According to the 1514 "Weistum" (a "Weistum" – cognate with English "wisdom" – was a legal pronouncement issued by men learned in law in the Middle Ages and early modern times) of "Vitrirode", three yearly things were to be held: the first on the Tuesday after the "Schurer Kirbe" (the fair in nearby Schauren, three weeks after Christmas); the second on the Tuesday after Walpurgis Night; the third on the Tuesday after Saint Bartholomew's Night. Dates and times for these meetings were not announced, so well known were they.