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15321114HAM00

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1532, November 14

Hamburg

Hamburg to the Hanseatic Kontor in London: in reaction to the Icelandic fish that was confiscated from Hamburg merchants because the English claimed it was theirs, the council cannot help as the matter is dealt with at the Danish court.

15321116HAM00

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1532, November 16

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Henry VIII of England: in response to the confiscation of Icelandic fish from Fredericus Ostra and his son Henning in London, Johan Stemmelman and Johan Petersen have testified that they had sold them the fish, which they had acquired themselves honestly from Icelanders in the harbour Botsand.

15321116HAM01

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1532, November 16

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Henry VIII of England: in response to the confiscation of Icelandic fish from Hans Hesterberch and Herman van der Huden in London, Hamburg merchants have testified that it had been acquired honestly from Icelanders in the harbour Botsand.

15321210LON00

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1532, December 10

London

King Henry VIII of England to Hamburg: letter in response to the violence of Hamburg merchants against Nicolas Gybson in Iceland, for which he sends a representative to negotiate the matter in Hamburg and Denmark.

15321222LON00

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1532, December 22

London

Hanseatic Kontor in London to Lübeck: repeated complaint about violence of Hamburg and Bremen merchants against the English in Iceland, which damages the privileges of the Kontor. Therefore, it is demanded again to press Hamburg and Bremen to settle the matter.

15321223LON00

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1532, December 23

London

Hanseatic Kontor in London to Hamburg: complain that Hamburg and Bremen defend their actions against the English in Iceland by stating that they acted on order of the Danish governour, although they normally behave like free cities, which is damaging the Hanseatic rights in England, and demand them to behave peacefully towards the English in Iceland.

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1533, January 30

Hamburg

Hamburg to Lübeck: in answer to the complaints of the Kontor in London about the violence against the English in Iceland, which is damaging their privileges, they are doing their utmost best to settle the matter as soon as possible.

15330130LUB00

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1533, January 30

Lübeck

Lübeck to Hamburg: in response to a complaint of the Kontor in London about the violent behaviour of Hamburg and Bremen merchants against the English in Iceland, which damages the Hanseatic privileges in England, the council is once again asked to settle the matter as soon as possible.

15330200HAM01

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[1533, February]

[Hamburg]

Detailed summary of the damages inflicted by the Germans to English ships in Iceland, with sums of the claims indicated, as presented by the English representative Thomas Lee during negotiations with Hamburg.

15330200HAM02

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[1533, February]

[Hamburg]

Summary of the damages inflicted by merchants from Hamburg and Bremen upon the English in Iceland, as presented by the English representative Thomas Lee during negotiations with Hamburg.