▁was ▁a ▁Swiss ▁historian ▁who ▁wrote ▁a ▁chron icle ▁of ▁history ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 3 4 8 . ▁ ▁Background ▁Born ▁in ▁Winter thur , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁C anton ▁Zur ich , ▁Switzerland ▁John ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁village ▁from ▁ 1 3 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 1 5 ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Francis c ans . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁order , ▁he ▁lived ▁at ▁Bas lein ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 8 , ▁at ▁Vill ingen ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 6 , ▁and ▁at ▁Lind au ▁from ▁ 1 3 4 3 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁His ▁chron icle ▁( Chr on icon ▁a ▁Fr ider ico ▁II ▁Imper atore ▁ad ▁an num ▁ 1 3 4 8 ) ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 0 ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁events ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁year . ▁His ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁years ▁consists ▁more ▁of ▁notes ▁or ▁ann als . ▁Whether ▁he ▁updated ▁his ▁chron icle ▁later ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁uncertainty . ▁ ▁Val u able ▁Know ledge ▁The ▁chron icle ▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁four teenth ▁century , ▁and ▁gives ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁conflicts ▁which ▁arose ▁between ▁the ▁cities ▁and ▁the ▁nobles ▁of ▁Upper ▁Sw ab ia . ▁They ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁general ▁view ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁especially ▁of ▁Louis ▁the ▁Bav arian ' s ▁conduct ▁toward ▁the ▁pap acy ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Order ' s