| AdminHistory | The poem may refer to the Second Villmergen War (1712), which arose from the long-running territorial dispute over the Toggenburg succession, relating to a valley in north-eastern Switzerland. |
| CustodialHistory | The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 3488 and Engel MS. |