HANSdoc Database

15350227HAM00

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1535, February 27

[Hamburg]

Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: repeat the complaints about the behaviour of the English against them in Iceland on various occasions, but accept the outcome of the negotiations in Segeberg, although they were not sufficiently compensated.

15621212STE00

1562, December 12

Stettin (Szczecin)

Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's complain that the 3000 guilders for the Icelandic sulfur monopoly were not paid, Loitz writes that he will come to Copenhagen at Christmas to discuss the matter.

15670129FRE00

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1567, January 29

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Christoffer Vogler, scribe of Segeberg castle, to trade with the harbour Dyreforde in Iseforde in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will not trade sulfur and fish oil, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15670129HAM01

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1567, [ca. January 29]

[Hamburg]

Jurgen Wegener, Hans Elers and Hieronimus Voegler to Hamburg: Christoffer Voegler from Segeberg has received a license for the harbours Dureforde and Iseforde in Iceland, for which Lübeck merchants are fitting out a ship in Hamburg to sail there. Therefore, it is requested to write a letter to Lübeck to forbid this.

15820213BRE00

1582, February 13

Bremen

Hinrich Salomon, Dietrich Vasmer, and Evert Hoveman to king Frederick II of Denmark: complain about interference of Oldenburg and Hamburg in the harbour Neswage in Iceland, and ask for protection of their rights there.

16010000XXX00

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1601

Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.