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1580, December 3
Bremen
Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: the widow and companions of the deceased Johan Munsterman have complained about Joachim Kolling from Jever, who has acquired a license for the harbour Kummerwage under false pretenses, because Munsterman, who had used the harbour before, had shipwrecked. Therefore, it is requested to return the license to Munsterman's heirs.
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1583, September 27
Bremen
Johan Koster and Evert Hoveman to prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen: complain that merchants from Bremen were driven from Kummerwage by Oldenburg merchants after the shipwreck of Johan Munsterman and by Hamburg merchants from other harbours. Last year the Bremen skipper Dirick Vasmer, who was on his way to Neswage, suffered damage to his ship and had to return to Bremen, and therefore it is feared that other merchants will use this opportunity to take over this harbour as well. Therefore, the bishop is asked to mediate at the Danish court to secure Neswage for Bremen.
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1584
Copenhagen
Overview of the harbours in Iceland in use in the years 1584-1592.
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1584, May 3
Skanderborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen: in answer to the request of Heinrich to use the harbour Reff in Iceland, the king reports that it is in use by someone else, but that he will issue a license for the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde.
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1584, May 3
Skanderborg
King Frederick II of Denmark permits archbishop Heinrich III of Bremen to trade in the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde in Iceland until further notice, in order to import dried fish, on the condition that his merchants will trade high-quality commodities and do not deceive customers with false measures and weights.
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1584, August 10
Bremervörde
Prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen declares that he has received permission to use the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde in Iceland from the Danish king, and has ordered Bremen skipper Bruning Nagel to sail there for him, and requests all persons to grant him free passage.
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1585, February 3
[Bremen]
Verdict of Bremen city council in the conflict between Christoffer Meyer, Johan Koster and Bruning Nagel about the use of the harbour Neswage in Iceland, in which it is ordained that Nagel, Meyer and Koster will sail there together, whereby Nagel will have a sixth part of the ship, and that they will use the said harbour together with Grundeforde. Next year, they will have to form a company (maschup) together and use a bigger ship.
1585, February 13
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to the Danish king: Joachim Kolling, who had the license for the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland, has proved to be unreliable. Therefore, the count requests a renewal for the harbour on his own name, including the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, as well as a prohibition for the Bremen skipper Bruning Nagel, who sailed for the archbishop of Bremen to both harbours.
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1585-1586
[Oldenburg]
Account book of the Oldenburg merchants trading with Iceland, containing a list of collected capital from the shipowners and merchants, directions and expenses for brewing beer, and hire amounts for the crew. Four loose leaves contain older accounts, among others for the purchase and equipment of a ship.
1585, March 18
Kronborg
King Frederik II of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: the request for prolonged use of the harbour Kummerwage is granted. The harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, however, have already been given to the archbishop of Bremen, but will be given to Oldenburg when they will become available.
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1586
List of harbours in Iceland for which licenses have been issued to merchants from Stade, Bremen, Wilster and Oldenburg, in the years 1576-1585.
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1589
Bremen
Bremen secretary Daniel Bisterfeldt to the Danish Council of the Realm: list of four harbours in Iceland for which licenses should be renewed or requested on behalf of Bremen merchants, namely: Ostforde on behalf of Martin Losekanne, Bodenstede for Johan Hudeman, Flatto for Carsten Bake, and Wattlose for Johan Schroder.
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1589, September 6
Bremen
Bremen merchants with Iceland to Otto von Duringen, dean of the Bremen cathedral chapter: request for mediation with the Danish king for renewal of the licenses to use the harbours Ostforde, Bodenstede, Flatto, and Watlose, if possible for eight years. The previous licenses were given by the deceased king Frederik II for four years in 1586.
1589, September 15
Eutin
Prince-archbishop John Adolf of Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of licenses for the harbours Ostforde, Bodenstede, Flatto and Watlose in Iceland on behalf of Marten Losekanne, Johan Hudeman, Johan Schroder and Carsten Bake from Bremen, as well as a new license for the harbour Neswage on behalf of Everdt Hoveman.
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1592, December 31
Bremen
Carsten Bake to the Danish council of the Realm: describes the long tradition of his family of trading in Iceland, and complains about how he had to use different harbours all the time. Therefore, he requests a license for the harbours Neswage and Hellesandt.
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1593, February 28
Bremen
Carsten Bake to the Danish Council of the Realm: states that they have promised him to grant him the right to fish and trade in winter and summer in the harbours Neswage and Kummerwage, on the condition of a letter of recommendation of the Bremen city council, and as that letter is now provided, asks them to hold this promise.
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1593, February 28
Bremen
Carsten Bake to Bremen: describes how his father Vasmer Bake has been active in Iceland for many years, and himself has been trading in the harbours Neswage, Flatto and Holm, but lost them all to others, so that he still has many outstanding debts in various places, and therefore requests the use of Neswage and Kummerwage, which have remained unused for two years.
1593, April 27
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark permits Carsten Bake from Bremen to trade with the harbours Neswage and Lando in Iceland for three years. After expiration of the license, the harbour will be given to the count of Oldenburg again.
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1594, August 26
Anonymous complaint about interference of Bremen merchant Hans Honne in the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland. When merchant Harmen Kloppenborg went to Neswage, he found their booths destroyed and burnt to the ground, the Bremen merchants claiming they had a royal license to use the harbour.
1594, August 27
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about interference of Bremen merchant Hans Honne in Neswage, where he supposedly destroyed the Oldenburg booths and built his own, and interfered with the trade of Oldenburg skipper Claus Koch when he arrived there. The first part of the letter concerns the Oldenburg possession of the land of Jever.
1594, August 27
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, Danish privy councillor: request for help in acquiring a renewal of the license to use the harbour Neswage and Kummerwage.
1594, October 22
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to the king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the license given by Carsten Bake to Bremen merchants for the harbour Neswage in Iceland for three years. Although the count has never officially asked for renewal of the Oldenburg license after the previous king's death, his merchants have always behaved themselves well, and he sees no reason to give the harbour to Bremen.
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1595, July 25
Arnarstapi
Carsten Bake to Bremen: request for a prolongation of the license for the harbours Neswage and Lando on behalf of Friedrich Koster, who sailed for Bake to these harbours before. Moreover, Gerdt Dreyer is summoned to pay the money he still owes to Bake because of shipped goods, plus the tolls which he still owes to the former governour Hinrick Kracke. Finally, the new governour Brostrup Gedde demands a new letter of consignment from Bremen in order to retain his position as sysselman in Snæfellsnes.
1596, February 19
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbours Grundeforde, Kummerwage, and Neswage in Iceland, after the license for Neswage given to Bremen merchants by Carsten Bake expires.
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1597, before March 11
Oldenburg
[Oldenburg merchants with Iceland] to count John of Oldenburg: although Oldenburg merchants have used the harbours Neswage, Kummerwage, and Grundeforde with royal permission for years, Bremen merchants have started in the previous year 1596 to trade in the harbour Stickingsholm, which is just another name for Neswage and therefore illegal.
1597, March 11
Oldenburg
Count Johan of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor: besides a request to buy corn in Denmark, the count complains about Bremen merchants in Iceland, who use the harbour Neswage under the name Stickingsholm with the support of sheriff Carsten Bake, damaging the Oldenburg trade there, and demands that the king forbids this.
1597, March 22
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: besides a request for permission to buy rye in Denmark, the count complains about Bremen merchants, who use the harbour Neswage in Iceland under the name Stickingsholm with support of governour Carsten Bake, damaging the Oldenburg trade there, and asks once again for royal support in the matter.
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1597, April 4
Copenhagen
King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: request to stop using the harbour Stickingsholm and to return the license, which was issued to Heinrich Alberts and Albert Rote, but was acquired under false pretenses, as it appears to be a part of Neswage, for which count John of Oldenburg already holds a license.
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1597, April 28
Bremen
Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the prohibition to sail to Stickningsholm in Iceland, which is, contrary to what the Oldenburg merchants say, a separate harbour from Neswage. Moreover, the Oldernburg merchants are not able to meet the needs of the islanders with a single ship. If the king is unwilling to allow continued trading there, then at least permission to sail for a single year is requested, to reclaim outstanding debts.
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1597, June 14
Stykkishólmur
Olafur Einarsson, Christian Williasson and Arne Ottsson confess that the ship which was used by the Germans (i.e., Oldenburg merchants) in Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland was not bigger than 40 lasts, which is not enough to meet the needs of the locals.
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1597, July 16
Stykkishólmur
Eler Palson, Ormur Johanson, Guendur Jonsson, Niclauss Oddtsson, Arne Narnesson, Torsteen Pastor Ottson, Toesten Pastor Ottson the younger, Suerdur Toesteinsson, Johan Hakenorsson, and Biarne Clemensson confess that Stickingsholm and Neswage in Iceland are two distinct harbours.
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1597, September 3
Oldenburg
Harmen Kloppenburg reports that he was lucky to have arrived eight days before the Bremen merchants in Iceland, who nowadays buy all the fish in Grundeforde which used to be sold in Kummerwage. Moreover, sheriff Carsten Bake only accepted the tolls for Kummerwage and not for Neswage, which he had given to Bremen.
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1597, November 5
Bremen
Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request prolonged use of the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, of which the Oldenburg merchants claim that it belongs to Neswage, but from the enclosed documents it can be shown that it is a different harbour, for which the single Oldenburg ship is moreover too small to meet the needs of the locals.
1598, January 10
Oldenburg
Oldenburg merchants with Iceland to [Bremen]: remind them about the letter of the Danish king, in which he prohibited Bremen merchants to use the harbour Stickingsholm, and of which they included a copy, and ask the merchants from Bremen to respect that prohibition.
1600, September 22
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a permission to use the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, now the Bremen license has expired, and request to send the licenses in threefold.
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1601
Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.
1610, December 17
Oldenburg
Schweder Timmerman to count Anton Günther of Oldenburg: as the Danish merchants licensed with the Icelandic trade do not use the harbour Flatto at the moment, Timmerman requests to use that harbour for the time being, and afterwards one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe, or Reff.
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