Cape Council of Policy
143
1658-02-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 143
- Date
- 1658-02-22
- Year
- 1658
English translation
‘The merchant and chief of this ship Arnhem, Sr. Wijnant van Catersvelt, was summoned to the Broad Council and a certain memorandum was filed therein, the E. Commander of the Cabo Boa Esperance, Jan van Riebeeck, in which it appears that all this is as the common E. has, in order to request us to undertake a voyage from the Patrias, as far as the hunting of the Schelvis, which has arrived, could be missed from the land. In the service of the General Company, everyone has speculated and seriously considered whether we would be able to undertake our journey with what is specified in the aforementioned memorandum. This being then ventilated according to its weight, it has been considered that the speck and meat are by no means sufficient to feed the people in the usual way on such a voyage, not even though at times466 it was somewhat reduced and less was provided, because of too much variety, having to mix with what is in the ship, as that which the Schelvis and 't Slot van Honingen receive from land, 7 barrels of meat and 5 do. have speck, cannot stretch further than 13: a 14: weeks, whereas on the contrary, no less than five months should have been provided, although by God's blessing the journey could well be sooner, some might hope for that, but on the contrary it could also last longer, which is not to be hoped for, are an example of our long and difficult journey still in fresh memory, for how that benevolent God graciously pleases us in advance and all Company ships; by which long and arduous voyage, it has come to this, that our people have become both the most important and the least generally disqualified from all, so that in general, leaving from here in previous years, they will have to wander on nothing but a mere ration, whereas on other ships, everyone has sailed with greater safety, something of their own that they can call upon and consume at the same time during meals, whereby in time nothing of value could be gained from it, but now in this desolate state of us there is no occasion for that to be seriously complained of, so with regard to us: almost never heard sickly, as well as taking the utmost note of the excessively valuable capital loaded on this ship, by the retardation of which the General Company would suffer great disadvantages, but would suffer even greater and irreparable damages, if through negligence they were unable (being at sea) to bring the ship to its intended port; so that in these cases (if one speaks generally in the matter of weight)468 the heaviest burden must weigh most heavily on the Company. servants on this ship being modest (as is not strange and can be measured well) sincerely desiring to be in the dear fatherland, and to enjoy the undoubted honor of an extremely seafaring voyage: nor to have brought a ship to safe harbor, which of some already lost, and where our commanding Lords are located so much for the best of their state, but are at the highest, for the reasons of all, difficult to be able to sail the ship over on those provisions, although as guilty servants, besides being the least superfluous, should be honored as soberly as is possible, so that the general state of our highly esteemed Lords Masters, suffer no hindrance from private insights, as then are prepared (as it should be) as submissive servants to accept the voyage in God's name, provided that only such provisions were provided (is it possible) that only some meat and speck would last five months, notwithstanding that most other necessities (exception is considered a most necessary work, and that we should be satisfied with it) would be lacking. It was no small means to achieve our desired voyage, that the Lord Commander Riebeeck, by His Eminence, from the ship 't Slot van Hooningen, had such meat and speck delivered to us, as it is certain enough that it can be spared, to supplement the shortage within our ship, and in such a manner, (as being mostly of equal number people,)469 but Honingen is even less provided for than on this ship, also to be allowed to have an equal share of provisions, because that ship, having been to Mauritius, has sailed there properly, besides that so wonderfully by the fortunate arrival of the Court of Zeeland, that island has been provided with various necessities. Just as the Honorable High Government of India, undoubtedly by the report of the Municipal Court of Zeeland's chiefs, is aware, and also writes, that it is well provided for, although some sobriety was moved on Honingen, but taking respect for the precious capital within this ship that the Municipal Court of Zeeland far exceeds, sustain (with correction) that there being no sufficient reasons why that ship should sail with more and more sufficient provisions than this one, by which both the E. Compe. belong; it being true that we hoped to join the return fleet at St. Helena, from which perhaps something might still come to our satisfaction, but it is uncertain, and although it would also be uncertain whether itself might not have come into great distress, and that if it were so, or if St. Helena were to be reached far, then we might fall into an extraordinary misery; the friends of the much-rehearsed Castle of Honingen, and especially its skipper Claes Speelman, said that if the ships that arrived at St. Helena were not provided with provisions, they would receive such provisions from him or from his ship as were necessary to complete the journey. However, how we may rely on this man's discretion is well known to us, and his unwillingness to participate here has proven numerous, despite being charged from above, and if he wanted to keep his promises against our well-founded opinion and persist, his people on the journey would certainly not want to understand this, if they (explaining here) in form have been so unwilling. to cut as had been ordered, being 3 barrels of bacon which they finally allowed to follow through the commendable authority of the country (though not without commotion), so that Municipal Speelman's promise is a great comfort and refuge to us, and will be even less so if it is left at that. And since we could not yet be satisfied with the aforesaid provisions, it is that in addition to this, the complaint of the entire ship's crew has first been presented to us, which, after having been questioned according to their complete and effective opinion, they likewise informed us and expressly requested and prayed that we would not be able to continue from here in such a manner, noting their fictitious situation, although we reassured ourselves with this and resolved to leave, pretending to their utmost vigilance, in which they were swift. from such a heavy journey she arrived here and had not yet (as was to be wished and required) come to refreshment, but as usual such a person, being eager and hungry, the suffering would not only turn out to be worse for herself than before, but also because of her debility and the influence of the E. Compe. the heavier burden and damage would have to be suffered.’
‘In addition, a further complaint from the surgeon, who reveals that he has even the slightest medicine for the relief and healing of the sick. And noting that this is not a minor point on our part, so that, paying special attention to this, we also hope that this will be attended to as required. We therefore jointly and individually conclude and decide, both for ourselves and especially in the interest of our Lords and Masters Principal, that we cannot depart with such meager provisions, but rather to remain here for so long, at the time and while we shall be and have been provided for as required (and with which we can safely complete our journey).
"Thus resolved and arrested, aboard the return ship Arnhem, moored in Taeffel Bay at Cabo Boa Esperance, below Fort Good Hope, on the day, month, and year as mentioned above. It was marked."
"After collation, this was found to be in agreement with its principal on February 21, 1658, by me."
"ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets."
"470
The Commander. and Council of the Fort de Goede Hope, having received the above-mentioned resolution from the Ship's Council of the ship Arnhem, and having read it carefully: as well as considering the commotion made by the crew of the ship Slot van Honingen at the instigation or always unhindered and connivance of skipper Claes Speelman (as the Rev. Johan Gosens was still ill on land), as well as the unwillingness of those sailors to surrender 2 barrels of bacon, etc., and fearing that lightening the ship would cause much more serious unrest, the aforementioned Commander and the aforementioned fort's council could not approve of allowing more honey to be taken from the fort, especially since its chiefs, namely the aforementioned chief merchant Jan Gosens and skipper Speelman, have promised and bound, in their agreement, as per the resolution of the 19th of this month, that if no paresse is taken from the return ships to St. Helena, they will also hand over two barrels of meat, which those of Arnhem now hold totals nine barrels, enough for 18 weeks for the consumption of 150 diners.
Moreover, the aforementioned Commander and Council will also bring one barrel of land from two sterns and one more from the hunt, the Schelvis (later found there), together with two live cattle, and also abundant garden berries for the voyage for the people, etc., considering that there is not a morsel of meat left at the fort's store, nor on the Schelvis, that the provisions will be sufficient for 20 weeks, in addition to which it will certainly not be possible to reach or obtain from the return fleet to St. Helena (unfortunately outside),472 and which following: in order not to miss this, the aforementioned Commander and Council persist in their well-appointed resolution of 19 February. aforementioned, that Arnhem, as well as Honingen, will be the first to sail to St. Helena, as they imagine with this further assistance sail. and much less their crew have any considerable complaints, especially those in the cabin who don't have much of refreshments like wine or the like, and they are provided with it, which is not to be hoped that they will leave them so destitute that they would therefore seek to stay longer and put the precious ship in jeopardy, from then on to set sea alone (without the aforementioned fleet), as well as being reasonably supplied with medicines by our surgeon, so that even the entire homeward voyage could be made with the aforementioned provisions, since 8 lasts of rice and 1 last of beans and cadjangh have also been provisioned from the fort. arranged, and why the Commander and the Council, as aforementioned, not only insist on the aforementioned departure, but also expressly order the captains of the common ship Arnhem to depart simultaneously with Honingen this evening (possibly and having taken everything on board), protesting all costs, damages, and interest that the Lord Company might or might incur due to inaction or unnecessary waiting.474
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on February 22, 1658.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
‘In addition, a further complaint from the surgeon, who reveals that he has even the slightest medicine for the relief and healing of the sick. And noting that this is not a minor point on our part, so that, paying special attention to this, we also hope that this will be attended to as required. We therefore jointly and individually conclude and decide, both for ourselves and especially in the interest of our Lords and Masters Principal, that we cannot depart with such meager provisions, but rather to remain here for so long, at the time and while we shall be and have been provided for as required (and with which we can safely complete our journey).
"Thus resolved and arrested, aboard the return ship Arnhem, moored in Taeffel Bay at Cabo Boa Esperance, below Fort Good Hope, on the day, month, and year as mentioned above. It was marked."
"After collation, this was found to be in agreement with its principal on February 21, 1658, by me."
"ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets."
"470
The Commander. and Council of the Fort de Goede Hope, having received the above-mentioned resolution from the Ship's Council of the ship Arnhem, and having read it carefully: as well as considering the commotion made by the crew of the ship Slot van Honingen at the instigation or always unhindered and connivance of skipper Claes Speelman (as the Rev. Johan Gosens was still ill on land), as well as the unwillingness of those sailors to surrender 2 barrels of bacon, etc., and fearing that lightening the ship would cause much more serious unrest, the aforementioned Commander and the aforementioned fort's council could not approve of allowing more honey to be taken from the fort, especially since its chiefs, namely the aforementioned chief merchant Jan Gosens and skipper Speelman, have promised and bound, in their agreement, as per the resolution of the 19th of this month, that if no paresse is taken from the return ships to St. Helena, they will also hand over two barrels of meat, which those of Arnhem now hold totals nine barrels, enough for 18 weeks for the consumption of 150 diners.
Moreover, the aforementioned Commander and Council will also bring one barrel of land from two sterns and one more from the hunt, the Schelvis (later found there), together with two live cattle, and also abundant garden berries for the voyage for the people, etc., considering that there is not a morsel of meat left at the fort's store, nor on the Schelvis, that the provisions will be sufficient for 20 weeks, in addition to which it will certainly not be possible to reach or obtain from the return fleet to St. Helena (unfortunately outside),472 and which following: in order not to miss this, the aforementioned Commander and Council persist in their well-appointed resolution of 19 February. aforementioned, that Arnhem, as well as Honingen, will be the first to sail to St. Helena, as they imagine with this further assistance sail. and much less their crew have any considerable complaints, especially those in the cabin who don't have much of refreshments like wine or the like, and they are provided with it, which is not to be hoped that they will leave them so destitute that they would therefore seek to stay longer and put the precious ship in jeopardy, from then on to set sea alone (without the aforementioned fleet), as well as being reasonably supplied with medicines by our surgeon, so that even the entire homeward voyage could be made with the aforementioned provisions, since 8 lasts of rice and 1 last of beans and cadjangh have also been provisioned from the fort. arranged, and why the Commander and the Council, as aforementioned, not only insist on the aforementioned departure, but also expressly order the captains of the common ship Arnhem to depart simultaneously with Honingen this evening (possibly and having taken everything on board), protesting all costs, damages, and interest that the Lord Company might or might incur due to inaction or unnecessary waiting.474
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on February 22, 1658.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
‘Bij den coopman en opperhoofft deses schips Arnhem , s[r.] Wijnant van Catersvelt, den Breeden Raadt beroepen en daerin verthoont sijnde seeckere memorie gestelt, bij den E. Commandeu[r] van de Cabo Boa Esperance Jan van Riebeeck, waer bij is blijckende sulcx alles soo den gem. Sijn E. tot vervorderingh van ons noch te doende Patrias vojagie soo uijt het g’arriveer[de] jacht de Schelvis , als van lant soude cunnen missen, Soo is ten dienste van de generale Compagnie bij een ijder cractelijck464 gespeculeert ende ernstich overwoogen, off met het geene bij voorhaelde notitie gespecificeert staet, ons reijse souden cunn[en] ondernemen. Sulcx dan naer sijn gewichte geventileert sijnde, is geconsidereert dat het speck ende vleijsch op verre na niet bastant465 is om ‘t volck naar ordinarij wijse op soodanig[e] reijse te spijsigen, oock niet al schoon er bij wijlen466 ijts affgecrompen en minder geschafft wierde, vermits te veele verschillende, sullende met ‘t geene dat in ‘t schip is, als dat va[n] lant, de Schelvis en ‘t Slot van Honingen crijgen, 7 vaten vle[ijs] ende 5 do. speck hebben, niet verder als 13: a 14: weecken ko[nnen] strecken, daer ter contrarie niet minder als voor vijff maend[er] behoorden geprovideert te werden, hoe wel door Godes segen de reijse wel vroeger souden cunnen enigen dat te hoopen, mat[er] in tegendeel oock langer konnen duijren, dat niet te hoopen is, sijnen het exempel van ons lange penible reijse noch in vers[e] memorie, voor hoedanige dien goedertierenden Godt ons in aenstaende ende alle Comps. schepen genadelijck gelieve t[e] bewaeren; door welcke langhduijrige ende sware vojagie, soo verre gecomen is dat ons volcq soo wel de voornaemst[e] als de minste generalijck van alles distuijt467 sijn geword[en], sulcx in ‘t gemeijn niets als op enckelt rantsoen, van hier in vooriger vougen vertreckende sullen moeten swerven, daer ter contrarie op andre scheepen, met meerder heijl gevaren hebb[en] een ijder wat van sigh selven heefft, dat se bij mesnagie van schaffdagen konnen anspreecken ende nuttigen, waerdoor dan in tijt van noot noch veel sou konnen uijtgewonnen worden, daer nu in desen onsen desolaten staet geen occasie en is, dat ernst[ig] te beclagen sij, Soo ten aensien van ons: bij na noijt gehoorde sieckelinge, als wel ten principaelsten ooghmerck nemend[e] op het over costelijcke capitael op desen boodem geladen, bij welckers retardement de generale Compe. groot naedee[l] compt te lijden, maer noch grooteren ja irreparrable schade sou genieten, bij aldien door nessessiteijt onmachtig wa[ren] (op zee wesende) het schip ter gedestineerde haven te voeren; soodat in desen gevallen (als men ordinarij in saecke van gewicht spreeckt)468 het swaerste ‘t meeste wegen moet, aen Comps. dienaren op dit schip bescheijden wesende (als niet vrempt en wel aff te meten is) hartelijck verlangende om in ‘t lieve vaderlant te Wesen, en d’ ontwijffelijcke eer te genieten, van naer een extreme seevaere reijse: noch een schip ter behoude haven gebracht te hebben, dat van sommige al verlooren gesz en waeraen ons gebiedende Heeren soo veel ten besten van haeren staet gelegen is, maer sijn op ‘t hoogste om d’ g’allegeerd[e] reedenen difficulteerende, het schip op die provisie over te konnen voeren, hoewel als schuldige dienaeren, nevens de minste overbodigh sijn, soo soober te erneren als immers mogelijck is, opdat de generale staet van onse hooghgeachte Heeren Meesters, door particulieren insighten doch geen hinder compt te lijden, gelijck dan bereijt sijn (soo ‘t behoort) als onderdanige dienaren de reijse in Godes naeme te aenvaerden als maer soodanigh geprovideert werden (is ‘t mogelijck) dat maer eenighsints met vle[e]sch ende speck voor vijff maenden konnen strecken, onaengesien dat van meest alle andre behoeftigheden (exepto rijs als een hoochnodig werck, en daervan genoegen hebben) ontbloot souden wesen, Zijnde geen kleen middel, om tot onse gewenschte vojagie te geraaken, dat den heer Commandeur Riebeeck, door Sijn E. authoriteijt uijt het schip ‘t Slot van Hooningen, sulcx van vlees ende speck aen ons dede overgeven, als men seecker genoegh weet dat het selve kan missen, om daer mede het mancquerende binnen ons boort te supleren, en in sulcker maniere, (als wesende meest van gelijck getal volck,)469 maer Honingen noch eer minder als op dit schip voorsien, oock gelijck gedeelte provisien te mogen hebben, want dat schip, op Mauritius geweest sijnde, aldaer deftigh heefft vervarst, buijten dat soo heerelijck door ‘t geluckige arrivement van ‘t Hoff van Zeelant , aen dat eijlant met diverse nootsaeckelijcheden is versien geworden, Soo als d’ Ed. hooge Regeeringe van India, sonder twijfel door ‘t rapport van gem. Hoff van Zeelandts hooffden is bewust, en oock schrijven, ‘t selve wel versien te wesen, hoewel op Hooningen van enige noch al sooberheijt gemoveert wert, maer respect nemende op ‘t costelijcke capitael binnen dit schip dat veelgem. Honingen verre excedeert sustineren (onder correctie) datter geen redenen suffichant sijn, waeromme dat schip met meerder en genoeghsamer provisien soude varen als dit, door dien se d’ E. Compe. beijde eijgen behoo[ren]; wel waar wesende dat bij de retourvloot aen St. Helena verhoop[en] te coomen waeruijt wellicht tot onser sustentement wel ijts no[ch] mochten erlangen, maer is onseecker, en schoon daer bij quaemen oock onseecker, off selve niet in groote nessessiteijt geraeckt mocht wesen, en dat soo bevindende offte St. Helena voornoemp[t] verbij geraeckende, Soo souden in een extraordinarij elendt konnen vervallen; seggende de vrunden van soo veel gerepeteerde Slot van Honingen en bijsonderlijck desselffs schipper Claes Speelma[n], dat bij aldien van de schepen soo aen St. Helena mochten comen niet geprovideert wierden, van hem offt uijt sijn schip dan sulcx souden genieten, als noodigh waren om de reijse vorders te voltrecken, maer hoe wij ons op dies mans discretie moge[n] verlaten is ons genoeghsaem bekent, en sijn onwilligheijt hier ter rheede leggende veelvoudt gebleecken, onaengesien van hoger hant belast was, en soo hij sijn belofften tegens ons contrarij en wel gefondeerde opinie wilde naer comen, en persisteeren, soude immers sijn volcq op de reijse daertoe niet willen verstaen, als die (hier leggende) in forma sijn onwillig gewest sulcx te messen als g’ordonneert was, sij[nde] 3 vaten speck die se noch endelijck door prijsselijcke authoriteijt van lant (doch niet sonder commotie) lieten volgen, sulcx dat gem. Speelmans toesegginge ons een cranck troost ende toeverlaet is, en noch minder sal wesen soo ‘t daer op laten a[en]staen. Ende onaengesien wij ons selven met de voormeld[e] provisien noch conden tevreden houden, Soo is ‘t dat ons bovend[ien] eerst de clacht van ‘t geheele scheepsvolck is voorgecom[en] d’ welcke noch nae der hant haere volcomene ende effecte meijninge affgevraeght wesende, ons insgelijcx te kenn[en] gegeven ende express hebben versocht ende gebeden, dat wij soodanigh van hier niet en geliefden te vertrecken, gemerckt hunluijden met de becomen fictualie, niet en souden konnen contin[ueren] schoon genomen wij ons daermede gerust stelden ende tot vertrek resolveerden, voorgevende haere uijtterste swacheeden, waerinne sijl. van soo een swaere reijse alhier g’arrive[ert] ende voor als noch niet (soo te wenschen ware en vereijscht) tot refrissement gecomen, echter gelijck gemeenelijck soodanige gaet, gretigh ende hongerigh sijnde, het lijden niet alleen voor haer selven erger als te vooren soude comen uijt te vallen, m[aer] bovendien door haere debiliteijt en invallinge d’ E. Compe. de swaerder last ende schade soude hebben te lijden.’
‘Daerbij comende noch een nader clacht van den chirurgijn, die openbaert egene offte de minste medicamenten tot behulp ende tot genesinge der siecken te hebben, Ende gemerckt dit mede geen geringh point van ons geconsidereert wert, Soo is dat daer oock sonderlingh op lettende, willen verhoopen dat daer van oock naer de vereijschte noot sullen werden g’adsisteert, invougen wij gesamentlijck en ijder in ‘t bijsonder dan concluderen en besluijten, Soo voor ons selven als insonderheijt ten meesten dienste van onse Heren ende Meesters Principael, met soodanige soobere provijsien niet te cunnen vertrecken, maer hier soo lange te retardeeren, ter tijt en wijle wij naer behooren (ende waermede wij ons reijs met lief konnen volvoeren) sullen werden ende wesen geprovideert.’
‘Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t retourschip Arnhem leggende g’anckert in de Taeffelbaij van Cabo Boa Esperance onder ‘t fort de Goede Hope, ten dage, maent ende jare als boven. Was geteijckent.’
‘Na gedane Collatie is desen met syn principael bevonden t’ accorderen den 21 Feb. 1658 bij mij’
‘ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets.’
‘470 ‘
Den Commandr. ende Raedt van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, bovenstaende resolutie van die van den Scheepsrade des schips Arnhem ter handt gestelt, ende deselve met aendacht overlesen hebbende: mitsgaders geconsidereert de commotie gemaeckt van ‘t volcq des schips Slot van Honingen door instigatie offte altoos onverhinderinge ende conniventie van den schipper Claes Speelman (dewijle d’ E. Johan Gosens noch sieckelijck aen landt was)mitsgaders d’ onwilligheijt van deselve matrosen gethoont471 om 2 vaten speck over te geven &a. ende daer uijt vresende dat meede van do. schip te lighten veel swaerder onlusten mochten veroorsaken, soo en hebben voorsz Commandr. en de Raedt des forts voorsz niet cunnen goetvinden uijt do. Honingen meer te laten halen, te meer de opperhooffden des selfs, namentlijck den oppercoopman Jan Gosens en de schipper Speelman voormelt, met haere hantteickeningh beloofft ende verbonden hebben als bij resolutie van den 19en deser daerover genomen, dat hen bij non paresse van de retourschepen aen St. Helena noch 2 vaten vleijs sullen overgeven, sijnde met deselven welcke die van Arnhem nu inhebben 9 vaten, dat voor 18 weecken can strecken ten behoeve van 150 eeters die se ophebben.
Boven welcke den Commandr. en de Raedt voorsz noch 1 vat van landt uyt 2 sterten sal volmaken ende noch 1 uyt ‘t jacht de Schelvis (aldaer naderhandt noch gevonden) doen halen beneffens 2 levendige koebeesten, boven ook abondant thuijnvruchten op de reijs voor ‘t volcq &a., sulx deselve het daer voor houden dewijle ook niet een aem vlees meer bij ‘t forts magasijn is, noch ook op de Schelvis , dat die provisie 20 weecken stijff sal mogen halen, boven dat noch uijt de retourvloot aen St.Helena (ongeluck buijten)472 seeckerlijck te beloopen, noch sal te crijgen wesen, ende welcken volgende: om ook die niet te missen den Commandr. en de Raedt voorsz persisteren bij hare welgenomen resolutie van den 19en Feb. voorsz, dat Arnhem alsoo wel als Honingen ten eersten na St. Helena sal ‘t zeijl gaen, als haer inbeeldende bij dese nader adsistentie sijl. ende veel min haer scheepsvolcq eenige considerable claeghredenen meer sijn hebbende, als dat juijst die van de kajuijt soo heel veel niet van versnaperingen als wijn off diergelijcke ende sijn versien aen ‘t welcke niet gehoopt wordt deselve haer soo vele sullen gelegen laten dat se dierhalven souden soekenlangerte blijvenleggenende dat costelijkeschipin prijckel stellen, vandaerna noch473 alleen (sonder de verhaelde vloot) deur zee te gaen, alsoo ook jegenwoordigh door onsen chirurgijn van medicamenten mede redelijck versorght sijn sulx dat selffs de gansche thuijsreijse met de verhaelde provisien soude cunnen gedaen worden, vermits ook met 8 lasten rijs ende 1 last bonen ende cadjangh uijt ‘t forts provisien sijn versien, ende waeromme den Commandr. en de Raedt als voorsz niet alleen persisteerentot het vertreck voormeltmaer oock de opperhooffden des gem. schips Arnhem bij desen wel expresselijck ordonneren met Honingen desen avondt (mogelijck sijnde ende alles aen boort gehaelt hebbende) tegelijk te vertrecken, onder protestatie van alle costen, schaden ende intressen die d’ E. Compe. door inobedientie offte langh onnodigh wachten daer bij souden cunnen offte mogen comen te lijden.474
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope den 22 Feb. ao. 1658.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
‘Daerbij comende noch een nader clacht van den chirurgijn, die openbaert egene offte de minste medicamenten tot behulp ende tot genesinge der siecken te hebben, Ende gemerckt dit mede geen geringh point van ons geconsidereert wert, Soo is dat daer oock sonderlingh op lettende, willen verhoopen dat daer van oock naer de vereijschte noot sullen werden g’adsisteert, invougen wij gesamentlijck en ijder in ‘t bijsonder dan concluderen en besluijten, Soo voor ons selven als insonderheijt ten meesten dienste van onse Heren ende Meesters Principael, met soodanige soobere provijsien niet te cunnen vertrecken, maer hier soo lange te retardeeren, ter tijt en wijle wij naer behooren (ende waermede wij ons reijs met lief konnen volvoeren) sullen werden ende wesen geprovideert.’
‘Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t retourschip Arnhem leggende g’anckert in de Taeffelbaij van Cabo Boa Esperance onder ‘t fort de Goede Hope, ten dage, maent ende jare als boven. Was geteijckent.’
‘Na gedane Collatie is desen met syn principael bevonden t’ accorderen den 21 Feb. 1658 bij mij’
‘ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets.’
‘470 ‘
Den Commandr. ende Raedt van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, bovenstaende resolutie van die van den Scheepsrade des schips Arnhem ter handt gestelt, ende deselve met aendacht overlesen hebbende: mitsgaders geconsidereert de commotie gemaeckt van ‘t volcq des schips Slot van Honingen door instigatie offte altoos onverhinderinge ende conniventie van den schipper Claes Speelman (dewijle d’ E. Johan Gosens noch sieckelijck aen landt was)mitsgaders d’ onwilligheijt van deselve matrosen gethoont471 om 2 vaten speck over te geven &a. ende daer uijt vresende dat meede van do. schip te lighten veel swaerder onlusten mochten veroorsaken, soo en hebben voorsz Commandr. en de Raedt des forts voorsz niet cunnen goetvinden uijt do. Honingen meer te laten halen, te meer de opperhooffden des selfs, namentlijck den oppercoopman Jan Gosens en de schipper Speelman voormelt, met haere hantteickeningh beloofft ende verbonden hebben als bij resolutie van den 19en deser daerover genomen, dat hen bij non paresse van de retourschepen aen St. Helena noch 2 vaten vleijs sullen overgeven, sijnde met deselven welcke die van Arnhem nu inhebben 9 vaten, dat voor 18 weecken can strecken ten behoeve van 150 eeters die se ophebben.
Boven welcke den Commandr. en de Raedt voorsz noch 1 vat van landt uyt 2 sterten sal volmaken ende noch 1 uyt ‘t jacht de Schelvis (aldaer naderhandt noch gevonden) doen halen beneffens 2 levendige koebeesten, boven ook abondant thuijnvruchten op de reijs voor ‘t volcq &a., sulx deselve het daer voor houden dewijle ook niet een aem vlees meer bij ‘t forts magasijn is, noch ook op de Schelvis , dat die provisie 20 weecken stijff sal mogen halen, boven dat noch uijt de retourvloot aen St.Helena (ongeluck buijten)472 seeckerlijck te beloopen, noch sal te crijgen wesen, ende welcken volgende: om ook die niet te missen den Commandr. en de Raedt voorsz persisteren bij hare welgenomen resolutie van den 19en Feb. voorsz, dat Arnhem alsoo wel als Honingen ten eersten na St. Helena sal ‘t zeijl gaen, als haer inbeeldende bij dese nader adsistentie sijl. ende veel min haer scheepsvolcq eenige considerable claeghredenen meer sijn hebbende, als dat juijst die van de kajuijt soo heel veel niet van versnaperingen als wijn off diergelijcke ende sijn versien aen ‘t welcke niet gehoopt wordt deselve haer soo vele sullen gelegen laten dat se dierhalven souden soekenlangerte blijvenleggenende dat costelijkeschipin prijckel stellen, vandaerna noch473 alleen (sonder de verhaelde vloot) deur zee te gaen, alsoo ook jegenwoordigh door onsen chirurgijn van medicamenten mede redelijck versorght sijn sulx dat selffs de gansche thuijsreijse met de verhaelde provisien soude cunnen gedaen worden, vermits ook met 8 lasten rijs ende 1 last bonen ende cadjangh uijt ‘t forts provisien sijn versien, ende waeromme den Commandr. en de Raedt als voorsz niet alleen persisteerentot het vertreck voormeltmaer oock de opperhooffden des gem. schips Arnhem bij desen wel expresselijck ordonneren met Honingen desen avondt (mogelijck sijnde ende alles aen boort gehaelt hebbende) tegelijk te vertrecken, onder protestatie van alle costen, schaden ende intressen die d’ E. Compe. door inobedientie offte langh onnodigh wachten daer bij souden cunnen offte mogen comen te lijden.474
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope den 22 Feb. ao. 1658.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.