Which accordingly had thenceforth a COMTHUREI (Commandery) in that country; Comthurei of Virnsperg the name of it: the date of donation is A.D.

1294; and two of the old Herr's three RITTER sons, we can remark, were successively COMTHURS (Commanders, steward-prefects) of Virnsperg, the first two it had.

[Rentsch, p.288.] This was in 1294; the palmy period, or culmination time of the TEUTSCHES RITTERTHUM.

Concerning which, on wider accounts, we must now say a word..