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14160524LUB00

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1416, May 24 - August 3

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, in which the eldermen of the Bergen Kontor complain about German sailing to Orkney, Shetland, and the Faroes, after which the gathered envoys decide that this journey is forbidden.

14160710LUB00

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[1416, July 10]

[Lübeck]

The envoys of the gathered hanseatic cities in Lübeck to the Bergen Kontor: announce the prohibition to sail to sail to and settle in Orkney, Shetland, and the Faroes, or other Norwegian lands other than Bergen, Oslo, or Tønsberg.

14160815LUB00

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[1416, August 15]

[Lübeck]

The envoys of the gathered Hanseatic cities in Lübeck to Reval (Tallinn): report about the settlement of disputes in Lübeck and about the prohibition to sail to Orkney, Shetland, and the Faroes, or other Norwegian lands other than Bergen, Oslo, and Tønsberg.

14160815LUB01

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1416, August 15

[Lübeck]

The representatives of the Hanseatic cities gathered in Lübeck declare that the Bergen Kontor has complained about merchants who trade with forbidden regions, and forbid Hanseatic merchants to visit Shetland, Orkney and the Faroes or elsewhere in Norway, with the exception of Bergen, Oslo and Tønsberg.

14341200BRU00

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[1434, December - 1435, April]

Requests of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bruges to the gathered Hanseatic representatives during negotiations in Flanders, among others that the prohibition to sail to Shetland, Orkney and the Faroes should be respected.

14691231BRA00

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1469, December 31

Braunschweig

Braunschweig to Lübeck: ask legal advice in a case where their citizen Frederik Leddinghusen has freighted the ship of Bremen skipper Marten Stene for Iceland, who shipwrecked on Shetland on the journey, but still wants to receive the full promised freighting money.

14701230BRA00

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1470, December 30

Braunschweig

Braunschweig to Bremen: regarding the conflict between Frederik Ledinghusen from Braunschweig and skipper Martene Steen from Bremen, in which the latter claimed the full freight money from Leddinghusen for transporting commodities to Iceland, even though he shipwrecked in Shetland, the Hanseatic Diet has decided in 1447 that in such cases, only part of the freight money is due, and therefore it is asked to see that the matter is settled.

14810910BER00

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1481, September 10

Bergen

Eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen to Lübeck and the other Wendish cities: state that the king has given permission to sail to Iceland and Shetland, but did so without the support of the Norwegian Council of the Realm, and therefore asks to prohibit this trade, which damages the position of Bergen.

14840316LUB00

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1484, March 16

Lübeck

The representatives of the Wendish cities gathered in Lübeck and the city council of Lübeck to Danzig: relate how the Norwegian Council of the Realm and the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen have complained bitterly about the Icelandic trade, and therefore it is decided to stop the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes, and it is requested to prevent the ships which are currently prepared to sail to Iceland from Danzig from leaving.

14870500LUB00

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[1486, May 24 - June 20]

[Lübeck]

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, in which among others the representatives of the Bergen Kontor complain about the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes, which damages their position, upon which the gathered representatives promise to refrain from this trade, except those from Danzig and Hamburg, who claim not to have permission to decide in this matter.

14890000BRE00

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1489 and 1513

Bremen

Bremen town law in the "Kundige Rolle", in which it is among others declared, that (stock)fisch from Bergen, Iceland, and Shetland shall be sold each under its own name and kept in separate containers, on the penalty of one bremer mark.

14890312LUB00

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1489, March 12

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Diet of Wendish cities in Lübeck, in which among others the eldermen of the Bergen merchants complain about the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes, whereupon all gathered cities except Hamburg decide that they shall refrain from this trade if Hamburg does so as well.

14900328KOB00

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1490, March 28

Copenhagen

King John of Denmark and Norway allows merchants from cities in Holland to trade in Bergen, Iceland and Shetland, under the same conditions as the merchants from the German Hansa.

14940525BRE00

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1494, May 25

Bremen

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Bremen, in which among others the merchants in Bergen complain about merchants sailing to Shetland, who mix Shetland fish with fish from Bergen, upon which it is decided that Shetland shall not be visited anymore, upon penalty of being excluded from the Hanse.

14940605BRE00

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1494, June 5

Bremen

Representatives of the Hanseatic cities gathered in Bremen, confirm that they have decided that nobody is allowed to sail to Orkney, Shetland, and the Faroes, on the penalty of being excluded from the Hanse, and that it is forbidden to sell Shetland fish as rotscher.

14980405BER00

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1498, April 5

[Bergen]

Eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen to the representatives of the Hanseatic cities gathered in Lübeck: complaint about the commercial activity of two Bremen ships in Shetland in 1494, and how after the governor of Bergen had confiscated commodities of one of them, he had to release these after letters sent by the Duke of Holstein and the Count of Oldenburg.

14980528BRE00

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1498, May 28

Bremen

Proceeding of the Hanseatic Diet in Bremen, in which among others the Kontor in Bergen complains about merchants sailing to Shetland and the Faroes and mixing fish from various origins, upon which the prohibition is repeated to sail to Shetland and other islands, except for Iceland, on the penalty of exclusion from the Hanse.

15060500LUB00

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[1506, May]

[Lübeck]

List of complaints of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen, among others that merchants from Hamburg are trading in Shetland, the Faroes and Orkney, to the damage of the Kontor.

15060521LUB00

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1506, May 21

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, where among others the Bergen merchants complain that Hamburg and Bremen violate the prohibition of the trade with Orkney, the Faroes and Shetland, whereupon it is decided that the matter will be postponed until the next Diet.

15070500XXX00

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[1507, May 20 - June 7]

Deventer and Kampen to the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen: complaints about the Kontor, among others about the forbidden trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes, which provides unfair competition as it brings cheap fish of inferior quality on the market, and about unfair treatment of merchants from the Zuiderzee cities by the Kontor.

15140000BER00

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[1514]

Complaints of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen, collected for the negotiations with the Danish king in Oslo, in which the direct trade of Hamburg, Bremen and Holland with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes is presented as the main reason for the Kontor's demise.

15190407LUB00

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1519, April 7

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Diet of the Wendish cities in Lübeck, where among others the Bergen merchants complain about the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes by Bremen and Hamburg, which damages the Kontor in Bergen, whereupon the Hamburg representatives claim that the Icelandic fish is usually brought to England.

15240800KOB00

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[1524, August]

[Copenhagen]

King Frederick I of Denmark confirms the Hanseatic privileges in Bergen, and allows the Icelandic trade for German merchants, but not the direct trade with Shetland and the Faroes.

15250707LUB00

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[1525, July 7 - 29]

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, in which among others the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes is discussed, during which Bremen claims that the fish from these lands does not push the fish from Bergen from the market, and Hamburg claims that merchants from other nations are sailing there anyway, whereupon it is decided that the Bergen merchants should accept this trade.

15330000HAM00

1533-1628

[Hamburg]

First donation register of the confraternity of St Anne of the Hamburg merchants with Iceland, which contains donations, mostly in fish or money, from the people on board of ships returning each year from Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes to Hamburg from 1533-1628. Also contains notes about the annual accounting of the eldermen of the confraternity.

15330000LUB00

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[1533]

[Lübeck]

Eldermen of the Bergen merchants in Lübeck to Lübeck: state that the trade with Orkney, Shetland and the Faroes has been forbidden on the Hanseatic Diets in 1494 and 1498, but that some merchants are trading there anyway, and that merchants from Bremen, Hamburg and Holland have started to trade north of Bergen in Trondheim, damaging the Kontor, and ask for repercussions.

15350524BER00

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[1535, before May 24]

[Bergen]

Complaints of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen, presented at the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, among others about trade in Iceland, northern Norway, Orkney, Shetland and the Faroes, which was prohibited by the royal privileges and at the Hanseatic Diet of 1494.

15350710LUB00

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[1535, July 10 - August 29]

[Lübeck]

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, where among others the Hanseatic Kontor in London complains about the violent attacks from Bremen and Hamburg merchants against the English in Iceland in 1532, to which the burgomaster of Hamburg replies that the Danish king bore responsibility for it, and Bremen and Hamburg complain about hindrance of their trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes.

15350830LUB00

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1535, August 30

Lübeck

Lübeck and the gathered representatives of the Hanseatic cities to the eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen: a decision about their complaints has been postponed to the next Diet, but until then the old regulations remain in place, except for the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes, which shall be allowed as has been the case for the last ten or twelve years.

15390703BUR00

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1539, July 3

Burravoe

Conveyance by Thomas Hacket, burgess of Dysart, to Laurence Hill, of land in Gluss in Northmavine, Shetland, which he had inherited from his late brother Robert Hacket and now sells, among others to pay the debts that Robert has with Bremen skipper Johone Baller.

15570514BRE00

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1557, May 14

[Bremen]

Minute of the Bremen lower court, in which Hinrick Sprenger states that he bought the trading company from Christoffer Meyer in Shetland, which they use to have together, together with the booth, so that Meyer had no longer anything to do with the company. Witnesses are Reineke Hargestede and Harmen Middendorp, who confirm that Sprenger bought the company from Meyer, but do not know what both men did on Shetland.

15590109BRE00

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1559, January 9

[Bremen]

Verdict of the Bremen city council in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling on Shetland, in which it is decided that Gerdt Breker should fulfill the conditions set out in his obligation towards his warrantors Johan Beling and Brun Oldenburg, but that he is free to raise a suit against Gerdt Hemeling, the brother of the deceased skipper, and the ship's crew.

15590201BRE00

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1559, February 1

[Bremen]

Lawyer Dirick van Minden to [Bremen]: complaint of his client Gerdt Breker against Gerdt Hemeling, the brother of skipper Cordt Hemeling, who allegedly died of injuries inflicted to him by Breker on Shetland, but acted normally and even helped Breker after the incident. Therefore, with an appeal to statute 101 of the city legislation, it is unfair that Breker had to pay 150 Bremen mark to Hemeling and was expelled from the city, and it is demanded that that claim is withdrawn.

15600129BRE00

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1560, January 29

[Bremen]

Gerdt Hemeling to [Bremen]: rejoinder and final plea to the replication of Didrick van Minden, lawyer of Gerdt Breker, in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling in Shetland, in which he states that he could not have forced Breker to sign his obligation, as he was about a week sailing away when it happened, and that statute 101 is not valid in this case, as the manslaughter happened abroad and not in the city of Bremen.

15600212BRE00

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1560, February 12

[Bremen]

Lawyer Dirick van Minden to [Bremen]: surrejoinder and final plea to the rejoinder of Gerdt Hemeling against his client Gerdt Breker in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling in Shetland, in which he repeats that Breker should not be convicted of manslaughter, and asks the council to decide whether statute 101 is valid here, since both parties are citizens of Bremen.

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.

15621026BRE00

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1562, October 26

[Bremen]

Johan Runge to Bremen: complaint against Segebad Detken, who has used the harbour Baltasound in Shetland, which was used by Runge with permission of the governour of Shetland the previous year, and refused them entry. Being unable to trade in Shetland, Runge then set sail for Bergen in Norway, under great losses, and demands a compensation of 400 daler.

15630818BRA00

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1563, August 18

Brow

Olave Sinclair, governor of Shetland, to Bremen: declares how he didn't want to give Johan Cordes and Johan Runge a license for the harbour of Baltasound, because there were already too many ships near the northern islands, but that they were not interested in one of the many available harbours on the mainland, and that it is a lie that they were driven from the said harbour by force by Segebad Detken and his companions.

15650000BRE00

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[1565-1600]

[Bremen]

Memoirs (‘Seefahrtenbuch’) of Bremen skipper Bruning Rulves, among others about two journeys of ships freighted by Johan Baller to Shetland in 1550 and 1551. The first ship of skipper Johan Reyners wrecked, the second ship was sailed by skipper Hinrich van Minden.

15670217BRE00

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1567, February 17

[Bremen]

Hermanus Schroder, Segebandus Detken, Humierus Meager and Joannes Michaelis to [Bremen]: complain about violent attacks and robbery by Scottish pirates in various harbours in Shetland in 1566, which amounts to a total damage of 1008 daler, and ask for compensation and further protection in Shetland.

15670225BRE00

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1567, February 25

Bremen

Bremen to Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland: send a complaint of their citizens, who have suffered violence and robbery from her subjects in Shetland the previous year, and request that the perpetrators be punished.

15670815SUM00

1567, August 15

Sumburgh Head

James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, testifies that he arrived in Shetland and ordered Bremen merchant Gerdt Hemeling to rent his ship to him for two months, for 50 crowns each month, and in the case that the ship is damaged or not returned, he will restitute him 1200 daler and 100 crowns for the guns.

15670902EDI00

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1567, September 2

Edinburgh

Verdict of assize of the justiciary court in trial of James Edmistoun and John Blacader, who are accused of piracy of three ships from Bremen in Shetland, a ship from Lübeck coming from Norway, and other crimes, and convicted to execution by hanging from the market cross in Edinburgh.

15671119HAM00

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[1567, before November 19]

[Speyer]

Complaints (Gravamina) of Thomas Gerdes, burgomaster of Rostock, Heinrich Dosse, councillor, Christoph Butzau, Michael Boldewan, Brandt Schmidt and Klaus Lepeler, citizens of Rostock, partners of the deceased skipper Lorenz Winckelman, against Thomas Daye, merchant from England, in an appeal before the Imperial Chamber Court (Reichskammergericht) about a load of fish, which the appellants were supposed to deliver from Shetland to Thomas Daye in London, but instead sold in Hamburg as they could not get to England because of the alleged incompetence of the pilot.

15680105KOB00

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1568, January 5

Copenhagen

James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell's account of his flight from Scotland via Shetland to Norway, where he was captured, including how he forced Gerdt Hemeling from Bremen and a merchant from Hamburg to rent him their ships in Shetland.

15680224BRE00

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1568, March 8

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: request for compensation on behalf of Gerd Hemeling for his ship and goods, which were stolen by a Scottish man in Shetland in the previous year.

15680410FRE00

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1568, April 10

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: in reply to Gerd Hemeling's request for compensation of his ship and goods that were taken by count Bothwell in Shetland, Frederick answers that he is welcome to start a lawsuit against him.

15680522BRE00

1568, May 22

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's answer, the request is repeated for compensation on behalf of Gerd Hemeling for his ship and goods, which were stolen by a Scottish man in Shetland in the previous year.

15731007BRE00

1573, October 7

Bremen

Gerd Hemeling to Bremen: repeated request for mediation with the Danish king about compensation of his ship and goods, which were taken from him in Shetland in 1567 by a Scottish man, who is now held captive in Bergen in Norway.

15731008BRE00

1573, October 8

Bremen

Bremen to King Frederick II of Denmark: repeated request on behalf of Gerdt Hemeling for compensation of his ship and goods, which were taken from him by a Scottish man in Shetland in 1567.

15871129LON00

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1587, November 29

London

Elderman Moritz Zimmerman of the London Steelyard to Bremen: has found out that the ship that was attacked by English pirates near Shetland while on the way to Iceland, is lying at the Isle of Man, most of the goods sold, and that attempts to retrieve it will cost a lot of money and trouble.

15871200BRE00

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1587, December

Bremen

Johan Hudeman and Evert Schroder to Bremen: state that they have sailed to the harbour Bodenstede in Iceland for a long time, and acquired a license in 1586. On the way back, their ship has been attacked by English pirates, who left them naked on Shetland, and also robbed them of their license. Therefore, they request intercession in acquiring a new one from the Danish king.

15871231BRE00

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1587, December 31

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: describe how a ship coming back from Iceland to Bremen, which among others had stockfish on board destined for the king, was attacked by English pirates near Shetland. Now it has become clear that the ship is on the Isle of Man, support of the king is requested in retrieving it.

16020000SHE00

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1602-1604

[Shetland]

The Court Book of Shetland 1602-1604, containing records of law courts held at parish and country levels. Among others it concerns financial transactions of many German merchants in harbours around the country, cases of conflict between merchants and violence at trading sites.

16041201RES00

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1604, December 1

Restalrig

John Arnot to Patrick, earl of Orkney: reports that the German merchants in Shetland have brought in little money this year, and will try to sell the butter and oil to John Dick’s wife if he cannot make a deal with the Germans, and other things concerning tax payments.

16081015SHE00

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1608, October 15

[Shetland]

Chamberlain accounts for the country of Shetland for the years 1605-1607 by Alexander Bruce, including the butter and oil collected as scat and rents from the inhabitants of the land, which was sold to German merchants.

16100119HAM00

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1610, January 19

Hamburg

Hamburg to King Christian IV of Denmark: because Heinrich Krack was accused of having traded illegally in Iceland in 1609, he was brought to court in Hamburg, where he declared that he had been fishing near Shetland and the Faroes, and because he had caught too little and was driven by a storm to Iceland, he was forced to trade a little there to make a living. Therefore, it is asked to refrain from further prosecution.

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.

16130225BRE00

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1613, February 25

Bremen

Bremen to king James of Great Britain: request to reduce the newly imposed customs and tolls on the trade with Shetland, by request of the Bremen merchants trading in Shetland.

16141214BRE00

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1614, February 14

Bremen

Bremen to king James of Great Britain: repeated request to reduce the newly imposed tolls and customs on the Shetland trade on behalf of the Bremen merchants with Shetland, for which a request was already sent a year earlier but which was left unanswered.

16150201BRE00

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1615, February 1

Bremen

Bremen to King James of Great Britain: repeated request for the reduction of newly imposed tolls and customs in the Bremen trade with Shetland.

16290000HAM00

1629-1657

Hamburg

Second donation register of the confraternity of St Anne of the Hamburg merchants with Iceland, which contains donations from 1629-1657. Different than the first donation register, donations were mainly made by the eldermen and brothers of the confraternity, and only a few from ships returning from Shetland (last one in 1644) and a few other places.

16390000SHE00

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[1639]

Memorandum by tacksman Andro Smyth concerning expenses and debts for the levying of taxes and customs in Shetland for the years 1638 and 1639.

16400721SCA00

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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.

16400727SCA00

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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.

16400813SCA00

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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.

16400922SCA00

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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.

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.

16460200HAM00

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1646, February - 1647, December

Hamburg

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

16530228BRE00

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1653, February 28

Bremen

Bremen to the States General of the Dutch Republic: request for free passage to Shetland for the two ships of Herman Deetken and Jasper Büsing, during the war with England.

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.

16540000SHE00

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[1654]

Note of tolls and customs received from Hamburg and Bremen merchants in Shetland.

16540000SHE01

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1654

Overview of the tolls of the German merchants trading in Shetland in 1654, with note of the amounts received.

16591006BRE00

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1659, October 6

Bremen

Herman Hausman and Henrich Eiling, councillors in Bremen, confirm that they have heard the testimonies of Herman Brunings, Gerdt and Segebad Detken, Herman Segelcken and Cort Lubbers, crew members on the ship of Herman Detken, about how they had to throw cargo overboard to save their ship in a storm on the return journey from Shetland. Also contains the testimony of Herman Detken himself.

16611120BRE01

1661, November 20

Bremen

Bremen to king Charles II of Great Britain: relate how their citizens were treated unfairly in Shetland, and have ordered the Hanseatic consul in London, Jacob Jacobsen, to resolve this matter, to compensate their damage, and to make sure that it will not happen again in the future.

16660829BRE00

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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.

16690000HAM00

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[c.1669]

Note of complaints by Hamburg merchants to the king, about forced exactions of duties by David and Gideon Murray in Shetland. They ask for compensation of the damage and future royal protection of their trade.

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

16711101BRE00

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1671, November 1

Bremen

Bremen to the Privy Council of Scotland: request to reduce the salt customs in Shetland on behalf of the Bremen merchants with Shetland, who have complained that the trade there has become unprofitable.

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.

16851100BRE00

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1685

Bremen

Excerpt from Peter Koster’s chronicle of Bremen, in which is described how the merchants trading with Bergen expected five ships to return in November and December 1685, of which only one returned to Bremen, with much of its cargo having become wet, whereas two other ships wrecked in a heavy storm and the two remaining were wrecked in Shetland, from which the Bergen merchants suffered heavy losses amounting to 30 thousand Reichsthaler.

16861006EDI00

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1686, October 6

Edinburgh

Inventory of the bonds of German merchants in Shetland for butter and oil duties for the year 1685, written by taxman Charles Murray.

17040229STA00

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1704, February 29

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship St. Joris of 30 to 40 lasts, on behalf of skipper and owner Hermann Bardewisch, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with beer, tobacco, linen, salt and fishing gear, and back to Stade with butter, fish oil and other merchandise from Shetland, on his own account.

17040301STA00

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1704, March 1

Stade

The Swedish governor-general in Stade confirms that skipper Herman Bardewisch has requested a sea pass for his ship St. Joris of 30 to 40 lasts, from Lehe to Shetland, with a cargo of beer, tobacco, linnen, salt and fishing equipment, and back to Stade with butter, fish, fish oil and other commodities, and grants his approval.

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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.

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[1704, April]

[Stade]

Friederich Bossauw to the Swedish general-governor in Stade: request for a renewal of the lost sea pass for his ship Jungfer Anna of 30 to 34 lasts, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with skipper Claus Majer, with a slightly different cargo list from the original pass.

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[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 3

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the hucker Hoffnung of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper and owner Hinrich Gossman, for a journey from the Geeste near Carlsburg to Shetland with tobacco, corn brandy, salt, barrel hoops, rye meal, fishing gear such as hooks and lines, and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise; to be back in Bremen on 23 September 1704.

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1704, April 4

Stade

Draft for a sea pass for the hucker Hoffnung of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper and owner Hinrich Goesman, for a journey from the Geeste near Carlsburg to Shetland with tobacco, corn brandy, salt, barrel hoops, rye meal, fishing gear such as hooks and lines, and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise; to be back in Bremen on 23 September 1704.

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1704, April 9

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossauw, for the ship Jungfer Anna of 30 to 34 lasts, with skipper Claus Meyer, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick or Hillswick or another harbour in Shetland with a cargo of among others salt, beer, and tobacco, and back again with herring, clip- and stockfish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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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, April 12

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossow, skipper Nicolaus Meijer, 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, and back again.

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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.

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1704, May 8

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper Marten Schnelle and owner Nicolaus Saucke, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, peas, rye meal, corn brandy, mead, biscuits and other bread, barrel hoops, tobacco, soap, fishing gear, some tar, hemp, boat nails and some stoneware, and back with salted fish, herring, butter, and other commodities such as calf furs and skins, on account of Nicolaus Saucke, who sails along.

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1704, May 9

Stade

Draft for a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper Marten Schnelle and owner Nicolaus Saucke, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland, and back with salted fish, herring, butter, and other commodities such as calf furs and skins, on account of Nicolaus Saucke, who sails along.

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1704, May 19

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, on behalf of owner Daniel Thomsen, and with skipper Caspar Detloff, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, rye meal, loaf, peas, corn brandy, tobacco, linen, hemp, stoneware, boat nails, fishing gear, mead and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, skins and other commodities.

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1704, May 21

Stade

Draft for a sea pass for the ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, on behalf of owner Daniel Thomsen, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland under command of skipper Caspar Detloff, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, skins and other commodities.

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1704, July 14

Paris

Extract from the general admiralty register in France, concerning a sea pass issued by Swedish general-governor Nicolaus Gyldenstern to Stade citizens Friderich Bossauw, skipper Nicolas Meyer and Johan Otto Bossauw for the ship Jungfrau Anna of 30 to 40 lasts, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Hillswick or another harbour in Shetland, and back with herring, salted and other fish, butter and knitwares, issued in Stade on April 12, 1704.

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[1704, August]

[Stade]

Nicolaus Saucke to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: requests a renewal of his sea pass, which he received four months ago for a journey to Shetland.

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1704, August 29

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of shipowner Niclas Saucke, with skipper Marten Schnelle, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, tobacco, corn brandy, iron pipkins and other commodities, on which journey Saucke will sail along, but is not sure if the season and the weather will permit him to come back again.

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1704, September 2

Stade

Swedish governor-general Nicolaus Gyldenstern issues a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of shipowner Niclas Saucke, with skipper Marten Schnelle, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland.

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1705, February 11

Stade

Sea pass for the ship Weisser Engel of 24 lasts, skipper Johan Wrede, owner Joachim Sauke, for a journey to Shetland.

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[1705, March]

[Stade]

Nicolaus Sauke to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Carsten, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, ryemeal and other commodities, and back with fish and other commodities, although he might stay in Shetland for trading reasons.

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[1705, March]

[Stade]

Friedrich Bossaw to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship Weisse Schwan of 40 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey to Shetland.

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[1705, March]

[Stade]

Daniel Thomsen to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship Weisse Perle of 27 lasts, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland and back, under command of skipper Casper Detloff.

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[1705, March]

[Stade]

Daniel Thomsen to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship St. Johannes, under command of skipper Peter Andressen, for a journey to Shetland.

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1705, March 27

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Niclas Saucke, for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Karsten, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, ryemeal and other commodities and back with fish and other merchandise. Sauke sails along and might stay in Shetland for trading reasons.

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1705, March 28

Stade

Nicolaus Gyldenstern, Swedish general-governor in Stade, issues a sea pass to Nicolaus Sauke, for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Karsten, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, flour and other commodities.

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1705, March 30

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen for his ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Peter Andressen, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, corn brandy, ryemeal and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise.

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1705, March 30

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen for his ship Weisse Perle of 27 lasts, under command of skipper Casper Detloff, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, corn brandy, ryemeal and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise.

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1705, March 31

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friederich Bossow, for his ship Weisse Schwan of 40 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey from Stade to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with merchandise from Shetland. His son Johann Otto Bossow sails along.

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1705, March 31

Stade

Nicolaus Gyldenstern, Swedish governor-general in Stade, issues a sea pass to Daniel Thomsen, for his ship Weisse Perle of 27 lasts, under command of skipper Casper Detloff, for a journey from the Schwinge to a port in Shetland with salt, beer, corn brandy, ryemeal and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise.

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[1705, April]

[Stade]

Hinrich Goossman to the Swedish general-governor: request for a sea pass for his ship (hucker) Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey to Shetland with tobacco, corn brandy, salt, ryemeal, fishing equipment and other things, and back with salted fish, butter and other commodities.

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1705, April 18

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Hinrich Goossmann, for his ship or hucker Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, linen, tobacco, brandy and fishing equipment, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, hides and other commodities.

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1705, April 25

Stade

Hinrich Goosman declares, that when returning from his intended journey to Shetland, he will only unload the cargo of his ship in the duchy of Bremen, more specifically at the Geeste river.

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1705, April 27

Stade

Draft for a sea pass for skipper Hinrich Goossman, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, linen, tobacco, brandy, fishing gear and other commodities, and back with salted fish, fish oil, skins and other merchandise.

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1705, April 27

Stade

Nicolaus Gyldenstern, Swedish governor-general in Stade, announces that he has ordered Hinrich Goosman to buy two Shetland ponies on his account on his journey to Shetland, and requests free passage for this cargo.

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[1705, June]

[Stade]

Friedrich Bossaw to the Swedish general-governor in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship Stadt Stade of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Crispin Bornmann, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick or another harbour in Shetland with ballast, coarse salt in barrels, beer, brandy, flour, fishing lines, linen, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, stockfish and other commodities.

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1705, June 29

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossaw, for his ship Stadt Stade of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Crispin Bornmann, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick or another harbour in Shetland with ballast, coarse salt in barrels, beer, brandy, meal, fishing lines, linen, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, stockfish and other merchandise.

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1705, July 3

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossaw, for his ship Stadt Stade of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Crispin Bornmann, for a journey to Shetland and back with butter, fish oil, stockfish and other merchandise.

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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.

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[1706, March]

[Stade]

Niclaes Saucke to the Swedish governor-general: request for a renewal of the sea pass for his ship Fortuna, under command of skipper Bartholomaus Evers, for a journey to Shetland.

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[1706, March]

[Stade]

Daniel Thomssen to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship Weisse Perle, under command of skipper Claus Fischer, for a journey to Shetland.

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[1706, March]

[Stade]

Daniel Thomssen to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship St. Johannes, for a journey to Shetland.

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[1706, March]

[Stade]

Jochim Saucke to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship Weisse Engel, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey to Shetland.

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1706, March 9

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Hinrich Gooßmann and Helmcke Hackmann, skippers of the hucker Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, barrel hoops, linen, corn brandy, tobacco, wine, beer, mumme, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, calf skins and other commodities.

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1706, March 11

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Niclas Sauke for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Bartholomaeus Evers, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and fishing equipment, and back with salted fish and other commodities. Sauke sails along and will possibly stay in Shetland for reasons of trade.

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1706, March 12

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Nicolaus Sauke, for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Bartholomaus Evers, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and fishing equipment.

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1706, March 23

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomssen for his ship Weisse Perle of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Claus Fischer, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1706, March 23

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomssen for his ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Peter Andressen, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1706, March 23

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Jochim Saucke for his ship or galiot Weisse Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring and other commodities.

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1706, March 26

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomson, for his ship Weisse Perle of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Nicolaus Fischer, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1706, March 26

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomson, for his ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Peter Andressen, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1706, March 26

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Joachim Saucke, for his ship Weisse Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johan Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring and other commodities.

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1706, April 10

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossaw, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorentz Kruse, for a journey to Lerwick, Whalsay or another harbour in Shetland with salt, brandy, beer, tobacco, fishing lines, hooks, linen and other commodities, and back with salted fish and other commodities.

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1706, April 10

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossow, for his ship Weisse Schwan of 45 to 50 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey to Hillswick and other places in Shetland with coarse salt, beer, brandy, tobacco, fishing lines, hooks, linen and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter, stockfish and other commodities.

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1706, April 13

Stade

Draft for two sea passes on behalf of Friedrich Bossow, for his ship Weisse Schwan of 45 to 50 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, and for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorentz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco, fishing lines, hooks, linen and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter, stockfish and other commodities.

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1707, March 1

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Niclaus Saucke for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Anthoni Moncker, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish and other commodities. Saucke might stay in Shetland for reasons of trade.

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1707, March 5

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Nicolaus Saucke, for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Anthoni Moncker, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish and other commodities.

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1707, March 11

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Whalsay, “Sickeroo” or another harbour in Shetland with beer, brandy, tobacco and flour, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, hides (‘Jufften’), tallow and other commodities.

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1707, March 15

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossow, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Whalsay, “Sickeroo” or another harbour in Shetland with beer, brandy, tobacco and flour, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, hides (“Jufften”), tallow and other commodities.

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1707, March 29

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Helmeke Hackmann and Hinrich Gossmann for their ship Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, barrel hoops, linen, corn brandy, tobacco, beer, mumme, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, herring, calf skins and other commodities.

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1707, April 1

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Hinrich Gosman and Helmeke Hackman for their ship Hoffnung of 24 lasts, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, barrel hoops, linen, corn brandy, tobacco, beer, mumme, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, herring, calf skins and other commodities.

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1707, April 6

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw for his ship Der weisse Schwan of 48 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, mead, meal, fishing lines, hooks, tobacco, stoneware and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter, tallow and other commodities.

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1707, April 13

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossow, for his ship Der weisse Schwan of 48 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, mead, meal, fishing lines, hooks, tobacco, stoneware and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter, tallow and other commodities.

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[1707, May]

[Stade]

Jochim Sauke to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship Weisser Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey to Shetland.

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1707, May 5

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Jochim Sauke for his ship Weisser Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, May 5

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen for his ship Die weisse Perle of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Claus Fischer, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, May 10

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Jochim Sauke, for his ship Weisser Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, June 4

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen for his ship St. Johannes of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Jochim Meincke, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, June 4

Stade

Daniel Thomsen to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship St. Johannes of 24 lasts, for a journey to Shetland.

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1707, June 6

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen, for his ship St. Johannes of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Jochim Meincke, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, June 29

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friderich Bossau and his son Johann Otto Bossau for their ship Jungfer Anna of 30 lasts, under command of skipper Jürgen Jürgens, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with ballast, salt, beer, victuals and other commodities, and back with herring, salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1707, July 5

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossau, for his ship Jungfer Anna of 30 or 35 lasts, under command of skipper Jürgen Jürgens, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with ballast, salt, beer, victuals and other commodities, and back with herring, salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1708, March 10

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Niclaus Saucke for his ship Fortuna of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Anthon Muncker, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish and other commodities.

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1708, March 12

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Niclas Sauke, for his ship Fortuna of 25 lasts, under command of skipper Anthon Muncker, for a journey to Shetland.

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1708, March 20

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Jochim Saucke, for his ship Der Weisse Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, butter, and other commodities.

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1708, March 21

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Joachim Sauke, for his ship Der Weisse Engel of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Wrede, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, butter and other commodities.

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1708, March 23

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen, for his ship St. Johannes of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Kampmann, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1708, March 26

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Daniel Thomsen, for his ship St. Johannes of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Kampmann, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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[1708, April]

[Stade]

Johann Otto Bossau to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship St. Catharina of 18 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey to Shetland.

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1708, April 12

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to one or more ports in Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy, fishing lines and other commodities, and back with salted fish, clipfish, herring, fish oil and other commodities.

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1708, May 8

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Harmen and Rudolph Bardewisch, for their ship Hoffnung of 45 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Eidtemann, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities. Rudolph Bardewisch sails along.

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1708, May 9

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Harmen and Rudolph Bardewisch, for their ship Hoffnung of 45 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Eidtemann, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities. Rudolph Bardewisch sails along.

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1708, June 6

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Niclaus of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Pasche, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, empty herring barrels, tobacco, victuals and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter and other commodities. The pass is produced upon request of the owner’s father Friedrich Bossaw.

17080609STA00

1708, June 9

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Nicolaus of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Pasche, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, empty herring barrels, tobacco, victuals and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter and other commodities. The pass is produced upon request of the owner’s father Friedrich Bossaw.

17090200STA00

[1709, February]

[Stade]

Jochim Saucke to the Swedish governor-general: renewed request for a sea pass for his ship Der Weisse Engel, for a journey to Shetland, after an initial request was declined by the city council of Stade.

17090214SHE00

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1709, February 14, and 1708, May 17

Contract between captain Robert Jollie, trustee of Samuel Shepard, John Eringtoun and Hendre Neall, merchants in London, on the one part, and James Mitchell of Girlesta and William Henderson of Gardie, on the other part, whereby Jollie undertakes to fish on their behalf in Shetland.

17100814STA00

1710, August 14

Stade

Hinrich Prageman to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for a small ship under command of skipper Hinrich Roggendorp, for a journey to Shetland.

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