Cape Council of Policy
14
1652-10-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 14
- Date
- 1652-10-16
- Year
- 1652
English translation
Although we would like to follow the orders of our Lords Mrs. and our order given from time to time and the iterative admonitions given had deepened the income of this Taeffel Bay, and set guidelines in the direction of Comps. ships in the process of arriving here, respectively from Patria and India, so it is because the current weather is not sufficient to show that, and the yacht is simply ready easily: in accordance with our resolution of the 24th and passo. from here to the bays of St. Helena, Saldania and the islands around it, to discover the same and investigate trade, which we have found good to do. However, the hunt for tomorrow must make its offer: to sail first from here around the corner southwest behind Tafelbergh to the bay first discovered there overland by the bookkeepers of De Helm and Verburgh, and later in comp. with the same, found and judged by the helmsman of the yacht to be a very fine bay, able to sail most sheltered from all winds, much finer and easier than this Taeffel Bay, and within two straights almost completely enclosed, where about 5 1/2 thousand steps of the beach would be very fine, heavy timbers to be obtained over a smooth path, and where perhaps sometimes a private Mosambique sailor might be attracted; all of which situation and suitability, depth, size and grounds have all been ordered by the chief captains of the hunt (if possible) for laying out and can be further speculated on, in addition to the situation of the bushes, etc. to draw a map and bring us here, which will take three days (provided suitable ship storage is found). Then, we will anchor here again in Taffel Bay to report back and, furthermore, to deepen the entrance to this bay with suitable weather, to the extent mentioned above. After completing this, we will continue our journey to the bays of St. Helena and Saldania, according to our instructions, between Robben Island and the mainland. For this purpose, the instructions and accompanying papers, along with the merchant ships to be provided, have long been ready, and are hereby delivered to the chiefs of the yacht under due invoice and bill of lading.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel wij gaerne na den bevele van onse Heeren Mrs. ende onse van tijt tot tijt daer toe gegeven ordre ende gedane iterative vermaningen ‘t incomen van dese Taeffelbaij hadden affgediept, ende teijckens gestelt tot narichtinge van Comps. schepen in ‘t aendoen deser reede, respective uijt Patria ende India hier te arriveren, Soo is ‘t dewijle sich ‘t weder jegenwoordigh daer toe niet bequaem genoech is verthoonende, ende ‘t jacht t’ eenemael gereedt light: omme comform onse resolutie van den 24en passo. van hier te verseijlen nae de baijen van St. Helena , Saldania ende d’ eijlanden daer omtrent, tot ontdeckinge van deselve ende ondersoeck van handel, dat wij goetgevonden hebben do. jacht op morgen echter sijn despesche te geven: omme voor eerst van hier den hoeck om zuijtwaerts achter den Tafelbergh te verseijlen nae de baij aldaer verleden overlant bij de boeckhouders van den Helm ende Verburgh eerst ontdeckt ende naderhant in compe. van deselve, bij den stuijrman van ‘t jacht mede bevonden ende g’oordeelt een seer fraije baije te wesen, om voor alle winden meest beschut te cunnen leggen, veel fraijer ende gemackelijcker als dese Taeffelbaij , ende op 2 streecken nae t’ eenemael besloten, waer omtrent 5 1/2 duijsent treden van ‘t strant seer schoone sware houtwercken over een gladde wegh soude te crijgen wesen, ende misschienwel32 somwijlen een particulier Mosambiqsvaerder mochte geattrappeert worden; alle welckers situatie ende bequaemheijt, diepte, groote ende gronden altemalen voor ‘t leegh leggen bij d’ opperhooffden van ‘t jacht (doenlijck sijnde) g’ordonneert is voorts aff te speculeren, ende nevens de gelegentheijt van de bosschagie &a. pertinent in een caerte aff te teijckenen, ende ons hier te brengen, waer toe 3 dagen daer (bequame scheepsberginge vindende) sal mogen deur gebracht, ende dan wederom hier in de Taffelbaij ten ancker gecomen worden omme ons raport te brengen, ende wijders ‘t incomen van dese baije met bequaem weder ten eijnde voorsz aff te diepen, ende als dan nae ‘t verrichten van dien vorders de reijse na de baijen van St. Helena ende Saldania nae onse ordre tusschen ‘t Robbeneijlant ende de vaste cust deur te vervolgen. Waer toe d’ instructie ende annexe pampieren nevens de mede te geven coopmansschappen langh hebben gereedt gelegen, ende bij desen aen d’ opperhooffden van do. jacht onder behoorlijcke facture ende cognoissement sijn overhandight.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.