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[1556, January?]

King Christian III of Denmark announces that he has heard that during Thomas Koppen's monopoly of the Faroes, he has allowed to trade foreigners there against Norwegian law, and therefore it is emphasized that it is only allowed to trade with Danes and Norwegians.

15591102ROS00

1559, November 2

Roskilde

King Frederick II of Denmark renews his father's prohibition of free trade with the Faroes for any foreigner, except with the king's specific permission.

15731103KOL00

1573, November 3

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Thim from Hamburg to trade in the Faroes until further notice, under the condition that he imports commodities of good quality and uses the right weights and measures, but that the Faroese are free to trade with others as well.

15800709KOL00

1580, July 9

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hans Lindenov, commander of Bergenhus: has been informed that a citizen from Hamburg has traded illegally in the Faroes, and orders the Bergen citizen who currently has a license for the Faroese trade [Magnus Heinason] to take him prisoner and bring his ship to Bergen, where his case shall be judged upon.

15810216SKA00

1581, February 16

Skanderborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valkendorff: after the Faroes have been given to Copenhagen citizens, the previous license holder Magnus Heinason has come to him and complained about the difficulties he had because of illegal competition from a merchant from Hamburg, whom he had captured and taken to Bergen, and therefore he still had many outstanding debts on the islands. As he has been an honest citizen, he should keep his license for the Faroes. Also about illegal sailings of men from Holland.

15810217SKA00

1581, February 17

Skanderborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: has received the complaints of the Faroese about a lack of imported commodities, whereupon Magnus Heinason has excused himself for arriving to the islands too late after the Hamburg merchants, and that the need cannot have been so high since he left a large quantity of flour on the islands the year before.

15810408KOL00

1581, April 8

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hans Lindenov, commander of Bergenhus: after the goods on board of the confiscated ship from Hamburg in the Faroes have been sent to Copenhagen, the sailors should receive their own personal property back.

15810408KOL01

1581, April 8

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: has decided to give half of the goods back that were confiscated from a Hamburg ship that was illegally in the Faroes and taken to Bergen, and requests to send them to Hamburg as soon as they arrive in Copenhagen.

15811027FRE00

1581, October 27

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: Jochim Thim, the royal factor in Hamburg, who has a license to trade in the Faroes, has appeared before the king together with Magnus Heinason, who held a license before and would like to keep it. Because the Faroese have often complained about the lack of ships and imported commodities, it is decided to let them share a license, together with a citizen from Copenhagen.

15811101FRE00

1581, November 1

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Thim from Hamburg, Magnus Heinason from Bergen and Jörgen Kyd from Copenhagen to trade exclusively in the Faroes for five years, on the condition that they trade with commodities of good quality and bring the taxes and levies to Copenhagen.