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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 5

Copenhagen

Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor, to count John VII of Oldenburg: sends two copies of the letter of the Danish king to Bremen, concerning the illegal use of the harbour Neswage, and declares his support in case of further problems in the future.

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1597, April 18

Bremen

The city council of Bremen declares that they have read the letter from the Danish king, in which he orders them to return the license for the harbour Stickingsholm, and reply that they will discuss the matter with the involved merchants in Iceland, and formulate an answer.

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1597, April 18

Kronborg

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: besides declaring that the prohibition on Danish export of rye will remain, he mentions to have sent the city council of Bremen a letter in which he asks them to stop their activities in the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, and to send back their license.

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1597, April 20

Bremen

Gerdt Gerbade, Hinrich Albers and Albert Koster to Bremen: respond to the prohibition to sail to the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, for which they had received a license. Contrary to what the Oldenburg merchants claim, Stickingsholm is a different harbour from Neswage, and that the single ship of 35 last which the Oldenburg merchants use to sail to Iceland is not big enough to meet the demands of the locals. As they have already prepared their ships for this year's journey, they ask permission to use their rightful license at least for one more year.

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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, April 28

Oldenburg

Count Johan of Oldenburg to governor Brostrup Gedde of Iceland: sends him a copy of the letter of the Danish king to Bremen, in which he forbids them to use the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, and asks him to prevent Bremen merchants from doing so.

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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 2

Bremen

Luder Losekanne, Hinrich Albers and Berendt Egeler, merchants in Stickningsholm in Iceland, to Bremen: explain that they have collected testimonies from Icelanders last summer to prove that Stickningsholm and Neswage are two separate harbours, that the Oldenburg ship of 40 last is too small to meet the needs of the locals, and that they are selling bad flour mixed with clay. Therefore, they request the continued use of the harbour.