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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.

15630818BRA00

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1563, August 18

Brow

Olave Sinclair, governor of Shetland, to Bremen: declares how he didn't want to give Johan Cordes and Johan Runge a license for the harbour of Baltasound, because there were already too many ships near the northern islands, but that they were not interested in one of the many available harbours on the mainland, and that it is a lie that they were driven from the said harbour by force by Segebad Detken and his companions.

15670217BRE00

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1567, February 17

[Bremen]

Hermanus Schroder, Segebandus Detken, Humierus Meager and Joannes Michaelis to [Bremen]: complain about violent attacks and robbery by Scottish pirates in various harbours in Shetland in 1566, which amounts to a total damage of 1008 daler, and ask for compensation and further protection in Shetland.

15670902EDI00

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1567, September 2

Edinburgh

Verdict of assize of the justiciary court in trial of James Edmistoun and John Blacader, who are accused of piracy of three ships from Bremen in Shetland, a ship from Lübeck coming from Norway, and other crimes, and convicted to execution by hanging from the market cross in Edinburgh.

16020000SHE00

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1602-1604

[Shetland]

The Court Book of Shetland 1602-1604, containing records of law courts held at parish and country levels. Among others it concerns financial transactions of many German merchants in harbours around the country, cases of conflict between merchants and violence at trading sites.

16400629SCA00

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1640, June 29

Scalloway

James Omand to Laurence Sinclair of Brugh: reports about his negotiations with German merchants in Unst and Whalsay concerning the export of butter, and the attacks of privateers from Dunkirk on four Dutch ships in Bressay Sound.

16540000SHE01

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1654

Overview of the tolls of the German merchants trading in Shetland in 1654, with note of the amounts received.

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.

17070311STA00

1707, March 11

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Whalsay, “Sickeroo” or another harbour in Shetland with beer, brandy, tobacco and flour, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, hides (‘Jufften’), tallow and other commodities.

17070315STA00

1707, March 15

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossow, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 to 20 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to Lerwick, Whalsay, “Sickeroo” or another harbour in Shetland with beer, brandy, tobacco and flour, and back with salted fish, fish oil, butter, hides (“Jufften”), tallow and other commodities.