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15940827OLD00

1594, August 27

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about interference of Bremen merchant Hans Honne in Neswage, where he supposedly destroyed the Oldenburg booths and built his own, and interfered with the trade of Oldenburg skipper Claus Koch when he arrived there. The first part of the letter concerns the Oldenburg possession of the land of Jever.

15940827OLD01

1594, August 27

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to Heinrich Ramel, Danish privy councillor: request for help in acquiring a renewal of the license to use the harbour Neswage and Kummerwage.

15941022OLD00

1594, October 22

Oldenburg

Count John VII of Oldenburg to the king Christian IV of Denmark: complaint about the license given by Carsten Bake to Bremen merchants for the harbour Neswage in Iceland for three years. Although the count has never officially asked for renewal of the Oldenburg license after the previous king's death, his merchants have always behaved themselves well, and he sees no reason to give the harbour to Bremen.

15990504OLD00

1599, May 4

Oldenburg

The council of the count of Oldenburg declares that Harmen Kloppenburg has a royal Danish permission to use the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland.

15990504OLD01

1599, May 4

Oldenburg

Harmen Kloppenburg and his crew to the council of the count of Oldenburg: as the license to use the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland has been taken by the count to an imperial meeting in Magdeburg, and it is time to leave for Iceland, the council is asked to provide a statement that the Oldenburg merchants are allowed to use the said harbours.