LYDALL, WILLIAM [SSNE 6557]
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William Lydall, an Englishman, had established and built an ironworks in Akershus region of Norway at a place which the Dutchman Hugo Bedow had previously held. In 1578 King Frederick II gave Lydall and his associates to continue their business for the next 10 years, after which they would have to request permission. In addition, Lydall had to hand over a tenth of all the iron to the Crown by taking it to Akershus castle. The king also granted Lydall 10 years' access to land at Breck, and ensured that the local farmers supplied him with wood. In 1579 the royal authorisation for the ironworks was extended for a total of 20 years, which included permission for John Fuxell [SSNE 6558] (Lydall's brother in law), Lydall and his descendants to construct additional ironworks in Akershus. By 1584 Lydall had been granted 3 farms around Akershus castle, but as he had ceased working with iron the king wanted his land backNorske Rigsregistranter, vol.2, (1863), p.257, 258, 316, 319, 550; Steve Murdoch, Network North: Scottish Kin, Commercial and Covert Associations in Northern Europe, 1603-1746 (Brill, Leiden, 2006), pp.193-194.
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- DENMARK-NORWAY, AKERSHUS REGION
- Arrived 1578-01-09
- Departed 1584-01-19
- Capacity IRONWORKS FOUNDER, purpose TRADE AND COMMERCE