Cape Council of Policy
140
1658-01-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 140
- Date
- 1658-01-30
- Year
- 1658
English translation
The time of the 25th of January has already passed by 5 days, before which, in accordance with the resolution of the 7th of this same month of January, it was decided not to allow the ships Arnhem and Honingen to depart, for reasons arising therefrom, and therefore summoned today by the Commander, together with the Council of this fort, that of the Broad Council of the aforementioned ships and the yacht Maria, as well as proposed because to date no ships have arrived from the Patria to furnish the aforementioned two necessary costal ships, which in the present case is to the best of the E. Compe. to be done, and further offered to have as much cargo shipped as the necessary ship Arnhem might require, and also another 3000 lb. to light bread from the yacht Maria, besides as much rice from the fort's storehouse as would enable Woningen to make the journey. After much deliberation it has been decided that, since meat, which is very scarce here and since the warm season is salted, would not be able to endure well, it is not to venture into adventure with it, but to wait with the departure of these ships until one or more of the autumn ships from the Patria will arrive here, since Arnhem, because of its necessities for most things, cannot be helped from the fort's provisions: as the fort is only furnished at present with no more than 200 lb. of bread, 4 lasts of rice, 5 barrels of barley, 1 do. meat, 1 steak of bacon, 2 half-sized olives, 1 steak of half a legger of ash, and 1 anchor of wine at the highest point.
So that only the Slodt van Hooningen could be helped with the rice to depart alone, but this (ventilated in Rade) did not want to pass due to the price and that it was also against the wishes and the order of the Ed. The Lords are vying to allow such a costly ship to sail alone, since their iterative orders to India are always to have the return ships arrive annually in a combined manner at the port of our country (if possible). Regarding the ship Hooningen's departure, it was the only one that remained there, especially since all the onset of the day was expected from both India and the Netherlands, and there are rumors that ships were heard ashore, and during this meeting with cannon, several shots were heard from the sea.
Furthermore, at the request of Andries Blaeuw, the ship arrived from Amsterdam with the ship Oliphandt. 1652 for thirdwaeck, later advanced in India to understudy with 30 gl. monthly and currently by death and vacation on the ship Arnhem surrogated to the office of chief pilot, which since 23rd August last has satisfactorily professed, according to additional testimony of the chief captains of the same ship, and that therefore he has made himself worthy of confirmation with good services and impeccable commodities, Therefore, at his request and required competence, the same is confirmed by this one in the aforementioned capacity of chief pilot and, according to the rule of the general article-brieff, after the order of Our Lords Masters, 40 guilders is added by halving of salary449. Monthly, commencing on August 23rd, the aforementioned chief pilot's place was observed on the aforementioned ship Arnhem.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSEN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
So that only the Slodt van Hooningen could be helped with the rice to depart alone, but this (ventilated in Rade) did not want to pass due to the price and that it was also against the wishes and the order of the Ed. The Lords are vying to allow such a costly ship to sail alone, since their iterative orders to India are always to have the return ships arrive annually in a combined manner at the port of our country (if possible). Regarding the ship Hooningen's departure, it was the only one that remained there, especially since all the onset of the day was expected from both India and the Netherlands, and there are rumors that ships were heard ashore, and during this meeting with cannon, several shots were heard from the sea.
Furthermore, at the request of Andries Blaeuw, the ship arrived from Amsterdam with the ship Oliphandt. 1652 for thirdwaeck, later advanced in India to understudy with 30 gl. monthly and currently by death and vacation on the ship Arnhem surrogated to the office of chief pilot, which since 23rd August last has satisfactorily professed, according to additional testimony of the chief captains of the same ship, and that therefore he has made himself worthy of confirmation with good services and impeccable commodities, Therefore, at his request and required competence, the same is confirmed by this one in the aforementioned capacity of chief pilot and, according to the rule of the general article-brieff, after the order of Our Lords Masters, 40 guilders is added by halving of salary449. Monthly, commencing on August 23rd, the aforementioned chief pilot's place was observed on the aforementioned ship Arnhem.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSEN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Den tijt van den 25en courandt nu al 5 dagen overstreecken voor welcke, conform de resolutie van den 7e deses selven maents Januarij, goetgevonden was de schepen Arnhem ende Honingen niet te laten vertrecken, om redenen daerbij genarreert, ende derhalven heden door den Commandeur beneffens den Raedt deses forts beroepen sijnde die van den Breeden Raedt der voorgem. schepen ende ‘t jacht Maria , mitsgaders geproponeert dewijle tot heden noch geen schepen uijt ‘t Patria sijn aengecomen om de meergeseijde 2 benodichde costelijcke scheepen daer uijt na vereijsch te versien, wat in dese occurrente sake ten besten van d’ E. Compe. te doen soude mogen wesen, Ende wijders aengeboden sooveel bestiael te laten insouten als voor ‘t nodichste schip Arnhem soude mogen vereijssen ende oock noch 3000 lb. broot uijt ‘t jacht Maria te lichten neffens soo veel rijs uijt ‘t fortsmagasijn als waermede Woningen de reijs soude cunnen doen, Soo is na veele overwegingen verstaen dewijl het vleijs ‘t welck hier seer mager valt ende vermits de warme tijt ingesouten wordende niet wel soude cunnen duijren het daermede niet te avontuijre[n], maer met ‘t vertreck derselver schepen te blijven wachten tot een off meer van de herffst schepen uijt ‘t Patria hier sullen comen aen te landen, dewijle doch Arnhem vermits sijn benodicheijt om meest alle dingh, niet can uijt ‘t forts provisien geholpen worden: als synde do. fort maer versien jegenwoordich met niet boven 200 lb. broot, 4 lasten rijs, 5 vaten gort, 1 do. vleijs, 1 steert speck, 2 halffamen olij, 1 steert van een halve legger asijn ende 1 ancker wijn op ‘t hoochste,
Sulcx dat maer alleen ‘t Slodt van Hooningen met den rijs soude cunnen geholpen worden om alleen te vertrecken, doch heefft sulcx (in Rade geventileert) niet deurgewilt ten aensien van ‘t prijckel ende dat het oock tegen ‘t gemoet ende d’ ordre van d’ Ed. Heeren Meesters is strydende soo costelycken schip alleen door zee te laten gaen, vermits derselver iterative ordres na India altijt sijn om (mogelijck wesende) de retourschepen jaerlijcx gecombineert op de havenen onses vaderlandts te laten aencomen, invougen het aengaende ‘t schip Hooningens vertreck alleen daerop is blijven steecken, te meer dewijl doch alle uijr van den dagh soo wel van India als ‘t Patria onset448 te gemoet gesien wordt ende geruchten sijn datter schepen onder de wal souden vernomen ende staende dese vergaderinge met canon uijtter zee eenige schoten gehoort wesen.
Wijders geleth op ‘t versoek van Andries Blaeuw van Amsterdam uijtgecomen met ‘t schip den Oliphandt ao. 1652 voor derdewaeck, naderhandt in India gevordert tot onderstuijrman met 30 gl. maendelijcx ende jegenwoordich door versterff ende vacantie op ‘t schip Arnhem gesurrogeert tot de opperstuijrmansbedieninge, die zedert 23en Augustij verleden tot genoegen heefft becleet, volgens overtollige getuijgenisse van de opperhooffden des selven schips, ende dat sich derhalven de confirmatie met goede diensten ende onberispelijcke comportementen heefft waerdich gemaeckt, Soo wort denselven op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt by desen in voorsz opperstuijrmansqualite geconfirmeert ende volgens den regel van den generalen articulbrieff na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters bij halveringh van gagie449 toegeleijt 40 gl. maendelijcx ingaende 23 Augustij voorsz dat de gemelte opperstuijrmansplaetse op voorsz schip Arnhem heefft waergenomen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSEN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Sulcx dat maer alleen ‘t Slodt van Hooningen met den rijs soude cunnen geholpen worden om alleen te vertrecken, doch heefft sulcx (in Rade geventileert) niet deurgewilt ten aensien van ‘t prijckel ende dat het oock tegen ‘t gemoet ende d’ ordre van d’ Ed. Heeren Meesters is strydende soo costelycken schip alleen door zee te laten gaen, vermits derselver iterative ordres na India altijt sijn om (mogelijck wesende) de retourschepen jaerlijcx gecombineert op de havenen onses vaderlandts te laten aencomen, invougen het aengaende ‘t schip Hooningens vertreck alleen daerop is blijven steecken, te meer dewijl doch alle uijr van den dagh soo wel van India als ‘t Patria onset448 te gemoet gesien wordt ende geruchten sijn datter schepen onder de wal souden vernomen ende staende dese vergaderinge met canon uijtter zee eenige schoten gehoort wesen.
Wijders geleth op ‘t versoek van Andries Blaeuw van Amsterdam uijtgecomen met ‘t schip den Oliphandt ao. 1652 voor derdewaeck, naderhandt in India gevordert tot onderstuijrman met 30 gl. maendelijcx ende jegenwoordich door versterff ende vacantie op ‘t schip Arnhem gesurrogeert tot de opperstuijrmansbedieninge, die zedert 23en Augustij verleden tot genoegen heefft becleet, volgens overtollige getuijgenisse van de opperhooffden des selven schips, ende dat sich derhalven de confirmatie met goede diensten ende onberispelijcke comportementen heefft waerdich gemaeckt, Soo wort denselven op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt by desen in voorsz opperstuijrmansqualite geconfirmeert ende volgens den regel van den generalen articulbrieff na d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters bij halveringh van gagie449 toegeleijt 40 gl. maendelijcx ingaende 23 Augustij voorsz dat de gemelte opperstuijrmansplaetse op voorsz schip Arnhem heefft waergenomen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSEN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.