Cape Council of Policy
155
1658-05-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 155
- Date
- 1658-05-30
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Yesterday, the yacht Maria was returned here from the Angolan authorities over the island of St. Helena, without having found any notables in trade or otherwise on the melting bank, to detract from the fact that the dignity of the trade was once again being sent, Item (for reasons in our resolution of the Gunea narrates) partly unadvisable for d' E. Compe. with regard to the slave trade that is also to be abolished, and in accordance with that also received the order of our Lords Masters per their general mission of the 9th of October. It emerged from the meeting of the Seventeenth that the yacht Maria should be allowed to sail to Batavia on its return from Angola, as it was not considered advisable to employ it on the Madagascar trade in these circumstances, and apparently thinking we could make do with the seal yacht (now lost) here,
And although the Honourable Commissioner Cuneus, per his left instructions, has ordered us that, if the aforementioned trade fails, one of the yachts Hasselt or Maria should be sent there to fetch slaves and rice, as well as our people from the Tulp and the wintered ship Arnhem, because... These people would otherwise be very reluctant to come here, and in doing so, the additional supply of rice (once again absolutely necessary) from Batavia might be excused, etc.
However, no further or stricter than with the arrival and further order already received from our Lord Majors from the country would be agreed upon.
Item considered, we have also been sufficiently provided with slaves by the Hasselt commissary, except for the Madagascan order, which would only need to be made for 50 to 60 loads of rice to feed these slaves and the people of this Capetian port, a total of 360 people strong, namely:
't The Guard 80
Sick 15
Dutch women and children 20
Healthy and sick slaves of the Compe 98
Freemen 51
Domestic and private male and female slaves 89
Bandits 7
A total of 360 eaters,
The Guard 80
Sick 15
Dutch women and children 20
Healthy and sick slaves of the Compe 98
Freemen 51
Domestic and private male and female slaves 89
Bandits 7
A total of 360 eaters,
It is decided that the fare can be sent to us as temporarily and also much more securely from Batavia by the same or another suitable yacht that their Ed. should be allowed to deploy in Batavia: in order to be sent back to Batavia by the end of December or January following the previous order, then also from here on the best of the season across the Zuijtlandt, I also offered differently than her Ed. will see fit to order,
Thus, after various deliberations and considerations, it has finally been agreed and decided to halt the Madagascan, as well as the Ghanaian and Angolan, orders altogether, and since we are currently very embarrassed by the loss of the seal hunt, to navigate Saldanha Bay and the islands around it, as well as to bring the sheep from and to the Robben Island for Comps. ships for their refreshment, but mainly to fetch here for the slaves a whole necessary quantity of seal meat and birds, salted and dried, for which they are very eager, and can be fed almost entirely, to the great advantage of our other victuals, as mentioned above by the E. Compe. and private freemen over the 200 slaves here have to be fed daily, which cost us enough by the said seal hunt (only 4 or 5 men used to go), and the free Saldanha sailors are taken away at a very small price, because with one boat (called Peguyn) they could not bring us the tenth part enough, etc. So it was decided to let the said hunt Maria first make a trip to Saldanha Bay for his departure to India: to put there so many barrels full of seal meat and birds in salting fish, that we can have a good supply there first: and the slaves to feed a good while with barley and rice, as well as in the meantime by two carpenters of the aforementioned Maria to make the raised second boat from the ship Wapen van Hollandt with buoys and a small tow, etc., suitable enough to be able to navigate the aforementioned bay and the islands to that end, and to take off and reach as much as possible with it, in order to deliberate on the return voyage of the aforementioned yacht Maria, whether it can be missed here without any harm due to the loss of the Robbejacht (which makes us very embarrassed), and to take it to Batavia or even to the Patria with the merchants assigned to us by their Ed. from Batavia as cargo for r Gunea and Angola sent thither and orders, in case of cessation of the aforementioned trade, to send the return ships divided among the homeland, which return ships are now away, and therefore the aforementioned has been put to the Council's attention to be further deliberated and resolved against the resumption of the aforementioned hunt from Saldanha Bay, remaining present as stated to obtain a good supply of food for the slaves, it has been determined, the same as mentioned, to first send to the aforementioned bay and islands and to fetch and bring over as much salted seal meat, birds, and feathered fish as possible, in order to make it more beautiful and clean there as well, as being there is a very good opportunity for this in the bay &a.510
Furthermore, given that none of the persons who had emigrated with the return ships on the yacht Maria have returned, nor have four men from the yacht who were also captured and departed with the return ships from St. Helena, it was decided to close their receipt and write off the balances remaining in their accounts, confiscated for the E. Compe., which were named and were, namely:
Too good, too bad. Comps servants from the Fort of Good Hope 8 {Jurgen Carstensz of Zunderborgh, boatswain ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz of Amsterdam, sailor ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs of Harlingen, sailor ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop of Esens, soldier ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde of Tilburgh, soldier ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs of Harlingen, captain ƒ126:13:06
Joris Aunt van Lubeecq, captain ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, runner ƒ72:11:05
Freemen, servants or farmhands 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz of Amsterdam ƒ7:10
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget of Geneva ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amtbeerst ƒ119:18:12
From Batavia, exiled to the Cape. 3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 people from the other side. From the yacht Maria 4 {Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartermaster ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cook ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp, boss ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt, th. ƒ93:19:11
Too good, too bad.
Comps servants from the Fort of Good Hope 8 {Jurgen Carstensz of Zunderborgh, boatswain ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz of Amsterdam, sailor ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs of Harlingen, sailor ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop of Esens, soldier ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde of Tilburgh, soldier ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs of Harlingen, captain ƒ126:13:06
Joris Aunt van Lubeecq, captain ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, runner ƒ72:11:05
Freemen, servants or farmhands 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz of Amsterdam ƒ7:10
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget of Geneva ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amtbeerst ƒ119:18:12
From Batavia, exiled to the Cape. 3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 people from the other side. From the yacht Maria 4 {Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartermaster ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, coxswain ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp, boss ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt th. ƒ93:19:11
A total of 21 people were hiding with the passing return fleets to the Patria, which is something to be done here every year and difficult to prevent, no matter how closely one watches it. However, to prevent this as much as possible, it was decided to order the taxman and sargeant to always have the commander and a corporal from the fort, along with one or two soldiers of the guard, constantly on the head and in the mouth of the Souterevier, where the boats are to be launched and sailed, and to keep an eye on it, etc., during the last two or three days before the ships' departure.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
And although the Honourable Commissioner Cuneus, per his left instructions, has ordered us that, if the aforementioned trade fails, one of the yachts Hasselt or Maria should be sent there to fetch slaves and rice, as well as our people from the Tulp and the wintered ship Arnhem, because... These people would otherwise be very reluctant to come here, and in doing so, the additional supply of rice (once again absolutely necessary) from Batavia might be excused, etc.
However, no further or stricter than with the arrival and further order already received from our Lord Majors from the country would be agreed upon.
Item considered, we have also been sufficiently provided with slaves by the Hasselt commissary, except for the Madagascan order, which would only need to be made for 50 to 60 loads of rice to feed these slaves and the people of this Capetian port, a total of 360 people strong, namely:
't The Guard 80
Sick 15
Dutch women and children 20
Healthy and sick slaves of the Compe 98
Freemen 51
Domestic and private male and female slaves 89
Bandits 7
A total of 360 eaters,
The Guard 80
Sick 15
Dutch women and children 20
Healthy and sick slaves of the Compe 98
Freemen 51
Domestic and private male and female slaves 89
Bandits 7
A total of 360 eaters,
It is decided that the fare can be sent to us as temporarily and also much more securely from Batavia by the same or another suitable yacht that their Ed. should be allowed to deploy in Batavia: in order to be sent back to Batavia by the end of December or January following the previous order, then also from here on the best of the season across the Zuijtlandt, I also offered differently than her Ed. will see fit to order,
Thus, after various deliberations and considerations, it has finally been agreed and decided to halt the Madagascan, as well as the Ghanaian and Angolan, orders altogether, and since we are currently very embarrassed by the loss of the seal hunt, to navigate Saldanha Bay and the islands around it, as well as to bring the sheep from and to the Robben Island for Comps. ships for their refreshment, but mainly to fetch here for the slaves a whole necessary quantity of seal meat and birds, salted and dried, for which they are very eager, and can be fed almost entirely, to the great advantage of our other victuals, as mentioned above by the E. Compe. and private freemen over the 200 slaves here have to be fed daily, which cost us enough by the said seal hunt (only 4 or 5 men used to go), and the free Saldanha sailors are taken away at a very small price, because with one boat (called Peguyn) they could not bring us the tenth part enough, etc. So it was decided to let the said hunt Maria first make a trip to Saldanha Bay for his departure to India: to put there so many barrels full of seal meat and birds in salting fish, that we can have a good supply there first: and the slaves to feed a good while with barley and rice, as well as in the meantime by two carpenters of the aforementioned Maria to make the raised second boat from the ship Wapen van Hollandt with buoys and a small tow, etc., suitable enough to be able to navigate the aforementioned bay and the islands to that end, and to take off and reach as much as possible with it, in order to deliberate on the return voyage of the aforementioned yacht Maria, whether it can be missed here without any harm due to the loss of the Robbejacht (which makes us very embarrassed), and to take it to Batavia or even to the Patria with the merchants assigned to us by their Ed. from Batavia as cargo for r Gunea and Angola sent thither and orders, in case of cessation of the aforementioned trade, to send the return ships divided among the homeland, which return ships are now away, and therefore the aforementioned has been put to the Council's attention to be further deliberated and resolved against the resumption of the aforementioned hunt from Saldanha Bay, remaining present as stated to obtain a good supply of food for the slaves, it has been determined, the same as mentioned, to first send to the aforementioned bay and islands and to fetch and bring over as much salted seal meat, birds, and feathered fish as possible, in order to make it more beautiful and clean there as well, as being there is a very good opportunity for this in the bay &a.510
Furthermore, given that none of the persons who had emigrated with the return ships on the yacht Maria have returned, nor have four men from the yacht who were also captured and departed with the return ships from St. Helena, it was decided to close their receipt and write off the balances remaining in their accounts, confiscated for the E. Compe., which were named and were, namely:
Too good, too bad. Comps servants from the Fort of Good Hope 8 {Jurgen Carstensz of Zunderborgh, boatswain ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz of Amsterdam, sailor ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs of Harlingen, sailor ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop of Esens, soldier ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde of Tilburgh, soldier ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs of Harlingen, captain ƒ126:13:06
Joris Aunt van Lubeecq, captain ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, runner ƒ72:11:05
Freemen, servants or farmhands 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz of Amsterdam ƒ7:10
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget of Geneva ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amtbeerst ƒ119:18:12
From Batavia, exiled to the Cape. 3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 people from the other side. From the yacht Maria 4 {Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartermaster ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cook ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp, boss ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt, th. ƒ93:19:11
Too good, too bad.
Comps servants from the Fort of Good Hope 8 {Jurgen Carstensz of Zunderborgh, boatswain ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz of Amsterdam, sailor ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs of Harlingen, sailor ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop of Esens, soldier ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde of Tilburgh, soldier ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs of Harlingen, captain ƒ126:13:06
Joris Aunt van Lubeecq, captain ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, runner ƒ72:11:05
Freemen, servants or farmhands 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz of Amsterdam ƒ7:10
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget of Geneva ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amtbeerst ƒ119:18:12
From Batavia, exiled to the Cape. 3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 people from the other side. From the yacht Maria 4 {Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartermaster ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, coxswain ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp, boss ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt th. ƒ93:19:11
A total of 21 people were hiding with the passing return fleets to the Patria, which is something to be done here every year and difficult to prevent, no matter how closely one watches it. However, to prevent this as much as possible, it was decided to order the taxman and sargeant to always have the commander and a corporal from the fort, along with one or two soldiers of the guard, constantly on the head and in the mouth of the Souterevier, where the boats are to be launched and sailed, and to keep an eye on it, etc., during the last two or three days before the ships' departure.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Op gister hier van de Angoolse custe over ‘t eijlandt St. Helena geretourneert sijnde ‘t jacht Maria , sonder op de gemelte custe ijts notabels in handel of andersints te hebben opgevonden, dat waerdigh soude wesen weder besendinge derwaerts af te doen, Item (om redenen in onse resolutie van den 8en deser wegen ‘t staecken des handels in Gunea genarreert) mede ongeraden voor d’ E. Compe. achtende ‘t selve op den slavenhandel die wegh uijt oock aff te senden, ende volgens dien oocq ingesien d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters per derselver generale missive van den 9en October ao. verleden uijt de vergaderinge van de Seventhiene becomen, Namentlijck dat men ‘t jacht Maria op sijn retour van Angola soude laten na Batavia gaen, als niet goet vindende ‘t selve in dese conjuncture des tijts op de Madagascarse traffique te emploijeren, ende apparent wel denckende wij ons alhier met ‘tRobbejachtjen(nu verlooren) genoech souden cunnen behelpen,
Ende alhoewel d’ E. heer Commissaris Cuneus ons per Sijn E. gelaten instructie is ordonnerende, dat men bij misluckinge des voorsz handels een van beijde jachten Hasselt off Maria soude derwaerts affsenden om slaven ende rijs: mitsgaders oocq ons volck van de Tulp ende ‘t overwinterde schip Arnhem van daer te halen, vermits. deselve menschen anders beswaerlijcq weder staen terecht offte hier te comen, ten eijnde daerdoor oock ‘t nader secours van rijs (hier noch eens ten hooghsten nodigh) uijt Batavia soude cunnen offte mogen blijven g’excuseert &a.,
Doch niet verder off strickter als met d’ in te comen ende nu al gecregen nader ordre onser Heeren Majores uijt ‘t vaderlant soude overeen comen,
Item geconsidereert wij oock door de compste van Hasselt met slaven nu genoech sijn versien, invougen de Madagascarse besendingh maer soude behoeven te geschieden om 50 a 60 lasten rijs tot spijsinge voor deselve slaven ende ‘t volcq deses Caepsen omslaghs te samen wel 360 eters sterck namentlijcq:
't Guarnisoen 80
Siecken 15
Nederlanse[^508] vrouwen ende kinderen 20
Gesonde ende siecke slaven van de Compe 98
Vrijeluijden 51
Do. ende particuliere slaven ende slavinnen 89
Banditen 7
Sijnde samen 360 eeters,
't Guarnisoen 80
Siecken 15
Nederlanse[^509] vrouwen ende kinderen 20
Gesonde ende siecke slaven van de Compe 98
Vrijeluijden 51
Do. ende particuliere slaven ende slavinnen 89
Banditen 7
Sijnde samen 360 eeters,
Waer toe staetgemaeckt wort ons den rijs alsoo tijdelijck ende oocq veel seeckerder van Batavia can worden toegesonden per dit selve off een ander bequaem jacht dat haer Ed. op Batavia daer toe mochten goetvinden t’ emploijeeren: omme tegen ‘t uijtgaen van December off Januarij hier comende na derselver ordre dan oocq noch van hier op ‘t beste van ‘t saijsoen over ‘t Zuijtlandt te rugh na Batavia gesonden te worden, offte soodanich anders als haer Ed. sullen goetvinden te ordonneren,
Soo is na verscheijden deliberatien ende overwegingen eijntlijck goetgevonden ende vastgestelt de Madagascarse soo wel als de Gunese ende Angoolse besendingh t’ eenemael te staecken, ende vermits wij door ‘t verlies van ‘tRobbejachtjegenwoordigh seer verlegen sijn, om de Saldanha-baij en de eijlanden hieromtrent te bevaren, soo om de schapen van ‘t Robbeneijlandt aen ende aff te brengen voor Comps. schepen t’ haerder ververssinge doch voornamentlijcq om voor de slaven gansch nodich quantite robbevleijs ende vogels ingesouten ende gedrooght hier te halen, daer deselve seer graegh na sijn, ende ten naesten bij heel mede cunnen worden gespijsight, tot groote streckinge in ons ander victualie alsoo gelijck voorseijt bij d’ E. Compe. ende particuliere vryeluyden over de 200 slaven hier dagelijcx moeten gevoedt worden, ‘t welcke ons door gemelteRobbejacht(4 a 5 man maer plegende te voeren) genoegh coste toegebracht ende de vrije Saldanha-vaerders tot seer geringe prijse affgehaelt worden, vermits met haer eene boot ( Peguyn genaempt) niet ‘t thiende part genoegh ons cunnen toebrengen &a., Soo is goetgevonden meer gemelte jacht Maria voor sijn despeche na India eerst een tochjen te laten doen na de Baij Saldanha : omme aldaer soo veel vaten vol robbevleijs ende vogels in tesoutenende vis te vlecken, dat wy daeraen voor eerst een goeden voorraet mogen hebben: ende de slaven tot streckinge van gort ende rijs een goede wijlemedespysigen, mitsgaders ondertusschen door twee timmerluijden van voorsz Maria de gelichte tweede boot van ‘t schip Wapen van Hollandt met opboeijen ende een denninghtjen &a., soodanigh bequaem te maecken, dat men daermede de voorsz baij en de eijlanden ten selven eijnde oock noch sal mogen bevaren, ende soo veele daermede aff ende aenhalen als mogelijcq wesen sal, omme alsdan op de wederomcompste van voorsz jacht Maria te delibereren, off ‘t selve door ‘t verlies van ‘tRobbejacht(ons seer verlegen makende) dan sonderverletvan hier sal cunnen gemist, ende na Batavia offte oocq wel na ‘t Patria gelargeert mogen worden met de coopmanschappen ons door haer Ed. van Batavia tot cargasoen voor Gunea ende Angola herwaerts gesonden ende g’ordonneert bij stakinge des voorsz handels op de retourschepen verdeelt na ‘t vaderlandt te senden, welcke retourschepen nu wegh sijn, ende daeromme ‘t verhaelde den Raedt in bedencken is gegeven om tegen de wederomcompste van voorsz jacht uijt de Saldanhabaij nader op gedelibereert ende geresolveert te worden, blijvende jegenwoordigh als geseijt om in goeden voorraet van cost voor de slaven te comen, vastgestelt, ‘t selve als verhaelt eerst na de voorsz baij ende eylanden te senden ende soo veel ingesoute robbevleijs, vogels, ende gevlecten harder te halen als mogelijck te crijgen ende over te brengen wesen sal, omme sigh oock aldaer vorder fraij schoon ende claer te maken, als sijnde daertoe in do baij seer goede gelegentheijt &a.510
Wijders gesien dat geen van alle de persoonen welcke haer met de retourschepen hebben versteecken per ‘t jacht Maria en sijn wederom gecomen boven noch 4 man van do. jacht haer mede fugitijff gestelt, ende met de retourscheepen van St. Helena deurgegaen, is verstaen hare reecque. te sluijten ende de te goet sijnde saldos voor d’ E. Compe. geconfisqueert af te schrijven, synde deselve genaempt ende geweest als te weten:
Te goedt Te quaedt.
Comps dienaren uijt 't fort de Goede Hoope 8 { Jurgen Carstensz van Zunderborgh, bootsman ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz van Amsterdam, matroos ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs van Harlingen, matroos ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop van Esens, soldaet ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde van Tilburgh, soldaat ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs van Harlingen, bossr. ƒ126:13:06
Joris Tante van Lubeecq, bossr. ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, hooploper ƒ72:11:05
Vrijeluyden dienaars offte kneghts 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz van Amsterdam ƒ7:10:-
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget van Geneve ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amptbeerst ƒ119:18:12
Van Batavia aen de Caap gebannen.3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 persoonen van d' ander sijde.
Van 't jacht Maria 4 { Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartiermeester ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cocxmaet ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp bossr. ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt do. ƒ93:19:11
Te goedt Te quaedt.
Comps dienaren uijt 't fort de Goede Hoope 8 { Jurgen Carstensz van Zunderborgh, bootsman ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz van Amsterdam, matroos ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs van Harlingen, matroos ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop van Esens, soldaet ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde van Tilburgh, soldaat ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs van Harlingen, bossr. ƒ126:13:06
Joris Tante van Lubeecq, bossr. ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, hooploper ƒ72:11:05
Vrijeluyden dienaars offte kneghts 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz van Amsterdam ƒ7:10:-
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget van Geneve ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amptbeerst ƒ119:18:12
Van Batavia aen de Caap gebannen.3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 persoonen van d' ander sijde.
Van 't jacht Maria 4 { Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartiermeester ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cocxmaet ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp bossr. ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt do. ƒ93:19:11
Wesende samen 21 persoonen, haer met de gepasseerde retourvlooten na ‘t Patria versteecken, dat hier alle jaeren te doen, ende qualijcq te weeren is, hoe naeuw men daerop oocq laet passen, doch is om soo veel doenlijcq ‘t selve tegen te houden goetgevonden den fiscus ende sargeant te gelasten dat syluyden de laeste 2 a 3 dagen voor ‘t vertrecq der schepen altijt den geweldiger ende een corporael van ‘t fort nevens 1 a 2 soldaten van de wacht geduijrigh op het hoofft ende in de mondt van de Souterevier daer de boots aff aen, uijt ende in varen sullen laten wesen, ende toesight daerop te hebben &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Ende alhoewel d’ E. heer Commissaris Cuneus ons per Sijn E. gelaten instructie is ordonnerende, dat men bij misluckinge des voorsz handels een van beijde jachten Hasselt off Maria soude derwaerts affsenden om slaven ende rijs: mitsgaders oocq ons volck van de Tulp ende ‘t overwinterde schip Arnhem van daer te halen, vermits. deselve menschen anders beswaerlijcq weder staen terecht offte hier te comen, ten eijnde daerdoor oock ‘t nader secours van rijs (hier noch eens ten hooghsten nodigh) uijt Batavia soude cunnen offte mogen blijven g’excuseert &a.,
Doch niet verder off strickter als met d’ in te comen ende nu al gecregen nader ordre onser Heeren Majores uijt ‘t vaderlant soude overeen comen,
Item geconsidereert wij oock door de compste van Hasselt met slaven nu genoech sijn versien, invougen de Madagascarse besendingh maer soude behoeven te geschieden om 50 a 60 lasten rijs tot spijsinge voor deselve slaven ende ‘t volcq deses Caepsen omslaghs te samen wel 360 eters sterck namentlijcq:
't Guarnisoen 80
Siecken 15
Nederlanse[^508] vrouwen ende kinderen 20
Gesonde ende siecke slaven van de Compe 98
Vrijeluijden 51
Do. ende particuliere slaven ende slavinnen 89
Banditen 7
Sijnde samen 360 eeters,
't Guarnisoen 80
Siecken 15
Nederlanse[^509] vrouwen ende kinderen 20
Gesonde ende siecke slaven van de Compe 98
Vrijeluijden 51
Do. ende particuliere slaven ende slavinnen 89
Banditen 7
Sijnde samen 360 eeters,
Waer toe staetgemaeckt wort ons den rijs alsoo tijdelijck ende oocq veel seeckerder van Batavia can worden toegesonden per dit selve off een ander bequaem jacht dat haer Ed. op Batavia daer toe mochten goetvinden t’ emploijeeren: omme tegen ‘t uijtgaen van December off Januarij hier comende na derselver ordre dan oocq noch van hier op ‘t beste van ‘t saijsoen over ‘t Zuijtlandt te rugh na Batavia gesonden te worden, offte soodanich anders als haer Ed. sullen goetvinden te ordonneren,
Soo is na verscheijden deliberatien ende overwegingen eijntlijck goetgevonden ende vastgestelt de Madagascarse soo wel als de Gunese ende Angoolse besendingh t’ eenemael te staecken, ende vermits wij door ‘t verlies van ‘tRobbejachtjegenwoordigh seer verlegen sijn, om de Saldanha-baij en de eijlanden hieromtrent te bevaren, soo om de schapen van ‘t Robbeneijlandt aen ende aff te brengen voor Comps. schepen t’ haerder ververssinge doch voornamentlijcq om voor de slaven gansch nodich quantite robbevleijs ende vogels ingesouten ende gedrooght hier te halen, daer deselve seer graegh na sijn, ende ten naesten bij heel mede cunnen worden gespijsight, tot groote streckinge in ons ander victualie alsoo gelijck voorseijt bij d’ E. Compe. ende particuliere vryeluyden over de 200 slaven hier dagelijcx moeten gevoedt worden, ‘t welcke ons door gemelteRobbejacht(4 a 5 man maer plegende te voeren) genoegh coste toegebracht ende de vrije Saldanha-vaerders tot seer geringe prijse affgehaelt worden, vermits met haer eene boot ( Peguyn genaempt) niet ‘t thiende part genoegh ons cunnen toebrengen &a., Soo is goetgevonden meer gemelte jacht Maria voor sijn despeche na India eerst een tochjen te laten doen na de Baij Saldanha : omme aldaer soo veel vaten vol robbevleijs ende vogels in tesoutenende vis te vlecken, dat wy daeraen voor eerst een goeden voorraet mogen hebben: ende de slaven tot streckinge van gort ende rijs een goede wijlemedespysigen, mitsgaders ondertusschen door twee timmerluijden van voorsz Maria de gelichte tweede boot van ‘t schip Wapen van Hollandt met opboeijen ende een denninghtjen &a., soodanigh bequaem te maecken, dat men daermede de voorsz baij en de eijlanden ten selven eijnde oock noch sal mogen bevaren, ende soo veele daermede aff ende aenhalen als mogelijcq wesen sal, omme alsdan op de wederomcompste van voorsz jacht Maria te delibereren, off ‘t selve door ‘t verlies van ‘tRobbejacht(ons seer verlegen makende) dan sonderverletvan hier sal cunnen gemist, ende na Batavia offte oocq wel na ‘t Patria gelargeert mogen worden met de coopmanschappen ons door haer Ed. van Batavia tot cargasoen voor Gunea ende Angola herwaerts gesonden ende g’ordonneert bij stakinge des voorsz handels op de retourschepen verdeelt na ‘t vaderlandt te senden, welcke retourschepen nu wegh sijn, ende daeromme ‘t verhaelde den Raedt in bedencken is gegeven om tegen de wederomcompste van voorsz jacht uijt de Saldanhabaij nader op gedelibereert ende geresolveert te worden, blijvende jegenwoordigh als geseijt om in goeden voorraet van cost voor de slaven te comen, vastgestelt, ‘t selve als verhaelt eerst na de voorsz baij ende eylanden te senden ende soo veel ingesoute robbevleijs, vogels, ende gevlecten harder te halen als mogelijck te crijgen ende over te brengen wesen sal, omme sigh oock aldaer vorder fraij schoon ende claer te maken, als sijnde daertoe in do baij seer goede gelegentheijt &a.510
Wijders gesien dat geen van alle de persoonen welcke haer met de retourschepen hebben versteecken per ‘t jacht Maria en sijn wederom gecomen boven noch 4 man van do. jacht haer mede fugitijff gestelt, ende met de retourscheepen van St. Helena deurgegaen, is verstaen hare reecque. te sluijten ende de te goet sijnde saldos voor d’ E. Compe. geconfisqueert af te schrijven, synde deselve genaempt ende geweest als te weten:
Te goedt Te quaedt.
Comps dienaren uijt 't fort de Goede Hoope 8 { Jurgen Carstensz van Zunderborgh, bootsman ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz van Amsterdam, matroos ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs van Harlingen, matroos ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop van Esens, soldaet ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde van Tilburgh, soldaat ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs van Harlingen, bossr. ƒ126:13:06
Joris Tante van Lubeecq, bossr. ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, hooploper ƒ72:11:05
Vrijeluyden dienaars offte kneghts 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz van Amsterdam ƒ7:10:-
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget van Geneve ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amptbeerst ƒ119:18:12
Van Batavia aen de Caap gebannen.3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 persoonen van d' ander sijde.
Van 't jacht Maria 4 { Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartiermeester ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cocxmaet ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp bossr. ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt do. ƒ93:19:11
Te goedt Te quaedt.
Comps dienaren uijt 't fort de Goede Hoope 8 { Jurgen Carstensz van Zunderborgh, bootsman ƒ60:16:-
Jacob Jansz van Amsterdam, matroos ƒ13:01:05
Sicke Jacobs van Harlingen, matroos ƒ16:06:10
Meijndert Witcop van Esens, soldaet ƒ74:04:-
Jan Jansz Ronde van Tilburgh, soldaat ƒ56:03:06
Hendrick Luijrs van Harlingen, bossr. ƒ126:13:06
Joris Tante van Lubeecq, bossr. ƒ47:-:-
Jan Jacobsz van Reijnsburgh, hooploper ƒ72:11:05
Vrijeluyden dienaars offte kneghts 6 { Jan van Passel van Geel ƒ20:04:04
Thomas Robbertsz van Kint ƒ24:05:10
Claes Fredricxsz van Amsterdam ƒ7:10:-
Hendrick Fransz van Knibbergen ƒ104:14:08
Isaacq Manget van Geneve ƒ28:17:02
Claes Schriever van 't Amptbeerst ƒ119:18:12
Van Batavia aen de Caap gebannen.3. { Pieter Isbrantsz
Guilljarn Weerreijs
Hans Vissers
17.
17 persoonen van d' ander sijde.
Van 't jacht Maria 4 { Jan Willemsz van Amsterdam, quartiermeester ƒ81:15:14
Barent Teunisz van Harwijne, cocxmaet ƒ62:14:-
Jan Tomasz van Weesp bossr. ƒ20:03:-
Jan Pietersz van Hartogvelt do. ƒ93:19:11
Wesende samen 21 persoonen, haer met de gepasseerde retourvlooten na ‘t Patria versteecken, dat hier alle jaeren te doen, ende qualijcq te weeren is, hoe naeuw men daerop oocq laet passen, doch is om soo veel doenlijcq ‘t selve tegen te houden goetgevonden den fiscus ende sargeant te gelasten dat syluyden de laeste 2 a 3 dagen voor ‘t vertrecq der schepen altijt den geweldiger ende een corporael van ‘t fort nevens 1 a 2 soldaten van de wacht geduijrigh op het hoofft ende in de mondt van de Souterevier daer de boots aff aen, uijt ende in varen sullen laten wesen, ende toesight daerop te hebben &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.