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15300222STE00

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1530, February 22

Steinburg

Johan Rantzouw to Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus: states that the Danish King has enfeoffed his former secretary Thomas Koppen from Hamburg with the Faroes, and asks not to hinder him.

15310519TRO00

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1531, May 19

Trondheim

Archbishop Olaf of Trondheim to Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus: announces that he can not come to the meeting with the king in Copenhagen because of a large fire in Trondheim, and sends his points for the agenda, including complaints about Hamburg merchants in Iceland and the Faroes.

15340306HAM00

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1534, March 6

Hamburg

Thomas Koppen to Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus: sends him a copy of his enfeoffment with the Faroes, and asks not to send a ship there to his detriment. Moreover, he sends him two barrels of Hamburg beer and a cake for his wife, as well as news about the political situation in Denmark and Germany.

15340423BER00

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1534, April 23

Bergenhus

Commander Eske Bille of Bergenhus anounces the Faroese that because of the great damage that Hamburg is doing to the Faroes, the Norwegian Council of the Realm has decided that after the death of king Frederick I of Denmark, the islands will be brought under his control.

15340523TOR00

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1534, May 23

Tórshavn

Lawman Anders Gottormssen of the Faroes to Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus: thanks him for the letter that the Norwegian Council of the Realm has decided that the Faroes shall be subjected to Bergen again and not to Hamburg, and declares his cooperation.

15340623BER00

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1534, June 23

Bergen

Archbishop Olaf of Trondheim to Hans [Thehus], representative of Thomas Koppen on the Faroes: Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus, has complained that he has hindered him in collecting the tributes from the islands, which does much damage to the Norwegian realm.

15340623BER01

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1534, June 23

Bergen

Archbishop Olaf of Trondheim, Niels Lycke and Johan Kruckow to bishop Amund of the Faroes and lawman Anders Guttormssen: Eske Bille, commander of Bergenhus, has complained that Hans Thehus has on behalf of Thomas Koppen from Hamburg hindered him to collect the tribute for the Norwegian crown, which should not happen again.

15370216GOT00

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1537, February 16

Gottorf

King Christian III of Denmark to commander Eske Bille of Bergenhus: asks among others to leave Thomas Koppen on the Faroes in peace, as he has a license from the previous king, as well as his servant Hans van der Vecht.

15511130DRO00

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1551, [November 30]

Dronningborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bille and Eskildt Oxe: informs among others that he has appointed Poul Hvitfeld as governor in Iceland to protect the trade interests of Copenhagen merchants against those from Hamburg.