▁imperial ▁minister ial es ▁or ▁kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁cast les ▁of ▁Ehren burg , ▁El tz , ▁Sch ö ne ck ▁and ▁Wal deck ▁as ▁v ass als ▁into ▁the ▁administrative ▁district ▁of ▁T rier ▁and ▁to ▁sub ordinate ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁un ified , ▁so ver eign ▁state ▁administrative ▁structure . ▁Their ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁government ▁and ▁a ▁weak ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Bald win ▁had ▁allowed ▁the ▁kn ights ▁to ▁ac quire ▁aut onomy ▁and ▁rights ▁supposed ly ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁custom , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁already ▁v ass als ▁and ▁f ief ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁to ▁the ▁land , ▁a ▁Land fried en ▁agreement ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 4 2 0 s ▁between ▁Arch bishop ▁Bal du in ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁powerful ▁territorial ▁l ords . ▁This ▁measure ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁cur b ▁private ▁fe ud s ▁and ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁j ung le ▁law ▁( Fa ust recht ), ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁dis rupt ing ▁trade ▁by ▁trav elling ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁goods ▁through ▁arbitrary ▁to ll s ▁and ▁illegal ▁se iz ures , ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁se izing ▁of ▁host ages ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁en force ▁a ▁claim . ▁In ▁ 1 3 1 7 ▁the ▁Bach ar ach ▁Land fried e ▁was ▁signed ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 3 3