HANSdoc Database

15920324KOB00

1592, March 24

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Cordt Basse, Hans Hering and Hans Schomaker from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Dureshave in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15940800VOP00

1594, late August

Vopnafjörður

Priests Otto Jonsson and Jon Ottsson ask permission for Heinrich Moller to come with a ship with commodities to Torshafen in Langenes, as Jacob Winock had promised but he never came.

15940826VOP00

1594, August 26

Vopnafjörður

Ogmunder Jonsson asks permission for Heinrich Möller to sail with a ship with commodities to Thorshöfn in Langenes.

15940901HOF00

1594, September 1

Hof (Vopnafjörður)

Priest Oddur Torkilsson to king Christian IV of Denmark: complains how the poor people of Vopnafjörður are dependent on the German traders, and therefore asks permission for a ship to sail to Þorshöfn in Langanes.

15941101HAM01

1594, November 1

Hamburg

Cordt Basse and Hans Hering to Hamburg: request for renewal of their license for the harbour Dureshave in Iceland.

15941104HAM00

1594, November 4

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbour Dureshave in Iceland on behalf of Cordt Basse and Hans Hering, and a license for the harbour Wapenforde on behalf of Basse, Hering and Jacob Winock.

15950730HAG00

1595, July 30

Haganes (Mývatn)

Sheriff Vigfus Þorsteinsson of Þingeyrarþing to king Christian IV of Denmark and the Council of the Realm: complains how the poor people cannot get to the Danish ship in Eyeforde because it is too far away and they have no horses, and therefore asks permission for Joachim Focke to sail with a ship of 40 lasts to Þorshöfn.

15960401KOB02

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1596, April 1

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Jochim Vocken from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Langenese in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights, and grants him safe passage in Danish waters.

15980117HAD01

1598, January 17

Haderslev

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Cordt Basse and Hans Hering from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Dureshave in Iceland for three years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15991105HAM00

1599, November 5

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license for the harbours Husawick or Roderhebde in Iceland, which are not in use by anyone, on behalf of Andreas Selm and Jurgen Vilter, who have traded in Iceland before.