 One deals with the court and borders, one is a "Kanzelweistum" (promulgated at church; "Kanzel" is German for “pulpit”), one is a "Huberweistum" ("Huber" were farmers who worked a whole "Hube", which roughly corresponds to an “oxgang”), and one was a municipal "Weistum" ("Gemeindeweistum").In 1537, the Reformation was introduced into the "Eßweiler Tal".In the course of the 16th century, the Plague raged, and the villages were emptied of people.