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14980405BER00

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1498, April 5

[Bergen]

Eldermen of the Hanseatic Kontor in Bergen to the representatives of the Hanseatic cities gathered in Lübeck: complaint about the commercial activity of two Bremen ships in Shetland in 1494, and how after the governor of Bergen had confiscated commodities of one of them, he had to release these after letters sent by the Duke of Holstein and the Count of Oldenburg.

15350118KOB00

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1535, January 28

Copenhagen

Count Christopher of Oldenburg to Eske Bilde, commander of Bergen: asks him to write to the Faroes that they should pay a tax of two guilders for each man, which has to be given to Joachim Wullenwever, councillor in Hamburg, or his representative.

15350129KOB00

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1535, January 29

Copenhagen

Count Christopher of Oldenburg to Hamburg: writes that the Danish king has given Iceland to Marx Meyer, and that the Hamburg merchants should therefore oblige him or his brother Bernd, whom he has sent as governour, and no one else.

15350313LUB00

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1535, March 13

Lübeck

Eske Bilde, commander of Bergenhus, to the Faroes: on behalf of Count Christopher of Oldenburg, it is asked to let councillor Joachim Wullenwever of Hamburg keep the Faroese tribute, which was confiscated from him in 1533.

15350410HAD00

1535, April 10

Haderslev

King Christian III of Denmark to the Faroese: has given the Faroes to Thomas Koppen from Hamburg, who will send one ship annually from Hamburg to buy and sell commodities, and if someone else will come in that position with support of Count Christopher [of Oldenburg] or of Lübeck, this will have to be resisted.

15511021KOB00

1551, October 21

Copenhagen

King Christian III of Denmark to Johan Strubbe, doctor of law in Lübeck: inquires about the conditions under which the compensation to Hamburg has to be payed for damage inflicted upon them in Iceland, as agreed upon during negotiations in Flensburg earlier that year.

15600825XXX00

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[1560, August 25]

King Frederick II of Denmark to Pouel Stissen, governor of Iceland: count Anthony of Oldenburg has requested to trade in Iceland to supply his court with fish, and therefore he should be helped in acquiring the desired fish when his ship reaches Iceland.

15791000JEV00

1579, October

Jever

Joachim Kolling to the count of Oldenburg: request to ask the Danish king for permission to use the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland, to which Kolling has sailed for several years before and from which he has shipped fish to Jever.

15791029OLD00

1579, October 29

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Frederik II of Denmark: request to use the harbour Kumbaravogur on Iceland, on behalf of Joachim Kolling.

15800406OLD00

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1580, April 6

[Oldenburg?]

Joachim Kolling to count John VII of Oldenburg: states that he has prepared a ship to sail to Kummerwage in Iceland, freighted it for the value of 1500 daler, and hired a crew and a skipper from Bremen, Roleff Gerdes, who also owns part of the ship. However, the Bremen city council forbade the latter to sail with him. Kolling argues that Bremen had no right to do this, and requests free passage and freedom of operation.

15800408OLD00

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1580, April 8

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to Bremen: request to grant Joachim Kolling, from the land of Jever, free passage and to not hinder him in his plans to sail to Iceland.

15800414BRE00

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1580, April 14

Bremen

Bremen to Count John VII of Oldenburg: relate how the deceased Johan Munsterman, who has used the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland for many years, has suffered great damage, and if the king had known this at the time, he would never have issued a new license to Joachim Kolling, who is now complaining about hindrance of Bremen in his plans to sail there. Therefore, it is asked that the use of the harbour is left to Munsterman's widow and companions, who are in great distress.

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.

15820213BRE00

1582, February 13

Bremen

Hinrich Salomon, Dietrich Vasmer, and Evert Hoveman to king Frederick II of Denmark: complain about interference of Oldenburg and Hamburg in the harbour Neswage in Iceland, and ask for protection of their rights there.

15830927BRE00

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1583, September 27

Bremen

Johan Koster and Evert Hoveman to prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen: complain that merchants from Bremen were driven from Kummerwage by Oldenburg merchants after the shipwreck of Johan Munsterman and by Hamburg merchants from other harbours. Last year the Bremen skipper Dirick Vasmer, who was on his way to Neswage, suffered damage to his ship and had to return to Bremen, and therefore it is feared that other merchants will use this opportunity to take over this harbour as well. Therefore, the bishop is asked to mediate at the Danish court to secure Neswage for Bremen.

15850000OLD00

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1585

[Iceland]

Account book of the Oldenburg merchants trading with Iceland of the commodities sold in Iceland, and the debts and repayments of their Icelandic customers in Neswage.

15850000OLD01

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1585

Anonymous letter to Count John VII of Oldenburg: short notices, among others about some people who are willing to sell their share in the ship used for the Icelandic trade. There will be 3 or 4 parts available, each for about 10 daler, of which the care for the ship will cost about 60 or 70 daler.

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.

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.

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.

15860000XXX01

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1586

List of harbours in Iceland for which licenses have been issued to merchants from Stade, Bremen, Wilster and Oldenburg, in the years 1576-1585.

15860000XXX02

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1586

Notes about two issued licenses in Iceland: of Botsand and Dureshave to citizens from Wilster, 1584, and Neswage and Grundeforde to the count of Oldenburg, 1585.

15880118BRE00

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1588, January 18

[Bremen]

Instruction for Bremen counsellor Heinrich Bredelo and secretary Heinrich Houck, who were sent to the Danish king to discuss the problem of Bremen merchants losing their licenses for harbours in Iceland to Hamburg and Oldenburg merchants. Therefore, it is asked to secure the four remaining harbours Ostforde, Bodenstede, Flattoh and Watlose for Bremen merchants, and to request new licenses for Stickingsholm and Elleroh to compensate for the lost harbours.

15890906BRE01

1589, September 6

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Iceland to Bremen: request for mediation in renewing their licenses for Icelandic harbours: Marten Losekanne in Ostforde, Johan Hudeman in Bodenstede, Carsten Bake in Flatto, and Johan Schroder in Wattlose, plus a license for Neswage on behalf of Evert Hoveman, which is currently owned by Oldenburg but where there has not been a ship last year.

15890907BRE00

1589, September 7

Bremen

Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the licenses for Bremen citizens, which were issued by Frederick II, and which have ended in this year, and also for the harbour Neswage, which is in use by Oldenburg.

15930427KOB00

1593, April 27

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Carsten Bake from Bremen to trade with the harbours Neswage and Lando in Iceland for three years. After expiration of the license, the harbour will be given to the count of Oldenburg again.

15940827OLD00

1594, August 27

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about interference of Bremen merchant Hans Honne in Neswage, where he supposedly destroyed the Oldenburg booths and built his own, and interfered with the trade of Oldenburg skipper Claus Koch when he arrived there. The first part of the letter concerns the Oldenburg possession of the land of Jever.

15940827OLD01

1594, August 27

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, Danish privy councillor: request for help in acquiring a renewal of the license to use the harbour Neswage and Kummerwage.

15941022OLD00

1594, October 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to the king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the license given by Carsten Bake to Bremen merchants for the harbour Neswage in Iceland for three years. Although the count has never officially asked for renewal of the Oldenburg license after the previous king's death, his merchants have always behaved themselves well, and he sees no reason to give the harbour to Bremen.

15941120FRE00

1594, November 20

Frederiksborg

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: the count should have been more concerned with the situation in Iceland in the past. Now the license for the harbour Neswage has been given to Bremen and cannot be made undone, but if the count will request a new license after the current license expires, the king will gladly grant it to him.

15941214OLD00

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1594, December 14

Oldenburg

Oldenburg merchants with Iceland to the council of the count of Oldenburg: answer to a letter by Bernd Salfeld and Daniel Moers from Hamburg, concerning the payment of debts from the Icelandic trade, among others caused by the death of Claus Kock, who owned part of their ship.

15960219OLD00

1596, February 19

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbours Grundeforde, Kummerwage, and Neswage in Iceland, after the license for Neswage given to Bremen merchants by Carsten Bake expires.

15960301KOL00

1596, March 1

Kolding

Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor, to count John VII of Oldenburg: informs him that the letters he sent to the king have just missed him, as the king just left, but that he will do his best to support his requests.

15960315OLD00

1596, March 15

Oldenburg

Count Johan of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor: thanks him for the support, and sends a horse as a gift.

15960329FRE00

1596, March 29

Frederiksborg

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: permits him to use the harbours Neswage and Kummerwage in Iceland, but not the harbour Grundeforde, as was requested, as this harbour was not used by Oldenburg before and has therefore been licensed to John Adolf, archbishop of Bremen.

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.

15960419OLD00

1596, April 19

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: sends the king two horses, and thanks him for the license for the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland, as well as for his help in the Oldenburg claims in Kniphausen, and expresses his regret in not acquiring a license for Grundeforde, which he has had before.

15970300OLD00

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1597, before March 11

Oldenburg

[Oldenburg merchants with Iceland] to count John of Oldenburg: although Oldenburg merchants have used the harbours Neswage, Kummerwage, and Grundeforde with royal permission for years, Bremen merchants have started in the previous year 1596 to trade in the harbour Stickingsholm, which is just another name for Neswage and therefore illegal.

15970311OLD00

1597, March 11

Oldenburg

Count Johan of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor: besides a request to buy corn in Denmark, the count complains about Bremen merchants in Iceland, who use the harbour Neswage under the name Stickingsholm with the support of sheriff Carsten Bake, damaging the Oldenburg trade there, and demands that the king forbids this.

15970322OLD00

1597, March 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to Christian Friese, Danish privy counselor: besides a request for the permission to buy rye in Denmark, the count complains about Bremen merchants, who use the harbour Neswage in Iceland under the name Stickingsholm with support of sheriff Carsten Bake, damaging the Oldenburg trade there, and asks for his help in negotiating the matter with the king.

15970322OLD01

1597, March 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: besides a request for permission to buy rye in Denmark, the count complains about Bremen merchants, who use the harbour Neswage in Iceland under the name Stickingsholm with support of governour Carsten Bake, damaging the Oldenburg trade there, and asks once again for royal support in the matter.

15970404KOB00

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1597, April 4

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: request to stop using the harbour Stickingsholm and to return the license, which was issued to Heinrich Alberts and Albert Rote, but was acquired under false pretenses, as it appears to be a part of Neswage, for which count John of Oldenburg already holds a license.

15970405KOB00

1597, April 5

Copenhagen

Heinrich Ramel, royal Danish privy councillor, to count John VII of Oldenburg: sends two copies of the letter of the Danish king to Bremen, concerning the illegal use of the harbour Neswage, and declares his support in case of further problems in the future.

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.

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.

15970428OLD00

1597, April 28

Oldenburg

Count Johan of Oldenburg to governor Brostrup Gedde of Iceland: sends him a copy of the letter of the Danish king to Bremen, in which he forbids them to use the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, and asks him to prevent Bremen merchants from doing so.

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.

15971105BRE00

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1597, November 5

Bremen

Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request prolonged use of the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, of which the Oldenburg merchants claim that it belongs to Neswage, but from the enclosed documents it can be shown that it is a different harbour, for which the single Oldenburg ship is moreover too small to meet the needs of the locals.

15980110OLD00

1598, January 10

Oldenburg

Oldenburg merchants with Iceland to [Bremen]: remind them about the letter of the Danish king, in which he prohibited Bremen merchants to use the harbour Stickingsholm, and of which they included a copy, and ask the merchants from Bremen to respect that prohibition.

15980819OLD00

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1598, August 19

Report of the hearing of witnesses in the case of shipowner and merchant Harmen Kloppenburg against the skipper Dirich Walleman, about a ship he had chartered Walleman to sail with to Iceland. Walleman is accused by Kloppenburg of having traded on his own account as well, and that a part of the fish got wet during transport.

15990504OLD00

1599, May 4

Oldenburg

The council of the count of Oldenburg declares that Harmen Kloppenburg has a royal Danish permission to use the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland.

15990504OLD01

1599, May 4

Oldenburg

Harmen Kloppenburg and his crew to the council of the count of Oldenburg: as the license to use the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland has been taken by the count to an imperial meeting in Magdeburg, and it is time to leave for Iceland, the council is asked to provide a statement that the Oldenburg merchants are allowed to use the said harbours.

15991110OLD00

1599, November 10

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a prolongation of the license for the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland for a longer period than three years, as well as an extension of the license to the harbours Grundeforde and Landoh.

15991222KOB00

1599, December 22

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: permits the use of the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland for another three years, but Grundeforde and Landoh are already in use by someone else.

16000922OLD00

1600, September 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a permission to use the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, now the Bremen license has expired, and request to send the licenses in threefold.

16000922OLD01

1600, September 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to royal Danish councillors Christian Pryesen, Mandrup Pasbergen, and Heinrich Ramel: besides a request for help in a conflict with the count of Ostfriesland, they are asked for help in acquiring a license for trading with Iceland at the Danish king.

16010000XXX00

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1601

Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.

16010724KOB00

1601, July 24

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark grants the use of all harbours in Iceland to the inhabitants of Copenhagen and other surrounding cities, and forbids the count of Oldenburg to trade there after his license for the harbours Nesvogur and Kumbaravogur has expired.

16011110OLD00

1601, November 10

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the royal prohibition to sail to Iceland. He claims the trade of his Copenhagen subjects will not suffer if the Oldenburg merchants use the former licenses, which the count had hoped would have been extended.

16011204HAD00

1601, December 4

Haderslev

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: states that he understands the count's problems, but will remain with his decision to forbid the Oldenburg trade with Iceland.

16030200OLD00

1603, February

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to prince Ulrich of Denmark: asks for help in acquiring a license to use the harbour Olefswick in Iceland for three years from the Danish king.

16030200OLD01

1603, February

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request to use the harbour Olafswick near Kummerwage in Iceland, which has never been used before, as the fish catches have been so bad in the previous year, that the Oldenburg merchants still have many outstanding debts on the island.

16030310FAL00

1603, March 10

Falkenberg

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: in answer to the count's request to use the harbour Olafswick in Iceland, he writes it already has been given to others, but that they can freely fish in the seas south of Iceland themselves, as the English and others do.

16101217OLD00

1610, December 17

Oldenburg

Schweder Timmerman to count Anton Günther of Oldenburg: as the Danish merchants licensed with the Icelandic trade do not use the harbour Flatto at the moment, Timmerman requests to use that harbour for the time being, and afterwards one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe, or Reff.

16110207OLD00

1611, February 7

Oldenburg

Count Anton Günther of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: writes that he has heard that the Copenhagen trade monopoly of Iceland will be revised, and therefore requests the use of one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe or Reff.

16110307KOB00

1611, March 7

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to count Anton Günther of Oldenburg: states that the rumours that the Copenhagen monopoly on the trade with Iceland will be cancelled are not true and that the current situation will remain.

16110330HAM00

1611, March 30

Hamburg

Hamburg merchants who used to trade in Iceland to [Hamburg]: relate how the Danish king has forbidden them to trade with Iceland in 1601, and even though they still had a license for two years for the harbour Haneforde, they were hindered by the Danes, which left them with many outstanding debts. Therefore, it is asked to negotiate with the king for restoration of the old situation.

16450000OLD00

After 1645

Oldenburg

Citizens of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for permission to trade with Iceland again, after the Danish king has given them toll exemptions in the Sound and in Norway, like the merchants of Holland, in 1645.

16660829BRE00

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1666, August 29

Bremen

Excerpt from Peter Koster’s chronicle of Bremen, in which is described how on 29 August 1666 Bremen skipper Harmen Deetjen returned with his fully laden bojer from Shetland to Burhaver Siel, where his ship was taken by Swedish soldiers, who took it to Vegesack and confiscated the cargo.

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