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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.

15761028BRE00

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1576, October 28

Bremen

Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: request to renew the license to use the harbour Ostforde in Iceland. The license was formerly given to Bernd Losekanne, and should now be transferred to Christoffer Meyer.

15790407BRE00

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1579, April 7

Bremen

Bremen to Hamburg: complaint on behalf of Christoffer Meyger, who has used the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for many years, that merchants from Hamburg have also used the harbour in the previous two years, hindering Meyer's business. Therefore, it is asked to stop this.

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1580, February 15

[Bremen]

Bernd Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer to Bremen: in answer to the statement of Matthias Eggers from Hamburg that he and his predecessors have used the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for many years, they claim that he is lying, and that they have the full right to use the harbour, as they have done for about eighty years before.

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1580, March 8

Bremen

Berndt Losekanne and Christoffer Meyer to Bremen: answer to the letter from Matthias Eggers, who claimed that the Hamburg merchants held a license to trade in Iceland. The Bremen merchants claim that it is unnecessary to plea this case at the royal Danish governour in Iceland, and that the Hamburg merchants did not get their license from the king, but from an Icelander named Erikur Arnason.

15850203BRE00

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1585, February 3

[Bremen]

Verdict of Bremen city council in the conflict between Christoffer Meyer, Johan Koster and Bruning Nagel about the use of the harbour Neswage in Iceland, in which it is ordained that Nagel, Meyer and Koster will sail there together, whereby Nagel will have a sixth part of the ship, and that they will use the said harbour together with Grundeforde. Next year, they will have to form a company (maschup) together and use a bigger ship.

15851120BRE00

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1585, November 20

[Bremen]

Henrich Salomon, Christoffer Meyer, Johan Koster, Vasmer Bake, Everdt Hoveman and Friedrich Koster to Bremen: request for a license to use the harbours Neswage and Grindeforde in Iceland, after prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen, who had held the previous license, died. Since Bremen merchants had a long tradition of sailing to these harbours, they would like the license back.