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15641204STE00

1564, December 4

Stettin (Szczecin)

Stefan Loitz to Johan Rantzau, governour of Holstein: complains that he has trouble paying the 60.000 daler for the Icelandic sulfur trade, because he cannot sell a barrel of sulfur for 30 daler, as was promised, but only 22 or 24.

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1565, January 14

Rendsburg

Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: asks how to pay the 60.000 daler for the Icelandic trade, among other things. The letter also deals with a horn of a fish which Cordt Blume brought with him from Iceland two years ago.

15730419HAM00

1573, April 19

Hamburg

Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: although it has been forbidden for Hamburg merchants to use three harbours in the north of Iceland, which are used by Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hess, count Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein is now preparing a ship to sail there, under command of Hamburg skipper Herman von Horsten.

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1573, April 20

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint of the merchants with Iceland, that they have been forbidden to use three harbours in the North of Iceland, Oyefordt, Husewick and Schagefordt, which are now used by Copenhagen burgomaster Marcus Hess, and that now count Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein is preparing a ship to sail there, under command of Hamburg skipper Herman von Horsten.

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1575, February 23

Gottorp

Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp to king Frederick II of Denmark: has prepared a ship to sail to Iceland to collect fish and sulfur, and requests passes for free passage in the North and South of Iceland, and in the Øresund.

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1577, March 19

Hamburg

Jurgen Timme to Bremen: complaint against the skipper Rolof Gerdes, who was supposed to sail from Hamburg to Iceland with commodities from Holstein and Denmark. Gerdes later changed his mind, although Timme had already bought many commodities, and now asks for compensation.

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1577, June 3

[Hamburg]

Merchants sailing to Iceland to Hamburg: complain about the quarrel between the Danish king and Hamburg, which has led to a prohibition to sail to Iceland, where they still have many outstanding debts, and now their fellow merchants are moving to other cities and sailing from there, much to their own and the city's damage. Therefore, it is asked that the council will do its best to restore the former situation.

15770928GOT00

1577, September 28

Gottorp

Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp to king Frederick II of Denmark: states how he had sailed to Iceland the year before, but was forbidden to do so this year, and therefore almost ran out of stockfish. As merchants from Bremen and Stade have gotten licenses, he requests one for a harbour in Southern Iceland as well.

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1577, December 31

Gottorp

Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp to king Frederick II of Denmark: request for licenses for two ships for harbours in Southern Iceland, where they have already sailed the summer before.

15850816JEV00

1585, August 16

Jever

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: answer to the license for the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, which the count has gladly received, and the state of his relations with the Bremen cathedral chapter, which is electing a new bishop.