Cape Council of Policy
112
1657-05-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 112
- Date
- 1657-05-12
- Year
- 1657
English translation
In the presence of the skippers of the ships Oijevaer and Gecroonde Leeuw, we heard the constant and lame requests and complaints of the captains of the English ship Maijblom (also present), demonstrating their great need for victuals and certain ship requirements, etc., which, as could not be clarified, would consequently have to abandon ship and see to it, to save their lives, how they made their living, except that, due to the death of their carpenters at sea, the ship being free from damage in a storm, would not be out of place to go to sea if they were helped at cost by our ship's carpenters, and so on.
All of which, having considered and realized that after the Consequence, neither near nor Christian, would knowingly leave his Confederate friends of a faith to be embarrassed and perish through hunger and other lack. Therefore, the aforementioned skippers have first agreed to make an ocular inspection of the Englishman's situation on the aforementioned English ship: as well as to bring up with one to second whatever matters might be most necessary for the same and with the least damage or prejudgment of our Lord Majores, on which they came ashore today and having reported that they found the situation there to be as bad as it seems hardly possible. ship will be able to come to the right as long as it is somewhat accommodated. So it has been decided that the sooner the better to get rid of her from here, secondly to send from the aforementioned ships with 2 barrels of speck, 2 barrels of meat, 600 lb. of bread, 2 barrels of ore or groats, 1 ton of tar, 1/2 barrel of peck, 30 lb. of caesars, 400 stux 2 lb. of duijckers, 100 five-inch, 300 singled middle nails, 1 hawser of 3 inches, 1 do. of 2 inches, 1 cabletou of 6 inches, 1 out of sail, 14 lb. Sailing thread and one roll of French canoe for the repair of his sails, of which goods the aforementioned Englishman will, after due receipt, pass on as obligatory receipt: to pay for it, upon safe return, as much as our masters in the fatherland shall understand to be due.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB VAN DOOREN.
[Signed:] DIRCK CORNELISZ HAEN.
[Signed:] AERNOLT DE HEUSCH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] FRANCOIS DE CONINCK.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secretary. 1657.
All of which, having considered and realized that after the Consequence, neither near nor Christian, would knowingly leave his Confederate friends of a faith to be embarrassed and perish through hunger and other lack. Therefore, the aforementioned skippers have first agreed to make an ocular inspection of the Englishman's situation on the aforementioned English ship: as well as to bring up with one to second whatever matters might be most necessary for the same and with the least damage or prejudgment of our Lord Majores, on which they came ashore today and having reported that they found the situation there to be as bad as it seems hardly possible. ship will be able to come to the right as long as it is somewhat accommodated. So it has been decided that the sooner the better to get rid of her from here, secondly to send from the aforementioned ships with 2 barrels of speck, 2 barrels of meat, 600 lb. of bread, 2 barrels of ore or groats, 1 ton of tar, 1/2 barrel of peck, 30 lb. of caesars, 400 stux 2 lb. of duijckers, 100 five-inch, 300 singled middle nails, 1 hawser of 3 inches, 1 do. of 2 inches, 1 cabletou of 6 inches, 1 out of sail, 14 lb. Sailing thread and one roll of French canoe for the repair of his sails, of which goods the aforementioned Englishman will, after due receipt, pass on as obligatory receipt: to pay for it, upon safe return, as much as our masters in the fatherland shall understand to be due.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB VAN DOOREN.
[Signed:] DIRCK CORNELISZ HAEN.
[Signed:] AERNOLT DE HEUSCH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] FRANCOIS DE CONINCK.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secretary. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
In presentie van de schippers der schepen Oijevaer ende Gecroonde Leeuw gehoort egeduijrigh aenhoudende ende lammeterende352 versoecken ende claeghredenen van de opperhooffden des Engels schips de Maijblom (mede present) ende verthonende hunnen grooten noot om victualie ende eenige scheepsbehoefften etc. van ‘t welcke niet cunnende worden gesecundeert consequentelijck souden moeten haer schip verlaten ende sien om ‘t leven te behouden hoe sij aen de cost quamen, behalven dat door ‘t overlijden van hare timmerluijden op zee door storm vrij aen ‘t schip beschadight wesende, niet souden derven daermede in zee gaen indien men haer met coste met onse scheepstimmerluijden helpen ende soo voorts,-
Allen ‘t welcke overwogen ende ingesien dat het na de consjentie qualijck verbij te wesen nochte Christelijck soude sijn geconfedereerde vrunden van een gelove door honger ende ander gebreck wetens verlegen te laten en vergaen, Soo is, hebben voor eerst de gemelte schippers aengenomen aen voorsz Engels schip eens een oculaire inspectie van des Engelsmans gelegentheijt te nemen: mitsgaders oock met eenen op te brengen om wat saken denselven ‘t meeste benodight ende met de minste schade off prejuditie onser Heeren Majores mede te secunderen soude mogen wesen, waerop heden aen landt gecomen ende gerapporteert hebbende het daer soo slecht bevonden sij dat qualijck mogelijck schijnt do. schip te recht sal cunnen comen ten sij deselve wat g’accommodeert worden, Soo is goet gevonden om haer oock hoe eer hoe liever van hier quijt te raecken, te secunderen uijt de voorgemelte schepen met 2 vaten speck, 2 vaten vleijs, 600 lb. broot, 2 vaten erten off gort, 1 ton teer, 1/2 vat peck, 30 lb. caersen, 400 stux 2 lb. duijckers, 100 vijff duijmen, 300 enckelde middelnagels, 1 tros van 3 duijm, 1 do. van 2 duijm, 1 cabeltou van 6 duijm, 1 out seijl, 14 lb. seijlgaren ende 1 rol Frans canefas tot reparatie van syn seijlen, van welcke goederen den voorsz Engelsman na behoorlijck ontfangh sal passeren recepisse obligatoir: omme behouden overcomende daer voor te betalen, soo veele onse Hen. Meesters in ‘t vaderlandt sullen verstaen te behooren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB VAN DOOREN.
[Signed:] DIRCK CORNELISZ HAEN.
[Signed:] AERNOLT DE HEUSCH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] FRANCOIS DE CONINCK.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secretaris. 1657.
Allen ‘t welcke overwogen ende ingesien dat het na de consjentie qualijck verbij te wesen nochte Christelijck soude sijn geconfedereerde vrunden van een gelove door honger ende ander gebreck wetens verlegen te laten en vergaen, Soo is, hebben voor eerst de gemelte schippers aengenomen aen voorsz Engels schip eens een oculaire inspectie van des Engelsmans gelegentheijt te nemen: mitsgaders oock met eenen op te brengen om wat saken denselven ‘t meeste benodight ende met de minste schade off prejuditie onser Heeren Majores mede te secunderen soude mogen wesen, waerop heden aen landt gecomen ende gerapporteert hebbende het daer soo slecht bevonden sij dat qualijck mogelijck schijnt do. schip te recht sal cunnen comen ten sij deselve wat g’accommodeert worden, Soo is goet gevonden om haer oock hoe eer hoe liever van hier quijt te raecken, te secunderen uijt de voorgemelte schepen met 2 vaten speck, 2 vaten vleijs, 600 lb. broot, 2 vaten erten off gort, 1 ton teer, 1/2 vat peck, 30 lb. caersen, 400 stux 2 lb. duijckers, 100 vijff duijmen, 300 enckelde middelnagels, 1 tros van 3 duijm, 1 do. van 2 duijm, 1 cabeltou van 6 duijm, 1 out seijl, 14 lb. seijlgaren ende 1 rol Frans canefas tot reparatie van syn seijlen, van welcke goederen den voorsz Engelsman na behoorlijck ontfangh sal passeren recepisse obligatoir: omme behouden overcomende daer voor te betalen, soo veele onse Hen. Meesters in ‘t vaderlandt sullen verstaen te behooren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB VAN DOOREN.
[Signed:] DIRCK CORNELISZ HAEN.
[Signed:] AERNOLT DE HEUSCH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] FRANCOIS DE CONINCK.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secretaris. 1657.