HANSdoc Database

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1548, March 12

Koldinghus

King Christian III of Denmark to Christoffer Hvidtfeldt: has recently allowed citizens of Bergen to trade in the Faroes, but now Thomas Koppen from Hamburg has complained that due to the bad last year, he has a lot of outstanding debts on the islands, which he fears he cannot collect if Bergen citizens are trading there as well. Therefore, it is requested that they will not trade there until Koppen has collected his outstanding debts.

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1548, March 12

Koldinghus

King Christian III of Denmark to Thomas Koppen from Hamburg: quittance for 500 Lübeck mark, which was the royal levy for the Faroes for 1547, including 400 mark for the church lands, and a confirmation that he has paid 100 mark to the school and 100 mark to the poor on the islands.

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1548, March 13

Koldinghus

King Christian III of Denmark to Elisabeth, wife of Thomas Koppen: allows that she can enjoy her husband's privileges on the Faroes for one more year after his death to collect his outstanding debts, under the same tolls and levies as before.

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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, April 8

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Hans Lindenov, commander of Bergenhus: after the goods on board of the confiscated ship from Hamburg in the Faroes have been sent to Copenhagen, the sailors should receive their own personal property back.

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1581, April 8

Koldinghus

King Frederick II of Denmark to Christoffer Valckendorff: has decided to give half of the goods back that were confiscated from a Hamburg ship that was illegally in the Faroes and taken to Bergen, and requests to send them to Hamburg as soon as they arrive in Copenhagen.

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1590, August 17

Koldinghus

King Christian IV of Denmark to treasurer Enevold Kruse: has heard that councillor Oluf Matssen from Copenhagen, who held a trading license for the Faroes together with Joachim Wichmand from Hamburg, has unrightfully rented out this license, and therefore it is asked to invite Wichmand and one or two citizens from Copenhagen so that a new license can be issued.