Cape Council of Policy
162
1658-07-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 162
- Date
- 1658-07-04
- Year
- 1658
English translation
In the morning a still contrary northwest wind prevented the ship Prins Willems from leaving and therefore the chief merchant Bastincq was still on land, as well as535 by Schacher and Doman536 stating that he did not dare to go to Caepmansleger and tell that they came here with all their houses and cattle to agree with the others on a more permanent alliance etc. to speak, and that therefore one of the stewards had to be augmented, because there were no other Hottentoes left on this subject who would want to believe them, and proposing Pieter Otegno, Schacher's brother and younger son of the big captain, it was agreed, with the advice of E. Bastincq, to allow and risk such a thing, because Schacher and Osaoa of the Caepmans and Herrij, with Jan Cou, the principal, would remain here in stewardship with the recommendation and affirmation to Pieter that he would assure the Caepmans Captain Gogosoa and Ankaisao, the great shepherd or signalman, that we had no bad intentions, and we also learned that one of his people had been killed yesterday by the Sargeant would have been shot dead, which would not have happened if the soldiers hadn't first fired at him with hashish, etc., and we were therefore fully willing to settle all differences with each other and form an unbreakable alliance, after which she departed with some tobacco to pay tribute to her wives, etc.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
’s Morgens nochal contrarie noordtweste windt tot belet van ‘t schip Prins Willems vertrecq ende dierhalven den oppercoopman Bastincq noch aen landt sijnde,mitsgaders535 door Schacher ende Doman536 voordragende, dat hij Doman niet dorste na Caepmansleger gaen seggen, dat se met al haer huijsen ende vee hier quamen om met den andren over een nader vaste alliantie &a. te spreecken, ende dat daeromme een van de ostagiers diende gelargeert, dewijl doch geen andre Hottentoos meer hieromtrent waren, die se souden willen geloven ende daer toe voorstellende Pieter Otegno, Schachers broeder ende jonger zoon van den dicken capiteijn, soo is met advijs van d’ E. Bastincq voorsz goetgevonden sulcx toe te staen ende te wagen, dewijle doch Schacher ende Osaoa van de Caepmans ende Herrij met Jan Cou de principaelste in ostagie hier blijven met die recommandatie ende affirmatie aen Pieter dat hij de Caepmans Capiteijn Gogosoa ende Ankaisao den grooten schaepharder off siginman soude verseeckeren dat wij niet quaets in ‘t sin hadden, ende ons oocq leet was gister een van sijn volcq door den sargeant ware dootgeschoten ‘t welcq niet soude sijn geschiet ingevalle sijluijden op hem niet eerst met hasagaijen hadden geschoten &a., ende wij derhalven volcomen genegen waren, alle verschillen met malcanderen aff te handelen ende een onverbreeckelijcke alliantie te maken, waerop denselven dan is vertrocken met wat tabacq tot vereeringe aen hare vrouwen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.