15570900SHE00

1557, [September]

[Shetland]

Gerdt Breker obliges to Brun Oldenburg, Johan Belink, Oltman Icken, Harmen Middendorp, and Johan Ellebracht, that he will pay 150 Bremen marks to the heirs of Cordt Hemeling, and 20 daler to the foud of Shetland Olave Sinclair, because of his involvement in the death of Hemeling. He mortgages his posessions in and around Bremen, including his house and booth, and promises not to leave the ship that takes him back to Germany.

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.

B1

Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen

2-R.11.kk. (Akten der Hitlandfahrer)

One bifolio

21,5x30,5cm

Paper

A bit of the bottom is torn off.

Copy for Johan Belynck

Low German

On the back: Johan Belynck. Obligatie Gerd Brekers synen bergen gegeven, welcke van den borgen in stede ohres clage libelles produceredt myt boger den vleger, umme satisfaction, und so thobovehn men, anthohren, und is in replicis reproduceret 14 februarii anno etc. 58.

Signed with Gerdt Breker's house mark.

15570900SHE00SAB0

B2

Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen

2-R.11.kk. (Akten der Hitlandfahrer)

One folio

21,5x32cm

Paper

Copy

Low German

Signed with Gerdt Breker's house mark.

15570900SHE00SAB1

B3

Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen

2-R.11.kk. (Akten der Hitlandfahrer)

One bifolio

21x30,5cm

Paper

Copy for Harmen Middendorp

Low German

Marked A, and on the back: Harmen Myddendorp.

Signed with Gerdt Breker's house mark.

15570900SHE00SAB2

B4

Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen

2-R.11.kk. (Akten der Hitlandfahrer)

One bifolio

20,5x30cm

Paper

Copy for Johan Ellebracht

Low German

Marked B, and on the back: Johan Ellebracht fan Gert Brekers weggen.

Signed with Gerdt Breker's house mark.

15570900SHE00SAB3

The four copies of the document are largely similar, and differ only in spelling and some minor text variations. English summary of the lawsuit in Shetland documents 1195-1579, no. 110, pp.73-74.

Item des bekenne ick Gerth Brecker vor mi unnde mine erven unde vor alles weme geistlick unde wartlick wor desße hanntschrifft mochte vorkamen, horennde unde leßende dath ick dem erßamen Brun Oldenborch, Johan Belinck, Oltman Ickenn, Hermen Middendorp, Johan Ellebracht, dat ick ße hebbe laven heten, als van minenthwegen des unfals halven, van Korth Hemelinck des slandes halven vor anderhalff C Bremer marck, unde twintich daler, welcker I ½ halff[!] thunderth marck scholenn hebben Corth Hemelinng ßine erven, unde de twintich dalers schal hebben de fageth Oleff ßinckeler in Hitlannth. Des hebbe ick dith ßo vorwilligeth, al min guth bewechlick unde unbewechlick, buten Bremen unde binnen Bremen, ßunder jenige behelp edder argelist hebbe ick em al dath min is freig gegeven hen tho nemen, beth dath ick ßodane vornogeth hebbe tho ein underpande hus unde boedem, dar to hebbe ick eme gelaveth bi minen truwen eren, dath ick nicht wil uth dem schepe schedenn, welcker mi mith in Dudeschelannth voreth. Ick hebbe eme tho voren einen iderenn van dusßen vorbenompthen mennen einen schadeloßenn borgenn geßetteth, dar ße mede ffredelick sinth, dith ßo fast tho merrer warheith. Hebben hir mede an unde aver geweßen de dith mede behoreth hebbenn, dath ick dith ßo fast wil holdenn als de schipper Segebade Detteckenn unde al ßin folck, Berent Felthußen, Johann Hagen, Corth van Baelenn, Rolleff ßegelcken, Johan Hackman, Hinrick Blome, unde de schipper Johan Ellebracht unde al ßin folck, nomlig Luder Brummer, Johan Schulle, Reinecke Binneman, Arp Bicker, Luder Teieman, Hinrick Hoeggers, Hermen Lunsman, Corth van der Heide, Johan Wulfffers, Johan Buckhorenn, Clauwes Nagel, Hinrick Brummer, Hinrick Oldenborch, Peter Grale, Dirick Luße. Des hebbe ick Gerth Brecker alle dusße vorbenomptenn menne gebedenn und mine hanth gedan unde geßecht, ick bidde juw alle umme gades willenn, wilth dith mede betugenn, wo vor geschreven is dath ith ßo war is unde dath de lude uth minen noden gereddeth hebben unde dath ße ßunder schadenn ßin unde ick ße erlickenn wil benemenn unde wil dith ock alßo faste holdenn, sunder jenige behelp unnde arglist. Des thor warheith hebbe ick min gewonthlick marck mith miner egenn hanth hir under geßetteth, unde geschreven nha Christi unßes heren geborth dußenth viff hunderth unde soven vofftich jar.

Gert Brecker, bekenne dith alles vorgeschreven.

Transcript of B1 by Bart Holterman, 2017