HANSdoc Database

15900000OST00

1590

Berufjörður

Erik Jakopsen declares that he was sent to Ostforde by governour Lorentz Kruse, and has heard there that the Bremen merchants have always traded honestly in Fulewick.

15910507KOB00

1591, May 7

Copenhagen

King Christian IV of Denmark to Bremen: states that Daniel Elers from Hamburg and governour Lorentz Kruse on Iceland have come to him and complained about the presence of Marten Losekanne from Bremen in Elers's harbour in Iceland, and asks Losekanne therefore to refrain from further use of the harbour.

16020913HAM00

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1602, September 13

Hamburg

Cordt Weimar, Hans von Hutlen, Herman Weimar, Jurgen Jordan, Heinrich Eggers, Gise Kopman and Heinrich Ort to Hamburg: state that they had a valid license for the harbour Watlose in Iceland and had been using the harbour for a long time, as can be confirmed by the Icelandic officials.

17060410STA00

1706, April 10

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friedrich Bossaw, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorentz Kruse, for a journey to Lerwick, Whalsay or another harbour in Shetland with salt, brandy, beer, tobacco, fishing lines, hooks, linen and other commodities, and back with salted fish and other commodities.

17060413STA00

1706, April 13

Stade

Draft for two sea passes on behalf of Friedrich Bossow, for his ship Weisse Schwan of 45 to 50 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, and for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorentz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco, fishing lines, hooks, linen and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter, stockfish and other commodities.

17070300STA01

[1707, March]

[Stade]

Johann Otto Bossaw to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse.