Cape Council of Policy
145
1658-03-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 145
- Date
- 1658-03-20
- Year
- 1658
English translation
As from time to time it has become more and more apparent that the person Jan Woutersz (due to bad commutations & a. anno passado from admissible to not deported and gracefully still left in soldier's quality; also in order to have the opportunity to live and hope of improvement appointed overseer of Comps. sheep on Robben Island) is still behaving just as badly there, and not at all appropriate to the aforementioned sheep according to the testimonies of the persons several times and even yesterday been there, in addition to that constantly in strong drink (as they can only get from the ration as for money) is collapsing, and all the time striking in the wind the order him successively and iteratively on the one and the other given, mainly on the spot of firing at the appointed places as a signal for the Company's ships to be allowed to sail there at night according to the complaints of the Reverend Mr. Cuneus478 himself and moreover others, who declared to us that in the evening they were under the island and wanted to enter, but for a moment they did not hear anything about firing and other things at all, moreover that he Jan Woutersz, according to reports, also does not want his subordinates to take better care of one than the other, as a result of which some ships might encounter misfortune, like the Parli (thereupon the aforementioned Mr. Cuneus) almost to the great detriment of the Reverend Company. had happened, and that there was found great neglect in the breeding of sheep, as well as some dead and languished in various places.
Therefore, for these and other significant reasons, it was decided to lift the same from there by the first vessel and transfer the proceeds to the person of Rijck Overhagen, midshipman, who has provided proof of his deeds and commodities here. According to which, it is also understood that the tax authorities should accompany them, with instructions to, by force of this, requisition all our orders sent there from the aforementioned Jan Woutersz and to hand over the aforementioned Rijck, and to read them out separately, as well as to execute this order properly. To issue an admonition, especially to instill in the same the care of the aforementioned fire, as well as the proper care of sheep and rabbits, as well as such other matters as may be found to be appropriate for the benefit of the E. Compe. after the inspection and visit of all that has been carried out there. After completion of this, the aforementioned Jan Woutersz, taking over his wife and child, will be brought to the yacht Schelvis to sail with it in his soldierly duties via Mauritius to India.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Therefore, for these and other significant reasons, it was decided to lift the same from there by the first vessel and transfer the proceeds to the person of Rijck Overhagen, midshipman, who has provided proof of his deeds and commodities here. According to which, it is also understood that the tax authorities should accompany them, with instructions to, by force of this, requisition all our orders sent there from the aforementioned Jan Woutersz and to hand over the aforementioned Rijck, and to read them out separately, as well as to execute this order properly. To issue an admonition, especially to instill in the same the care of the aforementioned fire, as well as the proper care of sheep and rabbits, as well as such other matters as may be found to be appropriate for the benefit of the E. Compe. after the inspection and visit of all that has been carried out there. After completion of this, the aforementioned Jan Woutersz, taking over his wife and child, will be brought to the yacht Schelvis to sail with it in his soldierly duties via Mauritius to India.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo van tijt tot tijt meer ende meer is blijckende dat den persoon Jan Woutersz (door quade comportementen &a. anno passado van adsistendt tot niet gedeporteert ende gratieuselijck noch gelaten in soldaetsqualite; mitsgaders om occasie te mogen hebben om te leven ende hope van beterschap gestelt tot opsiender over Comps. schapen op ‘t Robbeneijlandt ) sich aldaer noch even qualijck is dragende, ende gansch niet passende op de gemelte schapen volgens de getuijgenissen der persoonen verscheijden malen ende noch gister daer aengeweest, boven dat geduijrich in starcken dranck (als se maer crijgen can soo van ‘t ransoen als voor gelt) is debaucherende, ende t’ eenemael in de wint slaende d’ ordres hem successive ende iterative op ‘t een ende ‘t ander gegeven, voornamentlijck op ‘t stuck van ‘t vuijren op de geordonneerde plaetsen tot seijn voor Comps. schepen om bij nacht te mogen daerop in zeijlen volgens de clachten van d’ E. Hr. Cuneus478 selffs ende meer andre, welcke ons verclaert hebben dat ‘s avonts onder do. eijlandt synde ende willende inlopen, maer een oogenblick tijts wat blick vuijr ende andre gansch niet vernomen hebben boven dat hij Jan Woutersz volgens rapporten voorsz oocq niet begeert sijn onderhoorigh volcq beter als hij op ‘t een als ‘t ander sullen passen, waerdoor wel eenige schepen mochten ongelucq overcomen, gelijck aen deParl(daerop voorsz Hr. Cuneus) bij na tot groote schade van d’ E. Compe. was geschiet, ende dat aldaer is bevonden groot versuijm in d’ aenteelt van de schapen mitsgaders op verscheijden plaetsen enige doot ende versmacht,
Soo is om die ende andre pregnantien meer goetgevonden per ‘t eerste vaertuijgh den selven van daer te lichten ende ‘t oppergesach te transfereren aen den persoon Rijck Overhagen, adelborst, welcke preuve van sijn debvoir ende comportementen alhier gegeven heefft, Ende volgens ‘t welcke dan oock verstaen is den fiscus mede te laten gaen, met last omme uijt crachte deses alle onse aldaer gesonden ordres den voorsz Jan Woutersz aff te vorderen ende meergemelten Rijck over te geven, ende distinctelijck voor te lesen, mitsgaders tot uijtvoeringe van dien de behoorlijcke vermaninge te doen, insonderheyt den selven wel in te scherpen den oppas op het vuijren voorsz beneffens de goede acht op schapen ende conijnen, mitsgaders sulcx meer als ginder na genomen inspectie ende visite van alles ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. sal bevinden te behooren, ende na voltreckinge van dien voorsz Jan Woutersz met vrouw ende kindt overnemende, brengen aen ‘t jacht de Schelvis omme daermede in sijn soldaetsbedieninge over Mauritius na India te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Soo is om die ende andre pregnantien meer goetgevonden per ‘t eerste vaertuijgh den selven van daer te lichten ende ‘t oppergesach te transfereren aen den persoon Rijck Overhagen, adelborst, welcke preuve van sijn debvoir ende comportementen alhier gegeven heefft, Ende volgens ‘t welcke dan oock verstaen is den fiscus mede te laten gaen, met last omme uijt crachte deses alle onse aldaer gesonden ordres den voorsz Jan Woutersz aff te vorderen ende meergemelten Rijck over te geven, ende distinctelijck voor te lesen, mitsgaders tot uijtvoeringe van dien de behoorlijcke vermaninge te doen, insonderheyt den selven wel in te scherpen den oppas op het vuijren voorsz beneffens de goede acht op schapen ende conijnen, mitsgaders sulcx meer als ginder na genomen inspectie ende visite van alles ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. sal bevinden te behooren, ende na voltreckinge van dien voorsz Jan Woutersz met vrouw ende kindt overnemende, brengen aen ‘t jacht de Schelvis omme daermede in sijn soldaetsbedieninge over Mauritius na India te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.