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1585, March 18

Kronborg

King Frederik II of Denmark permits count John VII of Oldenburg to trade with the harbour Kummerwage in Iceland until further notice, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

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1585, March 18

Kronborg

King Frederik II of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: the request for prolonged use of the harbour Kummerwage is granted. The harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, however, have already been given to the archbishop of Bremen, but will be given to Oldenburg when they will become available.

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1585, December 17

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: in answer to the request of Bremen merchants to use the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, it is replied that the license for the said harbours has already been granted to the count of Oldenburg after the previous license holder, prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen, had died.

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1586, January 21

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Hans van Delmenhorst from Lübeck to trade with the harbour Holm in Iceland for ten more years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

15860219KRO00

1586, February 19

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Hans von Hutlen from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Kibbelwick in Iceland for four years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

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1586, February 19

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Bartelt Elers and Cordt Tacke from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Iseforde in Iceland for four years, on the condition that they will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

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1586, February 19

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Ratke Timmerman from Hamburg to trade with the harbour Schagestrand in Iceland for four years, on the condition that he will trade commodities of good quality, and will not use false measures and weights.

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1586, February 22

Kronborg

King Frederick II of Denmark permits Jochim Wichmand from Hamburg and Oluf Maddsön from Copenhagen to trade exclusively in the Faroes for ten years, on the condition that they trade with commodities of good quality and bring the taxes and levies to Copenhagen.

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1590, April 12

Kronborg

The German chancery of Denmark confirms having received a letter from Bremen, in which it is requested to change the license for the harbour Wapenforde in Iceland to Ostforde, on behalf of Marten Losekanne.

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1597, April 18

Kronborg

King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: besides declaring that the prohibition on Danish export of rye will remain, he mentions to have sent the city council of Bremen a letter in which he asks them to stop their activities in the harbour Stickingsholm in Iceland, and to send back their license.