HANSdoc Database

15950703HAM00

1595, July 3

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Schavenforde in Iceland, on behalf of Albert Sivers, who has sailed there for many years, and the oldest son of Matthias Eggers, who drowned in the Elbe recently.

15950703HAM01

1595, July 3

Hamburg

Christoffer Bergerdorp and Hans Hering to Hamburg: request for a renewal of the license for the harbour Schavenforde in Iceland on behalf of their stepson and son-in-law Albert Sivers, who is currently there. The previous license was issued to Sivers' companion Matthias Eggers, who drowned in the Elbe on his way to Iceland. The new license should also be issued for Matthias Eggers's oldest son, who wants to sail along as well.

15950822HAM00

1595, August 22

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Hofsos in Iceland on behalf of Hans Eggers, the eldest son of the deceased Matthias Eggers, who drowned in the Elbe this year. Matthias's companion Albert Sivers sent a request as well.

15980828HAM00

1598, August 28

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Hofsos in Iceland on behalf of Albert Sivers and Hans Eggers, son of Matthias.

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1601

Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.

16030408HAM00

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1603, April 8

[Hamburg]

Merchants who trade with Ruteforde to Hamburg: relate how they lost two ships in the last years, which forced them to leave their goods on Iceland for four years, and couldn't retrieve them because of the bad weather. Then the governor ordered them to sail back to Denmark, but a storm drove them to Hamburg, where they are not allowed to enter the harbour. Therefore, it is asked to land their goods to prevent even further damage.

16040313HAM00

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1604, March 13

[Hamburg]

Alberdt Sivers to Hamburg: writes that he has received a letter from Helsingør merchants, asking him to sail for them to Ohrbach in Iceland, and asks the city council to permit him to leave from Lübeck to Iceland and to return to Hamburg.