This second Register of Citizens contains the list of new citizens
for Lucerne from 1479 until 1572. The volume ist valuable as a
source regarding immigration to Lucerne, since the individual
entries give not only the names of the new citizens, but also their
exact origins. At the same time it shows the gradual isolation of
the citizenry of Lucerne over the course of the 16th century, as
fewer and fewer newcomers were able to enjoy the rights of
citizenship. In addition to the original register, which is ordered
by first names, the imposing leather-bound volume also contains an
index by the municipal archivist Joseph Schneller († 1879).
