 After the Second Peace of Toruń of 1466 the town remained part of the Teutonic state, now a Polish fief.An important route connecting Warsaw and Königsberg (Królewiec) ran through Schippenbeil, contributing to the town's prosperity.In 1710 about 50 percent of the population (800 inhabitants) died of the epidemic plague and the town was largely destroyed by a fire in 1749.