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1481, May 20
Copenhagen
King Christian I of Denmark declares after complaints of Icelanders about foreign merchants, that it is forbidden for foreigners to stay in winter, and that they should respect the trade regulations.
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1490, March 28
Copenhagen
King John of Denmark and Norway allows merchants from cities in Holland to trade in Bergen, Iceland and Shetland, under the same conditions as the merchants from the German Hansa.
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1513, June 18
Report of Hamburg secretary Johann Reinken about the negotiations of Hanseatic cities with Denmark in Copenhagen, in which among others the King and the Council of the Realm state that Bremen and Hamburg are only allowed to trade in Iceland if they bring the fish to England.
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1513, July 26
Copenhagen
Agreement between King Christian II of Denmark-Norway and the Wendish cities, in which the Hanseatic privileges in Bergen are renewed, among others that Hanseatic merchants will refrain from the trade with Iceland, except if they bring the fish to England.
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[1514]
Complaints of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen, collected for the negotiations with the Danish king in Oslo, in which the direct trade of Hamburg, Bremen and Holland with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes is presented as the main reason for the Kontor's demise.
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1514, July 30
[Lübeck]
List of Johann Rode, secretary of Lübeck, with issues to be discussed during negotiations with King Christian II of Denmark in Oslo, among others that the Icelandic trade will remain as agreed upon the year before.
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1515, August 18
Copenhagen
King Christian II of Denmark proclaims that it is forbidden for German merchants to trade in Iceland, unless the fish is directly brought to England, on the penalty of loosing protection and the use of privileges in Norway.
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1524, June 23 - August 23
[Lübeck, Copenhagen]
Diary of Gert Krudup and Hans Ebbrecht, eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen, as well as their secretary Erasmus Boddecker, of their journey from Lübeck to Copenhagen, where they visited the Diet during which King Frederick I was crowned, and where the privileges in Bergen were negotiated.
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[1524, August]
[Copenhagen]
King Frederick I of Denmark confirms the Hanseatic privileges in Bergen, and allows the Icelandic trade for German merchants, but not the direct trade with Shetland and the Faroes.
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1531, May 19
Trondheim
Archbishop Olaf of Trondheim to Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus: announces that he can not come to the meeting with the king in Copenhagen because of a large fire in Trondheim, and sends his points for the agenda, including complaints about Hamburg merchants in Iceland and the Faroes.
1533-1628
[Hamburg]
First donation register of the confraternity of St Anne of the Hamburg merchants with Iceland, which contains donations, mostly in fish or money, from the people on board of ships returning each year from Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes to Hamburg from 1533-1628. Also contains notes about the annual accounting of the eldermen of the confraternity.
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1535, January 28
Copenhagen
Count Christopher of Oldenburg to Eske Bilde, commander of Bergen: asks him to write to the Faroes that they should pay a tax of two guilders for each man, which has to be given to Joachim Wullenwever, councillor in Hamburg, or his representative.
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1535, January 29
Copenhagen
Count Christopher of Oldenburg to Hamburg: writes that the Danish king has given Iceland to Marx Meyer, and that the Hamburg merchants should therefore oblige him or his brother Bernd, whom he has sent as governour, and no one else.
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1547, January 4
Kolding
King Christian III of Denmark leases Iceland to Copenhagen for ten years for an annual payment of 1000 Lübische mark, on the condition that they appoint their own governour and supply the island with commodities.
[1549]
[Hamburg]
[Hamburg merchants with Iceland] complain that in 1547, governor Lorentz Mule in Iceland has confiscated fish in Ackernisse from Henrich Kopman, although he had permission to leave one of his servants on the island, and from merchants in Wespenow, and sold their fish to English merchants. The damage is estimated at 733 daler, which should be repaid.
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[1550]
[Copenhagen]
Extract of the answer of Copenhagen to the complaints of Hamburg about the confiscation of fish from Hamburg merchants in Iceland by governor Laurentz Mule because of the illegal winter stay on the island.
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1550, March 20
Flensburg
King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: explains how he has answered Hamburg in reaction to their complaints, that they are not allowed to stay in winter in Iceland, and that if they want to leave their commodities there, they can let it be guarded by Icelanders.
1550, September 15
Malmö
King Christian III of Denmark to Hamburg: complaint about violent behaviour of Hamburg merchants in Iceland last summer, who confiscated fish which belonged to Copenhagen merchants and the king and attacked Danish merchants. Moreover, the governor has not illegally taken goods from them last winter, because foreigners are not allowed to stay in winter, which was also confirmed on the Althing this summer. Therefore, it is demanded that the violent merchants, servants, and crew members be arrested and the confiscated fish be returned.
1550, October 20?
[Hamburg]
Hamburg merchants who have been in Iceland last summer to Hamburg: reaction to the king's complaints that they have behaved violently and confiscated fish in Iceland, which they state is not true, as the governor himself behaved violently and refused to return the goods to them which he confiscated last winter, and forbade Icelanders to take their goods into custody.
1550, December 1
Nyborg
King Christian III of Denmark to Hamburg: has received their complaints about what happened on Iceland last summer, and asked the governor and the Copenhagen merchants for a reaction, but accuses the Hamburg merchants of having stayed in winter, and violating Copenhagen property.
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1550, December 1
Nyborg
King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: Hamburg has complained about the actions directed against them by governor Lauritzs Mule in Iceland last year, and it is requested to send him and others to inform the king about these events.
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1550, December 21
Copenhagen
Copenhagen to King Christian III: lenghty answer to Hamburg complaints, in which it is explained how the Hamburg merchants have violated the prohibition of the winter stay in Iceland, acted against the governor, kidnapped and mistreated the bailiff and his secretary, and stole fish which belonged to Copenhagen and the king. Therefore, compensation for the fish is demanded, as well as a punishment of the persons responsible for this.
1551, January 5
Nyborg
King Christian III of Denmark to Hamburg: in reaction to their complaints, emphasizes that they are not supposed to stay in Iceland in winter, should respect the law of the land, and accuses them of having behaved violently towards the governor and the merchants from Copenhagen.
1551, [March]
[Hamburg]
"Relation" of the negotiations in March in Flensburg, about the hindrance of Copenhagen merchants by those from Hamburg, the captivity of the governor of Iceland and the illegal winter stay of foreign merchants on the island. Hamburg states that its old rights in Iceland have been unfairly violated by the Danish newcomers.
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1551, March 6
Flensburg
King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bilde: Hamburg merchants have violently taken fish from Copenhagen merchants in Iceland, and the bishop of northern Iceland has revolted, and therefore warships will be sent to Iceland to end this situation, unless Hamburg will compensate the damage, in which case the warships will only act against the bishop.
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1551, April 5
Flensburg
King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bylle: reports that Hamburg has agreed with Copenhagen to compensate the fish taken from them in Iceland, as well as that warships are sent to northern Iceland to suppress the revolt of the bishop.
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1551, April 8
Flensburg
King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: announces that he wants to put an end to the dominance of Hamburg traders in Iceland and will send warships there to restore the order on the island.
1551, October 21
Copenhagen
King Christian III of Denmark to Johan Strubbe, doctor of law in Lübeck: inquires about the conditions under which the compensation to Hamburg has to be payed for damage inflicted upon them in Iceland, as agreed upon during negotiations in Flensburg earlier that year.
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1551, [November 30]
Dronningborg
King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bille and Eskildt Oxe: informs among others that he has appointed Poul Hvitfeld as governor in Iceland to protect the trade interests of Copenhagen merchants against those from Hamburg.
1553, February 21
Nyborg
King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: answer to their request for the trading monopoly over the Faroes after Thomas Koppen has died, in which he states that he has put the command over the islands under Bergenhus again, but that it will be free for Danes and Norwegians to trade there.
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1556, February 10
Copenhagen
King Christian III to Lübeck: Complains that their merchants sell commodities of bad quality in Iceland, and use bad measures and weights, and asks them to stop doing this, on the penalty that their goods will be confiscated.
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1561, June 28
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark grants Stefan Loitz and his family the monopoly to trade sulfur from the North of Iceland for twelve years starting 1562, on the condition that they bring it to Copenhagen first and export nothing else than sulfur, for an annual payment of 3000 Rhenish guilders.
1562, October 17
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: report that skipper Hans Schomaker arrived in Hamburg from Iceland with a ship of 40 to 50 last loaded with sulfur, on behalf of Stefan Loitz. As sulfur is only allowed to be brought to Copenhagen, Schomaker claimed that weather conditions prevented him from sailing there.
1562, December 12
Stettin (Szczecin)
Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's complain that the 3000 guilders for the Icelandic sulfur monopoly were not paid, Loitz writes that he will come to Copenhagen at Christmas to discuss the matter.
1563, May 13
Annaberg
Stefan Loitz to Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark: he will send his servant Marcus Heine to discuss the problems with Denmark, and in the meantime asks permission to let one ship sail to Iceland to collect the debts and unsold goods that were left on the island.
1563, May 22
Annaberg
Stefan Loitz to [Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark]: wanted to give the king 100.000 daler instead of 3000 guilders annually, but the offer was declined, and sent a small ship to Iceland to collect outstanding debts and return with sulfur to Copenhagen, which will stay in the king's possession until a solution is found, and asks to release the sulfur confiscated by the king in Hamburg, as he was planning to bring it to Copenhagen.
1563, September 7
Stettin (Szczecin)
Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: regrets the loss of goodwill with the king because of the Icelandic sulfur trade, and sends his servant Marcus Heine to Copenhagen to discuss the matter.
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1563, September 29
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark renews the sulfur monopoly on behalf of Stefan Loitz, which had led to problems before. The king will form a company for 7 years with the Loitz family, which will send two ships annually to Iceland for sulfur, for which Loitz will provide the merchandise. In return, they will give the king a loan of 60000 daler for 3 years, and the sulfur that was confiscated in Hamburg will be returned to them.
1563, October 31
Copenhagen
Chancellor Johan Friis, treasurer Joachim Beck, Hieronimus Tenner and Stefan Loitz declare that they have resolved the controversy surrounding the Icelandic sulfur monopoly, which involves the payment of 60.000 taler by Loitz to the Danish king, and that they have made two parchment charters of this deal.
1563, December 21
Copenhagen
Hans Gronewold to king Frederick II of Denmark: asks for permission to use the harbours Stappe and Grundeforde in Iceland to reclaim his outstanding debts, as Reff is in use by the king's servants.
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1564, March 6
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: in response to complaints of Bremen merchants about interference in the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland, it is asked not to sail there anymore this sommer. Also complains about deceptive behaviour of Hamburg ships in the Sound.
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1564, March 6
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: in response to complaints about hindrance by Hamburg merchants in the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland, he has written to the governor in Iceland, and to Hamburg that they should abstain from sailing there this year.
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1564, March 24
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: permits the refining of the sulfur that was confiscated on behalf of the Loitz family.
1564, August 11
Copenhagen
Marcus Heine, servant of the Loitz family, to Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark: asks to lower the amount paid to the king for sulfur exported from Iceland, because it is impossible to get sulfur from Iceland in large amounts, and the price is lowering due to the opening of new sulfur mines in Krakow and Goslar. Also about other themes, including the theft of a load of cannonballs by the Swedes, which was destined for Denmark.
1565, January 25
Copenhagen
Summary of Hamburg arguments during the negotiations between the representative of Hamburg and the Danish council of the Realm and governour, concerning the Icelandic trade of Hamburg after the Danish king had forbidden it, as well as two ships that ran aground in Borsfleth.
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1565, February 19
Malmö
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Andres Gudske, burgomaster, and Knut Pedersen, secretary in Copenhagen, to trade with the harbour Botsand in Iceland until further notice and to trade with fish oil in the entire sýsla, on the condition that they will not trade sulfur, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1565, March 5
Byringe
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Anders Jude from Copenhagen to trade with the harbours Reff and Stappe in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will not trade with sulfur, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1565, March 23
Copenhagen
Counselors Magnus Guldenstern, Johan Friis, Birge Trolde, and Herlof Trolde to king Frederick II of Denmark: because of the request of Hamburg merchants to use certain harbours in Iceland, governour Paul Stigsen has compiled a list of harbours in use.
1565, August 11
Copenhagen
Bartholomeus Tinappel to king Frederick II of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbours Iseforde and Dureforde, to which Hamburg merchants have sailed with a ship of 70 last before.
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1565, August 14
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Bartholomeus Tinappel, burgomaster of Lübeck, to trade with the harbour Dyreforde in Iseforde in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will not trade with sulfur, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1566, February 28
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits counselor Birge Trolle to trade with the harbours Bodenstede and Kummerwage in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1566, February 28
Copenhagen
Herman von Oldenseel (Lübeck) license for Vopnafjörður, which was formerly used by a Bremen man. King Frederick II of Denmark permits Herman von Oldenseel from Lübeck to trade with the harbour Wopnefiorde in Iceland, which was used by a man from Bremen before, until further notice.
1566, March 7
Stettin
Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: among many other things, complains about the decision that Hans Nielsen should sail to Iceland with his ships from Rostock, because the sulfur trade is supposed to be his monopoly and that this will only create new misunderstandings.
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1566, April 18
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: reply to the request for licenses for the harbours Kummerwage and Bodenstede in Iceland, that they have been given to Danish citizens. Furthermore about Peter Bolck and Swedish privateers on the North Sea.
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1566, June 17
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Henrick Mumme to trade with the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1566, June 25
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Thim from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Kibbelwick in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1566, June 27
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Marcus Hess, burgomaster of Copenhagen, to trade with the harbour Botsand in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1567, February 1
Frederiksborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: Heinrich Mumme from Copenhagen, who has a license for the harbour Ostforde, complained about interference from Christoffer Meyer from Bremen, and the king asks to refrain from this illegal trade.
1567, May 4
Frederiksborg
King Frederick II of Denmark announces, that he has sent Copenhagen merchant Hans Nielsen to Germany to buy commodities for the people in Iceland.
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1567, September 9
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Margarete, Bartholomeus Tinappel's widow, to trade with the harbour Alnfiord in Iceland, on the condition that she will not trade sulfur or fish oil, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1568, January 5
Copenhagen
James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell's account of his flight from Scotland via Shetland to Norway, where he was captured, including how he forced Gerdt Hemeling from Bremen and a merchant from Hamburg to rent him their ships in Shetland.
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1568, March 4
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: forbids Bernd Losekanne to use the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, after Heinrich Mumme, who holds the license for the said harbour, has complained about Losekanne's interference there.
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[1568, before March 4]
[Copenhagen]
Heinrich Mumme to king Frederick II of Denmark: complains about Bernd Losekanne from Bremen, who has hindered him once again in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, even though the king has forbidden him to do so the year before.
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1569, April 2
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark declares that he has permitted Bernd Losekanne from Bremen to sail to Ostforde or Pappie in Iceland, to which Heinrich Mumme has sailed before, under the condition that Mumme can still use the harbour in 1570.
1571, March 24
Fredriksborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to governour Johan Bockholt in Iceland: states that Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hes, who let a ship sail to the harbour Botsand in Iceland, has complained about interference of Hamburg merchants there, and asks to not allow this anymore.
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1572, January 20
Nyborg
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hess to trade with sulfur in the harbours Eyeforde, Husewick and Schageforde in Iceland for four years, for which he shall pay 4500 daler and 2 lasts of sulfur annually, and forbids all others to trade in these harbours.
1573, April 19
Hamburg
Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: although it has been forbidden for Hamburg merchants to use three harbours in the north of Iceland, which are used by Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hess, count Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein is now preparing a ship to sail there, under command of Hamburg skipper Herman von Horsten.
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1573, April 20
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint of the merchants with Iceland, that they have been forbidden to use three harbours in the North of Iceland, Oyefordt, Husewick and Schagefordt, which are now used by Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hess, and that now count Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein is preparing a ship to sail there, under command of Hamburg skipper Herman von Horsten.
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1576, October 28
Bremen
Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: request to renew the license to use the harbour Ostforde in Iceland. The license was formerly given to Bernd Losekanne, and should now be transferred to Christoffer Meyer.
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1577, June 3
[Hamburg]
Merchants sailing to Iceland to Hamburg: complain about the quarrel between the Danish king and Hamburg, which has led to a prohibition to sail to Iceland, where they still have many outstanding debts, and now their fellow merchants are moving to other cities and sailing from there, much to their own and the city's damage. Therefore, it is asked that the council will do its best to restore the former situation.
1581, February 16
Skanderborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valkendorff: after the Faroes have been given to Copenhagen citizens, the previous license holder Magnus Heinason has come to him and complained about the difficulties he had because of illegal competition from a merchant from Hamburg, whom he had captured and taken to Bergen, and therefore he still had many outstanding debts on the islands. As he has been an honest citizen, he should keep his license for the Faroes. Also about illegal sailings of men from Holland.
1581, April 8
Koldinghus
King Frederick II of Denmark to Hans Lindenov, commander of Bergenhus: after the goods on board of the confiscated ship from Hamburg in the Faroes have been sent to Copenhagen, the sailors should receive their own personal property back.
1581, April 8
Koldinghus
King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: has decided to give half of the goods back that were confiscated from a Hamburg ship that was illegally in the Faroes and taken to Bergen, and requests to send them to Hamburg as soon as they arrive in Copenhagen.
1581, October 27
Frederiksborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: Jochim Thim, the royal factor in Hamburg, who has a license to trade in the Faroes, has appeared before the king together with Magnus Heinason, who held a license before and would like to keep it. Because the Faroese have often complained about the lack of ships and imported commodities, it is decided to let them share a license, together with a citizen from Copenhagen.
1581, November 1
Frederiksborg
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Thim from Hamburg, Magnus Heinason from Bergen and Jörgen Kyd from Copenhagen to trade exclusively in the Faroes for five years, on the condition that they trade with commodities of good quality and bring the taxes and levies to Copenhagen.
1584, January 30
Skanderborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: Joen Heinesson, formerly lawman of the Faroes, has complained that he has been removed from his office without reason, and his brother Mogens Heinesson, who has the trade privilege in the Faroes for five years together with Jörgen Kyd from Copenhagen and Jochim Thim from Hamburg, was accused of having traded with false measures and weights, of which he claims to be innocent. Valckendorff is asked to inform about the matter.
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1585, February 15
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: declares that, according to the declarations of Copenhagen in 1562, and Flensburg in 1579, Hamburg merchants are prohibited from sailing to Iceland without a valid license, just like anyone else, and that the king is not obliged to issue a license, although generally he is willing to do so.
1585, June 17
Copenhagen
King Frederik II of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1585, November 24
Copenhagen
King Frederick II of Denmark confirms the rights of the Hamburg merchants in Iceland according to the resolutions of Copenhagen in 1562, and Flensburg in 1579, in which they are forbidden to trade with sulfur, are obliged to acquire a written license from the king, and have to allow others to trade there as well.
1586, February 19
Kronborg
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Ratke Timmerman from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Schagestrand in Iceland for four years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1586, February 22
Kronborg
King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Wichmand from Hamburg and Oluf Maddsön from Copenhagen to trade exclusively in the Faroes for ten years, on the condition that they trade with commodities of good quality and bring the taxes and levies to Copenhagen.
1587, August 23
Rye
King Frederick II of Denmark issues a new ten-years license for the Faroese trade for Jochim Wichmand, the royal factor in Hamburg and Oluf Matssön from Copenhagen, after the previous one was lost when Wichmand's ship wrecked in the Elbe near Hamburg.
1587, November 9
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: request renewal of the licenses for the harbours Wapenforde, Grindewick and Ostfriedenes in Iceland, on behalf of Paul Lindeman, Bernd Osthof and Jochim Focke, which they had for two years before, as well as a new license for Dureshave and Rodershave in Langenes, which have become free, on behalf of Jochim Warneke.
1588, December 28
Copenhagen
Danish treasurer Christoffer Valckendorff declares, that he allows Ambrosius Loring and Bernd Salfeld from Hamburg to trade in the harbours Stappe and Reff for one more year because the Council of the Realm has not met, but that they should request a proper renewal of their license next year.
1589, May 12
Hamburg
Hamburg to the Danish council of the Realm: request for renewal of the licenses for the harbour Dureshave in Langenes in Iceland, on behalf of Cordt Basse, Hans Hering and Hans Schomaker.
1589, May 12
Hamburg
Cordt Basse, Hans Hering and Hans Schomaker to Hamburg: repeated request for the renewal of their license for the harbour Dureshave in Langenes in Iceland.
1589, June 10
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Cordt Basse, Hans Hering and Hans Schomaker from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Dureshave in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1589, June 20
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Daniel Elers from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Bernforde in Iceland, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights. Renovated for three years in October 1594.
1589, September 25
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Pall Jonsson from Iceland to trade with the harbour Flatey in Iceland for four years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1589, September 26
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Martin Losekanne from Bremen to trade with the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
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1589, September 28
Copenhagen
Pall Jonsson declares, that he did not act illegally, when he imported and exported commodities in Flatey, and promises to trade in Flatey honestly and with commodities of high quality during the next four years, in cooperation with his trading partner Björn Jonsson in Bremen.
1589, December 3
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Hutlen from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Kibbelwick in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1589, December 3
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Bartelt Elers and Cordt Tacke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Iseforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1589, December 3
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Ambrosius Loring from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Stappe in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1590, January 25
Hamburg
Hamburg to the Danish council of the Realm: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland on behalf of Jochim Focke.
1590, January 28
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Georg Schinckel from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Botsand in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1590, January 29
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Peter Sivers from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Schagestrand in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1590, January 29
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Kleve from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Watnow in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1590, January 29
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans Hase from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Reff in Iceland for three years. The harbour is already in use by Berndt Salfeld, but it is claimed that they can sail there with two ships. Due to uncertainty about the situation, however, the license is cancelled until further notice.
1590, March 8
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Joachim Focke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1590, August 17
Koldinghus
King Christian IV of Denmark to treasurer Enevold Kruse: has heard that councillor Oluf Matssen from Copenhagen, who held a trading license for the Faroes together with Joachim Wichmand from Hamburg, has unrightfully rented out this license, and therefore it is asked to invite Wichmand and one or two citizens from Copenhagen so that a new license can be issued.
1590, November 5
Copenhagen
Excerpt of Marten Losekanne's license for Ostforde in Iceland, with notes about the license of Daniel Elers for Bernforde.
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1591
Bremen
Summary of the petitions and complaints of Hamburg and Bremen merchants regarding the conflict between Daniel Elers from Hamburg and Marten Losekanne from Bremen about the harbours Ostforde and Bernforde in Iceland.
1591, May 7
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: states that Daniel Elers from Hamburg and governour Lorentz Kruse on Iceland have come to him and complained about the presence of Marten Losekanne from Bremen in Elers's harbour in Iceland, and asks Losekanne therefore to refrain from further use of the harbour.
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1591, after September 29
Cordt Walleman to king Christian IV of Denmark: said that he went to Copenhagen to bring the request of Dietmar Kenckel, the factor of Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg, to use the harbour Stappe, to the Council of the Realm. As it appeared that this harbour was already in use by someone else, Walleman requests a license for Durholmer in the east, which was never used by anyone, on Kenckels behalf.
1591, November 23
Copenhagen
[King Christian IV of Denmark] permits Joachim Wichmann from Hamburg to sail once more to the Faroes to collect his goods and outstanding debts, after he has ended his license for the Faroese trade.
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1591, between December 12 and 29
Copenhagen
Representative of the Hamburg merchants with Bernforde to the Danish Council of the Realm: reply to complaints from the Bremen representative in the conflict about the use of the harbour Ostforde/Bernforde in Iceland, in which he states that although the Bremen merchants have a license for Ostforde, this refers to a quarter of the entire land and not to a specific harbour like Bernforde.
1591, December 20
Copenhagen
Daniel Elers and Hamburg merchants in Bernforde in Iceland to the Danish Council of the Realm: complaint about their fellow citizen Joachim Warneke, who traded illegally in Bernforde and bought train oil there. Therefore, their support in requested in acquiring compensation of the train oil.
1592, January 4
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Marten Losekanne from Bremen to trade with the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for four years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1592, February 11
Copenhagen
Jochim Holste declares that his fellow shipowner Laurens Schroder from Hamburg has received a license for the harbour Ruteforde, west of Schagestrand in Iceland the day before. However, if the harbour is already in use by someone else, they will not use their license.
1592, March 24
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Cordt Basse, Hans Hering and Hans Schomaker from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Dureshave in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1592, May 19
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Johan Hudeman and Friederich Koster from Bremen to trade with the harbour Bodenstede in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1592, June 17
Copenhagen
[King Christian IV of Denmark] to treasurer Enevold Kruse: Jochim Weichman from Hamburg has died, leaving a debt of 4548 daler to the Danish crown, which shall be reduced to 1000 daler because of his long services as Danish factor and the losses he made in the trade with the Faroes.
1592, November 16
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Pawel Barnefeld from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Grindewick in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights. The name of Hans Steinkamp is added in pencil.
1593, January 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Bartelt Elers and Roleff Eis from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Iseforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1593, January 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Reimer Ratkens from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Botsand in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1593, January 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Kleve from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Watnow in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1593, January 2
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Jochim Focke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1593, March 2
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Peter Sivers from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Schagestrand in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights. Changed to Jurgen Vilter after Sivers's death.
1593, March 2
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Hutlen from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Kibbelwick in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1593, April 27
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Carsten Bake from Bremen to trade with the harbours Neswage and Lando in Iceland for three years. After expiration of the license, the harbour will be given to the count of Oldenburg again.
1593, October 9
Kolding
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Berndt Jonson from Bremen to trade with the harbour Flatto in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights. In 1596, after Jonson's death, the harbour was given to Danish subjects.
1595, February 19
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license for the harbour Dureshave or Rodeforde in Iceland on behalf of Heinrich Moller, who has sailed for many years to Iceland before.
1595, July 3
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Schavenforde in Iceland, on behalf of Albert Sivers, who has sailed there for many years, and the oldest son of Matthias Eggers, who drowned in the Elbe recently.
1595, November 25
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Schagestrandt on behalf of Peter Sivers's widow and Jurgen Vilters.
1596
Bremen
Hans Honne of Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: after he has requested a license for the harbour Flattoh in Iceland, which was refused because it was already given to citizens of Copenhagen, he now requests a license for Grindeforde or Landoh, which have not been used for fifteen years.
1596, March 9
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde on behalf of Joachim Focke.
1596, April 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Jochim Focke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1596, April 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland for three years.
Transcript available
1596, April 1
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Jochim Vocken from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Langenese in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights, and grants him safe passage in Danish waters.
1597, March 18
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans Holtgreve from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Haneforde in Iceland for one year, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1597, March 18
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Joachim Harre from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Haneforde in Iceland for one year, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
Transcript available
1597, April 4
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: request to stop using the harbour Stickingsholm and to return the license, which was issued to Heinrich Alberts and Albert Rote, but was acquired under false pretenses, as it appears to be a part of Neswage, for which count John of Oldenburg already holds a license.
1597, April 5
Copenhagen
Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor, to count John VII of Oldenburg: sends two copies of the letter of the Danish king to Bremen, concerning the illegal use of the harbour Neswage, and declares his support in case of further problems in the future.
Transcript available
1597, April 18
Bremen
The city council of Bremen declares that they have read the letter from the Danish king, in which he orders them to return the license for the harbour Stickingsholm, and reply that they will discuss the matter with the involved merchants in Iceland, and formulate an answer.
Transcript available
1597, April 28
Bremen
Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the prohibition to sail to Stickningsholm in Iceland, which is, contrary to what the Oldenburg merchants say, a separate harbour from Neswage. Moreover, the Oldernburg merchants are not able to meet the needs of the islanders with a single ship. If the king is unwilling to allow continued trading there, then at least permission to sail for a single year is requested, to reclaim outstanding debts.
1598, June 20
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Jacob Fincken from Flensburg to trade with the harbour Bereforde in Iceland, which was formerly used by the deceased Daniel Elers from Hamburg, for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1598, September 21
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbours Strome and Watlose in Iceland, on behalf of Rotmar Pöner from Rendsburg and Cordt Wemeyer, Jacob Hambrock and Heinrich Ratkens from Hamburg.
1598, September 27
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Hutlen, Jacob Hambrock, Rotman Pöner and Herman Kopman from Hamburg to trade with the harbours Strome and Wattlose in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
1599, February 4
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the raise of tolls in Iceland of one portugaleser.
1599, December 22
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: permits the use of the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland for another three years, but Grundeforde and Landoh are already in use by someone else.
1600, September 22
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a permission to use the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, now the Bremen license has expired, and request to send the licenses in threefold.
1600, October 14
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Hans von Hutlen, Jacob Hambrock, Rotman Pöner and Herman Kopman from Hamburg to trade with the harbours Strome and Watlose in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.
Transcript available
1601
Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.
1601, July 24
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark grants the use of all harbours in Iceland to the inhabitants of Copenhagen and other surrounding cities, and forbids the count of Oldenburg to trade there after his license for the harbours Nesvogur and Kumbaravogur has expired.
Transcript available
1601, July 24
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: grants the right to trade in Iceland to merchants from Copenhagen and other surrounding cities, and forbids foreign merchants to trade there after their licenses have expired.
1601, October 28
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the prohibition of the Icelandic trade for foreigners, which is unfair because they have always served the local population well, and it damages the involved merchants, who still have many outstanding debts, and the poor and sick who depend on the confraternity of Iceland merchants.
1601, October 29
Hamburg
Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: reaction to the prohibition of the Icelandic trade for foreigners, which they claim is unfair, as they have served the Icelandic population for over 200 years with good commodities and have maintained good relations with them. Moreover, as the prohibition came unexpected, there are still many outstandig debts in 13 harbours for which the license has expired.
1601, November 10
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the royal prohibition to sail to Iceland. He claims the trade of his Copenhagen subjects will not suffer if the Oldenburg merchants use the former licenses, which the count had hoped would have been extended.
1602, August
Copenhagen
Copenhagen merchants with Iceland to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about Johan Holtgreve from Hamburg, who sailed as a Helsingør merchant to Spakonefeldshoved and from there to Botsand, and about Hamburg merchants in Watlose, who interfere with their business in Kibbelwick, Grindewick and Haneforde. Therefore, they had to send two of their four ships back to Denmark with great losses.
1602, August 6
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Hamburg: orders to send the ships and goods of the Hamburg merchants who misused their license for Watlose, and of Johan Holtgreve, who sailed as a Helsingør merchant to Botsand, to interfere with the business of Copenhagen merchants in Kibbelwick and Haneforde, to Copenhagen as soon as they arrive in Hamburg.
1602, August 30
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: witness accounts of eight persons who sailed with Johan Holtgreve from Helsingør to Spakenefeldshovede in Iceland, who was accused by Copenhagen merchants that he interfered with their business by visiting the harbour Botsand. They tell how they could not reach Spakenefeldtshovede because of the sea ice, and were welcomed by the locals in Botsand because the Danish merchants in Kibbelwick would not trade with them.
1602, late August
Hamburg
Johan Holtgreve to Hamburg: request to be released from custody and to send the king of Denmark his answer to the complaint of Copenhagen merchants, that he was unable to visit his harbour Spakonefeldshovede.
1602, September 12
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: in reaction to complaints of Copenhagen merchants in Iceland, Johan Holtgreve has declared that he could not use the harbour Spakonefeldshovede because of the multitude of sea ice last year, and had to go to Botsand instead, where the locals were starving and could not sell their fishes to the Danish merchants because they were too small.
Transcript available
1602, September 13
Hamburg
Cordt Weimar, Hans von Hutlen, Herman Weimar, Jurgen Jordan, Heinrich Eggers, Gise Kopman and Heinrich Ort to Hamburg: state that they had a valid license for the harbour Watlose in Iceland and had been using the harbour for a long time, as can be confirmed by the Icelandic officials.
1602, September 16
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: answer to the complaint of Copenhagen merchants that Hamburg merchants have interfered in their business by using the harbour Watlose in Iceland, which is unfair, because they still had a valid license to use the harbour, and ask to sail there for one more year, because they still have many outstanding debts because of the bad weather last year.
1603, March 5
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: merchants in the harbour Walforde in Iceland request permission to sail one more year to collect their outstanding debts, as they still had a license, but lost it during a shipwreck, and therefore sailed with the Haneforde merchants, who refused to help them this year.
Transcript available
1603, April 14
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: orders all to finish their business and collect their outstanding debts on Iceland this year, as it will be the last year that foreign presence in Iceland is tolerated.
1603, September 13
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request to return the goods that were confiscated from Bernd Salfeld in Iceland by the lawman when he tried to collect his outstanding debts.
1604, March 22
Hamburg
Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request on behalf of the merchants with Iceland, to send a small ship to Iceland to collect the goods, booths and ships that were left behind on the island.
Transcript available
1610, January 19
Hamburg
Hamburg to King Christian IV of Denmark: because Heinrich Krack was accused of having traded illegally in Iceland in 1609, he was brought to court in Hamburg, where he declared that he had been fishing near Shetland and the Faroes, and because he had caught too little and was driven by a storm to Iceland, he was forced to trade a little there to make a living. Therefore, it is asked to refrain from further prosecution.
1611, February 7
Oldenburg
Count Anton Günther of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: writes that he has heard that the Copenhagen trade monopoly of Iceland will be revised, and therefore requests the use of one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe or Reff.
1611, March 7
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to count Anton Günther of Oldenburg: states that the rumours that the Copenhagen monopoly on the trade with Iceland will be cancelled are not true and that the current situation will remain.
1636, June 10
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Christian Rantzau: writes that the Glückstadt merchants who trade in Icelandic goods and sell them on to Hamburg, have to pay the Icelandic company in Copenhagen for that, and asks to send them to chancellor Christian Friese in Kragerup to negotiate the matter.
1646, March 14
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Christian von Pentz, governor of Glückstadt: aks to go to the citizens of Glückstadt, Krempe and Itzehoe to see how much demand there is for Icelandic goods.
1660, October 16
Copenhagen
King Frederick III of Denmark to Christian Rantzau, governor of Schleswig-Holstein: writes that he has heard that merchants trading with Iceland sail past Glückstadt to Hamburg, which is not allowed and should be prevented.
1665, September 2
Copenhagen
King Frederick III of Denmark to [Hamburg?]: proclaims that, even though he recently has allowed some ships from Iceland to pass Glückstadt to sail to Hamburg, this does not mean that Glückstadt's privileges will be changed, and that they should stop asking that.
Transcript available
After 1682
Notes about the history of foreign trade in the Faroes in the 16th and 17th century.
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