Cape Council of Policy
172
1658-09-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 172
- Date
- 1658-09-02
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Afterward Chaihantima (as he says), in the name of his master, the chief of the Chainouquas, together with several of the principal of the Caepmans and Chorachouquas, again did as before, very immediately requested that they should fetch from there the persons Chamij alias Jan Cou and Boubo alias Sijmon (brought to Robben Island near Herrij), and put them at liberty again, and hand them over, with the promise that they (in lieu of the conditions made with the Caepmans regarding the delivery of the beastial, and which they were unable to meet) would make such good arrangements now and then that it would far exceed the tax573, as but The Caepmans therefore dared to come to this matter again, and if they returned the aforementioned persons, they said that they would be able to put our nation (now bravely afraid) at ease, which the interpreter Eva confirmed as well as Doman, and also affirmed that they would thereby also be all the more courageous, and become more favorable to us. So (since one cannot yet arrive at the right conclusion that the aforementioned Chamij and Boubo would be the boy murderers, and Chamij or Jan Cou also did no other bad thing, as the Reverend Mr. Cuneus, who was present here, did, as the taking of the 13 sheep) after further deliberation It was decided to let Jan Cou come here alone to see what fruit this would initially bear, as the greatest suspicion of the aforementioned murder, but the most fundamental, or the one most certainly being suspected, is being kept away, and will apparently never be discovered or brought forth. And regarding Herrij, everyone cries out just as strongly that one should kill him, even if he remains arrested, not to have him brought here again (always for now).
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date here.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[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 here.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Nademael Chaihantima (soo hij seijt) uijt den naeme van sijn meester den oppersten der Chainouquas, beneffens verscheyde van de principaelste der Caepmans ende Chorachouquas, wederom gelijcq voor dato meer gedaen hebben, seer instantelijcq versoecken, dat men haer de persoonen Chamij alias Jan Cou ende Boubo alias Sijmon (op ‘t Robbeneijlandt bij Herrij gebracht) wilde van daer laten halen, ende weder in liberteijt stellen, ende hun overgeven, met beloffte dat se (in plaetse van de conditien met de Caepmans wegen de leverantie van ‘t bestiael gemaect, ende bij haer niet mogelijcq te voldoen) wilden maken nu en dan soo goede troppen aen te brengen, dat het dien taxt573 verre soude comen te overtreffen, alsoo doch de Caepmans daerom qualijcq dorsten meer hieromtrent comen, ende als men haer de voorsz persoonen wederom gaff, sijluijden haer overonse574 natie (nu dapper voor bevreest wesende) als dan te geruster souden cunnen stellen, ‘t welck de tolckinne Eva soo wel als Doman confirmeerden, ende mede affirmeerden sijluijden daerdoor oocq te meer bestiael souden affbrengen, ende te genegender tot ons worden, Soo is (ingesien dewijl men doch niet can aen ‘t rechte bescheijt comen, dat voorsz Chamij ende Boubo de jongen-moorders souden sijn, ende Chamij off Jan Cou oocq geen ander quaet, als staende d’ E. heer Cuneus aenwesen alhier, heefft gedaen als ‘t nemen van de 13 schapen) na verder deliberatie goetgevonden, Jan Cou alleen te laten herwaerts comen omme te sien wat vrucht sulcx vooreerst sal baren, als sijnde op den andren de meeste suspitie van de moort voorsz doch den principaelsten off daer men ‘t seeckerst van sustineert, wort wegh gehouden, ende sal apparent noijt uijtgevonden noch voortgebracht worden. Ende aengaende Herrij roept elcq even seer dat men dootslaen soude, des oocq g’arresteert blijfft, denselven (altoos voor alsnoch) niet weder hier te laten halen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[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:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.