Sten Hondorf takes over the pension from the Giske estate
NRR 11, s. 35 f. · 11. april 1657 · København
What the letter says
In Copenhagen on 11 April 1657 King Frederick III grants Sten Hondorf of Rønneholm, treasurer, a yearly pension of 500 riksdaler from the lease of the Giske estate and 500 riksdaler from the Strøm estate, reckoned from the coming May Day and until other arrangements are made. On the same day Sir Nils Trolle is told that Hondorf has received the pension that Erik Banner of Boserup has held until now and has given up, so that he can require the lessees to pay.
The letter in modern English
Sten Hondorf, concerning his pension in Norway. Frederick III. Our favour first. Know that we have graciously granted you, reckoned from the coming day of Philip and James, 500 riksdaler from the lease of the Giske estate, and likewise 500 riksdaler from the Strøm estate, to be paid to you each year, until other arrangements are made, by whoever holds the estate on lease. By this you may know how to act. Copenhagen, 11 April 1657. Sir Nils Trolle, concerning the pension granted to Sten Hondorf from the Giske and Strøm estates. Frederick III. Our special favour first. Know that we have graciously granted Sten Hondorf of Rønneholm, our man, servant and treasurer, reckoned from the coming day of Philip and James and until other arrangements are made, the yearly pension that Erik Banner of Boserup, our man and servant, has held until now and has now surrendered, namely 500 riksdaler from the Giske estate and further 500 riksdaler from the Strøm estate. We wish to let you know this for your information, so that you can require those who hold the estate on lease that they each year, until other arrangements [are made ...]
Original text
Sten Hondorf anl. hans Pension i Norge. F. III. V. G. t. Vid, at vi dig naadigst haver forundt (beregnet fra Philippi Jacobi førstkommendes) 500 Rdl. af Giske Godses Forpagtning, i lige Maader og af Strøm Gods 500 Rdl., som dig aarlig, indtil anden Anordning sker, af den, som for. Gods i Forpagtning haver, skal vorde erlagt, derefter du dig kan vide at rette. Cum claus. consv. Kjøbenhavn 11 April 1657. T. X. 21. (Conc. i Rigsarkivet.) Hr. Nils Trolle anlangende Pensionen, Sten Hondorf er bevil
Background
The pension of 1655 thus passed from Erik Banner to Sten Hondorf, the king's treasurer, and was doubled with the same amount from the Strøm estate. Nils Trolle was governor-general of Norway from 1656. The letter was written a few months before Denmark declared war on Sweden in June 1657, and on the same page are letters about sending men from the fiefs in Norway to Copenhagen. The Giske estate was now a source of income the king could distribute as needed.