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English: Petermann Etterlin, Kronica von der loblichen Eydtgnoschaft Jr harkommen und sust seltzam strittenn und geschichten. Basel, 1507, fol. 14r[1].

Woodcut by DS, probably by Daniel Schwegler, from Etterlin's Chronicle. The same woodcut is also shown on fol. 7r[2][3].

The background shows the original settlement of central Switzerland, previously an uninhabited wilderness, including the clearing of the forest, and the slaying of the dragon by Heinrich von Winkelried.

The scene in the foreground is the original foundation of the Confederacy, with the three first confederates recruiting a fourth conspirator, the man of Altzellen who had slain the reeve of Unterwalden in the bath (in later tradition named Konrad Baumgarten). The moored boat on the right refers to the secret meeting-place on the Rütli (misprinted betlin for rütlin), which the confederates reached by boat during nighttime.

The three confederates are dressed for war, in the style of the early 16th century, wearing half armour, one wearing a helmet and carrying a long pike, one wearing chainmail under the plate armour and carrying a battle axe. The new recruit is wearing rural dress and is armed with a basilard or Swiss degen, he has removed the cap and appears to be handed a book or document, possibly an allusion to the written pacts (Bundesbriefe) between the cantons.

This is the first known depiction of the "Rütlischwur" scene, younger depictions, beginning with Münster (1544) and Stampfer (1546) show just the original three confederates.

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Das XIIII blat.
wie die dryg landtman so zesamen geschworen ander from lütt den ouch allerhand begegnet zuo inen zugent.
Und als die dryg man also einanderen geschworen hattent, do was ir anschlag das iegklicher under inen suochen und heimlichen fragen soltten wo sy mer lütten möchten finden und zuü inen bringen. Also funden sy den, der den her-
[14v] ren im bad hatt ze tod geschlagen von siner frowen wegen, als ir dann das hie vor gehört hant,[cf. 13r ] derselb schwuor ouch zuo inen, und funden also nach und nach lüt die sy dann ouch heimlich an sy zugent. Das ira ein michel teyl ward, und schwuorent do aber zuo samen einandren trüw und warheit zehalten, und ir lyb unnd guot ze wagen, und sich des gewaltz unnd der bösen herschafftt zu erweren. Und wan sy ettwas heymlicher anschlegen thuon wolttent, So fuorent sy für den mittenstein an ein ende heist im betlin [sic], da tagtten sy zesamen, und bracht yeglicher alweg lütt mit im denen sy möchten vertrüwen, und tagtent in denen tagen, Niena anderschwa den an dem obgenantten ende, und fuorent alwegen nument in der nacht dar oder vast frueg, unnd vor tag widerumb dannen, da mit sy ir sachen dester heimlicher möchten haltten, Das die herren syn nit innen wurden, bisz das sy sich basz gestarckten &c.
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Source Kronica (1507), fol. 14r
Author DS [Daniel Schwegler], Petermann Etterlin

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