Cape Council of Policy
192
1659-03-01
Minute details
- Entry number
- 192
- Date
- 1659-03-01
- Year
- 1659
English translation
As the Commander of the return fleet E. Isaacq Coedijcq with the ships Amersfoort, Walvis, Fenix and Zirckzee on the 21st of last month February together with the other four were here before the bay by the strong S.S. easterly winds that have arisen, have not emerged until now and according to that there is no other way to sustain them than that we will continue on to St. Helena, as a result of which we will miss the 22 lasts of rice and some packs of cloth loaded in it for this Cape residence, so as not to cause any slight hindrance to the same and our embarrassment etc., So it is done. to relieve the return ships from the said obstruction, the Council has approved the first arriving and all expected galleys to be sent from Amsterdam or Zeeland to the aforementioned island of St. Helena to fetch the said goods back here, and also to send the same return ships after the arrival of Thursday. In order not to delay the galley, nor to delay it in the least in advancing its homeward journey, it has also been resolved to send the four return ships, Wapen van Amsterdam, Oliphant, Provintie, and Vlissingen, present here (if none of the aforementioned galleys arrive before their departure), along with the assistant Gijsbert van Campen and 5 or 6 men to first receive the goods and store them there in a berth until the arrival of one of the aforementioned galleys.
And thus on the 18th of the aforementioned month, February. has passed away the vendor Jan van Herwarden who, in addition to the oversight of all works, also supervised the Comp's grain construction above and beyond his military service. The first of which, namely the supervision of everything since his death, was entrusted to the fiscal Abraham Gabbema, and under the supervision of the same, the other, namely the grain construction, was the provisional corporal Pieter Cruijthoff, who was found suitable for the same and his military service. It has therefore been understood that Cruijthoff will be used for that purpose from now on and to be furnished with the following deed of amendment, and also for the release of the other corporal due to the expiration of the person of Elias Giers as 2nd. Corporal in accordance with the deeds inserted below to pass to this.
Pieter Cruijthoff van Lin, in the country, joined the ship. 1658 for midshipman at 10 guilders.636, which provisionally took care of the corporal's place for some time and, since the death of the vendor, also with one of the Comps.637. Corn construction, which must be done with both military personnel and others, and according to which, for the most relief, a first corporal [number] here is most suitable. Therefore, given his required competence and also to gain more authority, he is hereby requisitioned to the rank of corporal of midshipmen with 16 guilders [number] monthly, starting today, and remaining affiliated to the E. Compe. here for five years.
Elias Giers from Stockholm arrived here on the fluyt ship 't Lam on December 21st. 1653 for a midshipman who has provisionally occupied the corporal's position for some time and has served his time satisfactorily for a long time. In this regard, as required by this corporal's qualification, he is confirmed in the aforementioned corporal capacity and accepted for another three years with a salary of 14 guilders per month, commencing today.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
And thus on the 18th of the aforementioned month, February. has passed away the vendor Jan van Herwarden who, in addition to the oversight of all works, also supervised the Comp's grain construction above and beyond his military service. The first of which, namely the supervision of everything since his death, was entrusted to the fiscal Abraham Gabbema, and under the supervision of the same, the other, namely the grain construction, was the provisional corporal Pieter Cruijthoff, who was found suitable for the same and his military service. It has therefore been understood that Cruijthoff will be used for that purpose from now on and to be furnished with the following deed of amendment, and also for the release of the other corporal due to the expiration of the person of Elias Giers as 2nd. Corporal in accordance with the deeds inserted below to pass to this.
Pieter Cruijthoff van Lin, in the country, joined the ship. 1658 for midshipman at 10 guilders.636, which provisionally took care of the corporal's place for some time and, since the death of the vendor, also with one of the Comps.637. Corn construction, which must be done with both military personnel and others, and according to which, for the most relief, a first corporal [number] here is most suitable. Therefore, given his required competence and also to gain more authority, he is hereby requisitioned to the rank of corporal of midshipmen with 16 guilders [number] monthly, starting today, and remaining affiliated to the E. Compe. here for five years.
Elias Giers from Stockholm arrived here on the fluyt ship 't Lam on December 21st. 1653 for a midshipman who has provisionally occupied the corporal's position for some time and has served his time satisfactorily for a long time. In this regard, as required by this corporal's qualification, he is confirmed in the aforementioned corporal capacity and accepted for another three years with a salary of 14 guilders per month, commencing today.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo den Commandeur van de retourvlote d’ E. Isaacq Coedijcq per de schepen Amersfoort , Walvis , Fenix ende Zirckzee den 21en der verleden maent Februarij beneffens d’ andre vier hier voor de baij geweest door d’ opgesteecken felle Z. Z. oostewinden verdreven tot heden niet te voorschijn comen ende volgens dien niet anders te sustineren sij off dat het voorts na St. Helena sullen hebben laten deurstaen, waer door wij comen te missen de 22 lasten rijs ende eenige packen cleden daerinne voor dese Caepse residentie geladen tot geen cleyne belemmeringe van deselve ende onse verlegentheijt &a., Soo is omme do. retourschepen van de gemelte belemmeringe te ontlasten bij den Raedt goetgevonden ‘t eerst aencomend’ ende alle uijr verwacht wordend’ galjot Zuijlen off Ter Voerde van Amsterdam off Zeelandt na voorsz eylandt St. Helena aff te senden om de gemelte goederen hier te rugh te haelen, Ende omme oocq deselve retourschepen na de compste van do. galjot niet op te houden nochte daeromme in ‘t bevorderen harer thuijsreijsen, emmers ‘t alderminste te traineren, is oocq geresolveert met dese noch hier sijnde 4 retourschepen Wapen van Amsterdam , Oliphant , Provintie ende Vlissingen (indien voor ‘t vertrecq van deselve geen van beijde gemelte galjots comen aen te langen) te laten medegaen den adsistent Gijsbert van Campen met 5 a 6 man omme do. goederen ten eersten te ontfangen ende aldaer onder een loots te bewaren tot de compste van een der voorsz galjots.
Ende alsoo op den 18en der voorsz maent Febry. is comen te overlyden den vendrigh Jan van Herwarden die beneffens d’ opsight over alle wercken oocq boven sijn militairen dienst waernam des Comps. corenbouw, welcke eerste namentlijck den toesight over alles sedert sijn affsterven den fiscael Abraham Gabbema is bevolen geworden ende onder opsicht van den selven ‘t ander namentlijcq den corenbouw den provisonelen635 corporael Pieter Cruijthoff die tot waerneminge van ‘t selve ende sijn militairen dienst bequaem bevonden wort, soo is verstaen hem Cruijthoff daertoe voortaen te gebruijcken ende met navolgende acte van verbeteringe te versien, als oocq om de verlossinge van den andren corporael vermits tijtsexpiratie den persoon Elias Giers tot 2e. corporael conform d’ actes hieronder g’insereert aen deselve te passeren.
Pieter Cruijthoff van Lin in ‘t landt gecomenper ‘t schipao. 1658voor adelborst a 10 gl.’smts.636 welcke eenigen tijt de corporaelsplaetse provisionelijcq heeft waergenomen ende sedert het affsterven van den vendrighals bouwmr.637 Oocq met eenen des Comps. corenbouw die soo wel met militairen als andre moet gedaen worden ende volgens dien om ‘t meeste ontsachshalvenden eersten corporael638 alhier sulcx best is passende, Soo wort denselven vermits syne daer toe vereijssende bequaemheijt ende oocq omme te meer authoriteijt te mogen hebben bij desen gevordert tot de qualite van corporael van d’ adelborsten met 16 gul.639 maendelijcx heden ingaende, ende verbonden blijvende daervoor syn 5 jaren aen d’ E. Compe. alhier uijt te dienen.
Elias Giers van Stocholm hier te lande gecomen per ‘t fluijtschip ‘t Lam den 21 December ao. 1653 voor adelborst welcke sedert eenigen tijt de corporaelsplaetse provisionelijck becleet ende sijn tijt tot genoegen langh over uijtgedient heeft, wort ten dien insighte als desselffs vereijschte bequaemheijt by desen in voorsz corporaelsqualite geconfirmeert ende voor noch 3 jaren aengenomen onder een beloningh van 14 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Ende alsoo op den 18en der voorsz maent Febry. is comen te overlyden den vendrigh Jan van Herwarden die beneffens d’ opsight over alle wercken oocq boven sijn militairen dienst waernam des Comps. corenbouw, welcke eerste namentlijck den toesight over alles sedert sijn affsterven den fiscael Abraham Gabbema is bevolen geworden ende onder opsicht van den selven ‘t ander namentlijcq den corenbouw den provisonelen635 corporael Pieter Cruijthoff die tot waerneminge van ‘t selve ende sijn militairen dienst bequaem bevonden wort, soo is verstaen hem Cruijthoff daertoe voortaen te gebruijcken ende met navolgende acte van verbeteringe te versien, als oocq om de verlossinge van den andren corporael vermits tijtsexpiratie den persoon Elias Giers tot 2e. corporael conform d’ actes hieronder g’insereert aen deselve te passeren.
Pieter Cruijthoff van Lin in ‘t landt gecomenper ‘t schipao. 1658voor adelborst a 10 gl.’smts.636 welcke eenigen tijt de corporaelsplaetse provisionelijcq heeft waergenomen ende sedert het affsterven van den vendrighals bouwmr.637 Oocq met eenen des Comps. corenbouw die soo wel met militairen als andre moet gedaen worden ende volgens dien om ‘t meeste ontsachshalvenden eersten corporael638 alhier sulcx best is passende, Soo wort denselven vermits syne daer toe vereijssende bequaemheijt ende oocq omme te meer authoriteijt te mogen hebben bij desen gevordert tot de qualite van corporael van d’ adelborsten met 16 gul.639 maendelijcx heden ingaende, ende verbonden blijvende daervoor syn 5 jaren aen d’ E. Compe. alhier uijt te dienen.
Elias Giers van Stocholm hier te lande gecomen per ‘t fluijtschip ‘t Lam den 21 December ao. 1653 voor adelborst welcke sedert eenigen tijt de corporaelsplaetse provisionelijck becleet ende sijn tijt tot genoegen langh over uijtgedient heeft, wort ten dien insighte als desselffs vereijschte bequaemheijt by desen in voorsz corporaelsqualite geconfirmeert ende voor noch 3 jaren aengenomen onder een beloningh van 14 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.