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15580321BRE00

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1558, March 21

[Bremen]

Lawyer Dirick Witting to [Bremen]: surrejoinder and final plea to the rejoinder of Gerdt Breker's lawyer against his clients Johan Beling and Brun Oldenburg in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling on Shetland, in which he states that his clients have nothing to do with what exactly happened on Shetland and insists that Breker has to fulfill his obligation.

15580502BRE00

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1558, May 2

[Bremen]

Lawyer Dirick van Minden to [Bremen]: rebutter and final plea to the surrejoinder of Dirick Witting, lawyer of Johan Beling and Brun Oldenburg, against his client Gerdt Breker in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling on Shetland, in which he states that the ship's crew conspired against Breker while he was on the island, and that he cannot pay the desired amount, which will put him, his wife and children into trouble.

15590906BRA00

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1559, September 6

Brow

Olave Sinclair, governour of Shetland, testifies how in August 1557, German skipper Cordt Hemeling was slain by Gerdt Breker, a member of his crew, in Shetland, how he was sought and found, and that five men were appointed as Breker's warrantors before Sinclair on Cordt's brother Gerdt Hemeling's incentive.