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16190927BRE00

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1619, September 27

Bremen

Bremen merchants with Shetland to Bremen: after complaints of their customers that fish from Shetland is mixed with old detoriated fish, it is asked to appoint two supervisors with experience and knowledge about the Shetland trade, to check and mark the imported packed fish.

16190930BRE00

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1619, September 30

[Bremen]

The city council of Bremen announces, that after complaints about the mixture of new fish from Shetland with old detoriated fish, no fish shall be sold from the city before it has been checked and marked by appointed supervisors, and 1,5 grote shall be paid for each barrel for this procedure.

16440200HAM00

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1644, February - 1645, July

Hamburg

Register of ships, skippers, freighters and cargoes sailing between Hamburg and Shetland that paid the admiralty toll in the harbour of Hamburg.

16460200HAM00

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1646, February - 1647, December

Hamburg

Register of ships, skippers, freighters and cargoes sailing between Hamburg and Shetland that paid the admiralty toll in the harbour of Hamburg.

16591006BRE00

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1659, October 6

Bremen

Herman Hausman and Henrich Eiling, councillors in Bremen, confirm that they have heard the testimonies of Herman Brunings, Gerdt and Segebad Detken, Herman Segelcken and Cort Lubbers, crew members on the ship of Herman Detken, about how they had to throw cargo overboard to save their ship in a storm on the return journey from Shetland. Also contains the testimony of Herman Detken himself.