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15490000HAM00

[1549]

[Hamburg]

[Hamburg merchants with Iceland] complain that in 1547, governor Lorentz Mule in Iceland has confiscated fish in Ackernisse from Henrich Kopman, although he had permission to leave one of his servants on the island, and from merchants in Wespenow, and sold their fish to English merchants. The damage is estimated at 733 daler, which should be repaid.

15490000HAM03

[1549]

[Hamburg]

Hamburg merchants in Iceland complain about governor Lorentz Mule in Haneforde, who confiscated goods from them and did not appear at Althing to settle the matter.

15500000HAM04

[c.1550]

[Hamburg]

List of complaints by Icelandic governor Otto Stigsen against Hamburg merchants in Iceland, among others that they trade before it is allowed, inflict their own justice upon the Icelanders, use their own weights, and drive out the English from the harbours.

15500630TIN00

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1550, June 30

Þingvellir

The Althing decides, concerning the complaints of merchants from Hamburg and Lübeck about governor Lorentz Mule, that Mule shall return the fish that he has confiscated, and forbids the foreign merchants in Iceland to stay in winter.

15501221KOB00

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1550, December 21

Copenhagen

Copenhagen to King Christian III: lenghty answer to Hamburg complaints, in which it is explained how the Hamburg merchants have violated the prohibition of the winter stay in Iceland, acted against the governor, kidnapped and mistreated the bailiff and his secretary, and stole fish which belonged to Copenhagen and the king. Therefore, compensation for the fish is demanded, as well as a punishment of the persons responsible for this.

15570900SHE00

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1557, [September]

[Shetland]

Gerdt Breker obliges to Brun Oldenburg, Johan Belink, Oltman Icken, Harmen Middendorp, and Johan Ellebracht, that he will pay 150 Bremen marks to the heirs of Cordt Hemeling, and 20 daler to the foud of Shetland Olave Sinclair, because of his involvement in the death of Hemeling. He mortgages his posessions in and around Bremen, including his house and booth, and promises not to leave the ship that takes him back to Germany.

15590906BRA00

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1559, September 6

Brow

Olave Sinclair, governour of Shetland, testifies how in August 1557, German skipper Cordt Hemeling was slain by Gerdt Breker, a member of his crew, in Shetland, how he was sought and found, and that five men were appointed as Breker's warrantors before Sinclair on Cordt's brother Gerdt Hemeling's incentive.

15610228LUB00

1561, February 28

Lübeck

Lübeck to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint against the prohibition to trade sulfur from the North of Iceland, which damages the Hanseatic merchants and cities.

15630513ANN00

1563, May 13

Annaberg

Stefan Loitz to Hieronimus Tenner, German chancellor in Denmark: he will send his servant Marcus Heine to discuss the problems with Denmark, and in the meantime asks permission to let one ship sail to Iceland to collect the debts and unsold goods that were left on the island.

15630921EDI00

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1563, September 21

Edinburgh

Queen Mary of Scotland to Olave Sinclair, governour of Shetland: states that she has permitted Johan Cordes, Johan Bartscher, Gert Westerwolt, Hinrick Eggers and Hinrick Vaget from Bremen to use the harbour Baltasound in Shetland, on the condition that they pay their tolls, and asks Sinclair not to hinder them.