Cape Council of Policy
116
1657-07-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 116
- Date
- 1657-07-13
- Year
- 1657
English translation
This morning, praise God, the yacht Maria arrived here from the Fatherland, destined together with the yacht Hasselt, which has not yet arrived, to sail from here to the coasts of Guinea and Angola for the slave trade, etc. And noting in the invoices and bills of lading that, besides some necessities for these places, various goods are also loaded for India, according to the letters received from our Lords Masters from the Amsterdam Chamber, who hereby order such to proceed to Batavia on the first ship arriving here, and since the yacht Hasselt, as mentioned above, has not yet appeared, this small yacht Maria cannot yet be sent on the aforementioned voyage, since the cargo for the aforementioned trade has been shipped in Hasselt, and we also remain subject to the aforementioned letters and orders from our Lords Masters for that traffic, etc. Having received the letters concerning this yacht, Maria 362, the copy of the instructions for the aforementioned voyage, the chiefs decided not to give them, and yet to state that the letters contained them. After careful deliberation, it was decided that whatever was shipped for the Cape in this yacht should first be brought to shore and placed at hand before Batavia, so that, in the meantime, some of the Company's ships arrived, it could then be shipped from the common yacht. In order to be subject to the least possible spillage or leakage of oil and fat, and also to minimize damage to the sawmill's tools and the grenades for India loaded therein.
And regarding the lot in d. It was decided to also remove the yachts from the ship and have them brought ashore, as well as to refill the area with stone ballast to keep the yacht watertight; and then, according to the order of our Lord Masters, to have them sail from the Netherlands on the first arriving ship to India.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
363
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
And regarding the lot in d. It was decided to also remove the yachts from the ship and have them brought ashore, as well as to refill the area with stone ballast to keep the yacht watertight; and then, according to the order of our Lord Masters, to have them sail from the Netherlands on the first arriving ship to India.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
363
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden voormiddagh Gode loff alhier uijt ‘t Patria wel aengecomen wesende ‘t jacht Maria gedestineert beneffens ‘t noch niet g’arriveerde jacht Hasselt , omme van hier te varen na de custen van Guinea ende Angola op den slavenhandel &a. Ende siende bij de facturen ende cognossementen dat behalven eenige nodicheden voor dese plaetsen daerinne mede verscheijden goederen sijn geladen voor India, volgens oock de becomen brieven onser Heeren Meesters uijt de Camer Amsterdam, welcke bij deselve ordonneeren sulcx per ‘t eerst hier aencomende schip voorts na Batavia te laten gaen, ende alsoo ‘t jacht Hasselt als voorsz noch niet is verschenen, sulcx dit cleijne jachgen361 Maria tot voorhaelde voijagie noch niet can affgesonden worden, vermits in Hasselt het cargasoen tot den handel voorsz is gescheept ende wij oock noch destituijt blijven van opgem. onse Heeren Meesters desseijnen ende ordres op die traffique &a. als niet hebbende met de brieven deses jachts Maria 362 becomen, de copie van de instructie tot de meergenoemde vojagie, d’ opperhooffden besloten mede gegeven niet jegenstaende do. brieven melden deselve nochtans daerinne gesloten was, Soo is na goet overlegh goetgevonden ‘t gene voor de Caep in dit jachjen gescheept is, ten eersten te doen aen landt comen ende dat voor Batavia voor de handt te laten stellen, om offer tusschen wijle eenige van Comps. scheepen aenquamen, ‘t selve dan uijt gem. jacht maer over te laten schepen: Om insonderheijt de minste spillinge offte leccagie aen den olij ende traen subject te sijn, tot oock te min mishandelingh aen de gereetschappen tot de saegmolen en de granaden voor India daer oock in geladen.
Ende aengaende ‘t loot in do. jachjen mede gescheept, is goetgevonden ‘t selve oock daeruijt te halen ende aen landt te laten brengen mitsgaders de plaetse met steen tot ballast weder te vullen om ‘t jachjen watervast te houden; ende do. loot na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters met ‘t eerst aencomende schip uijt Patria mede voorts na India te laten varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
363
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Ende aengaende ‘t loot in do. jachjen mede gescheept, is goetgevonden ‘t selve oock daeruijt te halen ende aen landt te laten brengen mitsgaders de plaetse met steen tot ballast weder te vullen om ‘t jachjen watervast te houden; ende do. loot na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters met ‘t eerst aencomende schip uijt Patria mede voorts na India te laten varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
363
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.