Cape Council of Policy
160
1658-07-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 160
- Date
- 1658-07-03
- Year
- 1658
English translation
In Rade, the chief merchant Willem Bastincq and the skipper of the yacht Maria were present at the most recent incidents, considering all the circumstances, that none of the runaway slaves will be found again, according to the reports528 of the exiled Hottentoos, who (as they claim) cannot find any more of them, and which is why the prisoners are becoming quite desperate, fearing that they will have to die because of it, especially since the Gorachouquas, or tobacco thieves (who were causing us much trouble), have fled inland, and therefore know no way to hand over the superiors to us, so that the matters have now come so far. that the sowing of the aforesaid Schacher will have spread throughout the whole country: and will have caused as much disruption as possible, and therefore because of the runaway slaves we have now come so far that the work must be continued properly, which the said slaves themselves are also requesting, offering in exchange for their redemption a good portion of cattle and sheep and then making a new and firm peace and alliance with the others, etc., but that Herrij with all his cattle and people should first be apprehended, since he is the primary cause of all the misfortunes, as having by his people over 5 years paid all the Comps. having animals stolen, and the young David, worth 530, killed; as well as constantly stealing whatever he could find, and lastly, while the Reverend Cuneus was present here, 15 sheep were taken that were still in his herd, as well as all the animal goods traded for Composer, copper, tobacco, and pipes, entrusted to him over three years,531 of which he had delivered only ten to the Commander, and enriched himself with the rest, so that everything he had was not his, but Composer's own, etc.
All this being considered and accepted, after several deliberations it was resolved to get him into the fort with a sweet talk, and then to converse with the others, to listen to them and thus come to a conclusion about everything; and, as soon as he was inside, to also bring all his possessions (placed near the basement) to the fort and into the hands of the sargeant and some soldiers.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH
532
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
All this being considered and accepted, after several deliberations it was resolved to get him into the fort with a sweet talk, and then to converse with the others, to listen to them and thus come to a conclusion about everything; and, as soon as he was inside, to also bring all his possessions (placed near the basement) to the fort and into the hands of the sargeant and some soldiers.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH
532
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
In Rade g’adsisteert met den oppercoopman Willem Bastincq en de schipper van ‘t jacht Maria dees dagen by de voor vallende saecken meest present geweest, geconsidereert sijnde aen alle omstandicheden, datter geen van de weghgelopen slaven meer sullen wederom te becomen wesen, volgens de raporten528 van de uijtgewesene Hottentoos, die der (soo se voorgeven) geen meer cunnen opvinden, ende waerdoor de gedetineerde haer gansch desperaet beginnen aen te stellen, als vresende daer over te sullen moeten sterven te meer dewijle hun de Gorachouquas offte tabacqdieven (ons veel overlast plegende te doen) op de vlucht te landewaert in hebben begeven, ende derhalven geen raedt weten den oversten ons in handen te leveren, sulcx dat de saecken nu soo verde sijn gecomen dat het saisement des verhaelde Schachers ‘t ganse landt door al sal wesen verspreijt: mitsgaders soo veele alteratie hebben gebaert als ‘t can, ende daerom dewijl men om der weghgelopen slaven nu soo verde is ingecomen dattet wercq wel voort dient affgehaspelt, ‘t welcke de gesaiseerde selffs oocq sijn versoeckende, presenterende tot hare lossinge goet deel beesten ende schapen ende dan een nieuwe ende vaste vrede ende alliantie metten andre te maken &a., doch dat eerst mede Herrij met al sijn vee ende volcq mochte gevat worden, nademael hij d’ eerste oorsake is van alle onheijlen, als hebbendedoor sijn volcq529 over 5 jaren alle des Comps. beesten laten stelen, ende den Duijtsen 530 jongen David doen dootslaen: mitsgaders geduijrich altijt maer gestolen waer hij conde, ende noch laest, staende d’ E. heer Cuneus aenwesen alhier, 15 schapen weghgenomen die noch in sijn crael lopen, beneffens oocq al het bestiael gehandelt voor Comps. coper, tabacq, ende pijpen hem over drie jaer vertrouwt,531 daervan maer thien aen den Commandeur had gelevert, ende met de rest sigh selven verrijckt, sulcx dat alles wat hij had, niet sijn: maer Comps. eijgen was &a.
Allen ‘t welcke ende wes meer geconsidereert ende ingenomen sijnde, is na verscheijde deliberatien geresolveert den selven met een soet praetjen sien in ‘t fort te crijgen, ende dan te saijseren bij de andre: om haer tegen malcanderen te hooren ende alsoo tot openbaringe van alles te comen: mitsgaders soo haest hij binnen is, oocq al sijn bestiael (bij de souterevier leggende) door den sargeant ende eenige soldaten bij ‘t fort ende in Comps. macht te halen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH
532
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Allen ‘t welcke ende wes meer geconsidereert ende ingenomen sijnde, is na verscheijde deliberatien geresolveert den selven met een soet praetjen sien in ‘t fort te crijgen, ende dan te saijseren bij de andre: om haer tegen malcanderen te hooren ende alsoo tot openbaringe van alles te comen: mitsgaders soo haest hij binnen is, oocq al sijn bestiael (bij de souterevier leggende) door den sargeant ende eenige soldaten bij ‘t fort ende in Comps. macht te halen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH
532
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.