Cape Council of Policy
138
1658-01-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 138
- Date
- 1658-01-14
- Year
- 1658
English translation
According to the resolution of the 24th of December, the Council of this fortress (fortified and assisted by the Broad Council of the ships of Arnhem and Castle of Honingen) was approved and decided, among other things, for reasons in which it was assumed that the former helmsman Michiel Jacobsz of Bergen (provisionally substituted by the ship's council of Arnhem due to his death and lack of more suitable material to take up the skipper's position there for a better opportunity) would transfer to Castle of Honingen: to navigate with it as second skipper to the Patria, because he is somewhat lax in command and rather sweet on the drink, according to the evidence here at the Cape before our and everyone's eyes. of which too much and openly admitted, And that for reasons further disputed the reigning skipper Claes Speelman from Honingen Castle would transfer to Arnhem, to fill that place again, as well as the second skipper Jan Sijmonsz Clos, secretly at Honingen, there in Speelman's place the first skipper's appointment is ordered to remain, since his time as skipper in India has served its purpose, and his sufficiency and good commodities have been proven good &a., Nevertheless, in the meantime on the 7th of this month by further resolution the aforementioned skipper Speelman, on his serious initiative and for reasons further disputed, was allowed to remain on the ship Honingen, So after further deliberation it was approved in to transfer his place to Arnhem to the aforementioned Jan Sijmonsz Clos, to conduct the first skipper's meeting on the ship Arnhem instead of Honingen, and to perform his duties during the homeward voyage. It is then trusted that the aforementioned two ships will be equipped with good skippers and will be able to be transported to the dear fatherland (God the first) in good order.
Thus done and further resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Thus done and further resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Original Dutch transcription
Volgens resolutie van den 24en December passado bij den Raedt deser fortresse (versterckt ende g’adsisteert met den Breeden Raedt van de schepen Arnhem ende Slot van Honingen ) onder andre goetgevonden ende besloten wesende: omme redenen daerinne vervaedt, dat den gewesen stuijrman Michiel Jacobsz van Bergen (bij versterff ende door mancquemendt van bequamer stoffe door den scheepsraedt van Arnhem provisioneel gesurrogeert om tot beter gelegentheijt de schippersplaetse aldaer waer te nemen) soude overgaen op ‘t Slot van Honingen : omme daermede als 2e schipper na ‘t Patria te navigeren, vermits wat te slap in ‘t commanderen, ende vrij soet op den dranck is, volgens de blijcken selffs alhier aen de Caep voor ons ende ijders oogen daervan al te veel ende openbaer bethoont, Ende dat om redenen daer noch bij gevought den regerenden schipper Claes Speelman van ‘t Slot Honingen soude overgaen op Arnhem , om die plaetse weder te vullenmitsgaders441 den tweeden schipper Jan Sijmonsz Clos bescheijden op Honingen aldaer in Speelmans plaetse ‘t eerste schippersgesach bevolen blijven, vermits sijn tijt voor schipper in India over uijtgedient heefft, ende van sijne suffichantie ende goede comportementen goede blijcken sijn &a., Nochtans tusschen wijle op den 7en deser bij nader resolutie voorgemelten schipper Speelman op sijn ernstige instantie ende omme redenen daer meer bij gevoucht, toegestaen wesende op ‘t schip Honingen te mogen blijven, Soo is bij nader deliberatie goetgevonden in sijn plaetse dan op Arnhem te laten overgaen meergenoemden Jan Sijmonsz Clos omme in stede van op Honingen op ‘t schip Arnhem het eerste schippersgesach te becleden, ende sijn dienst daer voor geduijrende de thuijs-reijse waer te nemen, bij ‘t welcke dan vertrouwt wordt dat de meergedachte twee scheepen van goede schippers sullen wesen versien ende met bequame ordre cunnen ende mogen in ‘t lieve vaderlandt (Godt de voorste) overgebracht worden.
Aldus gedaen ende nader geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Aldus gedaen ende nader geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658