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15060100HAM00

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1506, [after January 28]

[Hamburg]

Hans Tappe to Hamburg: answer to the complaint of Lubberd Tydeman, Hans Schulhovet and their companions in the conflict about the use of the harbour Grindeforde, in which he states that it is custom that if a merchant uses a certain harbour in Iceland and has paid the tolls, he has the sole right to trade there and shall not be hindered by others, even though the seas are free to use by anyone. Therefore, Hans Tappe is the one that was hindered by the others and shall be compensated with 1000 mark.

15250707LUB00

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[1525, July 7 - 29]

Lübeck

Proceedings of the Hanseatic Diet in Lübeck, in which among others the trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroes is discussed, during which Bremen claims that the fish from these lands does not push the fish from Bergen from the market, and Hamburg claims that merchants from other nations are sailing there anyway, whereupon it is decided that the Bergen merchants should accept this trade.

15270702ISL00

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1527, July 2

Þingvellir

The bishops, governor, lawmen and lawrightmen in Iceland testify that German and English merchants at Althing have confirmed the measures and weights to be used in trading, and promised not to stay in winter, except in the case of shipwreck, or for young boys. It is requested that Hamburg will send a letter to confirm these regulations.

15320404XXX00

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1532, May 16

Iceland

Robbert Legghe and other English merchants testify that they came to Botsand in Iceland in 1532, where Lutke Schmidt from Hamburg denied them access, so that they entered the harbour by force, together with Jon Willers, after which merchants from Haneforde mediated and settled the matter.

15320823HAM00

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[1532, after August 23]

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Henry VIII of England: reply to the complaint of English merchants from Lynn about Lutke Schmidt in Iceland, whom they have asked to send his version of the events, and hope that Germans and English can behave peacefully in Iceland.

15320910LON00

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1532, September 10

London

Eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in London to Hamburg: Thomas Cromwell has complained about attacks of Hamburg and Bremen merchants on the ship of English merchant Nicolas Gybson in the harbour Grindewick, whereby they killed 15 men on board and confiscated the ship. It is demanded that Hamburg settles the matter with Cromwell, in order not to endanger the Kontor's position in England.

15330630TIN00

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1533, June 30

Þingvellir

The bishops of Skálholt and Hólar, the governour and two lawmen of Iceland, seven skippers from Hamburg and Bremen and English merchants testify that it was decided at Althing that German merchants can leave the commodities that they donot sell in Iceland, are not allowed to stay in winter except in the case of shipwreck or of boys who want to learn the language, and the weights and measures to be used are specified.

15371227HAD00

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1537, December 27

Haderslev

King Christian III of Denmark to Hamburg: announces that he has appointed Claus von der Marwitz as governor of Iceland, and asks the Hamburg merchants to support him when needed, to transport his goods and behave cooperatively towards him.

15440229NUP00

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1544, February 29

Núpufell in Eyjafjörður

Jon Þorlaksson, Biorn Þorvaldzson, Eyvindr Magnusson, Are Jonsson, and Arne Gislason state that they have read a verdict concerning the rights of German merchants in Iceland.

15450320KOL02

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1545, ca. March 20

Kolding

List of complaints of Otto Stigsson, governour of Iceland, against Hamburg merchants, among others that they behave violently, appropriate what isn't theirs, withhold payments to the governour, and use their own weights.

15500320FLE00

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1550, March 20

Flensburg

King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: explains how he has answered Hamburg in reaction to their complaints, that they are not allowed to stay in winter in Iceland, and that if they want to leave their commodities there, they can let it be guarded by Icelanders.

15510300HAM00

1551, [March]

[Hamburg]

"Relation" of the negotiations in March in Flensburg, about the hindrance of Copenhagen merchants by those from Hamburg, the captivity of the governor of Iceland and the illegal winter stay of foreign merchants on the island. Hamburg states that its old rights in Iceland have been unfairly violated by the Danish newcomers.

15510408FLE00

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1551, April 8

Flensburg

King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: announces that he wants to put an end to the dominance of Hamburg traders in Iceland and will send warships there to restore the order on the island.

15560210KOB00

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1556, February 10

Copenhagen

King Christian III to Lübeck: Complains that their merchants sell commodities of bad quality in Iceland, and use bad measures and weights, and asks them to stop doing this, on the penalty that their goods will be confiscated.

15560313HAM00

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1556, March 13

Hamburg

Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: complain about the rising prices at home in the last years, although the prices in Iceland have remained the same, and therefore ask for the governour in Iceland to set a weight for fish, so that they will have a more honest value.

15610306HAM00

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1561, March 6

Hamburg

Instruction for Hamburg burgomasters and councillors Albert Hackeman, Laurentz Niebuer, Wilhelm Moller and Nicolaus Vogler, who are sent to Denmark to prevent the prohibition of the sulfur trade from northern Iceland for Hamburg merchants, in which the services of Hamburg for the Icelanders and the Danish crown are emphasized.

15611122NYB00

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1561, November 22

Nyborg

Skipper Clawes Rode from Lübeck confesses that he has seen that Hamburg skipper Hans Rolfs and merchant Henning Struckman have bought and loaded sulfur in Iceland, and that governour Pal Stigson has ordered the sysselman in Ugforde to forbid this.

15620323FRE00

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1562, March 23

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to all who live in northern Iceland: announces that his own merchant will buy all train oil produced in Iceland, and forbids them to sell any of it to foreigners. A similar letter is sent to southern Iceland.

15621212STE00

1562, December 12

Stettin (Szczecin)

Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's complain that the 3000 guilders for the Icelandic sulfur monopoly were not paid, Loitz writes that he will come to Copenhagen at Christmas to discuss the matter.

15630205FRE00

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1563, February 5

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: asks to refrain from trading in the harbours Stappe, Reff, and Grundeforde in the West of Iceland, because Danish merchants are trading there now.

15630224STE00

1563, February 24

Stettin (Szczecin)

Simon Loitz and Hans Loitz the Elder and the Younger to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's complain that Stefan Loitz did not pay the 3000 guilders in return for his monopoly on the Icelandic sulfur trade, it is claimed that the king violated the conditions as well by stopping their ships in Hamburg and sending two ships to Iceland himself last year.

15630907STE00

1563, September 7

Stettin (Szczecin)

Stefan Loitz to king Frederick II of Denmark: regrets the loss of goodwill with the king because of the Icelandic sulfur trade, and sends his servant Marcus Heine to Copenhagen to discuss the matter.

15640811KOB00

1564, August 11

Copenhagen

Marcus Heine, servant of the Loitz family, to Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark: asks to lower the amount paid to the king for sulfur exported from Iceland, because it is impossible to get sulfur from Iceland in large amounts, and the price is lowering due to the opening of new sulfur mines in Krakow and Goslar. Also about other themes, including the theft of a load of cannonballs by the Swedes, which was destined for Denmark.

15650000XXX00

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1565

List of harbours in Iceland to be used by Hamburg merchants for a loan of 100.000 daler, and on the condition that they will not trade with forbidden goods such as train oil and sulfur.

15660418KOB00

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1566, April 18

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: reply to the request for licenses for the harbours Kummerwage and Bodenstede in Iceland, that they have been given to Danish citizens. Furthermore about Peter Bolck and Swedish privateers on the North Sea.

15660419STE00

1566, April 19

Stettin

Stefan Loitz to Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark: among many other things, he has heard that Hans Nielsen will sail to Iceland this year, and has sent him the requested commodities he needs for this trip. 40 last flour and 40 last beer will follow.

15660524BRE00

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1566, May 24

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to accusations of hosting Swedish privateers in Bremen waters, they answer they have not heard of such thing, and remind the king that they have been driven from most of their harbours in Iceland by Hamburg merchants during the last years, and therefore need protection in the harbours Kummerwage and Bodenstede.

15660617KOB00

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1566, June 17

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Henrick Mumme to trade with the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15660627KOB00

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1566, June 27

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Marcus Hess, burgomaster of Copenhagen, to trade with the harbour Botsand in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15670000XXX00

1567

Small register of debts in Iceland by Hamburg shipowners and Johan Falchener from Amsterdam.

15670129FRE00

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1567, January 29

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Christoffer Vogler, scribe of Segeberg castle, to trade with the harbour Dyreforde in Iseforde in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will not trade sulfur and fish oil, trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15670930BRE00

1567, September 30

Bremen

Joachim Hinck, dean of the Bremen cathedral chapter, to king Frederick II: request for licenses to use the harbours Kummerwage and Bodenstede in Iceland on behalf of Bremen merchants, among other things.

15680304KOB00

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1568, March 4

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: forbids Bernd Losekanne to use the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, after Heinrich Mumme, who holds the license for the said harbour, has complained about Losekanne's interference there.

15700923BRE00

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1570, September 23

Bremen

Christoffer Bornhorst, Vasmer Bake, Johan Hudeman, Johan Lubbe and Christoffer Meier, merchants who trade with Bodenstede in Iceland to [Joachim Hinck, dean of the Bremen cathedral chapter]: ask for help in preventing Hamburg merchant Hans Gronewold from interfering in the harbour Stappe, which belongs to Bodenstede.

15711025FRE00

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1571, October 25

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Claus Lude from Bremen to trade with the harbour Grindewick in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15760213BRE00

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1576, February 13

[Bremen]

Christoffer Meyer to [Bremen]: answer and final plea to the defense of Bernd Losekanne, in which he states that Losekanne did indeed interfere with their business in Iceland, and lies by stating otherwise. Moreover, he tried to destroy evidence by tearing up the license for the harbour, traded with Icelanders which were indebted to Meyer, and told them that Meyer was attacked by English pirates and would not come to Iceland.

15770603HAM00

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1577, June 3

[Hamburg]

Merchants sailing to Iceland to Hamburg: complain about the quarrel between the Danish king and Hamburg, which has led to a prohibition to sail to Iceland, where they still have many outstanding debts, and now their fellow merchants are moving to other cities and sailing from there, much to their own and the city's damage. Therefore, it is asked that the council will do its best to restore the former situation.

15770805BUX00

1577, August 5

Buxtehude

Buxtehude to the Danish council of the Realm: asks with the help of Joachim Hinck, dean of the Bremen cathedral chapter, that if any harbours will become available in Iceland in the future, if they can be used by Buxtehude citizens.

15801116OLD00

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1580, November 16

Oldenburg

Joachim Kolling declares, that he has received a license to use the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland from the king of Denmark with help from count John VII of Oldenburg, and that he has fitted out a ship together with 16 ship owners, and will behave like an honest merchant.

15820306FRE00

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1582, March 6

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to [governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland]: because Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne, who have a license to use the harbour Ostforde, have complained about interference of Hamburg merchants in their business, it is asked to prevent this.

15830200KLI00

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[1583, February]

[Klingstrup]

[Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Hamburg]: explains how he has forbidden Hamburg merchants Simon Schmidt, Matthias Eggers, Jochim Focke and Jochim Warneke to use the harbours Ost- and Horneforde, after complaints of Bremen merchants Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer. However, they have traded there nevertheless, and therefore he asks again to prevent them from using the mentioned harbours.

15830210KLI00

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1583, February 10

Klingstrup

Johan Bockholt to Friederich Koster in Bremen: writes that he has received a letter from Hamburg, in which they state that Hamburg merchants have a license for the contested harbour in Iceland [Ostforde] as well, and therefore asks both parties to appear at the next Althing, so a solution can be found.

15830320KLI00

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1583, March 20

Klingstrup

Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Bremen: explains that he has asked the Bremen and Hamburg merchants who have a conflict about the harbours Ost- and Horneforde to appear at the next Althing, because they both claim to have a valid license for the place.

15830621HAD00

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1583, June 21

Haderslev

King Frederick II of Denmark to Prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen: in answer to Henry's request for a license for a harbour on Iceland, the king reports that all harbours in Iceland have already been given to others. Should a harbour become available, however, the archbishop is welcome to use it.

15840111HAV00

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1584, January 11

Havreballegård?

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hamburg: has decided to give Paul Lindeman, who has traded illegally in Iceland, half of the confiscated property back on his request, and warns other Hamburg merchants that it is illegal to trade in harbours without having a license.

15850307OLD00

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1585-1586

[Oldenburg]

Account book of the Oldenburg merchants trading with Iceland, containing a list of collected capital from the shipowners and merchants, directions and expenses for brewing beer, and hire amounts for the crew. Four loose leaves contain older accounts, among others for the purchase and equipment of a ship.

15860000XXX00

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1586

List of merchants who received a license for certain harbours in Iceland and for how long.

15871129LON00

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1587, November 29

London

Elderman Moritz Zimmerman of the London Steelyard to Bremen: has found out that the ship that was attacked by English pirates near Shetland while on the way to Iceland, is lying at the Isle of Man, most of the goods sold, and that attempts to retrieve it will cost a lot of money and trouble.

15890620KOB00

1589, June 20

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Daniel Elers from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Bernforde in Iceland, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights. Renovated for three years in October 1594.

15891112HAM01

1589, November 12

Hamburg

Hamburg to the Danish council of the Realm: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Kibbelwick in Iceland, on behalf of Hans von Hutlen.

15910000HAM00

1591

Hamburg

Daniel Elers to the Danish council of the Realm: complains about how he received a license for the harbour Bernforde in Iceland, but was hindered by Bremen merchant Marten Losekanne, who acquired a license for Wapenforde, but changed the name to Ostforde, which he claims to be the same harbour as Bernforde.

15950822HAM00

1595, August 22

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Hofsos in Iceland on behalf of Hans Eggers, the eldest son of the deceased Matthias Eggers, who drowned in the Elbe this year. Matthias's companion Albert Sivers sent a request as well.

15960401KOB01

1596, April 1

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland for three years.

15970418KRO00

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.

15970727STR00

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1547, July 27

Strönd í Selvogi

Icelandic lawman Ellender Torwarderson to the skippers and merchants in Haneforde: Writes that he regrets not being able to come to them, but he sends them a copy of the Althing verdict of 1545, which is concerned with the winter stay on Iceland.

15980620HAM00

before 1598, June 20

Hamburg

Joachim Menges to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Bereforde in Iceland, on behalf of Jacob Fincken from Flensburg, who was merchant in the service of the deceased Hamburg merchant Daniel Elers, who held the previous license. Also a request to write to England for measures against Welshman Peter Maar, who interfered with their business in Iceland.

15990000HAM00

1599, Autumn

Hamburg

Johan Holtgreve to the Danish privy councillor Christoffer Valckendorf: request for a license for the harbour Altenforde in Iceland, because lawman Jon Jonsson has complained that the merchants in nearby Iseforde do not provide the local population with enough commodities.

15990824SKR00

1599, August 24

Skriðuklaustur

Jacob Winock, sheriff of Skriðuklaustur and Múlasýsla, to Augustinus Erich, secretary of the Danish German chancery: states how Jochim Focke has received a license for the harbour Horne- and Ostforde in Iceland, which is already in use by Friedrich Tilebare from Bremen. Therefore, the German chancery should inform about the matter.

16011127FRE00

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1601, November 27

Frederiksborg

King Christian IV of Denmark to Hamburg: answer to their complaints about the prohibition of the Icelandic trade, that he will not change his mind.

16020900HAM01

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[1602, Autumn]

[Hamburg]

Curdt Weimer, Hans van Huteln, Harmen Weimar, Jurgen Jordan, Henrich Eggerdts, Gise Kopman and Henrich Ordt to Hamburg: have been accused by the Danish king of having sailed to Iceland illegally, and in attendance of the trial, ask permission to unload their ship, as the commodities will otherwise detoriate.

16021126HAM00

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1602, [before November 26]

[Hamburg]

Merchants who used to sail to Kiblewick to Hamburg: complain about the Haneforde merchants' proposal to sail commodities from Iceland to Denmark.

16030414KOB00

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1603, April 14

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: orders all to finish their business and collect their outstanding debts on Iceland this year, as it will be the last year that foreign presence in Iceland is tolerated.

16040317HAM00

1604, March 17

Hamburg

Clawes von Kleve to Hamburg: relates how he has traded in Patersforde and Bildal in Iceland with his father for 40 years, and is now hired by Malmö merchant Olof Zuckerbecker to sail for him to Iceland, but the merchants who used to sail to the harbour Haneforde are obstructing him. He complains that they only do so out of jealousy, as their own license has expired, and that he is not acting against the city law, because he will sail from and return to Hamburg.

16360610KOB00

1636, June 10

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to Christian Rantzau: writes that the Glückstadt merchants who trade in Icelandic goods and sell them on to Hamburg, have to pay the Icelandic company in Copenhagen for that, and asks to send them to chancellor Christian Friese in Kragerup to negotiate the matter.

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