Cape Council of Policy
139
1658-01-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 139
- Date
- 1658-01-23
- Year
- 1658
English translation
On the 22nd of this past month, the smallest yacht, Maria, arrived back here relatively quickly from the coast of Angola via St. Helena, and the largest yacht, Hasselt, continued its journey to Arder 442 on the ordered slave trade, after having cruised together for some time before Loango St. Paulo 443 on the aforementioned Angolan coast, without encountering any princes. And in view of the latest letter from our Lords and Masters, dated April 11th last, written to us from the Assembly of the 17th, that (if the aforementioned yachts, due to the arrival of some princes before or near Angola, might have returned here temporarily, we advise their Ed., with the ships of the autumn not yet (if they might have become so) in such a case, it would not be strange to resume this voyage with the aforementioned yachts from here to the aforementioned coast, first to keep track of Angola and to look after princes, etc.
And having taken this into consideration by the Council, it is now quite possible, even at this early stage, that with the aforementioned smallest yacht, a further voyage to the aforementioned Angola could be made before the largest yacht, Hasselt van Arder from the Bay of Guinea with slaves, could land here, since with this latest voyage it has also been further established that one can navigate this coast from Africa to Angola, including the coast, both there and again, easily and very readily.
And we also have no further order as yet aforesaid on the employment of the aforesaid yachts of her Ed. aforesaid, since the autumn ships have not yet arrived, and to make arrangements for Madagascar is also four months too early, besides that her Ed. has been on that traffic to deliberate further beforehand whether it will be advisable to resume the Madagascar voyage &a. that the aforementioned yacht, waiting for one thing and another, would have to remain here for a while at sea. It was therefore understood that instead of that, it should first be made sail again (as their Ed. had previously ordered in this case of such temporary recovery of both yachts): in order to make another voyage to Angola before laying up, or perhaps in the meantime. hunting with slaves from there might be obtained, with orders to also visit and call at all ports from below Saldanha Bay, as far as Cabo Negro, Negra and Vliege Bay 444, or as much further, including as is suspected, that the Portuguese have no permanent residence, and to investigate everywhere whether one might find, in the opinion of many, any slaves or other trade above Angola, especially of skins, turtle shell, rice, milk and other durable grain for food in this place, since no more grain has been harvested here this first season, as it will be necessary to sail again in the near future, and for which it has also been found good to do a to make ready a cargo: as well as to have the yacht manned with 30 guns, taking from it 17 men, namely 7 who were manned more and another 10 taken over from Hasselt, and mounted with another 4 guns, namely 2 3-pounders445 from the fort and 2 English 6-pounders from Robben Island, to which another 6-pounder from the fort will be brought in its place, so that the said yacht will then be mounted with 12 guns to also be sufficient to capture a reasonable Portuguese prince near and around Angola, to which end (no trade above the kingdom of slaves or anything else heard) it is understood that it will be sent off, or perhaps for Loango St. Neither Poulo nor I could acquire anything for the purpose of this voyage: to return from there via St. Helena back again, and by the way to learn what ships of the E. Compe. de Cape might have arrived there, in order to take over any from them, if any such ship might have been sent to the Cape as provisions or cargo for the slave trade in Guinea from Batavia, and for which purpose it is understood to authorize the skipper and chief captains of the aforementioned yacht to have all the letters from the E. Compe. The Governor-General and Councillors of India have written to the Commander and Councillors here to inquire what these ships will have to requisition, etc. All of which, with God's blessing, is hoped to be completed before May, and more of the Maria yachts will be returned here, mostly from Hasselt at the same time as Guinea, or even for the same purpose, in order to then, according to the orders of our Lords and Masters, both of them will be deployed in such advances as their Honour will send us further instructions to dictate.
And since the seal yacht (built here) is very suitable and a straight shot for sailing in and out of all inlets, according to which very would be serious, in addition to the yacht Maria (since she is sailing smoothly and well), and it is also understood that there are sufficient skippers and seafarers to make the aforementioned voyage with Maria to and from Angola. Therefore, it was decided to have her made sail and to have a crew of six sailors in order (because there was fear of shallow waters with the yacht Maria, etc.) to first explore all the bays and inlets.446 And also to be of service to the aforementioned yacht Maria, etc.
Furthermore, the skipper of the aforementioned yacht, Maria, having proposed the surrogacy of the following individuals in higher positions, and that they have made their confirmation worthy through good service and courtesy, it is understood that, in accordance with the rule of the general article, the following correction should be made, namely:
Louris Pietersz of Malmuije, who arrived here in the Netherlands with the yacht Maria in 1657, was paid 24 guilders per month for chief boatswain, which the chief helmsman's place is on th. The yacht, which has sailed from here to Angola since September 10th, was confirmed as helmsman at his request and due to his suitability, primarily due to the skipper's good testimony, and was subsequently granted a halving of his wages, amounting to 36 guilders per month, effective today.
Pieter Hansz van Dansicq, who arrived here in 1657 with the yacht Maria, paid 14 guilders for the boatman's mate, which has since been the subject of the boatman's berth. The amount, as above, is granted a halving of 19 guilders per month, effective today. Jan Hendricxsz van de Wormer, who arrived here as above for a forestry fee of 12 guilders, which the boatman's mate's place has occupied since the aforementioned period, is allocated by halving 14 guilders per month, effective today.
Brother Andriesz van Medenblick, who arrived here as above for a carpenter's mate at 39 guilders per month, which the carpenter's place has occupied since the aforementioned period, is also allocated by halving 40 1/2 guilders per month for the carpenter's mate, effective today.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
And having taken this into consideration by the Council, it is now quite possible, even at this early stage, that with the aforementioned smallest yacht, a further voyage to the aforementioned Angola could be made before the largest yacht, Hasselt van Arder from the Bay of Guinea with slaves, could land here, since with this latest voyage it has also been further established that one can navigate this coast from Africa to Angola, including the coast, both there and again, easily and very readily.
And we also have no further order as yet aforesaid on the employment of the aforesaid yachts of her Ed. aforesaid, since the autumn ships have not yet arrived, and to make arrangements for Madagascar is also four months too early, besides that her Ed. has been on that traffic to deliberate further beforehand whether it will be advisable to resume the Madagascar voyage &a. that the aforementioned yacht, waiting for one thing and another, would have to remain here for a while at sea. It was therefore understood that instead of that, it should first be made sail again (as their Ed. had previously ordered in this case of such temporary recovery of both yachts): in order to make another voyage to Angola before laying up, or perhaps in the meantime. hunting with slaves from there might be obtained, with orders to also visit and call at all ports from below Saldanha Bay, as far as Cabo Negro, Negra and Vliege Bay 444, or as much further, including as is suspected, that the Portuguese have no permanent residence, and to investigate everywhere whether one might find, in the opinion of many, any slaves or other trade above Angola, especially of skins, turtle shell, rice, milk and other durable grain for food in this place, since no more grain has been harvested here this first season, as it will be necessary to sail again in the near future, and for which it has also been found good to do a to make ready a cargo: as well as to have the yacht manned with 30 guns, taking from it 17 men, namely 7 who were manned more and another 10 taken over from Hasselt, and mounted with another 4 guns, namely 2 3-pounders445 from the fort and 2 English 6-pounders from Robben Island, to which another 6-pounder from the fort will be brought in its place, so that the said yacht will then be mounted with 12 guns to also be sufficient to capture a reasonable Portuguese prince near and around Angola, to which end (no trade above the kingdom of slaves or anything else heard) it is understood that it will be sent off, or perhaps for Loango St. Neither Poulo nor I could acquire anything for the purpose of this voyage: to return from there via St. Helena back again, and by the way to learn what ships of the E. Compe. de Cape might have arrived there, in order to take over any from them, if any such ship might have been sent to the Cape as provisions or cargo for the slave trade in Guinea from Batavia, and for which purpose it is understood to authorize the skipper and chief captains of the aforementioned yacht to have all the letters from the E. Compe. The Governor-General and Councillors of India have written to the Commander and Councillors here to inquire what these ships will have to requisition, etc. All of which, with God's blessing, is hoped to be completed before May, and more of the Maria yachts will be returned here, mostly from Hasselt at the same time as Guinea, or even for the same purpose, in order to then, according to the orders of our Lords and Masters, both of them will be deployed in such advances as their Honour will send us further instructions to dictate.
And since the seal yacht (built here) is very suitable and a straight shot for sailing in and out of all inlets, according to which very would be serious, in addition to the yacht Maria (since she is sailing smoothly and well), and it is also understood that there are sufficient skippers and seafarers to make the aforementioned voyage with Maria to and from Angola. Therefore, it was decided to have her made sail and to have a crew of six sailors in order (because there was fear of shallow waters with the yacht Maria, etc.) to first explore all the bays and inlets.446 And also to be of service to the aforementioned yacht Maria, etc.
Furthermore, the skipper of the aforementioned yacht, Maria, having proposed the surrogacy of the following individuals in higher positions, and that they have made their confirmation worthy through good service and courtesy, it is understood that, in accordance with the rule of the general article, the following correction should be made, namely:
Louris Pietersz of Malmuije, who arrived here in the Netherlands with the yacht Maria in 1657, was paid 24 guilders per month for chief boatswain, which the chief helmsman's place is on th. The yacht, which has sailed from here to Angola since September 10th, was confirmed as helmsman at his request and due to his suitability, primarily due to the skipper's good testimony, and was subsequently granted a halving of his wages, amounting to 36 guilders per month, effective today.
Pieter Hansz van Dansicq, who arrived here in 1657 with the yacht Maria, paid 14 guilders for the boatman's mate, which has since been the subject of the boatman's berth. The amount, as above, is granted a halving of 19 guilders per month, effective today. Jan Hendricxsz van de Wormer, who arrived here as above for a forestry fee of 12 guilders, which the boatman's mate's place has occupied since the aforementioned period, is allocated by halving 14 guilders per month, effective today.
Brother Andriesz van Medenblick, who arrived here as above for a carpenter's mate at 39 guilders per month, which the carpenter's place has occupied since the aforementioned period, is also allocated by halving 40 1/2 guilders per month for the carpenter's mate, effective today.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Op den 22en deser verleden ‘t cleijnste jacht Maria van de custe van Angola redelijck spoedigh over St. Helena alleen wederom hier gecomen sijnde, ende ‘t grootste jacht Hasselt sijn reijse voorts vervordert na Arder 442 op den g’ordonneerde slavenhandel, nadat eenigen tijt voor Loango St. Poulo 443 op voorsz Angoolse custe te samen hadden gecruijst, sonder eenige prinsen op te doen, Ende gesien bij de jongste missive onser Heeren Meesters in dato 11 April laestleden uijt de Vergaderinge der 17e aen ons geschreven dat (bij aldien de voorsz jachten door ‘t becomen van eenige prinsen voor off omtrent Angola soo tijdelijck mochten weder herwaerts gecomen wesen dat wij haer Ed. advijsen, met de schepen van den herfst noch niet mochten hebben becomen) deselve in soodanigen cas, niet vreempt souden sijn die vojagie met voorhaelde jachten weder van hier na voorhaelde custe te laten hervatten om voor eerst omtrent Angola andermael bij te houden ende op prinsen te passen &a.,
Ende op ‘t welcke bij den Raedt in consideratie genomen sijnde, het jegenwoordich noch soo vroegh in de tijt wel is dat met verhaelde cleijnste jacht, wel een nader tochtjen op voorsz Angola souden cunnen werden gedaen eer het grootste jacht Hasselt van Arder uijt de Guineesz bocht met slaven hier sal cunnen aenlanden, vermits bij dese laeste vojagie oock nader bevonden is dat men gins ende weder dese cust van Africa tot Angola incluijs bequamelijck ende seer gereet can bevaren,
Ende wij oock noch geen nader ordre als voorsz op ‘t emploij der voorsz jachten van haer Ed. voorsz sijn hebbende vermits de herffst schepen noch niet sijn aengecomen, ende om na Madagascar besendingh te doen oock noch wel 4 maenden te vroegh is, behalven dat haer Ed. op die traffique gesint sijn alvooren nader te overleggen off al geraden sal wesen de Madagascarse vojagie te hervatten &a. sulcx het voorsz jacht na ‘t een ende ‘t ander wachtende een wijl soude moeten blijven hier ter rheede stil leggen, Soo is verstaen in plaetse van dien ‘t selve (gelijck haer Ed. voorsz in cas van soo tijdelijcke wedercompste van beijde de jachten g’ordonneert hadden) ten eersten weder vaerdich te laten maken: om voor ‘t ledich leggen noch een tocht na Angola te doen, off misschien ondertusschen do. jacht met slaven van daer becomen mochte worden, met ordre omme oock mede alle havens van beneden de baij Saldanha aff te besoecken ende aen te doen, tot verbij Cabo Negro , Negra ende Vliegebaij 444 offte wel soo veel vorder incluijs als vermoedt wort dat de Portugesen geen vaste residentie sijn hebbende, ende overal te ondersoecken off men niet boven Angola na ‘t gevoelen van velen eenige slaven offte andren handel soude cunnen vinden, insonderheyt oock van huijden, schiltpads-hoorn, rijs, milie ende ander durabel graen tot spijsinge deser plaetse, vermits dit eerste saijsoen noch niet meer graen alhier is cunnen gewonnen worden, als tegen ‘t aenstaende sal nodich wesen weder te versaijen ende waertoe dan oock goetgevonden is een cargasoentjen gereet te maken: mitsgaders ‘t jacht gemant te laten met 30 coppen, nemende daer aff 17 man, namentlijcq 7 die meerder gemandt was ende noch 10 van Hasselt overgenomen gehadt, Ende gemonteert met noch 4stuckennamentlijcq 2 3ponders445 van ‘t fort ende 2 Engelse 6 ponders van ‘t Robbeneijlandt , daer weder een ander 6 ponder van ‘t fort sal in de plaets gebracht worden, sulcx dat voorsz jacht dan sal gemonteert wesen met 12 stucken omme oock suffichandt te sijn tot opdoeninge van een redelijcke Portugese prinse bij ende omtrent Angola , tot waer toe (geen handel boven do. rijck van slaven offte ijets anders vernemende) verstaen wordt aff te sullen sacken, of misschien voor Loango St. Poulo noch ijets mochten opdoen tot soulaes deser vojagie: omme van daer dan over St. Helena weder herwaerts te retourneren, ende empassandt alsoo te vernemen wat schepen van d’ E. Compe. de Caep verbij geraeckt aldaer mochten aengecomen wesen, om van deselve oock sulcx mede over te nemen, als per soodanich schip voor de Caep tot provisie of cargasoen voor den slavenhandel op Guinea van Batavia mochte gesonden wesen, ende ten welcken eijnde verstaen is den schipper ende opperhooffden des voorsz jachts te authoriseeren in soodanigen cas te laten openen alle de brieven van d’ Ed. heren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India aen den Commandeur ende Raedt alhier geschreven om daerbij te mogen weten, wat deselve schepen sullen hebben aff te vorderen &a. Alle ‘t welcke met Godt de voorste verhoopt wordt noch voor Meij sal cunnen uijtgewerckt worden ende meergem. jachtjen Maria weder hier geretourneert sijn, meest met Hasselt uijt Guinea tegelijck of noch wel voor ‘t selve omme dan na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters beijde deselve soodanich vorders te emploijeeren als haer Ed. nader last aen ons te senden sal comen te dicteeren.
Ende alsoo hetRobbejachtjen(alhier opgemaeckt) seer bequaem ende een recht slagh is om alle gaten uijt ende in te varen, volgens ‘t welcke seer dienstich soude wesen, beneffens ‘t jachtjen Maria (vermits soo vlot gaende ende wel beseijlt is) mede te gaen: mitsgaders oock van de schippers ende zeevarende persoonen verstaen wordt suffichandt genoech te sijn om voorsz tocht met Maria te samen heen ende weder na Angola te doen, Soo is goetgevonden ‘t selve daertoe dan te laten vaerdich maken ende te mannen met 6 coppen omme (daer men met ‘t jacht Maria vreese had voor ondiepte &a.) ‘t selve alle revieren ende inhammen eerst te doen ondecken,446 Ende alsoo voorsz jacht Maria ten dienste te wesen &a.
Wijders door den schipper van voorsz jacht Maria voorgedragen wesende de surrogatie van navolgende persoonen, in hoger bedieningen, ende dat deselve haer de confirmatie door goede diensten ende comportementen hebben waerdich gemaeckt, Soo is verstaen deselve na den regel van den generalen articulbrieff dese navolgende verbeteringe toe te leggen namentlijck:
Louris Pietersz van Malmuije hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Maria ao. 1657 voor hoochbootsman a 24 gl. per maendt, welcke de opperstuijrmansplaets op do. jacht becleedt heefft sedert 10 September verleden dat van hier na Angola is gevaren, wert op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt voornamentlijck vermits de goede getuijgenisse van den schipper, bij desen tot stuijrman geconfirmeert ende bij halveringh van gagie toegeleyt voortaen te winnen 36 gl. per maendt heden ingaende.
Pieter Hansz van Dansicq hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Maria ao. 1657 voor hoochbootsmansmaet a 14 gl., welcke sedert verhaelde tijt de hoochbootsmansplaets tot contentemendt heefft becleedt, wort in forma als boven by halveringh toegeleijt 19 gl. per maendt heden ingaende.
Jan Hendricxsz van de Wormer hier te lande gecomen als boven voor bossr. a 12 gl., welcke de bootmansmaetsplaetse sedert meergenoemde tijt heefft becleedt, wort ingelijcx bij halveringh 14 gl. ter maendt toegeleijt heden ingaende.
Broer Andriesz van Medenblick hier te lande gecomen als boven voor ondertimmerman a 39 gl. ‘s mts., welcke de oppertimmers plaets sedert voorsz tijt waergenomen heefft, wort mede bij halveringh toegeleijt 40 1/2 gl. ‘s mts. voor oppertimmerman op dato ingaende.447
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Ende op ‘t welcke bij den Raedt in consideratie genomen sijnde, het jegenwoordich noch soo vroegh in de tijt wel is dat met verhaelde cleijnste jacht, wel een nader tochtjen op voorsz Angola souden cunnen werden gedaen eer het grootste jacht Hasselt van Arder uijt de Guineesz bocht met slaven hier sal cunnen aenlanden, vermits bij dese laeste vojagie oock nader bevonden is dat men gins ende weder dese cust van Africa tot Angola incluijs bequamelijck ende seer gereet can bevaren,
Ende wij oock noch geen nader ordre als voorsz op ‘t emploij der voorsz jachten van haer Ed. voorsz sijn hebbende vermits de herffst schepen noch niet sijn aengecomen, ende om na Madagascar besendingh te doen oock noch wel 4 maenden te vroegh is, behalven dat haer Ed. op die traffique gesint sijn alvooren nader te overleggen off al geraden sal wesen de Madagascarse vojagie te hervatten &a. sulcx het voorsz jacht na ‘t een ende ‘t ander wachtende een wijl soude moeten blijven hier ter rheede stil leggen, Soo is verstaen in plaetse van dien ‘t selve (gelijck haer Ed. voorsz in cas van soo tijdelijcke wedercompste van beijde de jachten g’ordonneert hadden) ten eersten weder vaerdich te laten maken: om voor ‘t ledich leggen noch een tocht na Angola te doen, off misschien ondertusschen do. jacht met slaven van daer becomen mochte worden, met ordre omme oock mede alle havens van beneden de baij Saldanha aff te besoecken ende aen te doen, tot verbij Cabo Negro , Negra ende Vliegebaij 444 offte wel soo veel vorder incluijs als vermoedt wort dat de Portugesen geen vaste residentie sijn hebbende, ende overal te ondersoecken off men niet boven Angola na ‘t gevoelen van velen eenige slaven offte andren handel soude cunnen vinden, insonderheyt oock van huijden, schiltpads-hoorn, rijs, milie ende ander durabel graen tot spijsinge deser plaetse, vermits dit eerste saijsoen noch niet meer graen alhier is cunnen gewonnen worden, als tegen ‘t aenstaende sal nodich wesen weder te versaijen ende waertoe dan oock goetgevonden is een cargasoentjen gereet te maken: mitsgaders ‘t jacht gemant te laten met 30 coppen, nemende daer aff 17 man, namentlijcq 7 die meerder gemandt was ende noch 10 van Hasselt overgenomen gehadt, Ende gemonteert met noch 4stuckennamentlijcq 2 3ponders445 van ‘t fort ende 2 Engelse 6 ponders van ‘t Robbeneijlandt , daer weder een ander 6 ponder van ‘t fort sal in de plaets gebracht worden, sulcx dat voorsz jacht dan sal gemonteert wesen met 12 stucken omme oock suffichandt te sijn tot opdoeninge van een redelijcke Portugese prinse bij ende omtrent Angola , tot waer toe (geen handel boven do. rijck van slaven offte ijets anders vernemende) verstaen wordt aff te sullen sacken, of misschien voor Loango St. Poulo noch ijets mochten opdoen tot soulaes deser vojagie: omme van daer dan over St. Helena weder herwaerts te retourneren, ende empassandt alsoo te vernemen wat schepen van d’ E. Compe. de Caep verbij geraeckt aldaer mochten aengecomen wesen, om van deselve oock sulcx mede over te nemen, als per soodanich schip voor de Caep tot provisie of cargasoen voor den slavenhandel op Guinea van Batavia mochte gesonden wesen, ende ten welcken eijnde verstaen is den schipper ende opperhooffden des voorsz jachts te authoriseeren in soodanigen cas te laten openen alle de brieven van d’ Ed. heren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India aen den Commandeur ende Raedt alhier geschreven om daerbij te mogen weten, wat deselve schepen sullen hebben aff te vorderen &a. Alle ‘t welcke met Godt de voorste verhoopt wordt noch voor Meij sal cunnen uijtgewerckt worden ende meergem. jachtjen Maria weder hier geretourneert sijn, meest met Hasselt uijt Guinea tegelijck of noch wel voor ‘t selve omme dan na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters beijde deselve soodanich vorders te emploijeeren als haer Ed. nader last aen ons te senden sal comen te dicteeren.
Ende alsoo hetRobbejachtjen(alhier opgemaeckt) seer bequaem ende een recht slagh is om alle gaten uijt ende in te varen, volgens ‘t welcke seer dienstich soude wesen, beneffens ‘t jachtjen Maria (vermits soo vlot gaende ende wel beseijlt is) mede te gaen: mitsgaders oock van de schippers ende zeevarende persoonen verstaen wordt suffichandt genoech te sijn om voorsz tocht met Maria te samen heen ende weder na Angola te doen, Soo is goetgevonden ‘t selve daertoe dan te laten vaerdich maken ende te mannen met 6 coppen omme (daer men met ‘t jacht Maria vreese had voor ondiepte &a.) ‘t selve alle revieren ende inhammen eerst te doen ondecken,446 Ende alsoo voorsz jacht Maria ten dienste te wesen &a.
Wijders door den schipper van voorsz jacht Maria voorgedragen wesende de surrogatie van navolgende persoonen, in hoger bedieningen, ende dat deselve haer de confirmatie door goede diensten ende comportementen hebben waerdich gemaeckt, Soo is verstaen deselve na den regel van den generalen articulbrieff dese navolgende verbeteringe toe te leggen namentlijck:
Louris Pietersz van Malmuije hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Maria ao. 1657 voor hoochbootsman a 24 gl. per maendt, welcke de opperstuijrmansplaets op do. jacht becleedt heefft sedert 10 September verleden dat van hier na Angola is gevaren, wert op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt voornamentlijck vermits de goede getuijgenisse van den schipper, bij desen tot stuijrman geconfirmeert ende bij halveringh van gagie toegeleyt voortaen te winnen 36 gl. per maendt heden ingaende.
Pieter Hansz van Dansicq hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Maria ao. 1657 voor hoochbootsmansmaet a 14 gl., welcke sedert verhaelde tijt de hoochbootsmansplaets tot contentemendt heefft becleedt, wort in forma als boven by halveringh toegeleijt 19 gl. per maendt heden ingaende.
Jan Hendricxsz van de Wormer hier te lande gecomen als boven voor bossr. a 12 gl., welcke de bootmansmaetsplaetse sedert meergenoemde tijt heefft becleedt, wort ingelijcx bij halveringh 14 gl. ter maendt toegeleijt heden ingaende.
Broer Andriesz van Medenblick hier te lande gecomen als boven voor ondertimmerman a 39 gl. ‘s mts., welcke de oppertimmers plaets sedert voorsz tijt waergenomen heefft, wort mede bij halveringh toegeleijt 40 1/2 gl. ‘s mts. voor oppertimmerman op dato ingaende.447
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.