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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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1580, July 10

Staðastað

Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Bremen: requests to allow Roleff Gerdes to sail to Iceland, who was forbidden by the city council to sail to the harbour Kummerwage for his brother-in-law Joachim Kolling. As Kolling has a license to use this harbour, Roleff Gerdes has every right to sail for him. Moreover, the deceased Johan Munsterman is still indebted to Jacob Petersonn.

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1581, March 16

Bremen

Bremen to Johan Bockholt, governour in Iceland: a letter from Heine Ratken to his wife, in which he slandered about Bockholt, was given to Roleff Gerdes to deliver, who withheld it. As the letter has come to Bockholt's attention, he should be aware of the fact that it was destined for Ratken's wife only, and therefore, it is asked that he allows Ratken to move and trade freely like before.

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1581, July 13

Bessastaðir

Johan Bockholt to Bremen: Heine Ratken has traded illegally in Kummerwage in Iceland, which is licensed to Joachim Kolling. Kolling must have found the letter from Ratken to his wife, in which he spoke badly about Bockholt, in Rolof Gerdes's house and brought it to Bockholt in anger. Gerdes has nothing to do with it, and Bockholt never forbade Ratken to come to Iceland because of the letter.

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1582, March 6

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to [governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland]: because Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne, who have a license to use the harbour Ostforde, have complained about interference of Hamburg merchants in their business, it is asked to prevent this.

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1582, March 24

Bremen

Bremen to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: request to stop interference by Hamburg merchants in the business of Bremen merchants Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne in the harbour Ost- and Horneforde, as the king of Denmark has already written him.

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1582, April 6

Klingstrup

Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Bremen: requests to provide the names of the Hamburg merchants who have been hindering Bremen merchants in the Ost- and Horneforde before the ships to Iceland leave, otherwise he cannot help them to prevent this illegal behaviour.

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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]

[Klingstrup]

[Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Hamburg]: explains how he has forbidden Hamburg merchants Simon Schmidt, Matthias Eggers, Jochim Focke and Jochim Warneke to use the harbours Ost- and Horneforde, after complaints of Bremen merchants Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer. However, they have traded there nevertheless, and therefore he asks again to prevent them from using the mentioned harbours.

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1583, February 10

Klingstrup

Johan Bockholt to Friederich Koster in Bremen: writes that he has received a letter from Hamburg, in which they state that Hamburg merchants have a license for the contested harbour in Iceland [Ostforde] as well, and therefore asks both parties to appear at the next Althing, so a solution can be found.

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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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1583, March 20

Klingstrup

Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Bremen: explains that he has asked the Bremen and Hamburg merchants who have a conflict about the harbours Ost- and Horneforde to appear at the next Althing, because they both claim to have a valid license for the place.

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1583, March 23

Bremen

Bremen to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: explain that Joachim Kolling has borrowed money from Luder Ottersen from Lübeck, and appointed Kolling's brother in law Roleff Gerdes as warrantor in 1579. Now Kolling has not paid, Gerdes claims that he is not liable because two new warrantors from Hamburg were appointed in 1581. Bockholt is asked to confirm this story.

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1583, April 17

Copenhagen

Johan Bockholt to Bremen: confirms the story that merchants Hans Vos and Joachim Meinsen from Hamburg were appointed in Iceland as warrantors for Joachim Kolling because of a debt he had from Luder Ottersen, and that therefore Rolof Gerdes, who was appointed as warrantor before, is not liable in this case.

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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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1597, July 25

Helgafell

Olafur Einarson, Eriker Tostenson, and Dadde Jonson confess that they have heard Osser Ingemundarson complain about bad flour he bought in Kumbaravogur from Harmen Kloppenburg from Oldenburg, and ask governour Johan Bockholt to prevent such flour from being sold.

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1601, January 9

Bremen

Carsten Bake to Bremen: describes how he has gotten into a conflict with lawman Jon Jonsson in Iceland about unpaid debts and was expelled from the island with wife and children and not allowed to have his debts repaid. Therefore he asks to use the harbour Stappe for a number of years, to compensate his losses.