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1549, April 8

[Bremen]

Contract between Bernd Losekanne, Reineke Swachman, Reineke Winter, Luder Wedeman, Volkert Frese, Gerdt Tilebare, Johan Reineke, Christoffer Meyer and Hans van Osnabrugge, and skipper Herman Wedeman, in which they form a trading company together to sail to Iceland, but promise to behave as ordinary sailors under the command of Wedeman during the journey.

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1557, May 14

[Bremen]

Minute of the Bremen lower court, in which Hinrick Sprenger states that he bought the trading company from Christoffer Meyer in Shetland, which they use to have together, together with the booth, so that Meyer had no longer anything to do with the company. Witnesses are Reineke Hargestede and Harmen Middendorp, who confirm that Sprenger bought the company from Meyer, but do not know what both men did on Shetland.

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1576, February 13

[Bremen]

Christoffer Meyer to [Bremen]: answer and final plea to the defense of Bernd Losekanne, in which he states that Losekanne did indeed interfere with their business in Iceland, and lies by stating otherwise. Moreover, he tried to destroy evidence by tearing up the license for the harbour, traded with Icelanders which were indebted to Meyer, and told them that Meyer was attacked by English pirates and would not come to Iceland.

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[1576, ca. October 28]

[Bremen]

Christoffer Meyer to Bremen: request for mediation with the Danish king to transfer and extend the license to use the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, which was previously given to Bernd Losekanne, to Christoffer Meyer.

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1580, January 23

Bremen

Bremen to Hamburg: complaint against Simon Schmidt and Matthias Eggers, who have interfered for three years in the business of Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, although both men have used that harbour for a long time.

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1582, April 6

Klingstrup

Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne: thanks them for the salmon they sent him, and requests them to provide the names of the Hamburg merchants who used the harbour Ostforde illegally, so he can forbid them to use that harbour.

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1582, November 7

[Bremen]

Berndt Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer to Bremen: complain about hindrance of Hamburg merchants in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, even though the Danish king had forbidden this, and asks for a new letter to governour Johan Bockholt to prevent this.

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1583, January 31

Bremen

Bremen to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: after the king had asked Bockholt last year to prevent Hamburg merchants from hindering Bremen merchants Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne in the harbours Ost- and Horneforde, they have done so nevertheless and even increased their activities there. Therefore, it is asked again to prevent this.

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1583, February 28

[Bremen]

[Bremen] to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: write how they are surprised that he asked the Hamburg and Bremen merchants who have a conflict about the harbour Ostforde to come to Althing this year to solve the matter, and ask again to forbid the Hamburg merchants to sail there, otherwise they will complain to the king of Denmark.

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158[3], April 23

Bremen

Bremen to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: in response to the information that Hamburg merchants claim to have a license for the harbour Ostforde as well, it is asked to see that Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne's right to use the harbour is safeguarded, and that they will not have a reason to complain to the king.

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1588, January 18

[Bremen]

Instruction for Bremen counsellor Heinrich Bredelo and secretary Heinrich Houck, who were sent to the Danish king to discuss the problem of Bremen merchants losing their licenses for harbours in Iceland to Hamburg and Oldenburg merchants. Therefore, it is asked to secure the four remaining harbours Ostforde, Bodenstede, Flattoh and Watlose for Bremen merchants, and to request new licenses for Stickingsholm and Elleroh to compensate for the lost harbours.

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1589

Bremen

Bremen secretary Daniel Bisterfeldt to the Danish Council of the Realm: list of four harbours in Iceland for which licenses should be renewed or requested on behalf of Bremen merchants, namely: Ostforde on behalf of Martin Losekanne, Bodenstede for Johan Hudeman, Flatto for Carsten Bake, and Wattlose for Johan Schroder.

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1590, December 3

Bremen

Testimonies of four old Bremen men Jost Brockman, Bernd Losekanne, Christoffer Meyer and Luder Wedeman, who appeared before the city council by request of Marten Losekanne, and testify that they have all sailed to the harbour called Ostforde in Iceland for many decades.