Cape Council of Policy
165
1658-07-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 165
- Date
- 1658-07-06
- Year
- 1658
English translation
In accordance with our resolution of the 30th of May, the Council having taken into consideration the return of the yacht Maria from Saldanha Bay: in order to then deliberate whether she (present on the 29th of June returned from there with over 10,000 pounds of seal's meat) should be sent to Patria with the Guinean and Angolan cargo moored at the packhouse, or whether rather. goods here, until the arrival of the return fleet in February or March of the following year: in order then, according to the order of the Honorable Governor-General and Councillors of India, to distribute them among the return fleet, and the aforementioned yacht, but first, to proceed to Batavia, following the instruction of our Lord Majors.
Furthermore, in view of the satisfaction of the instructions left by the Honorable Commissioner Ryckloff van Goens, among other things still lacking, the survey at sea, from False Bay down to Cabo de Aguilles, including all depths, cliffs, reefs, sands, depths, widths, and extents of the bays, up to that point, to be included in a pertinent sea chart, and that various pilots, that one would have the other's work inspected: to be the least abusive, for which no suitable vessel is present here, as the aforementioned yacht Maria, because the Seal Yacht 547 (although too small for that purpose) remained behind on the Angolan coast,
And the aforementioned Commissioner in his E. letter to that effect, as also to use the return fleet annually to St. Helena and here for recruitment and other services, has requisitioned a suitable ship from the homeland, as well as by us in accordance with that, among others, submitted in our petition, that it might well happen, with the next letters from our Lords Masters, on which a report arrived, and this Maria was ordered to conduct the aforementioned hunts in such a way, which in the meantime would allow for the investigation of the aforementioned places in this season, and then from here to the South to search for the unfortunate Dragon's people. His Majesty on Batavia has ordered that this be done at the right time and by ship.
So, despite all this, it has been deemed appropriate to persist with our previous resolution of May 30th: in order also to comply with the order of Our Lords and Masters from the aforementioned Patria, that the yacht Maria should first be moored to Batavia after its return from Angola, especially since it can, with God's consent, be back from there at the appropriate time for the aforementioned voyage to the South, in addition to the requested further course of rice, etc., as is absolutely necessary for this residence.
In addition, the former E. Mr. Commissioner van Goens Meergemelt has also ordered roads for investigation548 of the coast between this Caep and Cabo d'Aguilles up to Rio Dolce 549, including in the journey from here to Batavia empassant can be observed and investigated, to include the affair and the summary of his death Ed. to present an offer to Batavia, and to send it here from there to annex the certificates, without having to do so. The hunt will need to come here again, and this can be observed at the most convenient times with all ships arriving here from the homeland, so that, according to the orders of His Eminence, the work of one another can be inspected, and thus everything can ultimately be brought to the greatest perfection.
Today, having once again brought before the Council the Hottento prisoners, Herrij, interpreter, and after much examination, having learned from them the names of their people, namely:
Autshumao, called Herrij by us, and author of all the mischief,
Khonamoa Namtesij, alias Claes, murderers of the young Davidt, according to Herrij's confession, who have been sought and not found,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrij's great servant,
Khamij, alias Jan Cou, sheep thief,
And therefore, being held in custody with Herrij,
Boubo, alias Sijmon, also, but doubtfully, accused of the aforementioned murder.
Arre: Namthesijs brother
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, aka Orenbare
Humthasaankhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa aka Claes Das.
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Murderers of the young Davidt after Herrijs confession, who cannot be found,
Hemooä Khatimaä Arise great servant
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } And therefore stuck together at Herrij,
Boubo alias Sijmon also but doubtfully accused of murder
Arre: Namthesij's brother
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, aka Orenbare
Humthasaankhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa aka Claes Das.
Thoe Makakoa, shot in the buttocks by the sargeant with shotgun, along with his own excuse, and that the Caepmans and others would not let him off the hook, out of impurity and envy, because he alone was allowed to sail on the ships, and then bread and and other things to obtain, which is why the aforementioned Caepmans, and Gorachouqua once, had ruined his army and made everything run to pieces, asking him to live in a small house near the fort with his wives, just as we used to do here at first, and to serve us as interpreters again.
However, we note that the interpreter, Doman, tells us that Herrij had made the first attack on the murdered boy five years ago, and all the leaders of Caepmans' army, as well as all the inhabitants questioned, confirm that he is the cause of all the mischief and misunderstandings.
So it has finally been approved and established. to bring him to Robben Island at the first opportunity, as well as the two aforementioned detained Hottentoes, Khamij, alias Jan Cou, and Boubo, alias Sijmon, as two hostages, with the promise to release them when the right young murderers are delivered to us in the place, and to await further orders from our Lord Principals regarding him, etc., and if he wishes to bring his wives and house with him, he will grant this, and everything will be made known to the Caepmans and every one of these inhabitants.
And although peace has been reached with Caepman, it is understood that the 20 soldiers from the ship Prins Willem will at least remain here as reinforcements until the first ships from the Fatherland are expected in four to six weeks, since no one knows what tensions might affect this nation or what they envision.
It has also been decided that as soon as Herrij reaches the island, all his people, including the Watermans, should offer peace in order to be free of all enemies and to be able to travel and go everywhere more safely, etc., as well as to be able to claim reparation for the breach of the treaty from anyone who encounters bad news afterward, etc. And since Robben Island is so sandy that it has been found during the dry season that there is enough food for three months straight for as many sheep as there is to eat, it has been found good to bring over there each time by vessels (bringing or taking sheep) as much green grass and claves as they can carry: in order to do so. Over time, the island will be made evenly green everywhere, similar to the efforts in Taijouan, between the fort and the quarter, some 600 to 700 rods wide (done by Mr. Caron in the years 1944 and 1945). [This was] found to be a great success, and a sparse dune has been transformed into a beautiful green field with long grass, thus ensuring there will never be a lack of fodder for the sheep.
A certain person, an excellent sailor and also a trumpeter at the place, was nominated by skipper Claes Fransz Bordingh for only 8 guilders. of the month, and subsequently requesting some improvement, it is understood that the same should be improved by granting him the following deed, dictating, namely:
Jan Struijs of Dordrecht, who arrived in this country on pass 554 with the ship "De Provintie" (Province) for sailor at 8 guilders per month, is hereby, on the highest recommendation of his skipper, Claes Fransz Bordingh, due to his excellent seamanship and his request, and upon the approval of the Honorable Governor-General and the Council of India, added a remuneration of thirteen guilders per month for the boss to perform his duties as trumpeter, as has been done up to that date. The salary is effective today.
Furthermore, the person Jan Sacharias, free guarantor and living here within the fort, serving in the kitchen of the sub-coopman, fiscal and assistants, sighing introducing and requesting to be allowed to serve the office of bailiff and land messenger, sometimes already beginning to come into use and up to that point with a soldier's affair, has been approved to Comps. to excuse him from admitting himself there under the conditions and emoluments in accordance with the order of Batavia, upon which he was then taken the oath after the Batavias form 555 and confirmed the claims as bailiff and bailiff and handed over the extract thereof instead of act.
Thus resolved and arrested 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.
Furthermore, in view of the satisfaction of the instructions left by the Honorable Commissioner Ryckloff van Goens, among other things still lacking, the survey at sea, from False Bay down to Cabo de Aguilles, including all depths, cliffs, reefs, sands, depths, widths, and extents of the bays, up to that point, to be included in a pertinent sea chart, and that various pilots, that one would have the other's work inspected: to be the least abusive, for which no suitable vessel is present here, as the aforementioned yacht Maria, because the Seal Yacht 547 (although too small for that purpose) remained behind on the Angolan coast,
And the aforementioned Commissioner in his E. letter to that effect, as also to use the return fleet annually to St. Helena and here for recruitment and other services, has requisitioned a suitable ship from the homeland, as well as by us in accordance with that, among others, submitted in our petition, that it might well happen, with the next letters from our Lords Masters, on which a report arrived, and this Maria was ordered to conduct the aforementioned hunts in such a way, which in the meantime would allow for the investigation of the aforementioned places in this season, and then from here to the South to search for the unfortunate Dragon's people. His Majesty on Batavia has ordered that this be done at the right time and by ship.
So, despite all this, it has been deemed appropriate to persist with our previous resolution of May 30th: in order also to comply with the order of Our Lords and Masters from the aforementioned Patria, that the yacht Maria should first be moored to Batavia after its return from Angola, especially since it can, with God's consent, be back from there at the appropriate time for the aforementioned voyage to the South, in addition to the requested further course of rice, etc., as is absolutely necessary for this residence.
In addition, the former E. Mr. Commissioner van Goens Meergemelt has also ordered roads for investigation548 of the coast between this Caep and Cabo d'Aguilles up to Rio Dolce 549, including in the journey from here to Batavia empassant can be observed and investigated, to include the affair and the summary of his death Ed. to present an offer to Batavia, and to send it here from there to annex the certificates, without having to do so. The hunt will need to come here again, and this can be observed at the most convenient times with all ships arriving here from the homeland, so that, according to the orders of His Eminence, the work of one another can be inspected, and thus everything can ultimately be brought to the greatest perfection.
Today, having once again brought before the Council the Hottento prisoners, Herrij, interpreter, and after much examination, having learned from them the names of their people, namely:
Autshumao, called Herrij by us, and author of all the mischief,
Khonamoa Namtesij, alias Claes, murderers of the young Davidt, according to Herrij's confession, who have been sought and not found,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrij's great servant,
Khamij, alias Jan Cou, sheep thief,
And therefore, being held in custody with Herrij,
Boubo, alias Sijmon, also, but doubtfully, accused of the aforementioned murder.
Arre: Namthesijs brother
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, aka Orenbare
Humthasaankhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa aka Claes Das.
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Murderers of the young Davidt after Herrijs confession, who cannot be found,
Hemooä Khatimaä Arise great servant
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } And therefore stuck together at Herrij,
Boubo alias Sijmon also but doubtfully accused of murder
Arre: Namthesij's brother
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, aka Orenbare
Humthasaankhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa aka Claes Das.
Thoe Makakoa, shot in the buttocks by the sargeant with shotgun, along with his own excuse, and that the Caepmans and others would not let him off the hook, out of impurity and envy, because he alone was allowed to sail on the ships, and then bread and and other things to obtain, which is why the aforementioned Caepmans, and Gorachouqua once, had ruined his army and made everything run to pieces, asking him to live in a small house near the fort with his wives, just as we used to do here at first, and to serve us as interpreters again.
However, we note that the interpreter, Doman, tells us that Herrij had made the first attack on the murdered boy five years ago, and all the leaders of Caepmans' army, as well as all the inhabitants questioned, confirm that he is the cause of all the mischief and misunderstandings.
So it has finally been approved and established. to bring him to Robben Island at the first opportunity, as well as the two aforementioned detained Hottentoes, Khamij, alias Jan Cou, and Boubo, alias Sijmon, as two hostages, with the promise to release them when the right young murderers are delivered to us in the place, and to await further orders from our Lord Principals regarding him, etc., and if he wishes to bring his wives and house with him, he will grant this, and everything will be made known to the Caepmans and every one of these inhabitants.
And although peace has been reached with Caepman, it is understood that the 20 soldiers from the ship Prins Willem will at least remain here as reinforcements until the first ships from the Fatherland are expected in four to six weeks, since no one knows what tensions might affect this nation or what they envision.
It has also been decided that as soon as Herrij reaches the island, all his people, including the Watermans, should offer peace in order to be free of all enemies and to be able to travel and go everywhere more safely, etc., as well as to be able to claim reparation for the breach of the treaty from anyone who encounters bad news afterward, etc. And since Robben Island is so sandy that it has been found during the dry season that there is enough food for three months straight for as many sheep as there is to eat, it has been found good to bring over there each time by vessels (bringing or taking sheep) as much green grass and claves as they can carry: in order to do so. Over time, the island will be made evenly green everywhere, similar to the efforts in Taijouan, between the fort and the quarter, some 600 to 700 rods wide (done by Mr. Caron in the years 1944 and 1945). [This was] found to be a great success, and a sparse dune has been transformed into a beautiful green field with long grass, thus ensuring there will never be a lack of fodder for the sheep.
A certain person, an excellent sailor and also a trumpeter at the place, was nominated by skipper Claes Fransz Bordingh for only 8 guilders. of the month, and subsequently requesting some improvement, it is understood that the same should be improved by granting him the following deed, dictating, namely:
Jan Struijs of Dordrecht, who arrived in this country on pass 554 with the ship "De Provintie" (Province) for sailor at 8 guilders per month, is hereby, on the highest recommendation of his skipper, Claes Fransz Bordingh, due to his excellent seamanship and his request, and upon the approval of the Honorable Governor-General and the Council of India, added a remuneration of thirteen guilders per month for the boss to perform his duties as trumpeter, as has been done up to that date. The salary is effective today.
Furthermore, the person Jan Sacharias, free guarantor and living here within the fort, serving in the kitchen of the sub-coopman, fiscal and assistants, sighing introducing and requesting to be allowed to serve the office of bailiff and land messenger, sometimes already beginning to come into use and up to that point with a soldier's affair, has been approved to Comps. to excuse him from admitting himself there under the conditions and emoluments in accordance with the order of Batavia, upon which he was then taken the oath after the Batavias form 555 and confirmed the claims as bailiff and bailiff and handed over the extract thereof instead of act.
Thus resolved and arrested 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
Achtervolgens onse resolutie van den 30en Maij, den Raedt in bedencken sijnde gelaten, tot het retour van ‘t jacht Maria , uijt de Saldanhabaij : omme alsdan te delibereren, off men ‘t selve (jegenwoordigh op den 29 Junij van daer met over de 10,000 pondt robbevleijs gekeert) soude, met het bij ‘t packhuijs leggende Guinees ende Angools cargasoen, na ‘t Patria senden, offte liever do. goederen alhier behouden, tot de compste van de retourvloote in Februarij of Maert aenstaende: omme alsdan volgens ordre van d’ E. heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India, deselve verdeelt over de retourvloote te laten medegaen, ende voorgemelte jacht maer ten eersten, na den last onser Heeren Majores na Batavia voort stuijren,
Wijders oocq gesien aen de voldoeninge der gelaten instructie van d’ E. Heer Commissaris Ryckloff van Goens, onder andren noch is manquerende, het ondersoecq ter zee, van de Baij Fals aff tot Cabo de Aguilles incluijs, omme alle droochten, clippen, reven, sanden, diepten, wijtte ende streckingen der baijen, tot daertoe, te brengen in een pertinente zeecaerte, ende dat men door verscheyde stuijrluijden, d’ een d’ anders wercq te water soude laten nasien: om te min g’abuseert te worden, tot uijtvoeringe van ‘t welcke hier geen bequaem vaertuijgh present sij, als voorsz jacht Maria vermits ‘t Robbejacht 547 (hoewel daertoe mede te cleijn) op de Angoolse custe is achtergebleven,
Ende voorgemelte heer Commissaris in Syn E. missive ten dien fine, als oocq om de retourvloote jaerlijcx aen St. Helena ende hier tot inlootsinge ende ander diensten te gebruijcken, een bequaem scheepjen uijt het vaderlandt heefft gevordert, mitsgaders by ons ingevolge van dien onder andren, op onse petitie gestelt, sulcx het wel mochte gebeuren, met de naeste brieven van onse Heeren Meesters daerop bescheijt quam, ende dit gemelte jachjen Maria tot sulcx te houden g’ordonneert wierd’, ‘t welcke tusschen wijle d’ ondersoeckinge der verhaelde plaetsen in dit saijsoen fraij soude cunnen affrechten ende dan van hier naer ‘t Zuijtlandt gaen tot opsoeckinge van ‘t volcq des verongeluckten Draecks bij haer Ed. op Batavia g’ordonneert van hier bij goede occasie van tijt ende schip te doen.
Soo is dit alles niet jegenstaende echter goetgevonden te persisteren by onse voorige resolutie van den 30en Maij verleden: om oocq te voldoen d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t Patria voorsz sijnde, dat men ‘t jachjen Maria na sijn retour van Angola ten eersten sal hebben na Batavia te largeeren, te meer dewijl ‘t selve met Godt de voorste ryckelycq tegen de bequaeme tijt tot voorsz voyagie na ‘t Zuijtlandt weder van daer can hier wesen, beneffens het versochte nader secoers van rijs &a. voor dese residentie ten hoochsten nodigh vereijsschende.
Gelijcq oock mede ‘t gene d’ E. heer Commissaris van Goens meergemelt heefft g’ordonneert wegen d’ ondeckingh548 der custe tusschen dese Caep ende Cabo d’Aguilles tot Rio Dolce 549 incluijs in de reijse van hier na Batavia empassant sal cunnen waergenomen ende ondersocht worden, omme de aff en de aenteijckeninge van dien aen haer Ed. op Batavia te brengen offte verthonen, ende deselve van daer hier gesonden wordende aen de caerten te annexeeren, sonder dat juijst daeromme do. jacht weder sal behoeven hier te comen, ende ‘t welcke t’ elckens met alle uijt ‘t vaderlandt hier aencomende scheepjens op de bequaemste tijden can g’observeert worden om na d’ ordre van Sijn E. voorsz d’ een d’ anders wercq te laten naspeuren, ende alsoo eijntlijcq alles tot te beter perfectie te brengen.
Heden oocq voor den Raedt nochmael hebbende doen compareren den gedetineerden Hottento Herrij gewesen tolcq, ende na veele examinatien uijt den selven vernomen de namen van desselfs volcq, sijnde als te weten:
Autshumao bij ons genaempt Herrij voorsz ende autheur van alle quaet &a.,
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Moorders van den jongen Davidt na Herrijs confessie, die t' soecq ende niet te vinden sijn,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrijs groote knecht
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } Ende daerom bij Herrij te samen vastsittende,
Boubo alias Sijmon mede doch twyffelachtich beticht aen voorsz moort
Arre: Namthesijs broeder
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, alias Orenbare
Humthasaänkhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa alias Claes Das.
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Moorders van den jongen Davidt na Herrijs confessie, die t' soecq ende niet te vinden sijn,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrijs groote knecht
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } Ende daerom bij Herrij te samen vastsittende,
Boubo alias Sijmon mede doch twyffelachtich beticht aen voorsz moort
Arre: Namthesijs broeder
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, alias Orenbare
Humthasaänkhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa alias Claes Das.
Thoe Makakoa, onder daegs550 met hagel door den sargeant in de billen geschooten; mitsgaders daer bij desselffs excuse, ende dat de Caepmans ende andre hem niet luchten mochten, uijt puijre haedt ende nijdicheijt, omdat hij alleen plagh g’admitteert te worden, aen de schepen te varen, ende daer aff broot ende ander dingen meer te crijgen, waeromme voorsz Caepmans hem oocq tot 4 distincte malen, ende Gorachouqua eens, sijn leger geruijneert, ende van alles cael gemaect hadden, versoeckende derhalven maer in een cleijn huijsken bij ‘t fort met sijn vrouwente wonen551 gelycq in den beginne doen wij hier eerst quamen plagh te doen, ende ons als tolcq weder te dienen,
Nochtans gemerckt ons den tolcq Doman weet te seggen dat Herrij den eersten slagh op den vermoorden jongen over 5 jaren had gedaen, ende alle de hooffden van Caepmans leger: mitsgaders alle inwoonders die men der na vraeght, confirmeren dat hij de oorsaecke van alle quaet ende misverstanden sij,
Soo is eijntlijcq goetgevonden ende vastgestelt, den selven met d’ eerste gelegentheijt aen ‘t Robbeneijlandt te brengen, beneffens oocq de twee voorgemelte gedetineerde Hottentoos Khamij alias Jan Cou, ende Boubo alias Sijmon tot twee ostagiers, met beloffte van haer te lossen, als ons de rechte jongen moorders sullen in de plaets ter handt gestelt sijn, ende wegen Herrij in te wachten de nader ordre onser Heeren Principalen over sijn persoon &a., ende soo den selven sijn vrouwen ende huijs daermede wil gebracht hebben sal hem sulcx toegestaen ende alles de Caepmans ende ijder een van dese inwoonders bekent gemaeckt worden.
Ende schoon de vreede met Caepman wel getroffen sy, is echter verstaen de 20 gelichte soldaten van ‘t schip Prins Willem ten minsten noch te houden tot versterckinge alhier tot d’ eerste schepen uijt ‘t Patria over vier a ses weecken te verwachten dewijl men niet en weet wat samen spanninge dese natie mochten aenrechten552 offte in den sinne hebben.
Synde oocq goetgevonden soo haest Herrij na ‘t eijlandt is, alle sijn volcq ende oocq de Watermans den vrede mede te laten aenbieden om van alle vyanden suijver te sijn, ende te veijliger overal te cunnen gaen ende reijsen &a., mitsgaders ons van ijmanden daer nae quaet ontmoetende reparatie van bondtbreeckinge te mogen pretenderen &a.
Ende nademael ‘t Robbeneijlandt soo sandigh sij, dat bevonden is in de drooge tijt wel drie maenden langh voor sooveel schapen, daer gansch sober te eeten valt, soo is goetgevonden t’ elckens met de vaertuijgen (schapen brengende, off halende) met eenen soo veel groene gras, ende claversoden derwaerts over te brengen, als se cunnen voeren: om alsoo do. eijlandt metter tijt overal even groen te maken, gelijcq sulcx in Taijouan tusschen ‘t fort ende ‘t quartier wel 6 a 700 roeden breet (door d’ heer Caron anno 44 ende 45 gedaen553 ) treffelijcq gesuccedeert bevonden, ende alsoo van een schrale duijn een schoon groen velt met langh gras gemaect is, om ingevolge noijt gebrecq van voeder voor de schapen te hebben.
Bij den schipper Claes Fransz Bordingh voorgedragen wordende seecker persoon die een uijtmuntend’ gau zeeman is ende oocq de plaets als trompetter waerneempt, voor maer 8 gl. ‘s maents, ende dienvolgende versoeckende om wat verbeteringe, is verstaen den selven te verbeteren, als navolgende acte hem te verlenen, is dicterende, namentlijcq:
Jan Struijs van Dordrecht, hier te lande gecomenao. passo.554 met ‘t schip de Provintie voor matroos a 8 gl. per maendt, wordt bij desen op ‘t hoogh voordragen van syn schipper Claes Fransz Bordingh, wegen sijne uijtmuntende zeemans gaeuwicheijt, ende desselfs versoecq &a., op approbatie van d’ Ed. heeren Gouverneur Generael en de Raden van India, toegevoucht een beloninge van derthien gl. maendelijcx, voor bossr. omme oocq gelycq tot dato gedaen heefft, sijn dienst als trompetter waer te nemen, de gagie heden ingangh nemende.
Wijders den persoon Jan Sacharias, vrijborger ende woonende alhier binnen ‘t fort, tot dienst in de keucken van den ondercoopman, fiscael ende adsistenten, sigh voorstellende ende versoeckende omme te mogen bedienen het ampt van deurwaerder ende landtbode somtyts al beginnende te pas te comen ende tot dato met een soldaet affgesien, Is goetgevonden om een Comps. dienaer in die saecq te excuseren den selven daer toe te admitteren onder de conditien ende emolumenten conform de ordre van Batavia, waerop hem dan den eedt na ‘t Batavias formilier555 is affgenomen ende vorders als deurwaerder ende landtbode bevesticht ende extract hiervan in plaetse van acte ter handt gestelt.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope 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.
Wijders oocq gesien aen de voldoeninge der gelaten instructie van d’ E. Heer Commissaris Ryckloff van Goens, onder andren noch is manquerende, het ondersoecq ter zee, van de Baij Fals aff tot Cabo de Aguilles incluijs, omme alle droochten, clippen, reven, sanden, diepten, wijtte ende streckingen der baijen, tot daertoe, te brengen in een pertinente zeecaerte, ende dat men door verscheyde stuijrluijden, d’ een d’ anders wercq te water soude laten nasien: om te min g’abuseert te worden, tot uijtvoeringe van ‘t welcke hier geen bequaem vaertuijgh present sij, als voorsz jacht Maria vermits ‘t Robbejacht 547 (hoewel daertoe mede te cleijn) op de Angoolse custe is achtergebleven,
Ende voorgemelte heer Commissaris in Syn E. missive ten dien fine, als oocq om de retourvloote jaerlijcx aen St. Helena ende hier tot inlootsinge ende ander diensten te gebruijcken, een bequaem scheepjen uijt het vaderlandt heefft gevordert, mitsgaders by ons ingevolge van dien onder andren, op onse petitie gestelt, sulcx het wel mochte gebeuren, met de naeste brieven van onse Heeren Meesters daerop bescheijt quam, ende dit gemelte jachjen Maria tot sulcx te houden g’ordonneert wierd’, ‘t welcke tusschen wijle d’ ondersoeckinge der verhaelde plaetsen in dit saijsoen fraij soude cunnen affrechten ende dan van hier naer ‘t Zuijtlandt gaen tot opsoeckinge van ‘t volcq des verongeluckten Draecks bij haer Ed. op Batavia g’ordonneert van hier bij goede occasie van tijt ende schip te doen.
Soo is dit alles niet jegenstaende echter goetgevonden te persisteren by onse voorige resolutie van den 30en Maij verleden: om oocq te voldoen d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t Patria voorsz sijnde, dat men ‘t jachjen Maria na sijn retour van Angola ten eersten sal hebben na Batavia te largeeren, te meer dewijl ‘t selve met Godt de voorste ryckelycq tegen de bequaeme tijt tot voorsz voyagie na ‘t Zuijtlandt weder van daer can hier wesen, beneffens het versochte nader secoers van rijs &a. voor dese residentie ten hoochsten nodigh vereijsschende.
Gelijcq oock mede ‘t gene d’ E. heer Commissaris van Goens meergemelt heefft g’ordonneert wegen d’ ondeckingh548 der custe tusschen dese Caep ende Cabo d’Aguilles tot Rio Dolce 549 incluijs in de reijse van hier na Batavia empassant sal cunnen waergenomen ende ondersocht worden, omme de aff en de aenteijckeninge van dien aen haer Ed. op Batavia te brengen offte verthonen, ende deselve van daer hier gesonden wordende aen de caerten te annexeeren, sonder dat juijst daeromme do. jacht weder sal behoeven hier te comen, ende ‘t welcke t’ elckens met alle uijt ‘t vaderlandt hier aencomende scheepjens op de bequaemste tijden can g’observeert worden om na d’ ordre van Sijn E. voorsz d’ een d’ anders wercq te laten naspeuren, ende alsoo eijntlijcq alles tot te beter perfectie te brengen.
Heden oocq voor den Raedt nochmael hebbende doen compareren den gedetineerden Hottento Herrij gewesen tolcq, ende na veele examinatien uijt den selven vernomen de namen van desselfs volcq, sijnde als te weten:
Autshumao bij ons genaempt Herrij voorsz ende autheur van alle quaet &a.,
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Moorders van den jongen Davidt na Herrijs confessie, die t' soecq ende niet te vinden sijn,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrijs groote knecht
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } Ende daerom bij Herrij te samen vastsittende,
Boubo alias Sijmon mede doch twyffelachtich beticht aen voorsz moort
Arre: Namthesijs broeder
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, alias Orenbare
Humthasaänkhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa alias Claes Das.
Khonamoa Namtesij alias Claes } Moorders van den jongen Davidt na Herrijs confessie, die t' soecq ende niet te vinden sijn,
Hemooä Khatimaä Herrijs groote knecht
Khamij alias Jan Cou schapedieff } Ende daerom bij Herrij te samen vastsittende,
Boubo alias Sijmon mede doch twyffelachtich beticht aen voorsz moort
Arre: Namthesijs broeder
Beijmakoukoa Danhou, alias Orenbare
Humthasaänkhumma
Khaikana Makoukoa alias Claes Das.
Thoe Makakoa, onder daegs550 met hagel door den sargeant in de billen geschooten; mitsgaders daer bij desselffs excuse, ende dat de Caepmans ende andre hem niet luchten mochten, uijt puijre haedt ende nijdicheijt, omdat hij alleen plagh g’admitteert te worden, aen de schepen te varen, ende daer aff broot ende ander dingen meer te crijgen, waeromme voorsz Caepmans hem oocq tot 4 distincte malen, ende Gorachouqua eens, sijn leger geruijneert, ende van alles cael gemaect hadden, versoeckende derhalven maer in een cleijn huijsken bij ‘t fort met sijn vrouwente wonen551 gelycq in den beginne doen wij hier eerst quamen plagh te doen, ende ons als tolcq weder te dienen,
Nochtans gemerckt ons den tolcq Doman weet te seggen dat Herrij den eersten slagh op den vermoorden jongen over 5 jaren had gedaen, ende alle de hooffden van Caepmans leger: mitsgaders alle inwoonders die men der na vraeght, confirmeren dat hij de oorsaecke van alle quaet ende misverstanden sij,
Soo is eijntlijcq goetgevonden ende vastgestelt, den selven met d’ eerste gelegentheijt aen ‘t Robbeneijlandt te brengen, beneffens oocq de twee voorgemelte gedetineerde Hottentoos Khamij alias Jan Cou, ende Boubo alias Sijmon tot twee ostagiers, met beloffte van haer te lossen, als ons de rechte jongen moorders sullen in de plaets ter handt gestelt sijn, ende wegen Herrij in te wachten de nader ordre onser Heeren Principalen over sijn persoon &a., ende soo den selven sijn vrouwen ende huijs daermede wil gebracht hebben sal hem sulcx toegestaen ende alles de Caepmans ende ijder een van dese inwoonders bekent gemaeckt worden.
Ende schoon de vreede met Caepman wel getroffen sy, is echter verstaen de 20 gelichte soldaten van ‘t schip Prins Willem ten minsten noch te houden tot versterckinge alhier tot d’ eerste schepen uijt ‘t Patria over vier a ses weecken te verwachten dewijl men niet en weet wat samen spanninge dese natie mochten aenrechten552 offte in den sinne hebben.
Synde oocq goetgevonden soo haest Herrij na ‘t eijlandt is, alle sijn volcq ende oocq de Watermans den vrede mede te laten aenbieden om van alle vyanden suijver te sijn, ende te veijliger overal te cunnen gaen ende reijsen &a., mitsgaders ons van ijmanden daer nae quaet ontmoetende reparatie van bondtbreeckinge te mogen pretenderen &a.
Ende nademael ‘t Robbeneijlandt soo sandigh sij, dat bevonden is in de drooge tijt wel drie maenden langh voor sooveel schapen, daer gansch sober te eeten valt, soo is goetgevonden t’ elckens met de vaertuijgen (schapen brengende, off halende) met eenen soo veel groene gras, ende claversoden derwaerts over te brengen, als se cunnen voeren: om alsoo do. eijlandt metter tijt overal even groen te maken, gelijcq sulcx in Taijouan tusschen ‘t fort ende ‘t quartier wel 6 a 700 roeden breet (door d’ heer Caron anno 44 ende 45 gedaen553 ) treffelijcq gesuccedeert bevonden, ende alsoo van een schrale duijn een schoon groen velt met langh gras gemaect is, om ingevolge noijt gebrecq van voeder voor de schapen te hebben.
Bij den schipper Claes Fransz Bordingh voorgedragen wordende seecker persoon die een uijtmuntend’ gau zeeman is ende oocq de plaets als trompetter waerneempt, voor maer 8 gl. ‘s maents, ende dienvolgende versoeckende om wat verbeteringe, is verstaen den selven te verbeteren, als navolgende acte hem te verlenen, is dicterende, namentlijcq:
Jan Struijs van Dordrecht, hier te lande gecomenao. passo.554 met ‘t schip de Provintie voor matroos a 8 gl. per maendt, wordt bij desen op ‘t hoogh voordragen van syn schipper Claes Fransz Bordingh, wegen sijne uijtmuntende zeemans gaeuwicheijt, ende desselfs versoecq &a., op approbatie van d’ Ed. heeren Gouverneur Generael en de Raden van India, toegevoucht een beloninge van derthien gl. maendelijcx, voor bossr. omme oocq gelycq tot dato gedaen heefft, sijn dienst als trompetter waer te nemen, de gagie heden ingangh nemende.
Wijders den persoon Jan Sacharias, vrijborger ende woonende alhier binnen ‘t fort, tot dienst in de keucken van den ondercoopman, fiscael ende adsistenten, sigh voorstellende ende versoeckende omme te mogen bedienen het ampt van deurwaerder ende landtbode somtyts al beginnende te pas te comen ende tot dato met een soldaet affgesien, Is goetgevonden om een Comps. dienaer in die saecq te excuseren den selven daer toe te admitteren onder de conditien ende emolumenten conform de ordre van Batavia, waerop hem dan den eedt na ‘t Batavias formilier555 is affgenomen ende vorders als deurwaerder ende landtbode bevesticht ende extract hiervan in plaetse van acte ter handt gestelt.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope 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.