Cape Council of Policy
141
1658-02-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 141
- Date
- 1658-02-12
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Today the chief captains of the ships Arnhem and De Hooningen on land complained that there was not more than 2 days' food of rice and bread for the people in the ships and therefore requested some rice from this land, of which there is so little at present, as to not exceed 100 lb. bread being at the warehouse that it could hardly be stretched any longer than 1 month 451, however it should be noted that the aforementioned ships needed to be equipped with something to drive them away from the roadstead, so that they might have something: to come back from Dassen or Robben Island, and to keep the people's mouths open, ultimately due to the lack of that in the very last moment of famine the aforementioned valuable ships could not reach wide, because God the Lord has mercifully and safely let them arrive in this port from such a difficult voyage. So (in order to preserve and conserve them as much as we are nearest to God) it is understood, above the assistance to her to date with over 30 cattle and more than 40 sheep &a. done, each with a burden to assist, and as is still happening, to save the Dutch meat also with 2 cattle452 and 2 sheep per week to continue on each ship, with which it will be possible to continue for another month and in this way the better the further relief of the fatherland or India can await with less price, which God the Lord please let arrive in the meantime or those of the aforementioned ships and here on land will be equally exposed, and neither side will have anything more to compensate each other, according to which the freemen everywhere have also been informed that they with their last week The provisions of the month must be seen to stretch as long as possible, since, for the safety of the aforementioned ships, and in accordance with the assistance provided to them in accordance with this resolution, no more provisions can be obtained from the warehouse for further action, as the ships currently ashore here are shaved over a ridge and are just as sparsely furnished. Therefore, the innkeepers have also been told not to hold any more meals or hospitality, nor to sell bread or any food to anyone until further notice and as provided above.
And so that Arnhem might be less embarrassed, it has also been agreed that two barrels of speck from Honningen should be provided. to surrender the ship to one quarter as above, plus another £454 anchor of brandy from the fort's meager store.
Furthermore, the captains of the aforementioned ship Arnhem requested that another be appointed in place of the deceased under steersman Jan Jansz Lichthardt, and so Cornelis Roelofsz Goutsmith from Rotterdam, who arrived in the country with the yacht Erasmus in 1654 for 20 guilders in the month of the month, offered to fill the vacant under steersman's position on the common. To board a ship, he is appointed by this person, in view of his good qualities and at his request, to the aforementioned vacant position of second mate, and, according to the rule of the general article of the contract, to the order of Our Lady, to earn 30 guilders monthly by halving the salary, effective today.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
And so that Arnhem might be less embarrassed, it has also been agreed that two barrels of speck from Honningen should be provided. to surrender the ship to one quarter as above, plus another £454 anchor of brandy from the fort's meager store.
Furthermore, the captains of the aforementioned ship Arnhem requested that another be appointed in place of the deceased under steersman Jan Jansz Lichthardt, and so Cornelis Roelofsz Goutsmith from Rotterdam, who arrived in the country with the yacht Erasmus in 1654 for 20 guilders in the month of the month, offered to fill the vacant under steersman's position on the common. To board a ship, he is appointed by this person, in view of his good qualities and at his request, to the aforementioned vacant position of second mate, and, according to the rule of the general article of the contract, to the order of Our Lady, to earn 30 guilders monthly by halving the salary, effective today.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden d’ opperhooffden van de schepen Arnhem en de Hooningen aen landt haren noot clagende dat niet boven 2 dagen eetens van rijs ende broot voor ‘t volcq in de schepen hadden ende dierhalven versoeckende om wat rijs hier van landt daer ‘t jegenwoordich mede soo sober van is, als niet boven de 100 lb. broot bij ‘t magasijn wesende datter qualijcq1 maent451 langer mede sal cunnen gestreckt worden, echter evenwel gemerckt de gemelte schepen nodigh dienen met ijets wes versien, om off se van de rheede quamen te verdrijven, dat deselve wat mochte hebben: om van ‘t Dassen of Robbeneijlandt weder op te comen, ende ‘t volcq de mondt open te houden ten eijnde door mancquemendt van dien in den alder uijttersten noot van honger vervallende de gemelte costelijcke schepen niet mochten in ruime raecken, dewyle Godt de Heere deselve van soo penible sware reyse genadelyck noch behouden in dese haven heefft laten arriveeren, Soo is (om deselve sooveel in ons sij naest Godt soodanich oock te behouden ende conserveren) verstaen, boven d’ adsistentie haer tot heden met over de 30 koebeesten ende ruijm 40 schapen &a. gedaen, elck noch met een last rijs t’ adsisteren, Ende gelijck tot noch geschiet sij, tot versparinge van ‘t Hollants vleijs oock noch almet 2 koebeesten452 ende 2 schapen ‘s weecks aen elck schip te blyven continueren waermede ‘t noch een maendt langh sullen mogen gaende houden ende alsoo te beter het nader ontset van ‘t vaderlandt of India met te min prijckel cunnen inwachten, ‘t welck Godt de Heere tusschen wijle gelieve te laten aencomen of sullen die van de voorsz schepen ende hier aen landt even seer ontbloot wesen, ende geen van beijde canten ijets meer hebben om malcander bij te setten, volgens ‘t welcke den vrijeluijden allomme oock is aengeseijt dat se met hare verleden weeck laest gehaelde maents provisien bijtijts sullen moeten sien te strecken soo langh als se cunnen, vermits om de behoudenisse der verhaelde schepen, ende ingevolge d’ adsistentie conform dese resolutie aen haer te doen, voor nader onset453 geen provisie meer bij ‘t magasyn can gehaelt worden, als wesende daermede met de schepen jegenwoordich hier aen landt over eene cam geschooren, ende even sober versien, waeromme oock de herbergiers aengeseyt is geen taeffel offt gastneringe meer te houden nochte broot of eenige eetwaren aen ijmanden te vercoopen tot nader ordre ende ontset als voorsz.
Ende opdat Arnhem te min mochte verlegen vallen is oock goet gevonden 2 vaten speck uyt Hooningen aen do. schip tot een wijck als vooren over te laten geven: mitsgaders noch eenhalff454 ancker brandewijn uyt ‘t forts sober magasijn.
Wyders door de opperhooffden van ‘t bovengemelte schip Arnhem versocht wesende dat een ander in de plaets van den overleden onder stuijrman Jan Jansz Lichthardt mochte werden gestelt, ende alsoo hem daertoe is aenbiedende Cornelis Roelofsz Goutsmith van Rotterdam in ‘t landt gecomen met ‘t jacht Erasmus ao. 1654 voor schieman a 20 gl. ‘s maents om do. vacante onderstuijrmans plaetse op gem. schip te becleden, wort by desen vermits desselfs goede comportementen op sijn versoeck ende vereyste bequaemheijt in de voorsz vacante onderstuijrmansqualite gestelt, ende volgens den regel van den generalen articulbrieff na d’ ordre onser Heeren Mrs. by halveringh van gagie toegeleijt te winnen 30 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Ende opdat Arnhem te min mochte verlegen vallen is oock goet gevonden 2 vaten speck uyt Hooningen aen do. schip tot een wijck als vooren over te laten geven: mitsgaders noch eenhalff454 ancker brandewijn uyt ‘t forts sober magasijn.
Wyders door de opperhooffden van ‘t bovengemelte schip Arnhem versocht wesende dat een ander in de plaets van den overleden onder stuijrman Jan Jansz Lichthardt mochte werden gestelt, ende alsoo hem daertoe is aenbiedende Cornelis Roelofsz Goutsmith van Rotterdam in ‘t landt gecomen met ‘t jacht Erasmus ao. 1654 voor schieman a 20 gl. ‘s maents om do. vacante onderstuijrmans plaetse op gem. schip te becleden, wort by desen vermits desselfs goede comportementen op sijn versoeck ende vereyste bequaemheijt in de voorsz vacante onderstuijrmansqualite gestelt, ende volgens den regel van den generalen articulbrieff na d’ ordre onser Heeren Mrs. by halveringh van gagie toegeleijt te winnen 30 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WIJNANT VAN CATERSVELT.
[Signed:] J. GOOSENS.
[Signed:] CLAES SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSEN KLOS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.