A 1643 Royalist newssheet explained how, after a Danish vessel were captured and its goods seized by "buy from the Lessen Household," the incensed captain demanded quick "restitution of his Masters [in other words, the Danish King's] goods." He also reminds you of several of the sensible hurdles to unity: https://sound-social.com/story8425496/the-definitive-guide-to-bulletins