc/zwede/, Brewitz, Brieze, Great-Bierßat, Cheine,
Dfjfau, Grecit-Grijcho'w, Gieferitz, Gußfeld, Hagen, Henningen, Jebel, Jeggeleben,
Konigfftat, Kuhfclde, Ladekate, Leeze, Maljdorf, Maxdorf, Prezier,
Rademin, Rieze, Reckhrigen, Schieben, Siedmtram, Sienow, Thuritz, Viezke,
Walfitz and Winterfeld, together with the defolate limits of Ulefitz and
Umfelde; all which, however, do not belong entirely to this prefedurate,
but only apart of them, inafmuch as both royal and noble feats and eftates lie
therein} and the prefedurate is poflefled in feveral only of certain feats, farms
and rents,
IV. Certain noble places and jurifdidions.
I. The very ancient family of the Lords of the Sckulenburg, which at
prefent is divided into the old and young CountS; or into the family of
Lieberofe and Apenbiirg, and has a judge over it in common, who, exclufive
of feodal and other matters which are referved for his decifion, determines
likewife in fuch cafes as have relation at the fame time to different
houfes or their fubjeds. This family is principally poffefTed,
I. Of Betzendorf, a fmall town, or borough, confifting of a citadel and
two noble feats, together with certain manors and two fheep-folds, as alfo
of the Fo7-e and Hi^ider-Wohlgemut, with about forty fire-places and fome
free-houfes. The building moft worthy of obfervation in it is the old fteinhoufe
and that which formerly conftituted the burg or fort in common of
the Lords of the Schulenbiirg of this place,
fome remains of which are fiill
to be feen here in a morafs. At this place alfo, and ziApenburg, the Schu-
Jenburg fpiritual infpedion over the churches in the boroughs and villages
is alternately held ; in which infpedion the Lords of the Schulenburg
are pofTefled of the right of patronage. The Marggrave Albert took
this place, in 1202, from the family of Krochern; Otto IL mortgaged it,
in ] 204, to Werner and Theodorick of the Schutenburg, for the fum of 2000
marks of filver; and his hxoih.tr Albert difjiofed of it, in 1214, to the
family of the Sckulenburg, as an hereditary fief, in confideration of 7000
marks. 2. Of