▁town ▁of ▁Brun sw ick , ▁which ▁the ▁Duke ▁William ▁of ▁Brun sw ick - L ü ne burg ▁retained ▁as ▁a ▁p ledge . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁War , ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁areas ▁like ▁the ▁Vors fel der ▁Wer der ▁rav aged ▁by ▁pl und ering , ▁dev ast ation ▁and ▁fam ine , ▁the ▁wat erm ill ▁col lapsed . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁an ▁en fe off ment . ▁The ▁mill ▁owner , ▁Heinrich ▁W ipp erm üller ▁borrow ed ▁ 3 0 ▁tal ers ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁from ▁Vors fel der ▁citiz en ▁Hans ▁Ho ppe ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁mill ▁and ▁paid ▁the ▁tax ▁with ▁gra zing ▁rights ▁on ▁his ▁me adows . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 8 ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁documents ▁that ▁the ▁mill er ▁had ▁paid ▁ 2 5 ▁gro schen ▁house ▁interest ▁for ▁his ▁mill , ▁the ▁property ▁tax ▁of ▁its ▁day . ▁From ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁the ▁mill er ▁was ▁regularly ▁rem ind ed ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Wi pper aller ▁free ▁of ▁veget ation ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 9 , ▁issued ▁with ▁a ▁warning ▁about ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁the ▁mill ▁burn ed ▁down ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁ 5 0 ▁metres ▁further ▁south ▁at ▁its ▁present ▁location . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁closed . ▁Elect r ically ▁driven ▁mill