Cape Council of Policy
1002
1697-05-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 1002
- Date
- 1697-05-30
- Year
- 1697
English translation
Because of the death of skipper Pieter Maatschoen, who had previously been present at the ship Overrijp, which was stationed here, and was also repatriated from Ceylon to the homeland, the skipper's position on that soil had become vacant, and was therefore entirely necessary, especially in these unstable, stormy times, because the same position, for the sake of the preservation of that soil, needed to be supplemented by other suitable persons. Therefore, to that end, Mr. Commander Pronck179 proposed Mr. Vice-Commander Wilhelm Burghgraeff as chief, and Thomas van Willigen, former skipper of Waddinxveen, as second in command.
And while neither the Political Council nor the Broad Ship's Council could be convened, partly because the aforementioned Mr. Commander Pronck was forced to remain in bed due to illness and the Vice Admiral was also impotent, and partly because several skippers, who were at least on board, were unable to reach land safely due to the unstable and stormy weather. Therefore, the Right Honourable Governor and the aforementioned Lord Commander Pronck have authorized Secret Hugo de Goijer to address him to the respective members of the aforementioned Political Council for as many as they can find, since most of them are, at least here and there, commissioned to serve the Royal Netherlands Navy, provided that. Vice Commander, Rear Admiral, crew members and other skippers of the sailing return fleet, to the extent that he can find it on land, in order to prepare it accordingly and to submit its proper report.
Den Ede.Hr.Gouverneur agrees to the proposed; the Mr. Commander Pronck ad idem.; The Mr. Elsevier, second person ad idem., Mr. Buijtenhem180 vice Commander, ad idem; den E. capn. Bergh, ad idem; den E.Hende. Gravia,181 rear admiral ad idem; Adriaan van Reede, lieutenant ad idem; Hende. Obee,182 coopman, ad idem; Willem Corssenaer,183 winckelier, ad idem; Pieter van Eede,184 ad idem; Andries Hoet,185 coopman ad idem; Nicolaes Neuselaer ad idem; Philibert Boesschot,186 coopman, ad idem; Gerrit Crieck,187 ad idem., Nicolaas Oole,188 ad idem; Cornelis Keeleman189 ad idem; Marinus Verhulst,190 ad idem; Jacob Swaaff,191 ad idem; Jan Abrahamsz,192 ad idem; Albert Fockes,193 ad idem.
Related ick subjects. Hugo de Goijer, Secrets. to Cabo de Goede Hoop, in accordance with the existing acts specifically authorizing this as I do by order of the Ede. Mr. Sijmon van der Stel, Extraordinary Councilor of the Dutch East Indies, and Governor in Lieutenant, conveyed to me the respective members of this political assembly, as well as to the chiefs of the present Batavian and Ceylonian ships returning here mentioned above, and for as much as I have been able to find at the time, to obtain their E. votes on the subject, as is more fully expressed in the above-mentioned act, all of whom unanimously consented that the said Lord Vice-Commander Willem Burghgraaf, as first commanding officer, and the skipper Thomas van Willigen, as second officer, be placed on the aforementioned vessel Overrijp, to be transported to the fatherland under the supreme command of Lord Commander Pronck, with God's help.
Cape of Good Hope, 30 May 1697.
[Signed:] HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
And while neither the Political Council nor the Broad Ship's Council could be convened, partly because the aforementioned Mr. Commander Pronck was forced to remain in bed due to illness and the Vice Admiral was also impotent, and partly because several skippers, who were at least on board, were unable to reach land safely due to the unstable and stormy weather. Therefore, the Right Honourable Governor and the aforementioned Lord Commander Pronck have authorized Secret Hugo de Goijer to address him to the respective members of the aforementioned Political Council for as many as they can find, since most of them are, at least here and there, commissioned to serve the Royal Netherlands Navy, provided that. Vice Commander, Rear Admiral, crew members and other skippers of the sailing return fleet, to the extent that he can find it on land, in order to prepare it accordingly and to submit its proper report.
Den Ede.Hr.Gouverneur agrees to the proposed; the Mr. Commander Pronck ad idem.; The Mr. Elsevier, second person ad idem., Mr. Buijtenhem180 vice Commander, ad idem; den E. capn. Bergh, ad idem; den E.Hende. Gravia,181 rear admiral ad idem; Adriaan van Reede, lieutenant ad idem; Hende. Obee,182 coopman, ad idem; Willem Corssenaer,183 winckelier, ad idem; Pieter van Eede,184 ad idem; Andries Hoet,185 coopman ad idem; Nicolaes Neuselaer ad idem; Philibert Boesschot,186 coopman, ad idem; Gerrit Crieck,187 ad idem., Nicolaas Oole,188 ad idem; Cornelis Keeleman189 ad idem; Marinus Verhulst,190 ad idem; Jacob Swaaff,191 ad idem; Jan Abrahamsz,192 ad idem; Albert Fockes,193 ad idem.
Related ick subjects. Hugo de Goijer, Secrets. to Cabo de Goede Hoop, in accordance with the existing acts specifically authorizing this as I do by order of the Ede. Mr. Sijmon van der Stel, Extraordinary Councilor of the Dutch East Indies, and Governor in Lieutenant, conveyed to me the respective members of this political assembly, as well as to the chiefs of the present Batavian and Ceylonian ships returning here mentioned above, and for as much as I have been able to find at the time, to obtain their E. votes on the subject, as is more fully expressed in the above-mentioned act, all of whom unanimously consented that the said Lord Vice-Commander Willem Burghgraaf, as first commanding officer, and the skipper Thomas van Willigen, as second officer, be placed on the aforementioned vessel Overrijp, to be transported to the fatherland under the supreme command of Lord Commander Pronck, with God's help.
Cape of Good Hope, 30 May 1697.
[Signed:] HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo door ‘t affsterven van den schipper Pieter Maatschoen, daer voor bescheijden geweest op de alhier ter rheede leggende fluijt Overrijp , repatrierende mede van Ceijlon na ‘t vaderland, de schippers-plaatse van dien bodem was comen vacant geworden, ende dierhalven gans noodsaeckelijck was, en in sonderheijt in dese ongestadige onweers-tijden, dat de selve plaatsse tot conservatie van dien bodem met andere bequame persoonen behoorde t’ werden gesuppleert: Soo is ‘t dat tot dien eijnde bij den Hr. Commandeur Pronck179 sijn voorgestelt, den Hr. vice Commandeur Wilhelm Burghgraeff, om als opperhooft en Thomas van Willigen, gewesen schipper van Waddinxveen , als tweede persoon daer op te commanderen.
En terwijl den Politijcquen noch den Breede Scheeps-Raad niet en can werden geconvoceert, uijt oorsake eensdeels dat gemelte Hr. Commandeur Pronck door sieckte genootsaeckt is het bedde te moeten houden en den Hr. vice Admiraal mede impotent is, als ook anderdeels dat verscheijde schippers die althans aan boord sijn, en door het ongestadigh en stormigh weer niet wel connen aan land comen: Soo is dierhalven bij den Wel Ede. Hr. Gouvernr. en den gemelte Heer Commandeur Pronck den Secrets. Hugo de Goijer geauthoriseert om hem te addresseren bij de respective leeden van de voors. Politijcquen vergaderinge voor soo veel hij die uijtvinden dan, overmits de meeste van dien althans hier en daer tot dienst van de E.Compe. sijn gecommitteert, mitsgs. vice Commandeur, schout bij naght, coopluijden en verdere schippers van de geseijde present leggende retourvloot, voor soo veel hij die aan land can uijtvinden, omme haer toe off affstemminge desen aengaende in te samelen en daer af te doen sijn behoorlijck raport.
Den Ede.Hr.Gouverneur consenteert in het geproponeerde; de Hr. Commandeur Pronck ad idem.; De Hr. Elsevier, secunde persoon ad idem., de Hr. Buijtenhem180 vice Commandeur, ad idem; den E. capn. Bergh, ad idem; den E.Hende. Gravia,181 schout bij naght ad idem; Adriaan van Reede, luijtenant ad idem; Hende. Obee,182 coopman, ad idem; Willem Corssenaer,183 winckelier, ad idem; Pieter van Eede,184 ad idem; Andries Hoet,185 coopman ad idem; Nicolaes Neuselaer ad idem; Philibert Boesschot,186 coopman, ad idem; Gerrit Crieck,187 ad idem., Nicolaas Oole,188 ad idem; Cornelis Keeleman189 ad idem; Marinus Verhulst,190 ad idem; Jacob Swaaff,191 ad idem; Jan Abrahamsz,192 ad idem; Albert Fockes,193 ad idem.
Relatere ick onderges. Hugo de Goijer, Secrets. aan Cabo de Goede Hoop, ingevolge de voorenstaende acta specialijck hier toe g’authoriseert als dat ick ter ordre van den Ede. Heer Sijmon van der Stel, Raad Extraordinaris van Nederlands India, ende Gouverneur in loco, mij hebbe getransporteert aen de respective leeden soo van dese politijcquen vergaderinge als ook mede aan de opperhoofden van de present leggende Batavisse en Ceijlonsse retournerende scheepen hier vooren aengehaelt en voor soo veel ick die op dato heb connen uijtvinden omme haar E. stemmen te colligeeren over het subject, als in de bovenstaande acte breeder is g’expresseerd die alle ook eenpaerlijck hebben geconsenteert dat den gende. Heer vice-Commandeur Willem Burghgraaf als eerste commanderent persoon ende den schipper Thomas van Willigen als tweede persoon op den voors. bodem Overrijp sullen werden geplaast omme de selve onder het oppercommando van den Heer Commandeur Pronck met godes hulpe na het vaderland te transporteren.
Cabo de Goede Hoop, den 30e May 1697.
[Signed:] HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
En terwijl den Politijcquen noch den Breede Scheeps-Raad niet en can werden geconvoceert, uijt oorsake eensdeels dat gemelte Hr. Commandeur Pronck door sieckte genootsaeckt is het bedde te moeten houden en den Hr. vice Admiraal mede impotent is, als ook anderdeels dat verscheijde schippers die althans aan boord sijn, en door het ongestadigh en stormigh weer niet wel connen aan land comen: Soo is dierhalven bij den Wel Ede. Hr. Gouvernr. en den gemelte Heer Commandeur Pronck den Secrets. Hugo de Goijer geauthoriseert om hem te addresseren bij de respective leeden van de voors. Politijcquen vergaderinge voor soo veel hij die uijtvinden dan, overmits de meeste van dien althans hier en daer tot dienst van de E.Compe. sijn gecommitteert, mitsgs. vice Commandeur, schout bij naght, coopluijden en verdere schippers van de geseijde present leggende retourvloot, voor soo veel hij die aan land can uijtvinden, omme haer toe off affstemminge desen aengaende in te samelen en daer af te doen sijn behoorlijck raport.
Den Ede.Hr.Gouverneur consenteert in het geproponeerde; de Hr. Commandeur Pronck ad idem.; De Hr. Elsevier, secunde persoon ad idem., de Hr. Buijtenhem180 vice Commandeur, ad idem; den E. capn. Bergh, ad idem; den E.Hende. Gravia,181 schout bij naght ad idem; Adriaan van Reede, luijtenant ad idem; Hende. Obee,182 coopman, ad idem; Willem Corssenaer,183 winckelier, ad idem; Pieter van Eede,184 ad idem; Andries Hoet,185 coopman ad idem; Nicolaes Neuselaer ad idem; Philibert Boesschot,186 coopman, ad idem; Gerrit Crieck,187 ad idem., Nicolaas Oole,188 ad idem; Cornelis Keeleman189 ad idem; Marinus Verhulst,190 ad idem; Jacob Swaaff,191 ad idem; Jan Abrahamsz,192 ad idem; Albert Fockes,193 ad idem.
Relatere ick onderges. Hugo de Goijer, Secrets. aan Cabo de Goede Hoop, ingevolge de voorenstaende acta specialijck hier toe g’authoriseert als dat ick ter ordre van den Ede. Heer Sijmon van der Stel, Raad Extraordinaris van Nederlands India, ende Gouverneur in loco, mij hebbe getransporteert aen de respective leeden soo van dese politijcquen vergaderinge als ook mede aan de opperhoofden van de present leggende Batavisse en Ceijlonsse retournerende scheepen hier vooren aengehaelt en voor soo veel ick die op dato heb connen uijtvinden omme haar E. stemmen te colligeeren over het subject, als in de bovenstaande acte breeder is g’expresseerd die alle ook eenpaerlijck hebben geconsenteert dat den gende. Heer vice-Commandeur Willem Burghgraaf als eerste commanderent persoon ende den schipper Thomas van Willigen als tweede persoon op den voors. bodem Overrijp sullen werden geplaast omme de selve onder het oppercommando van den Heer Commandeur Pronck met godes hulpe na het vaderland te transporteren.
Cabo de Goede Hoop, den 30e May 1697.
[Signed:] HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.