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Scalloway; Scalloway bankis; Scallowaybankis; Scallowaybanks; Scallowey; Scallowey bankis; Schalerage; Schalewage; Schallowe; Schalwage; Schalwagen; Skalloway; Skalloway bankis; Skalloway-bankis; Skallowaybankis
Region/Country: Region/Land: Shetland, Scotland
Town on Mainland, Shetland, which housed a castle and was the capital of Shetland until 1708. It was also in use as a harbour for Bremen merchants in the 16th century.
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1640, July 2
Scalloway
Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about the wrecks of three Dutch ships in Dunrossness, the debts of German merchants for the export of butter, problems with the collection, storage and transportation of wadmal, and various other tax-related issues.
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1640, July 21
Scalloway
Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: sends a receipt for a sum of 550 dollars which was paid by Yan Sour to Joshua Averie in Hamburg, and reports that Court Warnekin has also paid his debt of 500 dollars to the same, but forgot to bring the receipt. The Dutch have started salvaging the anchors of their ships that were attacked by Dunkirkers, and further complains about the troublesome levying of taxes and rents in Shetland.
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1640, July 27
Scalloway
Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about his troubles in dealing with the German merchants in Shetland, who have brought only little money with them, about his difficulties in travelling through the country because many islanders are out fishing, and about the problems of the sale of wadmal.
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1640, August 13
Scalloway
Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: sends six Shetland ponies with a boat to Orkney, and reports about his problems with payments of the German merchants and the renovation of Scalloway castle.
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1640, September 22
Scalloway
Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about the export of tax butter and oil from Shetland to Scotland and the collection of customs from German merchants.
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