1 3 5 5 ▁by ▁King ▁Charles ▁IV ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Main z , ▁were ▁primarily ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁consider ations ▁and ▁were ▁only ▁second arily ▁meant ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁to ws folk ' s ▁security ▁and ▁well - be ing . ▁Nevertheless , ▁there ▁arose ▁a ▁week ly ▁market ▁and ▁a ▁wine ▁market ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁health y ▁number ▁of ▁craft s men ▁and ▁business men ▁with ▁the ▁urban ▁life ▁then ▁creating ▁supply ▁and ▁demand ▁for ▁regular ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁financial ▁p led ges ▁and ▁the ▁mention ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁head ▁tax ▁point ▁to ▁rather ▁a ▁high ▁demand ▁for ▁c ash ▁and ▁business . ▁Event ually , ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years , ▁from ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Empire , ▁there ▁arose ▁the ▁Amt ▁of ▁Al ges heim ▁under ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Am tm änner , ▁Land sch rei ber , ▁Amt sk eller ▁( all ▁titles ▁for ▁various ▁officials ) ▁and ▁Sch ult he i ßen ▁( rough ly ▁“ sh er iffs ” ) ▁of ▁the ▁Main z ▁over l ords . ▁ ▁The ▁over l ords ’ ▁might , ▁already ▁demonstrated ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ▁law ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 4 1 7 , ▁was ▁keen ly ▁felt ▁by ▁G au - Al ges heim ▁when ▁Elect or ▁Al bre cht ▁of ▁Brandenburg ▁put ▁an ▁end