The archbishop pays fru Inger 1000 lodd of silver
DN 9/741 · 7 January 1534 · Stenviksholm
Fru Inger of Austrått was in these years a party to the dispute over Giske. The receipt concerns compensation from the archbishop for goods his men took from Austrått while he supported Christian II, and does not mention Giske directly.
What the letter says
Fru Ingerd Ottesdatter of Austrått declares at Stenviksholm on 7 January 1534 that Archbishop Olav has paid her 1000 lodd of silver. She will give him further letters on it when her sons-in-law arrive. The archbishop has also returned all the copper, bronze, brass and tin his servants had taken from her at Austrått and elsewhere, three stone-shot guns, three double serpentines, eleven hackbuts and one and a half hundred våg of fish. She releases him from all further claims.
The letter in modern English
I, Ingerd Ottesdatter of Austrått, widow of the honourable, well-born man and stern knight Sir Nils Henriksson, formerly steward of the realm of Norway, God have his soul, acknowledge and make known to all with this my open letter that the most reverend father in God Lord Olav, by God's grace Archbishop of Trondheim and legate of the papal see, has now paid me to my full satisfaction 1000 lodd of silver [one lodd is c. 15 grams], so that I lovingly thank his grace for good payment. I will provide his grace with further letters and proof of it in future, when my dear sons [sons-in-law] are present. Likewise the said most reverend father Archbishop Olav has had returned to me all the copper, bronze, brass and tin which his grace's servants had taken from me at my estate Austrått and elsewhere. Furthermore his grace has had delivered to me 3 stone-shot guns [cannon firing stone balls] with 4 chambers, 3 double serpentines [light cannon] with 5 chambers, 11 hackbuts [heavy hand firearms] and one and a half hundred small våg [uncertain reading] of fish [one våg is c. 18 kg]. Therefore I give the said Lord Archbishop Olav and his grace's successors, the chapter, heirs, servants and all his grace's adherents and friends quit, free, clear and loose for me and my heirs from all further claim and suit for the said 1000 lodd of silver, copper, guns and fish in every way.
Original text
Jeg Jngegerd Ottisdotter tiill Østeraadt erliig welbørdiig mandz och streng riidders her Niels Henrichsonns fordom Norgis riigis hoffmyster hwes siell gwd haffwæ efftherliiffwerske, kenndnis och gøre wittherligt for alle mett thette mytt obne breff att erwerdugiste fadher i gwd her Oluff mett gwdz naade erchebyscop i Trondem och paffwelig sædis legatt, haffwer nw tiill gode reide fornøgtt och bethaledt megh eit twszenne lod sølff saa att jeg hans naade kierligenn tacker for godh betalningh och
Background
While Archbishop Olav Engelbrektsson sided with Christian II in 1531 to 1532, his men had taken goods from fru Inger at Austrått and other farms she owned. The letter shows what such conflicts meant in practice. Copper cauldrons, brass and tin vessels were valuable furnishings on a great estate. Stone-shot guns, serpentines and hackbuts were cannon and hand firearms, which suggests that Austrått had its own artillery for defence. The 1000 lodd of silver, around 15 kilos, were probably compensation for losses and damage, but the letter does not say what the sum concerned. «My dear sons» are her sons-in-law Vincens Lunge and Nils Lykke.
People: Ingerd Ottesdatter (fru Inger)