This manuscript contains the translation into Puter (the dialect of
the Upper Engadine) of the Federal Charter of 11 November 1544
(German, StAGR A I/01 Nr. 109), written by Fadry Salis (very
probably Friedrich von Salis-Samedan, 1512-1570). It was probably
written shortly after the original, and thus it is the oldest
Romansh document preserved in the original. The alliance of 1544 is
a renewal of the alliance between the Grey League, the League of
the Ten Jurisdictions and the League of God's House of 23 September
1524, which is generally considered the founding act of the Free
State of the Three Leagues. The dating of the manuscript is
uncertain since the date 11 November 1544 refers to the German
document, which, however, does not bear the signature of Friedrich
von Salis. According to the note of confirmation of 8 February
1605, the manuscript must at least have been written prior to this
date.
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