a purpose. It was highly esteemed in Cologne as a plea for municipal liberty. Several medieval chroniclers have drawn largely upon its contents. For a critical edition of the Reimchronik, see Cardauns and Schröder in Chroniken der niederrheinischen Städte: Köln, I, 1–236, in Chroniken der deutschen Städte, XII (Leipzig, 1875); cf. III, 963. References 1230 births 1299 deaths People from Xanten People from the Electorate of Cologne City and town clerks German male writers