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1549, April 8

[Bremen]

Contract between Bernd Losekanne, Reineke Swachman, Reineke Winter, Luder Wedeman, Volkert Frese, Gerdt Tilebare, Johan Reineke, Christoffer Meyer and Hans van Osnabrugge, and skipper Herman Wedeman, in which they form a trading company together to sail to Iceland, but promise to behave as ordinary sailors under the command of Wedeman during the journey.

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1557, May 14

[Bremen]

Minute of the Bremen lower court, in which Hinrick Sprenger states that he bought the trading company from Christoffer Meyer in Shetland, which they use to have together, together with the booth, so that Meyer had no longer anything to do with the company. Witnesses are Reineke Hargestede and Harmen Middendorp, who confirm that Sprenger bought the company from Meyer, but do not know what both men did on Shetland.

15670201FRE00

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1567, February 1

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: Heinrich Mumme from Copenhagen, who has a license for the harbour Ostforde, complained about interference from Christoffer Meyer from Bremen, and the king asks to refrain from this illegal trade.

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1567, March 10

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: writes that Herman von Oldensehe has complained about interference of Bernd Losekanne, Christoffer Meyer and Johan Vasmer in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, for which Oldensehe has been licensed, and forbids them using the said harbour.

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1570, September 23

Bremen

Christoffer Bornhorst, Vasmer Bake, Johan Hudeman, Johan Lubbe and Christoffer Meier, merchants who trade with Bodenstede in Iceland to [Joachim Hinck, dean of the Bremen cathedral chapter]: ask for help in preventing Hamburg merchant Hans Gronewold from interfering in the harbour Stappe, which belongs to Bodenstede.

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1571, January 23

Bremen

Christoffer Bornhorst, Vasmer Bake, Johan Hudeman, Johan Lubbe and Christoffer Meier (merchants with Bodenstede in Iceland) to Bremen: complaint about interference of Hamburg merchant Hans Gronewoldt, who is licensed with the harbour Reff, in the harbour Stappe, which belongs to Bodenstede, for the last three years.

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1572, April 16

[Bremen]

Contract between Luder Wedeman, Johan Reineken, Luder Meyer, Hinrick Pundt, Marten Losekanne and Hinrick Osnabrugge, and skipper Bernd Losekanne, in which they form a trading company together to sail to Iceland, but promise to behave as ordinary sailors under Losekanne's command during the journey. Nine other persons are also part of the company but stay at home.

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1575, March 25

[Bremen]

Verdict of Bremen city council in the conflict between Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne, in which Losekanne declares that he shall not trade in the same places as his former trading company, and will pay them ten gulden for his part in the company and because they have to find a new skipper.

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1575, March 28

[Bremen]

Confirmation of the verdict of the Bremen city council in the conflict between Christoffer Meyer and Bernd Losekanne, in which it is decided that Losekanne shall be free to trade in Iceland, but not hinder his former trading partners in their harbour.

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1575, April 7

[Bremen]

Schaffenradt, secretary in Bremen, declares that he has gone to Bernd Losekanne's house, where he has seen that his license to trade in Iceland has been torn to pieces and the royal seal has been removed. Losekanne declared that the license was issued in his name only, but Christoffer Meyer and others with whom he had a trading company, claimed that it was also valid for them.