Cape Council of Policy
121
1657-08-18
Minute details
- Entry number
- 121
- Date
- 1657-08-18
- Year
- 1657
English translation
In accordance with our resolution of the 8th of this month, having taken as much information as possible from the situation of the present naval authority of the ship the Provintie, as well as because of the unrest that has occurred between the fatherland and here on the ship, etc., and having seen, among other things, the meager evidence that the detained skipper Andries van Nesse, accepted by the Ed. Lords Masters, would have wanted to bring Comp's ship to the wrong ports, as is charged against him by the present naval authority. However, this has not been proven sufficiently or clearly enough; But on the contrary, he committed a sinful and adulterous life with the wife of the sub-merchant Huijbrecht van Hocht, named Cornelia van Savelpoel, according to his own voluntary and unforced confession, about which the Ship's Council, before their meeting here on June 21, 380, was arrested in the ice and remained detained until then, and in order to provide the ship with a good captain again, the chief steersman Pieter van Dalen was substituted in his place, as well as the third-man Thomas Woutersz, first in the deported second-man's place, and now as chief steersman, the former fourth-man as second-man, and the first-boatman's mate381 again as fourth waeck,
And noting that resolving the aforementioned matter would require considerable time, as further information on certain matters would still be required, which would delay this valuable ship's voyage, to the great detriment and expense of the E. Compe. The Council is paying particular attention to this and other matters.
It has also been noted that the former chief pilot, and now skipper Pieter van Dalen, who has been substituted by the Ship's Council, is maintaining good order in the government and the work is progressing well, etc.
The Council of this fortress has been assisted and reinforced by the captains of the Hasselt and Maria yachts. This subrogation, along with all other matters concerning the advancement of the positions at the Ship's Council, was made upon approval of the Honorable. Lords Governor General and Councillors of India as a whole and the aforementioned Pieter van Dalen upon approval thereof as skipper and chief on this. to leave the ship, but to ensure that it would also be equipped with a good chief pilot, with which the ship382 could and may be put right in case of illness or death of the aforementioned van Dalen, as one is lacking, since the person Thomas Woutersz mentioned above is not considered suitable for this, in view of his drunken and disorderly life, as well as his severity and foul treatment of the people, the latter much unjustly beating with a drunken head and scolding dogs etc., which is much complained about and in such a ship something delicate and perilous occurs, so that all further unrest can be prevented, and for reasons the aforementioned also understand the chief pilot of the yacht Maria, named Harman Albertsz van Enchuijsen, being a fine sailor and an experienced sailor in Indian navigation, to have the aforementioned ship the Provintie transferred to the aforementioned Thomas Woutersz and him in turn to the yacht Maria, in order to sail to Batavia with the first other arriving ship and the confirmation of his surrogacy by the Ed. The Governor-General and Councillors of India are requested to apply, along with the second mate Jan Claesz de Lange of the yacht Hasselt, also experienced in Indian navigation against the requisitioned second mate Jan Pietersz van Durkerdam, and to have him return to Hasselt. It is also entrusted that her quartermaster, Adriaen Goons, will be equipped with sufficient senior officers and, with God's blessing, the foremost will be properly restored to order.
And so that no new unrest may arise, but all occasions for such may be averted and prevented.
It should also be noted that, for reasons explained at the outset, the time and opportunity are lacking in the matter regarding the detainees and skipper Andries van Nesse, who is being charged here. to finally settle this here. It is understood that he should be released from his bonds (having been in a difficult position in the Passado since June 21st) and let the ship come ashore here and remain until the first other ship arrives here, in order to then let him sail with it to Batavia, and of all the paper and board at his expense, etc., a set with this ship, the Provintie (being again quickly sailing), and another set, or double, with the next ship: finally, these matters, at the discretion of the Honorable Governor-General, could be settled by the judge in Batavia in better order than here, provided the inconvenience etc. can be dealt with and, in addition, an express recommendation and order to the sub-merchant of Hocht's wife (who is ill at the time, and therefore must remain on board) to take good care of her during the forthcoming voyage, as is proper, to prevent further misfortune and indiscretions.
It has also been decided to summon the aforementioned officers and to give each a proper admonition, in order to perform their duties and, while maintaining good order and obedience, to all the people in general, so as to treat them all as faithful servants of the Holy Company and to use their utmost diligence to bring the Company's ship and belongings to Batavia in all faithfulness.
And as by the hasty departure of the aforesaid ship the Province from Zeeland the sick comforter (thereupon received by the Ed. Gentlemen Directors at the same Chamber) was seen backwards and left standing, so that the ship was deprived of it, which was always done by the aforesaid Thomas Woutersz, And in order to do so. to provisionally hold office from here to Batavia, we hereby present and offer the person of Gerrit Valcq van Schoppingen, midshipman, with earnest request and entreaty to be employed for this purpose. Therefore, we (being assured of his good, comporting, quiet and edifying life: as well as his aptitude for reading and singing the psalms) grant the same his request to provisionally hold the said place of sick comfort during the journey from here to Batavia: in order that greater devotion and edifying discipline may be maintained among the people and in order to do. To give his office even greater value and due respect among the common people, the chiefs will, according to custom, grant him his dining place in the cabin, as well as his sleeping quarters, in the appropriate place. However, regarding the confirmation of the aforementioned office and the increase in salary, etc., he will have to submit the same to the Honorable Governor-General and the Honorable Lords of India in Batavia, to whom their Honorable Governor-General we delegate the same and leave him requisitioned as required.
Thus arrested and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB HENDRICKSZ MOOKER.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DE VENNE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
And noting that resolving the aforementioned matter would require considerable time, as further information on certain matters would still be required, which would delay this valuable ship's voyage, to the great detriment and expense of the E. Compe. The Council is paying particular attention to this and other matters.
It has also been noted that the former chief pilot, and now skipper Pieter van Dalen, who has been substituted by the Ship's Council, is maintaining good order in the government and the work is progressing well, etc.
The Council of this fortress has been assisted and reinforced by the captains of the Hasselt and Maria yachts. This subrogation, along with all other matters concerning the advancement of the positions at the Ship's Council, was made upon approval of the Honorable. Lords Governor General and Councillors of India as a whole and the aforementioned Pieter van Dalen upon approval thereof as skipper and chief on this. to leave the ship, but to ensure that it would also be equipped with a good chief pilot, with which the ship382 could and may be put right in case of illness or death of the aforementioned van Dalen, as one is lacking, since the person Thomas Woutersz mentioned above is not considered suitable for this, in view of his drunken and disorderly life, as well as his severity and foul treatment of the people, the latter much unjustly beating with a drunken head and scolding dogs etc., which is much complained about and in such a ship something delicate and perilous occurs, so that all further unrest can be prevented, and for reasons the aforementioned also understand the chief pilot of the yacht Maria, named Harman Albertsz van Enchuijsen, being a fine sailor and an experienced sailor in Indian navigation, to have the aforementioned ship the Provintie transferred to the aforementioned Thomas Woutersz and him in turn to the yacht Maria, in order to sail to Batavia with the first other arriving ship and the confirmation of his surrogacy by the Ed. The Governor-General and Councillors of India are requested to apply, along with the second mate Jan Claesz de Lange of the yacht Hasselt, also experienced in Indian navigation against the requisitioned second mate Jan Pietersz van Durkerdam, and to have him return to Hasselt. It is also entrusted that her quartermaster, Adriaen Goons, will be equipped with sufficient senior officers and, with God's blessing, the foremost will be properly restored to order.
And so that no new unrest may arise, but all occasions for such may be averted and prevented.
It should also be noted that, for reasons explained at the outset, the time and opportunity are lacking in the matter regarding the detainees and skipper Andries van Nesse, who is being charged here. to finally settle this here. It is understood that he should be released from his bonds (having been in a difficult position in the Passado since June 21st) and let the ship come ashore here and remain until the first other ship arrives here, in order to then let him sail with it to Batavia, and of all the paper and board at his expense, etc., a set with this ship, the Provintie (being again quickly sailing), and another set, or double, with the next ship: finally, these matters, at the discretion of the Honorable Governor-General, could be settled by the judge in Batavia in better order than here, provided the inconvenience etc. can be dealt with and, in addition, an express recommendation and order to the sub-merchant of Hocht's wife (who is ill at the time, and therefore must remain on board) to take good care of her during the forthcoming voyage, as is proper, to prevent further misfortune and indiscretions.
It has also been decided to summon the aforementioned officers and to give each a proper admonition, in order to perform their duties and, while maintaining good order and obedience, to all the people in general, so as to treat them all as faithful servants of the Holy Company and to use their utmost diligence to bring the Company's ship and belongings to Batavia in all faithfulness.
And as by the hasty departure of the aforesaid ship the Province from Zeeland the sick comforter (thereupon received by the Ed. Gentlemen Directors at the same Chamber) was seen backwards and left standing, so that the ship was deprived of it, which was always done by the aforesaid Thomas Woutersz, And in order to do so. to provisionally hold office from here to Batavia, we hereby present and offer the person of Gerrit Valcq van Schoppingen, midshipman, with earnest request and entreaty to be employed for this purpose. Therefore, we (being assured of his good, comporting, quiet and edifying life: as well as his aptitude for reading and singing the psalms) grant the same his request to provisionally hold the said place of sick comfort during the journey from here to Batavia: in order that greater devotion and edifying discipline may be maintained among the people and in order to do. To give his office even greater value and due respect among the common people, the chiefs will, according to custom, grant him his dining place in the cabin, as well as his sleeping quarters, in the appropriate place. However, regarding the confirmation of the aforementioned office and the increase in salary, etc., he will have to submit the same to the Honorable Governor-General and the Honorable Lords of India in Batavia, to whom their Honorable Governor-General we delegate the same and leave him requisitioned as required.
Thus arrested and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB HENDRICKSZ MOOKER.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DE VENNE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Conform onse resolutie van den 8 deser na gelegentheyt genomen hebbende soo veele informatie van de gelegentheyt der jegenwoordige scheepsregeringe des schips de Provintie als mogelijck is, mitsgaders oock wegen de onlusten tusschen ‘t vaderlandt ende hier op do. schip voorgevallen &a., Ende daer bij onder andren gesien de schrale blijcken van dat den gedetineerde ende bij d’ Ed. Heeren Meesters aengenomen schipper Andries van Nesse soude hebben willen Comps. schip op verkeerde havens brengen, soo hem van de jegenwoordige scheepsregeringe wordt te last geleijt, Edoch niet suffichandt noch claer genoech bewesen; Maer ter contrarie niet te min sijn sondich ende overspelich leven begaen met de huijsvrouw van den ondercoopman Huijbrecht van Hocht, genaempt Cornelia van Savelpoel, volgens eijgen vrijwillige ende onafgedwongen confessie, waerover by den Scheepsraedt voor hare compste alhier op den 21en380 Junij passado is in d’ ijsers geset ende tot dato gedetineert gebleven, ende ingevolge om ‘t schip weder van een goedt opperhoofft te versien den opperstuijrman Pieter van Dalen in sijn plaetse gesurrogeert mitsgaders den derdewaeck Thomas Woutersz eerst in den gedeporteerden onderstuijrmansplaetse, ende nu tot opperstuijrman, den gewesen vierdewaeck tot onderstuijrman ende den hoochbootsmansmaet381 weder tot vierdewaeck,
Ende gemerckt dat tot affdoeninge van voorhaelde saecken veele tijts soude vereijsschen, vermits de meerder informatien van sommige saken noch soudende moeten werden genomen waerdoor dit costelijck schip in syne te doene reijse vrij soude worden geretardeert tot groote schade ende intrest van d’ E. Compe. op ‘t welck ende wes meer dienaengaende den Raedt ‘t principaelst is lettende,
Item oock gesien dat den gewesen opperstuijrman, ende nu als boven bij den Scheepsraedt gesurrogeerden schipper Pieter van Dalen in de regeringe goede ordre is houdende ende ‘t werck wel aenvordert &a.,
Soo is bij den Raedt deser fortresse g’assisteert ende versterckt met de opperhooffden van de jachten Hasselt ende Maria verstaen die surrogatie voornamentlijck nevens oock alle d’ andre aengaende d’ opclimmingen der bedieningen bij den Scheepsraedt. gedaen op approbatie van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur generael ende Raden van India in haer geheel ende desen voorsz Pieter van Dalen op approbatie voorsz als schipper ende opperhoofft op do. schip te laten, Maer om te besorgen dat ‘t selve oock van een goedt opperstuijrman mochte versien wesen, waermedehet schip382 bij sieckte off overlijden van den voorsz van Dalen soude cunnen ende mogen voorts te recht gebracht worden, alsoo der doch een is manquerende vermits den persoon Thomas Woutersz hierboven genoempt daer toe niet bequaem g’oordeelt wordt ten aensien van sijn droncken ende gedeboucheert leven alsmede sijne strengigheijt ende vuijle bejeginge tegen ‘t volcq, deselve veele t’ onrechte met een droncken hoofft slaende ende scheldende voor honden &a., daer seer over geclaeght wordt ende in soodanigen schip wat teer ende periculeus valt, soo is omme alle vordere onlusten voor te comen, ende om redenen voormelt oock verstaen den opperstuijrman van ‘t jacht Maria genaemt Harman Albertsz van Enchuijsen, wesende een fraij bedacht ende in d’ Indische Navigatie een ervaren zeeman op meergenoemde schip de Provintie tegen verhaelden Thomas Woutersz te laten overgaen ende die weder op ‘t jacht Maria , omme met ‘t eerste ander aencomende schip voorts na Batavia te varen ende de confirmatie van sijne surrogatie by d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India te solliciteeren, mitsgaders den onderstuijrman Jan Claesz de Lange van ‘t jacht Hasselt mede ervaren in de Indische navigatie tegen den opgeclommen onderstuijrman Jan Pietersz van Durkerdam ende die weder op Hasselt te laten gaen, waerbij dan noch blijvende haren gemaeckten vierdewaeck Adriaen Goons, vertrouwt wordt gemelte schip weder van suffichante hoofftofficieren versien is ende met Godt de voorste in goede ordre wel te rechte sal gebracht worden,
Ende opdat geenige nieuwe onlusten mochten rijsen maer alle occasien daer toe geweert ende voorgecomen blijven,
Item oock dat om redenen in den beginne verhaelt ons de tijt ende bequame gelegentheijt manqueert de saken wegen den gedetineerden ende hier aengeclaegden schipper Andries van Nesse alhier finaelijck aff te doen, Soo is verstaen den selven uijt sijne banden (sedert 21e Junij passado verdrietich in gelegen) van do. schip te laten hier aen landt comen ende blijven tot het eerst hier aencomend’ ander schip omme hem daermede dan voorts na Batavia te laten varen, ende van alle de pampieren ende stucken tot sijnen laste &a. een stel nu met dit schip de Provintie (weder haest seijlvaerdich wesende) ende een ander stel offte dubbelt, met het eerst volgende schip: ten eijnde die saken na ‘t goetvinden van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael bij den rechter op Batavia in beter ordre als hier mits d’ ongelegentheijt &a. wel geschieden can, souden mogen affgedaen worden, neffens wel expresse recommandatie ende bevel aen den ondercoopman van Hocht sijn vrouw (sieck te cooij legende, ende daeromme scheep latende blijven) geduijrende de noch te doene reijse wel te bewaren als na behooren tot preventie van meerder onheijl ende onbehoorlijcheden.
Is oock goetgevonden de vordere officieren voor ons te roepen ende elck tot presteeringe van hun debvoir ende onder houdinge van goede ordre ende gehoorsaemheijt een behoorlijcke vermaninge te doen: als oock allen den volcque in ‘t gemeen ten eijnde haer alle als getrouwe dienaers van d’ E. Compe. te dragen ende hun uijtterste debvoir aen te wenden om Comps. schip ende goedt in alle getrouwicheijt op Batavia te brengen.
Ende alsoo door ‘t haestich vertreck van voorhaelde schip de Provintie uijt Zeelandt den sieckentrooster (daerop bij d’ Ed. Heeren Bewinthebberen ter selver Camere aengenomen) is achteruijt geseijit ende blijven staen, sulcx do. schip daervan ontbloot is, ‘t welck door voorhaelden Thomas Woutersz altijts is gedaen, Ende om do. ampt van hier tot Batavia provisioneel te becleeden ons jegenwoordich voorcompt ende aenbiedt den persoon Gerrit Valcq van Schoppingen adelborst, met ernstich versoeck ende bede om daertoe te mogen worden g’emploijeert, Soo is ‘t dat wij (verseeckert sijnde van sijn goedt comportemendt stil ende stichtelijck leven: mitsgaders desselffs bequaemheijt in ‘t lesen ende singen der psalmen) den selven sijn versoeck toestaen omme de gemelte plaetse van sieckentrooster geduijrende de reijse van hier tot Batavia provisioneel te becleeden: ten eynde oock te meerder devotie ende stichtelijcke dissipline onder ‘t volcq sal mogen gehouden worden ende omme do. ampt in te meer waerde ende behoorlijcke achtinge onder den gemeenen man te doen hebben, sullen de opperhooffden hem volgens gebruijck sijn eetplaetse in de kajuijt, mitsgaders desselfs slaepstede, mede ter behoorlijcke plaetse laten hebben, doch aengaende de confirmatie van voorsz ampt en de augmentatie in gagie &a., sal den selven hebben te versoecken aen d’ Ed. Hren. Gouverneur Generael ende d’ E. E. Heeren Raden van India tot Batavia aen welcke haer Ed. wij ‘t selve gedefereert ende hem volgens dien vorders gerenvoijeert laten.
Aldus g’arresteert ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB HENDRICKSZ MOOKER.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DE VENNE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Ende gemerckt dat tot affdoeninge van voorhaelde saecken veele tijts soude vereijsschen, vermits de meerder informatien van sommige saken noch soudende moeten werden genomen waerdoor dit costelijck schip in syne te doene reijse vrij soude worden geretardeert tot groote schade ende intrest van d’ E. Compe. op ‘t welck ende wes meer dienaengaende den Raedt ‘t principaelst is lettende,
Item oock gesien dat den gewesen opperstuijrman, ende nu als boven bij den Scheepsraedt gesurrogeerden schipper Pieter van Dalen in de regeringe goede ordre is houdende ende ‘t werck wel aenvordert &a.,
Soo is bij den Raedt deser fortresse g’assisteert ende versterckt met de opperhooffden van de jachten Hasselt ende Maria verstaen die surrogatie voornamentlijck nevens oock alle d’ andre aengaende d’ opclimmingen der bedieningen bij den Scheepsraedt. gedaen op approbatie van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur generael ende Raden van India in haer geheel ende desen voorsz Pieter van Dalen op approbatie voorsz als schipper ende opperhoofft op do. schip te laten, Maer om te besorgen dat ‘t selve oock van een goedt opperstuijrman mochte versien wesen, waermedehet schip382 bij sieckte off overlijden van den voorsz van Dalen soude cunnen ende mogen voorts te recht gebracht worden, alsoo der doch een is manquerende vermits den persoon Thomas Woutersz hierboven genoempt daer toe niet bequaem g’oordeelt wordt ten aensien van sijn droncken ende gedeboucheert leven alsmede sijne strengigheijt ende vuijle bejeginge tegen ‘t volcq, deselve veele t’ onrechte met een droncken hoofft slaende ende scheldende voor honden &a., daer seer over geclaeght wordt ende in soodanigen schip wat teer ende periculeus valt, soo is omme alle vordere onlusten voor te comen, ende om redenen voormelt oock verstaen den opperstuijrman van ‘t jacht Maria genaemt Harman Albertsz van Enchuijsen, wesende een fraij bedacht ende in d’ Indische Navigatie een ervaren zeeman op meergenoemde schip de Provintie tegen verhaelden Thomas Woutersz te laten overgaen ende die weder op ‘t jacht Maria , omme met ‘t eerste ander aencomende schip voorts na Batavia te varen ende de confirmatie van sijne surrogatie by d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India te solliciteeren, mitsgaders den onderstuijrman Jan Claesz de Lange van ‘t jacht Hasselt mede ervaren in de Indische navigatie tegen den opgeclommen onderstuijrman Jan Pietersz van Durkerdam ende die weder op Hasselt te laten gaen, waerbij dan noch blijvende haren gemaeckten vierdewaeck Adriaen Goons, vertrouwt wordt gemelte schip weder van suffichante hoofftofficieren versien is ende met Godt de voorste in goede ordre wel te rechte sal gebracht worden,
Ende opdat geenige nieuwe onlusten mochten rijsen maer alle occasien daer toe geweert ende voorgecomen blijven,
Item oock dat om redenen in den beginne verhaelt ons de tijt ende bequame gelegentheijt manqueert de saken wegen den gedetineerden ende hier aengeclaegden schipper Andries van Nesse alhier finaelijck aff te doen, Soo is verstaen den selven uijt sijne banden (sedert 21e Junij passado verdrietich in gelegen) van do. schip te laten hier aen landt comen ende blijven tot het eerst hier aencomend’ ander schip omme hem daermede dan voorts na Batavia te laten varen, ende van alle de pampieren ende stucken tot sijnen laste &a. een stel nu met dit schip de Provintie (weder haest seijlvaerdich wesende) ende een ander stel offte dubbelt, met het eerst volgende schip: ten eijnde die saken na ‘t goetvinden van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael bij den rechter op Batavia in beter ordre als hier mits d’ ongelegentheijt &a. wel geschieden can, souden mogen affgedaen worden, neffens wel expresse recommandatie ende bevel aen den ondercoopman van Hocht sijn vrouw (sieck te cooij legende, ende daeromme scheep latende blijven) geduijrende de noch te doene reijse wel te bewaren als na behooren tot preventie van meerder onheijl ende onbehoorlijcheden.
Is oock goetgevonden de vordere officieren voor ons te roepen ende elck tot presteeringe van hun debvoir ende onder houdinge van goede ordre ende gehoorsaemheijt een behoorlijcke vermaninge te doen: als oock allen den volcque in ‘t gemeen ten eijnde haer alle als getrouwe dienaers van d’ E. Compe. te dragen ende hun uijtterste debvoir aen te wenden om Comps. schip ende goedt in alle getrouwicheijt op Batavia te brengen.
Ende alsoo door ‘t haestich vertreck van voorhaelde schip de Provintie uijt Zeelandt den sieckentrooster (daerop bij d’ Ed. Heeren Bewinthebberen ter selver Camere aengenomen) is achteruijt geseijit ende blijven staen, sulcx do. schip daervan ontbloot is, ‘t welck door voorhaelden Thomas Woutersz altijts is gedaen, Ende om do. ampt van hier tot Batavia provisioneel te becleeden ons jegenwoordich voorcompt ende aenbiedt den persoon Gerrit Valcq van Schoppingen adelborst, met ernstich versoeck ende bede om daertoe te mogen worden g’emploijeert, Soo is ‘t dat wij (verseeckert sijnde van sijn goedt comportemendt stil ende stichtelijck leven: mitsgaders desselffs bequaemheijt in ‘t lesen ende singen der psalmen) den selven sijn versoeck toestaen omme de gemelte plaetse van sieckentrooster geduijrende de reijse van hier tot Batavia provisioneel te becleeden: ten eynde oock te meerder devotie ende stichtelijcke dissipline onder ‘t volcq sal mogen gehouden worden ende omme do. ampt in te meer waerde ende behoorlijcke achtinge onder den gemeenen man te doen hebben, sullen de opperhooffden hem volgens gebruijck sijn eetplaetse in de kajuijt, mitsgaders desselfs slaepstede, mede ter behoorlijcke plaetse laten hebben, doch aengaende de confirmatie van voorsz ampt en de augmentatie in gagie &a., sal den selven hebben te versoecken aen d’ Ed. Hren. Gouverneur Generael ende d’ E. E. Heeren Raden van India tot Batavia aen welcke haer Ed. wij ‘t selve gedefereert ende hem volgens dien vorders gerenvoijeert laten.
Aldus g’arresteert ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JACOB HENDRICKSZ MOOKER.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DE VENNE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.