Cape Council of Policy
11
1652-10-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 11
- Date
- 1652-10-02
- Year
- 1652
English translation
Alsoo Pieter Brackenier bossr. Having been examined several times about the words spoken to him in the discourse of the escapees, that the anchor was already gone and the cable would soon follow, he refuses to make any confession at all, and in recollecting the confessed statement about it, the certifiers declare that they did not look at but listen to the voice, that those words were said by the same person, which is very difficult to establish, and that in view of his own denial, no further information or revelations could be obtained other than that the aforementioned Brackenier confesses to having said that I wish to be with the escapees. However, according to his jokingly saying, and without opinion, it is understood that he himself is free from his detention. discharged, and having been noted as a rather dirty talker and not entirely clean, to drop three times the scourge, in addition to a hundred blows with the wet hole for the mast, as a broader measure in the sentence struck on that date.
And to prevent him from henceforth having the opportunity to make more of a fuss among the crew here on land, it was also considered good to have him continue his duties on the yacht Goede Hope.
Likewise, the four escaped persons left their empty chests with little rummage, all the goods found inside were to be sold, and to close their account, as well as the balances due them to the E. Compe. to be written off as confiscated, as their monthly allowances are hereby confiscated for the E. Compe. and their persons are declared out of service as rogues against honor and oath.
Furthermore, they are arrested, first to set up the tear kettles at the Southern River: so as not to be concerned about the stench above the fort, to prevent the resulting unrest among the people, and to protect them. placing kettles and tools on a certain high dune just at the mouth of the aforementioned river on this side, a small redoubt of three rods in the square with such hoisting, besides two four-pounder pieces on top: to be kept and protected by the whale catchers and blubber-cookers, which will moreover serve not only for the necessary preservation of the. kettles and other materials, but also for further strengthening and securing this Table Bay and the rivers, which will be able to defend everywhere with our cannon, so that hardly any boats will be able to land against our will, and our sloops, under the favor of them, will be well-preserved and can be easily stowed in the river, much better than here in front of the fort, where strong northwest winds sometimes hit the ground, and if they are brought ashore, they will be completely fortified and the fort can be made without any expense, but of such strength and permanence.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SUMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
And to prevent him from henceforth having the opportunity to make more of a fuss among the crew here on land, it was also considered good to have him continue his duties on the yacht Goede Hope.
Likewise, the four escaped persons left their empty chests with little rummage, all the goods found inside were to be sold, and to close their account, as well as the balances due them to the E. Compe. to be written off as confiscated, as their monthly allowances are hereby confiscated for the E. Compe. and their persons are declared out of service as rogues against honor and oath.
Furthermore, they are arrested, first to set up the tear kettles at the Southern River: so as not to be concerned about the stench above the fort, to prevent the resulting unrest among the people, and to protect them. placing kettles and tools on a certain high dune just at the mouth of the aforementioned river on this side, a small redoubt of three rods in the square with such hoisting, besides two four-pounder pieces on top: to be kept and protected by the whale catchers and blubber-cookers, which will moreover serve not only for the necessary preservation of the. kettles and other materials, but also for further strengthening and securing this Table Bay and the rivers, which will be able to defend everywhere with our cannon, so that hardly any boats will be able to land against our will, and our sloops, under the favor of them, will be well-preserved and can be easily stowed in the river, much better than here in front of the fort, where strong northwest winds sometimes hit the ground, and if they are brought ashore, they will be completely fortified and the fort can be made without any expense, but of such strength and permanence.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SUMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo Pieter Brackenier bossr. eenige malen g’examineert sijnde over de woorden bij hem gesproocken in discours van de weghgelopen personen, dat het ancker al wegh was ende de cabel wel haest soude volgen, gansch geen bekentenisse wil doen, ende in ‘t recolleren van de daerover beleijde attestatie, de attestanten verclaren niet gesien maer aen de stem gehoort hebben, die woorden bij den selven gesproocken souden wesen daer seer qualijck op vast te staen is, ende ten aensien van des selffs ontkenninge geen verdere openinge nochte informatie becomen connen anders als dat voorsz Brackenier belijt geseijt te hebben ick wense wel bij de weghgelopen personen te wesen, Edoch nae sijn seggen jockswijse, ende sonder meninge, soo is verstaen denselven van sijne detentie te ontslaen, ende gemerckt al vrij een vuijlen pratert ende niet geheel suijver is, drie mael van de rheede te laten vallen nevens hondert slagen met het natte gat voor de mast als breeder bij de sententie op dato gevelt,
Ende omme hem voortaen de gelegentheijt te benemen hier aen lant onder ‘t volck meerder op ruijinge te maecken, is oock goet gevonden den selven op ‘t jacht de Goede Hope voortaen sijn dienst te laten waernemen.
Insgelijckx de 4 wech gelopen personen hare ledigh gelaten kisten met weijnigh rommelingh ‘t goet daer al uijt bevonden sijnde te vercopen, ende hare reeck. te sluijten, mitsgaders derselver te goet hebbende saldos op d’ E. Compe. als geconfisqueert aff te schrijven, alsoo hare maentgelden bij desen voor de E. Compe. geconfisqueert ende hunl. personen als schelmen jegens eer ende eedt uijt den dienst verlopen27 verclaren.
Is wijders g’arresteert metten eersten de traenketels op te stellen bij de Soute revier : omme hier van den stanck over ‘t fort niet becommert te wesen, tot voorcomingh van de daer uijt te resulteren ongesontheden onder ‘t volck, ende tot verseeckeringe van do. ketels ende gereetschappen op seecker hooge duijn even in de mont der voorgemelte revier aen dese sijde leggende, een cleijn redoutjen van drie roeden in ‘t viercant met sooden ophalen nevens twee vierponders stuckjen[s] daer op: om bij de walvisvangers ende traencokers beseth ende bewaert te worden, dat boven dien niet alleen sal strecken tot nodige bewaringe van do. ketels ende andere materialen, maer oock tot meerder versterckinge ende verseeckeringe deser Tafelbaij ende revieren die daermede overal met ons canon sullen cunnen defenderen, soodanigh dat qualijck eenige boots tegen onse wil sullen cunnen landen, ende onse sloepen onder ‘t faveur van dien in de revier fraij bewaert ende gemackelijck bergen cunnen, veel beter als hier voor ‘t fort, daer met harde N. weste winden altemet in de gront raecken, ende als men se op ‘t lant halen heel verstaven ende do. rondoutje sonder eenige onkosten maer van sooden sterck ende permanent cunnen gemaeckt worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SUMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Ende omme hem voortaen de gelegentheijt te benemen hier aen lant onder ‘t volck meerder op ruijinge te maecken, is oock goet gevonden den selven op ‘t jacht de Goede Hope voortaen sijn dienst te laten waernemen.
Insgelijckx de 4 wech gelopen personen hare ledigh gelaten kisten met weijnigh rommelingh ‘t goet daer al uijt bevonden sijnde te vercopen, ende hare reeck. te sluijten, mitsgaders derselver te goet hebbende saldos op d’ E. Compe. als geconfisqueert aff te schrijven, alsoo hare maentgelden bij desen voor de E. Compe. geconfisqueert ende hunl. personen als schelmen jegens eer ende eedt uijt den dienst verlopen27 verclaren.
Is wijders g’arresteert metten eersten de traenketels op te stellen bij de Soute revier : omme hier van den stanck over ‘t fort niet becommert te wesen, tot voorcomingh van de daer uijt te resulteren ongesontheden onder ‘t volck, ende tot verseeckeringe van do. ketels ende gereetschappen op seecker hooge duijn even in de mont der voorgemelte revier aen dese sijde leggende, een cleijn redoutjen van drie roeden in ‘t viercant met sooden ophalen nevens twee vierponders stuckjen[s] daer op: om bij de walvisvangers ende traencokers beseth ende bewaert te worden, dat boven dien niet alleen sal strecken tot nodige bewaringe van do. ketels ende andere materialen, maer oock tot meerder versterckinge ende verseeckeringe deser Tafelbaij ende revieren die daermede overal met ons canon sullen cunnen defenderen, soodanigh dat qualijck eenige boots tegen onse wil sullen cunnen landen, ende onse sloepen onder ‘t faveur van dien in de revier fraij bewaert ende gemackelijck bergen cunnen, veel beter als hier voor ‘t fort, daer met harde N. weste winden altemet in de gront raecken, ende als men se op ‘t lant halen heel verstaven ende do. rondoutje sonder eenige onkosten maer van sooden sterck ende permanent cunnen gemaeckt worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SUMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.