Cape Council of Policy
189
1659-02-01
Minute details
- Entry number
- 189
- Date
- 1659-02-01
- Year
- 1659
English translation
From time to time, through the translation of the tolckinne Eva and others, so much has been made clear that this Hottentoos' supreme king or supreme lord was said to be the Chobonas of Choboquas, which was made of gold, pearls and the like. and next to him the Namanas or Namaquas live in stone houses and within 20 to 30 days' travel carry white prepared skins in place where these nearby carry unprepared rough skins, and also have after Eves say churches where they pray to God like the Dutch do, as well as providing them with all kinds of handicraft by black slaves (being white with long hair) with which they also trade, especially elephant teeth and beasts in great abundance, and are especially eager for root copper and yellow do. Wire, red beads, etc.
And to travel to which nation, after much admonition, seven fluent persons, all freemen, presented themselves, named and employed as follows:
Cristiaen Jansz van Hoesum, free gunner, deckhand and loader, first leader, and accepted as head by the rest, and promised to accept the expedition for it.
Jochum Elbertsz - of Amsterdam, free Sardanahavaarder (sic.), Hans Jacobsz Liskij of Dansicq, free servant of the vendor, Pieter Jansz of Middelburch, free servant of the miller, Gysbert Arentsz of Bommel, free mason, Dircq Renskes of Maseijck, free coremaijder, Jan Francken of Arnhem, corporal in Comps. service.
This is what the Commander and the Council, after deliberation and further reading of the order of the Honourable Commissioner van Goens, has confirmed, as a follow-up to it, by Our Lords Masters from the Patria in their latest letter from 1762. of the 16th of April last, found it good and ordered to accept the offer of the aforementioned free connoisseurs and to have them travel on Monday or Tuesday the following day, and for that purpose to accommodate all necessary provisions and necessities at the Company's expense, besides two of the best oxen to carry their belongings so that they might stay away longer, besides a promise of such a premium as the items to be found will be found to merit the E. Company, in accordance with the authorization of the said Ed. per the aforementioned letter sent to us, which they accepted with the intention, if possible, not to return until they had found the Namanas or others, and hoping that the Almighty would please find something good for the Holy Company to relieve them of the heavy burdens they bear here, etc., for which there is great confidence, and that these aforementioned people are good, young, fresh fellows who have often been in this country and have lived in the Company's service and freedom at this Captain's for several years, and are therefore deemed the best and most suitable for this purpose.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as mentioned above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
And to travel to which nation, after much admonition, seven fluent persons, all freemen, presented themselves, named and employed as follows:
Cristiaen Jansz van Hoesum, free gunner, deckhand and loader, first leader, and accepted as head by the rest, and promised to accept the expedition for it.
Jochum Elbertsz - of Amsterdam, free Sardanahavaarder (sic.), Hans Jacobsz Liskij of Dansicq, free servant of the vendor, Pieter Jansz of Middelburch, free servant of the miller, Gysbert Arentsz of Bommel, free mason, Dircq Renskes of Maseijck, free coremaijder, Jan Francken of Arnhem, corporal in Comps. service.
This is what the Commander and the Council, after deliberation and further reading of the order of the Honourable Commissioner van Goens, has confirmed, as a follow-up to it, by Our Lords Masters from the Patria in their latest letter from 1762. of the 16th of April last, found it good and ordered to accept the offer of the aforementioned free connoisseurs and to have them travel on Monday or Tuesday the following day, and for that purpose to accommodate all necessary provisions and necessities at the Company's expense, besides two of the best oxen to carry their belongings so that they might stay away longer, besides a promise of such a premium as the items to be found will be found to merit the E. Company, in accordance with the authorization of the said Ed. per the aforementioned letter sent to us, which they accepted with the intention, if possible, not to return until they had found the Namanas or others, and hoping that the Almighty would please find something good for the Holy Company to relieve them of the heavy burdens they bear here, etc., for which there is great confidence, and that these aforementioned people are good, young, fresh fellows who have often been in this country and have lived in the Company's service and freedom at this Captain's for several years, and are therefore deemed the best and most suitable for this purpose.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as mentioned above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Original Dutch transcription
Van tyt tot tijt door de vertalinge van de tolckinne Eva ende anderen soo veele te verstaen gecomen wesende, dat dese Hottentoos haer alderhooghste coningh off opperheer soude wesen den Chobonas offte Choboquas rijcq van goudt, paerlen &a. ende naest hem de Namanas offte Namaquas in steenen huijsen woonende ende binnen 20 a 30 dagen te bereijsen dragende witte bereijde vellen in plaets dat dese hieromtrent onbereijde ruijge vellen dragen, ende oocq hebbende na Evas seggen kercken daer se Godt in bidden gelijcq de Hollanders doen, mitsgaders haer generende622 met allerhande hantwercq door swarte slaven (sijnde sijluijden witachtigh met lancq haer) daer se oocq handel mede drijven, Item met oliphantstanden ende bestiael in groote meenichte, Ende begerigh sijnde meest na root cooper ende geel do. draet, rode cralen &a.,
Ende om nae welcke natie te reysen nae veele aenmaninge haer jegenwoordigh comende aenbieden 7 flucxe persoonen alle vrijeluijden wesende, genaempt ende van hanteringe als te weten:
Cristiaen Jansz van Hoesum vrij wiltschut, decker ende lademaecker, eerste aenvoerder ende by de rest als hooft aengenomen ende belooft staende de tocht daer voor te erkennen.
Jochum Elbertsz - van Amsterdam vrij Sardanhavaerder(sic.),Hans Jacobsz Liskij van Dansicq vrij knecht van den vendrigh, Pieter Jansz van Middelburch vrij knecht van den meulenaer, Gysbert Arentsz van Bommel vrij metselaer, Dircq Renskes van Maseijck vrij core[n]maijer, Jan Francken van Arnhem corporael in Comps. dienst,
Soo is by den Commandeur en de Raedt na genomen deliberatie ende nader lecture van des E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens ordre als de daerop gevolgde confirmatie onser Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t Patria per derselver jongste missive uijt de 17e623 . van den 16 April anno verleden, goetgevonden ende g’arresteert dese voorsz vrije lieffhebbers hare aenbiedinge te accepteren ende deselve opMaendagh off624 Dincxdagh aenstaende te laten reijsen ende ten dien eijnde van alle vereijssende provisien ende nootwendicheden op Comps. costen te accommoderen, neffens twee van de beste trecqossen om haer goet te dragen ten eijnde sij te langer soude mogen uijtblijven, neffens625 beloffte van soodanigen premie als de op te vinden saken voor d’ E. Compe. sullen bevonden worden te meriteren, conform d’ authorisatie van opgemelte haer Ed. per voorsz missive aen ons gesonden, waerop sijluijden het hebben aengenomen met voornemen om, mogelijcq sijnde, niet eer te keeren voor sij de Namanas, off andre sullen opgevonden hebben, ende hopende d’ Almogende wat goets voor d’ E. Compe. sal gelieven te laten opvinden tot soulaes van derselver swaer dragende lasten alhier &a. waer toe ‘t vertrouwen groot is, ende dese gemelte luijden brave jonge frisse gasten syn die dickmael hier in ‘t landt geweest ende al eenige jaren in Comps. dienst ende vrijdom aen dese Caep gewoont hebben, ende daerom tot die sake de beste ende bequaemste g’oordeelt.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Ende om nae welcke natie te reysen nae veele aenmaninge haer jegenwoordigh comende aenbieden 7 flucxe persoonen alle vrijeluijden wesende, genaempt ende van hanteringe als te weten:
Cristiaen Jansz van Hoesum vrij wiltschut, decker ende lademaecker, eerste aenvoerder ende by de rest als hooft aengenomen ende belooft staende de tocht daer voor te erkennen.
Jochum Elbertsz - van Amsterdam vrij Sardanhavaerder(sic.),Hans Jacobsz Liskij van Dansicq vrij knecht van den vendrigh, Pieter Jansz van Middelburch vrij knecht van den meulenaer, Gysbert Arentsz van Bommel vrij metselaer, Dircq Renskes van Maseijck vrij core[n]maijer, Jan Francken van Arnhem corporael in Comps. dienst,
Soo is by den Commandeur en de Raedt na genomen deliberatie ende nader lecture van des E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens ordre als de daerop gevolgde confirmatie onser Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t Patria per derselver jongste missive uijt de 17e623 . van den 16 April anno verleden, goetgevonden ende g’arresteert dese voorsz vrije lieffhebbers hare aenbiedinge te accepteren ende deselve opMaendagh off624 Dincxdagh aenstaende te laten reijsen ende ten dien eijnde van alle vereijssende provisien ende nootwendicheden op Comps. costen te accommoderen, neffens twee van de beste trecqossen om haer goet te dragen ten eijnde sij te langer soude mogen uijtblijven, neffens625 beloffte van soodanigen premie als de op te vinden saken voor d’ E. Compe. sullen bevonden worden te meriteren, conform d’ authorisatie van opgemelte haer Ed. per voorsz missive aen ons gesonden, waerop sijluijden het hebben aengenomen met voornemen om, mogelijcq sijnde, niet eer te keeren voor sij de Namanas, off andre sullen opgevonden hebben, ende hopende d’ Almogende wat goets voor d’ E. Compe. sal gelieven te laten opvinden tot soulaes van derselver swaer dragende lasten alhier &a. waer toe ‘t vertrouwen groot is, ende dese gemelte luijden brave jonge frisse gasten syn die dickmael hier in ‘t landt geweest ende al eenige jaren in Comps. dienst ende vrijdom aen dese Caep gewoont hebben, ende daerom tot die sake de beste ende bequaemste g’oordeelt.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.