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15850000FLE00

1585 ca.

Flensburg

Claus Jacobsen to the Danish Council of the Realm: request for a license to use the harbour Langenes in Iceland.

15850203BRE00

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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.

15850213OLD00

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.

15850215KOB00

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1585, February 15

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: declares that, according to the declarations of Copenhagen in 1562, and Flensburg in 1579, Hamburg merchants are prohibited from sailing to Iceland without a valid license, just like anyone else, and that the king is not obliged to issue a license, although generally he is willing to do so.

15850318KRO00

1585, March 18

Kronborg

King Frederik II of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15850318KRO01

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.

15850617KOB00

1585, June 17

Copenhagen

King Frederik II of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15850816JEV00

1585, August 16

Jever

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: answer to the license for the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, which the count has gladly received, and the state of his relations with the Bremen cathedral chapter, which is electing a new bishop.

15851120BRE00

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1585, November 20

[Bremen]

Henrich Salomon, Christoffer Meyer, Johan Koster, Vasmer Bake, Everdt Hoveman and Friedrich Koster to Bremen: request for a license to use the harbours Neswage and Grindeforde in Iceland, after prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen, who had held the previous license, died. Since Bremen merchants had a long tradition of sailing to these harbours, they would like the license back.

15851122BRE00

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1585, November 22

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint about the many hindrances of the Bremen trade with Iceland and request for a license to use the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde on behalf of Christoffer Meyer and Johan Koster.