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15720416BRE00

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1572, April 16

[Bremen]

Contract between Luder Wedeman, Johan Reineken, Luder Meyer, Hinrick Pundt, Marten Losekanne and Hinrick Osnabrugge, and skipper Bernd Losekanne, in which they form a trading company together to sail to Iceland, but promise to behave as ordinary sailors under Losekanne's command during the journey. Nine other persons are also part of the company but stay at home.

15900228BRE00

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1590, February 28

Bremen

Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: request to change the license of Marten Losekanne for the harbour Wapenforde in Iceland to Ostforde. It is claimed that a mistake was made in the license, as Losekanne and his predecessors have used the Ostforde for 80 years, whereas Wapenforde has been in use by Hamburg merchant Paul Lindeman for 20 years.

15900820FUL00

1590, August 20

Fýluvogur

Priest Einer Magnusson declares that merchant Martenn Losekanne and skipper Johan Oldenbuttel and their predecessors have traded 80 years long in Fuluwick, always honestly, and better than the merchants from Hamburg.

15910824FUL00

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1591, August 24

Fýluvogur

Priest Einar Magnusson repeatedly declares that Bremen merchants Marten Losekanne and Johan Oldenbuttel have behaved themselves very well in Fulewick in Iceland, have sold better merchandise than Hamburg merchants, and help the local people by bringing them fishing boats and timber for maintenance of the churches.