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[1531, after December 4]

King Frederick I of Denmark announces that Anders Guttormsen shall become lawman on the Faroes, and has to swear his oath before Joachim Wlweffuer, the royal governor of the islands, and the Faroese community.

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1533, August 15

Tórshavn

The bishop, lawman and other Faroese confess that Jochim Wullenweffer from Hamburg has appeared before them and upon his request they express his support for him and request that he may receive the Faroes as a fief.

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1534, April 10

Bergen

Bishop Olaf of Bergen and commander Vincents Lunge of Vardøhus to the Faroese: the Norwegian Council of the Realm has decided that after the death of King Frederick I of Denmark, the Faroes are placed under the command of Eske Bylle, commander of Bergenhus again, and not of Joachim Wullenwever and Thomas Koppen from Hamburg anymore.

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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.

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1535, March 13

Lübeck

Eske Bilde, commander of Bergenhus, to the Faroes: on behalf of Count Christopher of Oldenburg, it is asked to let councillor Joachim Wullenwever of Hamburg keep the Faroese tribute, which was confiscated from him in 1533.

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1535, April 10

Haderslev

King Christian III of Denmark to the Faroese: has given the Faroes to Thomas Koppen from Hamburg, who will send one ship annually from Hamburg to buy and sell commodities, and if someone else will come in that position with support of Count Christopher [of Oldenburg] or of Lübeck, this will have to be resisted.

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[1552, March]

King Christian III of Denmark to royal treasurer Jurgen Pedersen: request to send him the 13 packages of Faroese wadmal which Thomas Koppen has sent to Ribe.

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1553, February 18

Nyborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Christoffer Hvitfeldt, commander of Bergenhus: after the death of Thomas Koppen, who had been enfeoffed with the Faroes, the control over the islands is put under Bergen again, and all Faroese taxes and levies will have to be paid to Hvitfeldt or his representative.

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1573, November 3

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Thim from Hamburg to trade in the Faroes until further notice, under the condition that he imports commodities of good quality and uses the right weights and measures, but that the Faroese are free to trade with others as well.

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1580, July 9

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hans Lindenov, commander of Bergenhus: has been informed that a citizen from Hamburg has traded illegally in the Faroes, and orders the Bergen citizen who currently has a license for the Faroese trade [Magnus Heinason] to take him prisoner and bring his ship to Bergen, where his case shall be judged upon.

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1581, February 17

Skanderborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: has received the complaints of the Faroese about a lack of imported commodities, whereupon Magnus Heinason has excused himself for arriving to the islands too late after the Hamburg merchants, and that the need cannot have been so high since he left a large quantity of flour on the islands the year before.

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1581, October 27

Frederiksborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: Jochim Thim, the royal factor in Hamburg, who has a license to trade in the Faroes, has appeared before the king together with Magnus Heinason, who held a license before and would like to keep it. Because the Faroese have often complained about the lack of ships and imported commodities, it is decided to let them share a license, together with a citizen from Copenhagen.

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1587, August 23

Rye

King Frederick II of Denmark issues a new ten-years license for the Faroese trade for Jochim Wichmand, the royal factor in Hamburg and Oluf Matssön from Copenhagen, after the previous one was lost when Wichmand's ship wrecked in the Elbe near Hamburg.

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1591, November 23

Copenhagen

[King Christian IV of Denmark] permits Joachim Wichmann from Hamburg to sail once more to the Faroes to collect his goods and outstanding debts, after he has ended his license for the Faroese trade.