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15910824FUL00

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1591, August 24

Fýluvogur

Priest Einar Magnusson repeatedly declares that Bremen merchants Marten Losekanne and Johan Oldenbuttel have behaved themselves very well in Fulewick in Iceland, have sold better merchandise than Hamburg merchants, and help the local people by bringing them fishing boats and timber for maintenance of the churches.

16390000SHE00

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[1639]

Memorandum by tacksman Andro Smyth concerning expenses and debts for the levying of taxes and customs in Shetland for the years 1638 and 1639.

16400702SCA00

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1640, July 2

Scalloway

Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about the wrecks of three Dutch ships in Dunrossness, the debts of German merchants for the export of butter, problems with the collection, storage and transportation of wadmal, and various other tax-related issues.

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1640, July 21

Scalloway

Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: sends a receipt for a sum of 550 dollars which was paid by Yan Sour to Joshua Averie in Hamburg, and reports that Court Warnekin has also paid his debt of 500 dollars to the same, but forgot to bring the receipt. The Dutch have started salvaging the anchors of their ships that were attacked by Dunkirkers, and further complains about the troublesome levying of taxes and rents in Shetland.

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1640, July 27

Scalloway

Andro Smyth to his brother Patrick Smyth of Braco: reports about his troubles in dealing with the German merchants in Shetland, who have brought only little money with them, about his difficulties in travelling through the country because many islanders are out fishing, and about the problems of the sale of wadmal.