17060311STA00

1706, March 11

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Niclas Sauke for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Bartholomaeus Evers, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and fishing equipment, and back with salted fish and other commodities. Sauke sails along and will possibly stay in Shetland for reasons of trade.

Stade, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Stade

Rep. 5a Nr. 3760

Fächer 227-230, no. 24

One bifolio

Paper

Stamped 325

Sealed with a piece of paper

High German

Stamped with the coat of arms of the duchy of Bremen and surrounding text: ZWOLF LUB. SCHILLING, above: N. 5.


See Claus Tiedemann, Die Schiffahrt des Herzogtums Bremen zur Schwedenzeit (1645-1712) (Stade 1970), App. 11, no. 755.