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16020913HAM00

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1602, September 13

Hamburg

Cordt Weimar, Hans von Hutlen, Herman Weimar, Jurgen Jordan, Heinrich Eggers, Gise Kopman and Heinrich Ort to Hamburg: state that they had a valid license for the harbour Watlose in Iceland and had been using the harbour for a long time, as can be confirmed by the Icelandic officials.

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1602, September 13

Hamburg

List of persons who used the harbours Strome and Watlose in Iceland from 1573 onwards.

16020916HAM00

1602, September 16

Hamburg

Hamburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: answer to the complaint of Copenhagen merchants that Hamburg merchants have interfered in their business by using the harbour Watlose in Iceland, which is unfair, because they still had a valid license to use the harbour, and ask to sail there for one more year, because they still have many outstanding debts because of the bad weather last year.

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1602, September 26

Hamburg

Johann Holdtgreve to [Hamburg]: request to be released from custody on the payment of a bail, because he has heard from his merchants from Helsingør that the Danish king is in Norway, so it will take a long time before his case can be judged, and in the meantime he cannot do business.

16030216HAM00

1603, February 16

Hamburg

Cordt Wemeyer and Hans von Hutlen to Hamburg: request to sail one more year to the harbours Watlose and Strome in Iceland, for which they still have a license, with a small ship to reclaim their outstanding debts.