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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.

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1578, March 23

[Bremen]

Clawes Monnickhusen declares that he has lent 15 mark from Karsten Meyer to freight Johan Munsterman's ship to Iceland, and will repay Meyer with 500 pounds of Icelandic stockfish when the ship returns.

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1583, October 24

Dringenberg

Prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen to Bremen chancellor Christof Schiffer: in answer to the request of Bremen to ask for a license of the Danish king to use the harbour Neswage, the archbishop reports that he has not received answer to an earlier request of other Bremen merchants yet, and recommends to await that answer first.

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1593, February 28

Bremen

Carsten Bake to Bremen: describes how his father Vasmer Bake has been active in Iceland for many years, and himself has been trading in the harbours Neswage, Flatto and Holm, but lost them all to others, so that he still has many outstanding debts in various places, and therefore requests the use of Neswage and Kummerwage, which have remained unused for two years.