15590109BRE00

1559, January 9

[Bremen]

Verdict of the Bremen city council in the case about the death of Cordt Hemeling on Shetland, in which it is decided that Gerdt Breker should fulfill the conditions set out in his obligation towards his warrantors Johan Beling and Brun Oldenburg, but that he is free to raise a suit against Gerdt Hemeling, the brother of the deceased skipper, and the ship's crew.

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

21x25cm

Paper

Final version

Low German

On the back: Interogentoria in caußa Gerd Brekers borgen contra Gerd Breker. Anno 1559 9a januarii.

15590109BRE00SAB0

English summary of the lawsuit in Shetland documents 1195-1579, no. 110, pp.73-74.

In sacken twisschen Dirick Wittinge, anwalden Johan Belinges unde Brun Oldenborges sampt der anderen ohrer mede krigesvorwanten eins, unde Dirick van Mynden, anwalden Gerdt Brekers, beklageden anders, deres van wegen der borgetucht unde lovede, welck de klegere vor den boklageden in Hytlande up sin zustendige forderent gedan,1 bekennet ein erbar radt na fletiger erweginge der acten vor recht, dat de beklagede, schuldig, sine borgen schadelos tho benemen, idoch, unaffgesneden sinet in actis, angetogener insage de ohme hie mede ambtes halven vorbeholden werden, jegen des schipperen ßeliger Cordt Hemelinges broder unde fruntschup, welcke de borgen ferderen des gelicken ock, tiegen de anderen boslude, de mede up deme schepe gewesen sampt, edder sunderlick nochmals vortobringen, unde schelen middeler wile, alle sine des boklageden gudere ludt siner gegevenen obligation tho behoff der borgen, in pandlicker were bliven, unvorringendt, unde unvorandert beth tho utdracht der sacke. Actum am mandage des 9ten januarii anno 59.

Transcript by Bart Holterman, 2017