16610821UNS01
1661, August 21
Unst
Quittance of David Murray for Bremen merchant Hinrich Lanckenaw, for excise paid on salt which he imported to and used in 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.
B1
Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
2-W.9.b.10 (Auslandsbeziehungen England)
One leaflet
20,5x16cm
Paper
Modern foliation in pencil, 7.
All quittances (also the German versions) written by the same hand.
Copy
Scots
Note on the back: Copie of David Murrayes acquittance to Hinrie Lanckenau of salt accis anno 1661.
B2
Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
2-W.9.b.10 (Auslandsbeziehungen England)
One leaflet
20x11,5cm
Paper
Modern foliation in pencil, 8.
All quittances (also the German versions) written by the same hand.
Translation
High German
Note on the back: Copia von David Murray sein quitung an Hinrich Lanckenaw von saltz accis anno 1661 and in another hand Lit. C.
Scots original
Received from Hendrie Lankenau fourtie sex rexdollers and foure stievers for the accise of fourtie tuo bolls tuo furletts great salt imported by him and made use of in Zetland since the 15 of november last according to Linlithgou measure, by this my recept subscryved at Unst the 21th of august 1661. I say received 46 rex dollers and 4 steivers.
David Murray.
Transcript of B2 by Bart Holterman, 2017
German translation
Entpfangen von Hinrich Lanckenaw viertzig r(eichs)th(a)l(er) undt vier stüverß führ die accis von viertzig zwey bolls zwey furletts groff saltz durch ihm anhero gebracht undt von ihm gebrauchet worden in Zetlandt, seither den 15 novembris letzt Linlithgow maaß gemeß; krafft dieseß mein entpfangnis, untergeschrieben zu Unst den 21 augustii anno etc. 1661. Ich sage entpfangen 46 r(eichs)th(a)l(er) 4 steuver.
David Murray.
Transcript of B2 by Bart Holterman, 2017