HANSdoc Database

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1582, November 7

[Bremen]

Berndt Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer to Bremen: complain about hindrance of Hamburg merchants in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland, even though the Danish king had forbidden this, and asks for a new letter to governour Johan Bockholt to prevent this.

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[1583, February]

[Klingstrup]

[Governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland to Hamburg]: explains how he has forbidden Hamburg merchants Simon Schmidt, Matthias Eggers, Jochim Focke and Jochim Warneke to use the harbours Ost- and Horneforde, after complaints of Bremen merchants Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer. However, they have traded there nevertheless, and therefore he asks again to prevent them from using the mentioned harbours.

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1583, February 28

[Bremen]

[Bremen] to governour Johan Bockholt of Iceland: write how they are surprised that he asked the Hamburg and Bremen merchants who have a conflict about the harbour Ostforde to come to Althing this year to solve the matter, and ask again to forbid the Hamburg merchants to sail there, otherwise they will complain to the king of Denmark.

15840000KOB00

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1584

Copenhagen

Overview of the harbours in Iceland in use in the years 1584-1592.

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1586

List of merchants who received a license for certain harbours in Iceland and for how long.

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1586, February 13

Hamburg

List of harbours in Iceland, for which Hamburg merchants have applied for a license.

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1587, October 21

Hamburg

Jochim Focke to Hamburg: request for renewal of his license for the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland, which he has received for two years and will expire next year.

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1587, November 9

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: request renewal of the licenses for the harbours Wapenforde, Grindewick and Ostfriedenes in Iceland, on behalf of Paul Lindeman, Bernd Osthof and Jochim Focke, which they had for two years before, as well as a new license for Dureshave and Rodershave in Langenes, which have become free, on behalf of Jochim Warneke.

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1590, January 25

Hamburg

Hamburg to the Danish council of the Realm: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland on behalf of Jochim Focke.

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1590, March 8

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark permits Joachim Focke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Ostfriedenes or Hoddenforde in Iceland for three years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.