HANSdoc Database

15390000LUB00

[early 1539]

[Lübeck]

Skipper Herman Vurborn to Lübeck: relates how Hamburg merchants do not allow anyone else to trade in Iceland, although they are free to do so, and that he has sailed to Iceland himself last year, with a license of the Danish king, and as he sent a messenger to the governour to show him the license, the Hamburg merchants tried to kill him. Therefore, it is requested from Hamburg to let other merchants trade in peace.

15670225BRE00

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1567, February 25

Bremen

Bremen to Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland: send a complaint of their citizens, who have suffered violence and robbery from her subjects in Shetland the previous year, and request that the perpetrators be punished.

15680105KOB00

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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.

15901014BRE00

1590, October 14

Bremen

Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: repeated request to change the name for the license of Wapenforde in Iceland to Ostforde, on behalf of Martin Losekanne. Also a new request for a license for Klevesohe in Lon on behalf of Friedrich Tilebare. The harbour has not been used before, but its inhabitants have been trading with the Bremen merchants in Ostforde.

15920310HAM00

1592, March 10

Hamburg

Cillie Lindeman, wife of Paul Lindeman, to the Danish council of the Realm: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Wapenforde, which was in use by her father, and after his death by her husband for one year, and afterwards shall be combined with the license for Dureshave in Langeneß on behalf of her son Hans Lindeman and his companions Cordt Basse, Hans Schomaker and Hans Hering.

16391129HAM00

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1639, November 29

Hamburg

Discharge by Joshua Averie to Court Warnke of Bremen for 500 rix dollars which had been ordered to be paid to him by George Sinclair and Andro Smith, to the end that the same should be remitted to Scotland to Mr William Stirling.

16400318BRE00

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Bremen

1640, March 18

Letter from Cordt Warneken to Mr William Stirling, Edinburgh, intimating that he has received 500 thalers worth of butter from George Sinclair of Rapnes in Orkney, and paid the money to Joshua Averie on 29 November 1639 at Hamburg; writer asks that the money may be paid to William Stirling; if the money has reached Scotland recipient was to pay it to William Dick or Peter Smith, brother of Andro Smith.

16400922SCA00

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1640, September 22

Scalloway

Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about the export of tax butter and oil from Shetland to Scotland and the collection of customs from German merchants.

16401223EDI00

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1640, December 23

Edinburgh

Obligation by Patrick Smyth of Braco to William Dick of Braid, anent a debt of 500 rix dollar owed by Court Warnekin from Bremen for a load of butter, who paid the sum to Joshua Averie in Hamburg, who was supposed to pay it via William Stirling to William Dick or Peter Smyth, but the money never arrived.

16711100BRE00

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[1671, between October 26 and November 1]

[Bremen]

Note about the political situation in Scotland, concerning Bremen trade interests in Shetland

16711101BRE00

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1671, November 1

Bremen

Bremen to the Privy Council of Scotland: request to reduce the salt customs in Shetland on behalf of the Bremen merchants with Shetland, who have complained that the trade there has become unprofitable.

16791216BRE00

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1679, December 16

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: complain about a recent duplication of customs and taxes in Shetland, also for imports of products which they donot sell, and demand mediation with the parliament of Scotland for reduction of the customs.