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[1535, July 10 - August 29]

[Lübeck]

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, where among others the Hanseatic Kontor in London complains about the violent attacks from Bremen and Hamburg merchants against the English in Iceland in 1532, to which the burgomaster of Hamburg replies that the Danish king bore responsibility for it, and Bremen and Hamburg complain about hindrance of their trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes.

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1539, February 5

[Lübeck]

Lübeck to Hamburg: in response to a complaint of the Lübeck Iceland merchant Hermen Vurborn and his shipowners about Hamburg merchants, it is requested that the Hamburg merchants in Iceland will respect the free trade there by merchants from other cities.

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1541, April 7

Hamburg

Hamburg to bishop Gissur Einarsson of Skálholt: six years before, Heyne Sander lent 15 daler to the previous bishop Ögmunder Pálsson, to be repaid in 30 wete fish. The abbot of Helgafell has paid 20 wete fish, but the remaining 10 wete debt still remains, in spite of frequent reminders. Therefore, it is requested to pay this debt to Peter Betken.

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[1557, March]

[Lübeck]

Lübeck merchants in northern Iceland to Lübeck: complain about how they wanted to sail a ship to Iceland to fetch sulfur and hired a Hamburg crew to sail it, which was forbidden by the city of Hamburg.

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1564, February 26

Bremen

Bremen to governour Paul Stigsson in Iceland: request to plea with the king for protection of Bremen merchants in the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland against Hamburg merchants, who have been a hindrance to their business there.

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1575, August 6

Skriðuklaustur

Eirikur Arnason states, that he has bought a barrel of iron (osemund) from Bernd Losekanne in Dupwage in Iceland, and left it there to collect it later, and that a piece of wadmal, which he left at the trading site, was not intended for Losekanne but for a Hamburg merchant named Matthias.

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1577, April 6

Buxtehude

Buxtehude to king Frederick II of Denmark: request permission to sail to Iceland, on behalf of their citizens, who have already fitted out a ship and swear that they will not bring goods from Hamburg to Iceland.

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1578

[Bremen]

Clawes Monnickhusen declares that he has borrowed 12 daler from Karsten Meyer to freight Johan Munsterman's ship to Iceland, and will repay Meyer with a barrel of train oil when the ship returns.

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1580, January 25

[Hamburg]

Matthias Eggers to Hamburg: states that he and his predecessors have rightfully used the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for more than forty years, and that the Bremen merchants Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer therefore have no right to claim the use of the harbour for themselves.

15830612BRV00

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1583, June 12

Bremervörde

Prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbour Reff in Iceland to supply his court with stockfish, or another harbour if that one has already been given to someone else.

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1585

[Iceland]

Account book of the Oldenburg merchants trading with Iceland of the commodities sold in Iceland, and the debts and repayments of their Icelandic customers in Neswage.

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1585, March 18

Kronborg

King Frederik II of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbour 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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1597, January 15

Hamburg

Herman Beverborch to Hamburg: relates how he has sailed to Iceland for 21 years, and hoped to sail to the harbour Reff in a company with Bernd Salfeld's heirs. As he did not succeed in doing so, he therefore requests a license for the harbour Hellesandt, which was used by English merchants before, but which has not been licensed to anyone.

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1603, November 13

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request to return the goods that were confiscated from Bernd Salfeld in Iceland by the governor and lawman when he tried to collect his outstanding debts.