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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.

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1598, August 28

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Hofsos in Iceland on behalf of Albert Sivers and Hans Eggers, son of Matthias.

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1598, September 21

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbours Strome and Watlose in Iceland, on behalf of Rotmar Pöner from Rendsburg and Cordt Wemeyer, Jacob Hambrock and Heinrich Ratkens from Hamburg.

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1598, November 8

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Schagestrandt in Iceland, on behalf of Jurgen Vilter.

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1599, February 3

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Ostfriedenes, also called Rodeforde, in Iceland, on behalf of Joachim Focke.

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1599, February 3

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Botsandt in Iceland, on behalf of Reimer Ratkens.

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1599, February 4

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the raise of tolls in Iceland of one portugaleser.

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1600, August 28

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license to use the harbour Haneforde in Iceland, on behalf of Joachim Hare, Jacob Hambrock, Cordt Moller, and Dirick Berman.

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1600, August 28

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license to use the harbour Haneforde in Iceland, on behalf of Hans Holtgreve and shipowners Cordt Bleke, Herman Kopman and Dirick Hambrock.

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1601, February 13

Hamburg

Bernd and Henning Salfeld to Hamburg: renewed request for a license for the harbours Hellesand or Olefswick in Iceland, which are currently not in use, including permission to sail to Reff to reclaim their father's outstanding debts, who sailed there for over fifty years and died recently, but now Reff is in use by Gerdt Melsow from Bergen. A previous request was left unanswered.