The "Richtebrief", written in or about 1300 is the oldest codex in
the collection that was written outside the monastery. It contains
laws protecting individuals and regulating business and trade, a
series of regulations for ensuring the independence of the city,
and laws for the constitution of Schaffhausen. It is likely that
the creation of this "Richtebrief" is a result of the political
alliances Schaffhausen had built with Zurich, Constance and St.
Gall. Thus, the first part of the manuscript follows the model of a
document from Constance, while the second follows a model from
Zurich.
