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1425, May 7

Akershus

King Erik of Norway and Denmark forbids all trade of Germans and other foreigners with Northern Norway, Iceland and the other tributary lands, which they have recently started, and orders his lawmen and officials to act against violations of this rule.

14730901UTR00

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1473, September 1

Utrecht

Complaints of Holland against the Wendish cities during negotiations in Utrecht, among others that two years earlier merchants from Amsterdam sailed to Hafnarfjörður in Iceland, where they encountered English merchants who had confiscated a German ship and captured the crew, whereupon the Germans were freed and taken back to Amsterdam, but nevertheless Peter Peterszon, one of the Amsterdam merchants, was later captured in Hamburg and condemned to pay compensation to the city.

14910500ANT00

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[1491, May 2-June 22]

[Antwerp]

Report from Danzig (Gda?sk) about the negotiations between England and the Hanse in Antwerp, in which English merchants complain about damage done to them by Germans, among others that they were driven out from Icelandic harbours by men from Hamburg.

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1532

English complaint about attacks from Hamburg and Bremen men on the ship of Nicolas Gybson from London in the harbour Grenewick in Iceland, where after the Germans wanted to take stockfish which belonged to Gybson, they came during the night and killed 15 men on board.

15320718GRI00

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1532, July 18

Reykjavík

Verdict of twelve Icelanders about the violence of the Germans against English merchant Jon Breye in Grindewick, which they deem rightful given the latter's violent behaviour against Icelanders and German merchants, as well as the confiscation of his ship by the bailiff Dirick van Minden.

15320823HAM00

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[1532, after August 23]

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Henry VIII of England: reply to the complaint of English merchants from Lynn about Lutke Schmidt in Iceland, whom they have asked to send his version of the events, and hope that Germans and English can behave peacefully in Iceland.

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1532,October 13

Gottorf

King Frederick I of Denmark to king Henry VIII of England: in response to English complaints about violence of Hamburg and Bremen merchants against them in Iceland, it is stated that the English behaved unlawfully against the local population, and therefore the Germans were only helping the governour to punish the English. Therefore, it is asked to excuse them and to refrain from measures against German merchants in England.

15330200HAM01

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[1533, February]

[Hamburg]

Detailed summary of the damages inflicted by the Germans to English ships in Iceland, with sums of the claims indicated, as presented by the English representative Thomas Lee during negotiations with Hamburg.

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1604, December 1

Restalrig

John Arnot to Patrick, earl of Orkney: reports that the German merchants in Shetland have brought in little money this year, and will try to sell the butter and oil to John Dick’s wife if he cannot make a deal with the Germans, and other things concerning tax payments.