Cape Council of Policy
1003
1697-06-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 1003
- Date
- 1697-06-08
- Year
- 1697
English translation
In the presence of all the members, it is assumed that all the chiefs of the present return fleet (except for Mr. Vice Commander van Buijtenhem), consisting of rear admiral, merchants, and skippers, are included below in their respective ranks.
Having presented to the meeting the Honourable Lord Governor how, on the 6th of this month, Mr. Hendrik Pronck, former Commander of the said fleet, had passed away, and as a result, the Commander's position was at least vacant:
That this was therefore entirely necessary, especially in these perilous times of war, and also in view of the fact that the season had already progressed so far that the fleet was late arriving in the homeland: and Mr. Our superiors were also very interested in the fact that, for such a valuable return fleet as this, a capable and well-experienced seafaring person, who had served the E.Company well and faithfully for many years here in various capacities to the satisfaction of its chiefs, should be assigned this vacant Commander's position. Therefore, his Honor, to fill the said position with another capable person, was nominated by this E.Committee Council for this purpose: Mr. Hendrik van Buijtenhem, Vice-Commander of this fleet, and Mr. Willem Burggraeff, also Vice-Commander, at the service of the E.Company. having served in India, and in the same capacity according to his act of the High Indian Government dated 13 August 1694, arrived here too, in order to be appointed and chosen from these two proposed persons as Commander by their Ee. So also the matter having been carefully considered and submitted, the aforementioned Lord Vice-Commander, Willem Burggraaf, was appointed and appointed by a majority of votes for Commander of the aforementioned Batavian and Ceylon return fleet, with such and equal power and authority as the deceased Lord Commander Pronck over the aforementioned has had a return fleet and a Commander in the service of the E. Company competes over such a fleet: his E. gagie was deferred in this quality and left at the disposition of her Ede. Hoogh Achtb. in the homeland.
So done and arrested and decided in the Casteel de Goede Hoop on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] J. GRAVIA.
194
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] HENDRIK OBE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] AS. HOET.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] NS. COOL.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] PHILIBT. BOESSCHOT.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGHT.
195
[Signed:] COENRAADT WARNERST.
196
[Signed:] THO. VAN WILLIGEN.
[Signed:] J. pinewood.
197
[Signed:] CORNELIS KEELEMAN.
[Signed:] MS. VERHULST.
[Signed:] DRECK DAMN.
198
[Signed:] JB. SWAAFF.
[Signed:] A. FOCKES.
[Signed:] LDRT. BROECK.
199
[Signed:] AMELANT JANSE.
200
[Signed:] GIJSBRANDT VISSCHER.
[Signed:] PR. VAN EDE.
[Signed:] JAN ABRAHAMSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] JOHANS SIBENS.
Having presented to the meeting the Honourable Lord Governor how, on the 6th of this month, Mr. Hendrik Pronck, former Commander of the said fleet, had passed away, and as a result, the Commander's position was at least vacant:
That this was therefore entirely necessary, especially in these perilous times of war, and also in view of the fact that the season had already progressed so far that the fleet was late arriving in the homeland: and Mr. Our superiors were also very interested in the fact that, for such a valuable return fleet as this, a capable and well-experienced seafaring person, who had served the E.Company well and faithfully for many years here in various capacities to the satisfaction of its chiefs, should be assigned this vacant Commander's position. Therefore, his Honor, to fill the said position with another capable person, was nominated by this E.Committee Council for this purpose: Mr. Hendrik van Buijtenhem, Vice-Commander of this fleet, and Mr. Willem Burggraeff, also Vice-Commander, at the service of the E.Company. having served in India, and in the same capacity according to his act of the High Indian Government dated 13 August 1694, arrived here too, in order to be appointed and chosen from these two proposed persons as Commander by their Ee. So also the matter having been carefully considered and submitted, the aforementioned Lord Vice-Commander, Willem Burggraaf, was appointed and appointed by a majority of votes for Commander of the aforementioned Batavian and Ceylon return fleet, with such and equal power and authority as the deceased Lord Commander Pronck over the aforementioned has had a return fleet and a Commander in the service of the E. Company competes over such a fleet: his E. gagie was deferred in this quality and left at the disposition of her Ede. Hoogh Achtb. in the homeland.
So done and arrested and decided in the Casteel de Goede Hoop on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] J. GRAVIA.
194
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] HENDRIK OBE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] AS. HOET.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] NS. COOL.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] PHILIBT. BOESSCHOT.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGHT.
195
[Signed:] COENRAADT WARNERST.
196
[Signed:] THO. VAN WILLIGEN.
[Signed:] J. pinewood.
197
[Signed:] CORNELIS KEELEMAN.
[Signed:] MS. VERHULST.
[Signed:] DRECK DAMN.
198
[Signed:] JB. SWAAFF.
[Signed:] A. FOCKES.
[Signed:] LDRT. BROECK.
199
[Signed:] AMELANT JANSE.
200
[Signed:] GIJSBRANDT VISSCHER.
[Signed:] PR. VAN EDE.
[Signed:] JAN ABRAHAMSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] JOHANS SIBENS.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordicheijt van alle de leeden, assumptis alle de opperhooffden van de praesent leggende retourvloot (excepto de Hr. vice Commandeur van Buijtenhem) bestaande uijt schout bij nagt, coopluijden, schippers, invoegen hier onder in haer rangh beteeckent sijn.
Den Ede. Heer Gouverneur ter vergaderinge voorgedragen hebbende, hoe dat op den 6e deser de Heer Hendr. Pronck, gewesen Commandeur der geseijde vloot, was comen te overlijden en waer door de Commandeurs-plaatsse althans was vacerende:
Dat dierhalven gants nodich was ende insonderheijt in deese gevaerlijcke oorloghstijden als ook in opsichte dat het saijsoen des jaars nu al soo verre was ingeschooten dat de vloot laat in ‘t vaderland stonde t’ arriveeren: ende de Hrn. onse superiores haer merkelijke intresse ook daer aan gelegen was, dat ten geleijde van soo een costelijcke retourvloot als dese, een bequaem persoon en wel ervaren in de zeevaard en welcke veel jaaren herwaarts de E.Compe. in diversse qualiteijten ten genoege sijner opperhooffden wel en trouwelijck hadde gediend, dese openstaende Commandeursplaatse behoorde te werden opgedragen: Soo is ‘t ook dat sijn Ede. om de geseijde plaatse met een ander bequaem persoon weder te suppleren tot dien eijnde desen E.Achtb. gecombineerde Raad was voordragende, de Heer Hendr. van Buijtenhem vice Commandeur deser vloote, ende den Heer Willem Burggraeff, mede vice Commandeur, daer voor ten dienste van de E.Compe. gedient hebbende in Indien, en in de selve qualiteit volgens sijn acte van de Hooge Indisse Regeringe van dato den 13 Augustij 1694, alhier mede g’arriveert, omme uijt dese twee voorgestelde persoonen een als Commandeur bij haer EE. g’eligeert ende gecosen te werden: Soo is ook de saak over ende weder over wel ingesien ende gepondereert sijnde, den meergenoemde Heer vice-Commandeur, Willem Burggraaf, bij meerheijt van stemmen voor Commandeur over de voors. Batavisse en Ceijlonsse -retourvloot g’eligeert en aengestelt, met sodanige en gelijcke maght en authoriteit als den overleden Heer Commandeur Pronck over de voors. retourvloot heefft gehad en een Commandeur in dienst van de E. Compagnie over dusdanige vloot competeert: werdende sijn E. gagie in dese sijne qualiteit gedefereert en gelaten ter dispositie van haer Ede. Hoogh Achtb. in ‘t vaderland.
Aldus gedaan ende gearresteert en beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] J. GRAVIA.
194
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] HENDRIK OBE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] AS. HOET.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] NS. COOLE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] PHILIBT. BOESSCHOT.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGHT.
195
[Signed:] COENRAADT WARNERST.
196
[Signed:] THO. VAN WILLIGEN.
[Signed:] J. NAALHOUT.
197
[Signed:] CORNELIS KEELEMAN.
[Signed:] MS. VERHULST.
[Signed:] DRECK VERDOES.
198
[Signed:] JB. SWAAFF.
[Signed:] A. FOCKES.
[Signed:] LDRT. BROECK.
199
[Signed:] AMELANT JANSE.
200
[Signed:] GIJSBRANDT VISSCHER.
[Signed:] PR. VAN EDE.
[Signed:] JAN ABRAHAMSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] JOHANS SIBENS.
Den Ede. Heer Gouverneur ter vergaderinge voorgedragen hebbende, hoe dat op den 6e deser de Heer Hendr. Pronck, gewesen Commandeur der geseijde vloot, was comen te overlijden en waer door de Commandeurs-plaatsse althans was vacerende:
Dat dierhalven gants nodich was ende insonderheijt in deese gevaerlijcke oorloghstijden als ook in opsichte dat het saijsoen des jaars nu al soo verre was ingeschooten dat de vloot laat in ‘t vaderland stonde t’ arriveeren: ende de Hrn. onse superiores haer merkelijke intresse ook daer aan gelegen was, dat ten geleijde van soo een costelijcke retourvloot als dese, een bequaem persoon en wel ervaren in de zeevaard en welcke veel jaaren herwaarts de E.Compe. in diversse qualiteijten ten genoege sijner opperhooffden wel en trouwelijck hadde gediend, dese openstaende Commandeursplaatse behoorde te werden opgedragen: Soo is ‘t ook dat sijn Ede. om de geseijde plaatse met een ander bequaem persoon weder te suppleren tot dien eijnde desen E.Achtb. gecombineerde Raad was voordragende, de Heer Hendr. van Buijtenhem vice Commandeur deser vloote, ende den Heer Willem Burggraeff, mede vice Commandeur, daer voor ten dienste van de E.Compe. gedient hebbende in Indien, en in de selve qualiteit volgens sijn acte van de Hooge Indisse Regeringe van dato den 13 Augustij 1694, alhier mede g’arriveert, omme uijt dese twee voorgestelde persoonen een als Commandeur bij haer EE. g’eligeert ende gecosen te werden: Soo is ook de saak over ende weder over wel ingesien ende gepondereert sijnde, den meergenoemde Heer vice-Commandeur, Willem Burggraaf, bij meerheijt van stemmen voor Commandeur over de voors. Batavisse en Ceijlonsse -retourvloot g’eligeert en aengestelt, met sodanige en gelijcke maght en authoriteit als den overleden Heer Commandeur Pronck over de voors. retourvloot heefft gehad en een Commandeur in dienst van de E. Compagnie over dusdanige vloot competeert: werdende sijn E. gagie in dese sijne qualiteit gedefereert en gelaten ter dispositie van haer Ede. Hoogh Achtb. in ‘t vaderland.
Aldus gedaan ende gearresteert en beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] J. GRAVIA.
194
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] HENDRIK OBE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] AS. HOET.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] NS. COOLE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] PHILIBT. BOESSCHOT.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGHT.
195
[Signed:] COENRAADT WARNERST.
196
[Signed:] THO. VAN WILLIGEN.
[Signed:] J. NAALHOUT.
197
[Signed:] CORNELIS KEELEMAN.
[Signed:] MS. VERHULST.
[Signed:] DRECK VERDOES.
198
[Signed:] JB. SWAAFF.
[Signed:] A. FOCKES.
[Signed:] LDRT. BROECK.
199
[Signed:] AMELANT JANSE.
200
[Signed:] GIJSBRANDT VISSCHER.
[Signed:] PR. VAN EDE.
[Signed:] JAN ABRAHAMSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] JOHANS SIBENS.