HANSdoc Database

15630300HAM00

1563, March

Hamburg

Hamburg representative Johan Niebur to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint about prohibition for Hamburg merchants to use the harbours Stappe, Reff, and Grundeforde in the west of Iceland.

15910907BRE00

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1591, September 7

Bremen

Dietmar Kenckel to Bremen: request to use the harbour Stappe in Iceland, for which a license was previously held by his father Dietmar Kenckel, and later by Hamburg merchants, whose license has now ended.

15911000XXX00

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1591, after September 29

Cordt Walleman to king Christian IV of Denmark: said that he went to Copenhagen to bring the request of Dietmar Kenckel, the factor of Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg, to use the harbour Stappe, to the Council of the Realm. As it appeared that this harbour was already in use by someone else, Walleman requests a license for Durholmer in the east, which was never used by anyone, on Kenckels behalf.

15921010HAM00

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1592, October 10

Hamburg

Hamburg merchants with Iceland to Hamburg: complaints about the behaviour of the English merchants and fishermen in and around Iceland, who fish so much that nothing is left for the Icelanders and German merchants, attack German ships and trade illegally.

15951001HAM00

1595, October 1

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for renewal of the license for the harbour Stappe in Iceland on behalf of Ambrosius Loring.