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Bergenhus

Archbishop Olaf of Trondheim to Hans [Thehus], representative of Thomas Koppen on the Faroes: Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus, has complained that he has hindered him in collecting the tributes from the islands, which does much damage to the Norwegian realm.

Created for and published on the HANSdoc website of the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, by Bart Holterman in the context of the research project Between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea: interdisciplinary Studies of the Hanse. Licensed CC BY.

Oslo, Riksarkivet

F13 Münchensamlingen no. 3274

Paper

Written by the hand of Eske Bille's secretary, with corrections by Niels Lycke

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Diplomatarium Norvegicum 10:678
Evensen, Savn til Føroyinga sögu no. 43
Samlinger til det norske Folks Sprog og Historie II, pp. 377-78

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Olaus dej gratia archiepiscopus Nidrosiensis et apostolice sedis legatus.

Premisso nostro sincero fauore. Kiære Hans giiffue wij ether kierligenn tiilkiende att erlig oc welburdig mandt oc strenge riddere oss elskelige¹ her Eske Bille høffuitzmandt paa Bergennhuuss wor kere medbroder² haffuer nu berett oc beclaugit for oss oc fleere aff Norrigis riigis raadt huorledis j mett ethers metfølgere paa Thomis Copiiens borgere j Hamborg wegnne haffue giortt hanum hinder oc forfang wppaa then aarlige rentte aff thett Norrigis krones wnderliggende landt oc leedemoedt Phærøø: oc sammeledis wppaa then almyndelig landehielp som hann ther j fiordt paa kongelige Mats. nu j gudt affganngenn høiglofflige oc salige ehugkomelse och Norrigis krones wegnne (her³ Jachim Wullenweffuere som thett j heffdt⁴ i beffalning⁵ oc were haffde tiilhielpendis) wdtinge loedt: emoedt then Norrigis riigis raats arrestering oc obne beseglde breeff som hann ther j lennith indsendt haffde: saa hanss skiib paa stoer bekostninng hyre oc wdredninng motte hanum tiill stoer scade wbefracthett tiilbage hiidt igenn løbe etc. Huilchett oss storligenn forwndre: attj samme riigens raadts arrestering obne breff: oc sammeledis for^ne her⁶ Eske Billes weluillige tiilbudt oc gode erbeding saa aldelis fratredt oc wdslaugit haffue: oc wille ther wdoffuer mett wold oc welde hanum samme rentte forholle oc affhendig giøre etc. Thij bede wij ether oc paa Norrigis krones wegnne biude oc beffale⁷ kerligen⁸: oc for enn lang bestandts skyldt throligenn raade paa thett ey mere kost thæring oc penninge spille scall ther aff komme: attj ey ther wdinndenn giøre hanum nogit hinder eller forfang wdj noger maade: Oc huor j ether mett samme rentte eller landehielp (hanum tiill forhindring oc scade) ytthermere beffatte tha giiffue wij ether sielffuer att betencke huadt ytthermere scade oc⁹ forderff och tiltall ther aff komme kand i alle mathe thij¹⁰ j wille ether her effther wiide att holle och rette¹¹ ther aff kandt woxe endt wij nu scriffue kunde. Huilchett wdenn aldt tuiffuell ey wiill nedelaugdt bliffue menn seg well ytthermere wdj framtiidenn foryder formerer oc tiilkiende giiffues. Her wiide j aldelis att rette ether effter¹². Beffalindis ether gudt. Schreffuit paa Bergennhuussz vigilia Joannis baptiste mdxxxiiij

Niels Lycke
Jahann Kruckow
Riiddere
aff wabenn

1) oss elskelige crossed out.
2) wor kere medbroder added in Niels Lycke's hand.
3) crossed out.
4) j heffdtcrossed out.
5) i beffalning added in Niels Lycke's hand.
6) Added in Niels Lycke's hand.
7) oc paa Norrigis krones wegnne biude oc beffale crossed out.
8) Added in Niels Lycke's hand.
9, 10) Crossed out.
11) och tiltall ther... added in Niels Lycke's hand.
12) ther aff kandt woxe... crossed out.

Transcript copied from Diplomatarium Norvegicum.