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15630221HAM00

1563, February 21

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: in reaction to a complaint of the king about a ship filled with sulfur from Iceland, a cargo list is sent, to prove that most of the the sulfur was transported for the Loitz family.

15630224STE00

1563, February 24

Stettin (Szczecin)

Simon Loitz and Hans Loitz the Elder and the Younger to king Frederick II of Denmark: in response to the king's complain that Stefan Loitz did not pay the 3000 guilders in return for his monopoly on the Icelandic sulfur trade, it is claimed that the king violated the conditions as well by stopping their ships in Hamburg and sending two ships to Iceland himself last year.

15630929KOB00

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1563, September 29

Copenhagen

King Frederick II of Denmark renews the sulfur monopoly on behalf of Stefan Loitz, which had led to problems before. The king will form a company for 7 years with the Loitz family, which will send two ships annually to Iceland for sulfur, for which Loitz will provide the merchandise. In return, they will give the king a loan of 60000 daler for 3 years, and the sulfur that was confiscated in Hamburg will be returned to them.

15640411STE00

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1564, April 11

Stettin

Hans Loitz the Elder declares that of the 60.000 taler that they had to pay for the Icelandic sulfur monopoly to the Danish king, his brother Stefan has already paid 113 mark in silver to the royal mint. A new contract will still have to be signed by Stefan, who is currently absent.