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1602-1604

[Shetland]

The Court Book of Shetland 1602-1604, containing records of law courts held at parish and country levels. Among others it concerns financial transactions of many German merchants in harbours around the country, cases of conflict between merchants and violence at trading sites.

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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.

17040409STA00

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1704, April 9

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossauw, for the ship Jungfer Anna of 30 to 34 lasts, with skipper Claus Meyer, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick or Hillswick or another harbour in Shetland with a cargo of among others salt, beer, and tobacco, and back again with herring, clip- and stockfish, butter, fish oil and other commodities.

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1704, May 8

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of skipper Marten Schnelle and owner Nicolaus Saucke, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, peas, rye meal, corn brandy, mead, biscuits and other bread, barrel hoops, tobacco, soap, fishing gear, some tar, hemp, boat nails and some stoneware, and back with salted fish, herring, butter, and other commodities such as calf furs and skins, on account of Nicolaus Saucke, who sails along.

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1704, May 19

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship St. Johannes of 25 lasts, on behalf of owner Daniel Thomsen, and with skipper Caspar Detloff, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, rye meal, loaf, peas, corn brandy, tobacco, linen, hemp, stoneware, boat nails, fishing gear, mead and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil, herring, skins and other commodities.