Jørgen Pedersen authorises fru Inger to collect 180 mark
DN 14/724 · 21 Oktbr. 1533 · Bergen
What the letter says
Jørgen Pedersen writes from Bergen on 21 October 1533 to Archbishop Olav in Trondheim. The archbishop owes him 180 mark, and Jørgen holds his open sealed letter for it. He has given fru Ingerd Ottesdatter and Nils Lykke authority to collect the money. He needs it for a long journey to Denmark.
The letter in modern English
My humble greeting and loving service with whatever good I can, always sent beforehand to your grace with our Lord. Most reverend father in God, dear most gracious lord. May your grace know that concerning the money your grace owes me, which is 100 mark and 80 [180 mark in all], for which I have your grace's open sealed letter, I have given the honourable and well-born woman fru Ingerd Ottesdatter and the well-born man Sir Nils Lykke full authority to collect it from your grace. Your grace promised me yourself through Olav Toresson that when I came, or my sure messenger, I should receive this money, as your grace well knows. As for the letter I gave your grace on the 80 mark, it reads no otherwise than that they should be advanced to me before I found your grace. If they were not advanced to me, I was to have my money as your grace's letter shows [uncertain reading]. Likewise, if your grace wishes further security for the same money, Sir Nils Lykke and fru Ingerd shall give your grace such security as your grace desires, if you want more than your grace's letter. I would not write to your grace so soon, were it not that I have great need of it for the long journey I have before me down to Denmark. May your grace deign to look to my best in this, as is my trust in your grace. And whatever I can do for your grace with my poor, humble service, I will always gladly do.
Original text
Myn ydmyg hiielssen och kierlig tyeniste med hwes iegh gott formoo edhers nade alltiid til fforne send med vorre hærre Hoyuerdige i gud fadher kierre nadugiste hærre verdis eders nadhe at vide om ty pending som eders nade bliffue meg skiildiig som ære c marck och [8o 8o xxxxxxxx som ieg haffuer edhers nades obenbeseylith breff poo som ieg haffuer giffuid erligh och velbørdig quinde ffru Ingeryd Ottiisdotther och velbørdigman hærre Niels Løcchy ffulmøndug maccth op ath berre aff edhers nadhe som
Background
Jørgen Pedersen was a well-born squire (svenn), that is, a nobleman not knighted. Archbishop Olav Engelbrektsson had promised him the money through Olav Toresson, and now Jørgen passed the claim on to fru Inger and her son-in-law Nils Lykke, who lived near the archbishop in Trøndelag. Authority here means they were entitled to receive the money and give a receipt on his behalf. The letter belongs with the receipt fru Inger gave on 7 January 1534, in which she confirms that she has received 120 lodd of silver for the 180 mark. It shows that fru Inger was also an active businesswoman in money matters.
People: Ingerd Ottesdatter (fru Inger)