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Bremen

B(remen); Brahame; Brame; Bream; Breame; Breamer; Breheme; Brehmen; Brehmenn; Brehmisch; Brehmische; Brehmischen; breimin; Brema; Bremar; Bremarr; breme; Breme(n); Bremem; Bremen; Bremenn; Bremens; Bremenses; Bremensi; Bremensibus; Bremensis; bremensium; Bremenszis; Bremer; Bremere; Bremeren; Bremerenn; Bremerer; Bremern; Bremernn; Bremers; Bremerß; Bremes; Bremeschenn; Bremische; Bremischen; Bremischenn; Bremischer; Bremisches; Bremmenn; Bremmer; Bremois; Bremskrar; bremum; Breymen

Region/Country: Region/Land: Bremen, Holy Roman Empire

Bremen, a harbour city on the river Weser, is first mentioned in the 8th century, and became as archbishopric a clerical centre for the Christianisation of Northern Europe. It later became an important trading centre, and as such steered a growing independent course from the bishop, although it did not always have the status of Free Imperial City. It was among the most important members of the Hanse, until the last Hanseatic Diet.

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17040404STA00

1704, April 4

Stade

Draft for a sea pass for the hucker Hoffnung of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper and owner Hinrich Goesman, for a journey from the Geeste near Carlsburg to Shetland with tobacco, corn brandy, salt, barrel hoops, rye meal, fishing gear such as hooks and lines, and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter and other merchandise; to be back in Bremen on 23 September 1704.

17081026LER00

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1708, October 26

Lerwick

Representation of the justices of peace in Shetland to the customs commissioners at Edinburgh: complain how the absence of foreign traders, namely the Dutch since 1703 because of the war with France, and Bremen and Hamburg merchants because of the high duties since the Acts of Union, is damaging the country, and ask for the Bremen and Hamburg trade to be stimulated until British merchants have established themselves in Shetland.

17090214SHE00

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1709, February 14, and 1708, May 17

Contract between captain Robert Jollie, trustee of Samuel Shepard, John Eringtoun and Hendre Neall, merchants in London, on the one part, and James Mitchell of Girlesta and William Henderson of Gardie, on the other part, whereby Jollie undertakes to fish on their behalf in Shetland.

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