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15901014BRE01

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1590, October 14

Bremen

Instruction for Bremen secretary Daniel Bisterfeldt, who is sent to the Danish court because Marten Losekanne was mistakingly given a license for the harbour Wapenforde in Iceland, which is already in use by Daniel Elers from Hamburg, instead of Ostforde, regardless of a previous request to correct this error. Bisterfeldt will ask to change the license, and request a new license for Klevesohe in Lon, which has not been used before, on behalf of Friedrich Tilebare.

15911205BRE00

1591, December 5

Bremen

Marten Losekanne and Johan Oldenbuttel to prince-archbishop John Adolf of Bremen: complain that they have used the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for over 80 years, and now Daniel Elers from Hamburg has received a license for the harbour Bernforde, which is in fact the same harbour, and ask for mediation at the Danish court.

15921010HAM00

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1592, October 10

Hamburg

Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: complaints about the behaviour of the English merchants and fishermen in and around Iceland, who fish so much that nothing is left for the Icelanders and German merchants, attack German ships and trade illegally.

15930904BRE00

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1593, September 4

Bremen

Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a prolongation of the license for the harbour Flatto in Iceland, which was formerly given to Pall Jonsson for four years, on behalf of Bremen citizen Bernd Jonsson, who was born in Iceland.

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1594, September 1

Hof (Vopnafjörður)

Priest Oddur Torkilsson to king Christian IV of Denmark: complains how the poor people of Vopnafjörður are dependent on the German traders, and therefore asks permission for a ship to sail to Þorshöfn in Langanes.

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1595, July 30

Haganes (Mývatn)

Sheriff Vigfus Þorsteinsson of Þingeyrarþing to king Christian IV of Denmark and the Council of the Realm: complains how the poor people cannot get to the Danish ship in Eyeforde because it is too far away and they have no horses, and therefore asks permission for Joachim Focke to sail with a ship of 40 lasts to Þorshöfn.

15970420BRE00

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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.

15970725HEL00

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1597, July 25

Helgafell

Olafur Einarson, Eriker Tostenson, and Dadde Jonson confess that they have heard Osser Ingemundarson complain about bad flour he bought in Kumbaravogur from Harmen Kloppenburg from Oldenburg, and ask governour Johan Bockholt to prevent such flour from being sold.

15970903OLD00

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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, October 5

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the two licenses for the harbour Haneforde in Iceland on behalf of Joachim Hare and Hans Holtgreve.