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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, May 24

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to accusations of hosting Swedish privateers in Bremen waters, they answer they have not heard of such thing, and remind the king that they have been driven from most of their harbours in Iceland by Hamburg merchants during the last years, and therefore need protection in the harbours Kummerwage and Bodenstede.

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1567, September 26

Bremen

Instruction for Tyleman Zerneman, who is sent by the Bremen city council to the king of Denmark to ask for reduction of the tolls to be paid for harbours in Iceland because of the bad fish catches of the last year, and licenses for the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe, Kummerwage, and Ostforde, and for reduction of the Sound toll on behalf of the city's Bergen merchants.

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1580, August 13

[Bremen]

Bremen to prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen: request for mediation with the Danish king to acquire licenses for Reff and Neswage in Iceland, on behalf of Johan Werenberg and Evert Hoveman, as the Bremen merchants have lost almost all their harbours to Hamburg, and have suffered greatly from wars in the last years.

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1666, August 29

Bremen

Excerpt from Peter Koster’s chronicle of Bremen, in which is described how on 29 August 1666 Bremen skipper Harmen Deetjen returned with his fully laden bojer from Shetland to Burhaver Siel, where his ship was taken by Swedish soldiers, who took it to Vegesack and confiscated the cargo.

17040400STA00

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[1704, April]

[Stade]

Hinrich Gooßman to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: requests a sea pass for his ‘hucker’ Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey from the Geeste to Shetland with brandy, flour and other commodities, and back again.

17040400STA02

[1704, April]

[Stade]

Friederich Bossauw to the Swedish general-governor in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship Jungfer Anna of 30 to 34 lasts, with skipper Claus Majer and his son Johan Otto Bossauw, for a journey to Lerwick, Hillswick or another harbour in Shetland and back again.

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1704, April 12

Stade

Swedish governor-general Nicolaus Gyldenstern issues a sea pass on behalf of Stade citizens Friederich Bossow, skipper Nikolas Mayer, and his son Johan Otto Bossow, for the ship Jungfrau Anna of 30 to 34 lasts, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Hillswick or another harbour in Shetland.

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[1704, May]

[Stade]

Nicolaus Saucke and Marten Schnelle to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request a sea pass for Saucke’s ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, for a journey to Shetland and back to the Schwinge, on which journey Schnelle will be skipper.

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[1704, May]

[Stade]

Daniel Thomsen to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request a sea pass for his ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland under command of skipper Caspar Detloff, and back again.