15570514BRE00

1557, May 14

[Bremen]

Minute of the Bremen lower court, in which Hinrick Sprenger states that he bought the trading company from Christoffer Meyer in Shetland, which they used to have together, together with the booth, so that Meyer had no longer anything to do with the company. Witnesses are Reineke Hargestede and Harmen Middendorp, who confirm that Sprenger bought the company from Meyer, but do not know what both men did on Shetland.

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.

Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen

2-R.11.kk. (Akten der Hitlandfahrer)

One folio

21,5x33cm

Paper

Marked with pencil, 1a

One set of revisions all in the same hand.

Draft

Low German

In the left margin a calculation is made. The back of the folio contains a minute from April 2, 1557 of Bremen councillors Hinrick Starke and Johan Brandt, who state that Meinerd Kopman promises to give his daughter Hybbele in marriage to Jacob Gabel for a dowry of 60 mark.

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English summary in Shetland documents 1195-1579, no. 108, p. 72.

Anno etc. 57 am 14 may des morgens tho 7 uhren hefft Hinrick Sprenger, hirna volgende getugen, in der nygenkamer, vor den vorordenten des key. neddergerichtes, examineren unde verhoren laten contra Christoffer Meygenn.

Reynike Hargestede
Harmen Middendorp, de getugenn.

Arttickel worup dusse bavenschreven getugen verhöredt wordenn.

Hinrick Sprenger de tugenfhörer secht wahr sin unde wil tho dussen beiden tugen gethagen hebben, nademe he mit Christoffer Meigenn in Hitlandt masschup gehadt, dath he densulven Christoffer desulve masschupie sampt der boden mit schulden unde unschulden gantz unde gar rindt unde frys affgekofft hebbe, desulve masschup gemelten Christoffer vordthan nicht gebrucken schole noch flaken edder flugen ock mit den buren im lande dersulven masschuppie nichtes thodonde hebben.

Dusse bavenschreven getugen, sin thom vlitigesten vormahnedt de warheidt thoseggende, unde seggen darup einhellichlicken, dath ohnen wel bewust, unde se darmede an unde aver gewesen, dath upbenompte Hinrick, den bavenschreven Christoffer de masschuppie wo bavengemelt affgekofft, nomptlicken vor 12 dhaler, unde schole Christoffer heineforder sick dersulven marschupie gantz unde gar endtholden, welckend dan Christoffer Meiger, ock sulves thostundt und bekande averst wadt de beiden Christoffer und Hinrick in Hitlandt gehandelt unde gedhan, dar wusten de tugen nichts van.

Transcript by Bart Holterman, 2017