text_original: The Freiherren von Adlerstein claimed the ground to the old channel, the Graffen von Schlangenwald held that the river was the landmark; and the dispute had a greater importance than seemed explained from the worth of the rushy space of ground in question, for this was the passage of the Italian merchants on their way from Constance, and every load that was overthrown in the river was regarded as the lawful prey of the noble on whose banks the catastrophe befell.
text_transcription: THE FRERE AND VON ALDERSTEIN CLAIMED THE GROUND TO THE OLD CHANNEL THE GRAFIN VON SCHLANGENVALD HELD THAT THE RIVER WAS THE LANDMARK AND THE DISPUTE HAD A GREATER IMPORTANCE THAN SEEMED EXPLAINED FROM THE WORTH OF THE RUSHY SPACE OF GROUND IN QUESTION FOR THIS WAS THE PASSAGE OF THE ITALIAN MERCHANTS ON THEIR WAY FROM CONSTANCE AND EVERY LOAD THAT WAS OVERTHROWN IN THE RIVER WAS REGARDED AS THE LAWFUL PREY OF THE NOBLE ON WHOSE BANKS THE CATASTROPHE BEFELL
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