Appendix D: North Atlantic merchants from Bremen in the sixteenth century

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Sources: SAB 2-ad P.9.c.A.1.Nr.1: overview of eldermen of the gemene kopman; SAB 2-R.11.ff.: complaints against Harmen Oldensche in Hólmur, 9 December 1548 (15481209BRE00); maschup contract 8 April 1549 (15490408BRE00); maschup contract 16 April 1572 (15720416BRE00); final plea of Bernd Losekanne against Christoffer Meyer, 1576 (15760200BRE00); SAB 2-R.11.gg.1.: overview of eldermen and Frachtherren of the society of Bergen merchants, 1550–1679; SAB 2-R.11.kk.: obligation of Gerdt Breker, September 1557 (15570900SHE00); witness accounts about the sale of a maschup, 14 May 1557 and 4 May 1575 (15570514BRE00; 15750504BRE00); complaints of Johan Runge about the interference of Segebad Detken in Baltasound, 26 October 1562 (15621026BRE00); SAB 2-R.11.p.3.b.2. Bd. 1: register of sea passes 1592–1621; RAK D11 Pakke 26: testimonies of old Bremen men about the harbour Berufjörður, 3 December 1590 (15901203BRE00); SD 1195–1579, no. 158; CBS 1602–1604. The court book provides many more names of German merchants, but these are often hard to identify, or their home towns are not mentioned. Supplementary sources have been indicated in the footnotes. Abbreviations: BF: member of the Bergenfahrer society / HS: elderman of Haus Seefahrt / E: elderman of the gemene kopman / C: councillor / B: burgomaster.