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15600115BRE00

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1560, January 15

[Bremen]

Lawyer Dirick van Minden to Bremen: replication to the defense of Gerdt Hemeling against his client Gerdt Breker in the case about the death of skipper Cordt Hemeling in Shetland, in which he states that the witnesses do not contradict each other, that Breker cannot pay the desired amount, and there is not enough evidence to convict him for manslaughter of Hemeling. Moreover, the translation of the testimony of Shetland governour Olave Sinclair is not valid as evidence because it is not verified by a notary.

15600720SCA00

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1560, July 20

Scalloway

Olave Sinclair, governour of Shetland, permits the use of the harbour Baltasound in Unst, Shetland, to the merchant Johan Cordes from Bremen in the year 1561. One of the Low German translations is issued to Heinrick Byllen.

15601031BRE00

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1560, October 31

[Bremen]

Grete Embdeman's lawyer to [Bremen]: surrejoinder to the rejoinder of Hinrick Sprenger, in a suit concerning the illegal export of inventoried goods, more concrete two coats, by Hinrick's brother Christoffer Sprenger to Shetland, which had been forbidden to him by the councillors Cordt Wachman and Rolef Reyneke.

15630304BRE00

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1563, March 4

[Bremen]

Verdict of the Bremen city council in the lawsuit about the use of the harbour Baltasound in Shetland between Johan Runge and Segebad Detken, in which it is decided that the license grants the use of the said harbour for only one year, and that Runge has to prove that the harbour was unused for more than one year by Detken.

15680630FRE00

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1568, June 30

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: replies to the repeated request of Gerd Hemeling about compensation of his ship and goods, which were stolen by count Bothwell in Shetland, and repeats his previous answer that Hemeling is welcome to start a lawsuit against Bothwell.

15820000BRE02

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1582

[Bremen]

Luder Brummer confesses, that he has borrowed 20 daler from Magnus Schlepen to trade in Shetland on Jacob Meyer's ship, for which Schlepen shall receive 25 daler upon successful return.

15820514BRE00

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1582, May 14

[Bremen]

Luder Brummer confesses, that he has borrowed 60 daler from Cordt Wachman to trade in Shetland on Jacob Meyer's ship, for which Wachman shall receive 75 daler upon successful return.

16100928BRE00

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1610, September 28

Bremen

Bremen to duke John Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp: eight citizens have informed that two of their ships, one returning from Hamburg, the other from Shetland, have wrecked during a storm in the Elbe near Hadeln, whereby the goods on board were salvaged by inhabitants of Dithmarschen and Eiderstedt, and now ask for support in retrieving their goods from them.

16121215BRE00

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1612, December 15

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: complain about new tolls and customs imposed upon the merchants in Shetland, and ask for mediation with the English king to cancel these.

16190927BRE00

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1619, September 27

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: after complaints of their customers that fish from Shetland is mixed with old detoriated fish, it is asked to appoint two supervisors with experience and knowledge about the Shetland trade, to check and mark the imported packed fish.

16400508BRE00

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1640, May 8

Bremen

Bremen to Andres Brus and Nen Nyven, stewards of Unst and Yell in Shetland: request to hear witnesses in Shetland for testimonies in the court case of Segebad Detken and Marten Schnelle against Cordt and Henrich Warneken.

16440200HAM00

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1644, February - 1645, July

Hamburg

Register of ships, skippers, freighters and cargoes sailing between Hamburg and Shetland that paid the admiralty toll in the harbour of Hamburg.

16490512BRE00

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1649, May 12

Bremen

The imperial lower court in Bremen to Robert Douglas, earl of Morton: request to hear the Shetland priest Johan Edmesthun about his transactions with Bremen merchants Cordt Warneken and Jasper Stüving in Shetland, and provide testimony thereof to act as evidence in the court case between the two merchants.

16530418BRE00

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1653, April 18

Bremen

The city council of Bremen declares that Herman Deetken will sail to Shetland and return in autumn with fish on board, and asks all to give him free and unhindered passage as a neutral person.

16611112BRE00

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1661, November 12

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: complaint about the unrightful collecting of excises on salt and beer, which is brought but not sold there, by Gideon and David Murray in Shetland, and request for mediation with the English king for compensation of the suffered losses and prevention of these excises in the future.

16711026BRE00

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1671, October 26

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: complain about the recent rise in customs in Shetland, which makes the trade there unprofitable, and requests mediation with the Scottish Privy Council to abolish or reduce these customs.

16711100BRE00

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[1671, between October 26 and November 1]

[Bremen]

Note about the political situation in Scotland, concerning Bremen trade interests in Shetland

16791216BRE00

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1679, December 16

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: complain about a recent duplication of customs and taxes in Shetland, also for imports of products which they donot sell, and demand mediation with the parliament of Scotland for reduction of the customs.

17050917LEH00

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1705, September 17

Lehe

Report that Hinrich Gossmann has returned from Shetland to Lehe with a cargo of salted fish, and has told that he had experienced a storm 20 miles north of Helgoland on the night of 13-14 September, in which they lost a small boat (‘chaloupe’) and two Shetland ponies, which were intended for the general-governor. The story was confirmed by three sailors Berendt Flügger from Schönebeck, Cordt Pundt from Lesum parish and Hinrich Busen from Lesum.