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Aberdeen's Baltic Adventure |
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Scottish trade with Danzig was by no means simple, with King Henry IV of England frowning on the flourishing trade between Scottish ports, Danzig and the Teutonic Knights, which had grown from a territorial power into a huge trading society that was beneficial to Christians. Following King Henry's plea that Scots traders should find "neither favour nor protection", Scots cargoes were arrested and confiscated at Danzig, while Baltic imports were finding the same treatment in some Scottish ports. To further muddy the waters, innocent Polish traders were paid for their goods with counterfeit money in a concerted effort to break the trading ties.
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The legal establishment of Aberdeen were instrumental in restoring links with Danzig in around 1487. Three traders, who had been given unfavourable treatment and fake currency, were promised a fair hearing and full settlement of their losses by the Magistrates of Aberdeen, should they personally journey to the city.
Aberdeen had more than a passing interest in the restoration of trade with Danzig - the city was the pre-eminent trading port of Scotland's north-eastern coast, but the town leaders were keen to prise yet more trade through its harbour. Ports in more remote parts of Northern Scotland were garnering their own share of business, but the ever-expanding future "Granite City" was keen to drive its own ambitions forward.
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