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1551, [November 30]

Dronningborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bille and Eskildt Oxe: informs among others that he has appointed Poul Hvitfeld as governor in Iceland to protect the trade interests of Copenhagen merchants against those from Hamburg.

Created for and published on the HANSdoc website of the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, by Bart Holterman in the context of the research project Between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea: interdisciplinary Studies of the Hanse. Licensed CC BY.

Copenhagen, Rigsarkivet

Danske Kancelli, Tegnelser over alle Lande 3, ff. 457-458

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Diplomatarium Islandicum 12:185 (after a transcript of Jón Sigurðsson in JS 372 4to, pp. 199-200; only the part about Iceland)

Breff till her Eske Bille ridder och Eskildt Oxe rennttemester, somm heer effter fyllgere.

Christiann etc.

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Szedell vdj samme breff som heer effterfylger.

Szammeledis som etfher well fortenncker om then Islanndz handell att the Islennder ere the Kiøpnehaffnns borger møgett vlydige och thennom ingtett agtte och møgett mynnde the Hamborger och wij ther fore haffue forscreffuit till oss Pouell Huittfeldt wor mand och tienner och agtte att skicke hannom for en fogett till Islanndt dogh the Kiøpnnehaffnns at bruge theris handell effther wortt breffs lydelse som wij thennom ther paa giffuitt haffuer. Thij bede wij etther och begiere attj offuerweye huorledis wij mett rinngesth omkostningh kunde hannom tiidt forskicke saa att wij och kronnen kunde bliffue wedt then rettighett som oss bør att haffue ther aft anndett.

Transcript copied from Diplomatarium Islandicum