Krummedike in court against Vincens and fru Inger
DN 9/633 · 26 July 1529 · Oslo
What the letter says
Herr Henrik Krummedike writes from Oslo on 26 July 1529 to his son-in-law Eske Bille at Bergenhus. Duke Christian is staying in Oslo over the winter and will not go to Bergen, and Henrik asks Eske to send fish to the duke and to himself. He asks Eske to keep the duke and the king informed about the conflict between the archbishop, herr Vincens Lunge and fru Inger Ottesdatter, and advises him to involve himself as little as possible. Henrik has won a case against Vincens over the tiendegave and fjerdingsgave in herr Knut Knutsson's estates, and that same day he is to go to court against him again on behalf of the children of Otte Holgersson Rosenkrantz over everything he and fru Inger hold of theirs.
The letter in modern English
Friendly loving greeting always lovingly sent before with our Lord. Dear Eske, brother-in-law and especially good friend, I thank you lovingly for much good you have shown me, which you shall always find me willing to repay as far as lies in my power. Dear Eske, you shall know that I have now come here to Oslo with our dearest gracious lord's son Duke Christian and shall stay with His Grace wherever he stays over the winter. His Grace had intended to go to Bergen, but that has been put off, and as far as I can tell His Grace will not come there this autumn. I expect that His Grace will write to you about it himself. And His Grace has asked me to write to you that you would set aside something for him in Bergen, about which I believe you will receive His Grace's letter, and if you could do His Grace a favour in this, His Grace will gladly repay it. Dear Eske, you must not suspect me of having advised that His Grace should come there or burden you with anything. Dear brother-in-law, if either Stig or Niels Jepsen is there, I lovingly ask you to see to it that they come here to me as soon as possible, and that they bring some fish and other things with them, which I think will be needed here this winter, for I see no fish to be had here. Dear brother-in-law, you shall know that my daughter had not yet been delivered on the day we sailed from Helsingør.
Original text
Venligh kiarligh helsen altiidt kiarligh fforsent medt vor herre. kiære Esge suager ock sønnerligh gode ven tacker jegh edher kiærlige ffor megett gott j haffue megh beuist hues j skulle altiidt ffinne megh veluillige at fforskylle hues j min mactt er. kiære Esge maa j vide at jegh kom nu hidt till Opslo medt vor kiæreste nadige herres søn hertugh Kristiern ock skall bliffue hoss hans nade huar handt bliffuer j vinther offuer ock hade hans nade acthett sigh till Berren dogh er thet kommett j
Background
Henrik Krummedike was a Danish-Norwegian councillor of the realm and former commander of Bohus, and he accompanied Duke Christian to Norway in 1529. In the letter he calls Vincens Lunge "the doctor", because Vincens was a doctor of law. The children of the Danish nobleman Otte Holgersson Rosenkrantz claimed the inheritance of fru Ingerd Erlendsdatter, widow of the knight Olav Guttormsson of Hananger on Lista, who died around 1525. The letter shows that fru Inger and Vincens held gold, silver, jewels and money from that inheritance, and that Henrik pursued the case for the children. At the same time the archbishop had taken fru Inger's fiefs and estates in Trøndelag, so she was under pressure from two sides that summer. That Henrik asks Eske to keep close to the archbishop and writes that "not everything the doctor has said is found to be so" suggests that he doubted Vincens' account of the conflict.
People: Ingerd Ottesdatter (fru Inger)