Cape Council of Policy
195
1659-04-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 195
- Date
- 1659-04-23
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Since it has been learned that the free Saldanha farmers on Dasseneijland have bought most of their pigs from the freemen here and have them there to breed, which has been reasonably successful (always much better than here), instead of according to the conditions set, they have been given to the E. Compe. to continue breeding (which, without considering the necessary breeding), have sold some to ships that have reached Saldanha Bay and the aforementioned island without visiting this cape, and (which is the most serious) have agreed with this Englishman present here to also sell him a batch of pigs and sheep (having them on that island), and that for that purpose they would call at the island separating from here;
So, in order to avoid such harmful obstacles in the aforementioned, so highly necessary breeding, it was approved by Comps. to station one or two loyal soldiers on that island: to keep an eye on everything, and to send us one thing after another, besides a slave to also help look after the pigs, and also Ed. Compe. to be half of the aforementioned freemen in the breeding, in order to find the wages of the aforementioned two soldiers from that, as well as to give them good or pay them half of the number present there; To this end, it is also understood that the exchequer should be sent there immediately to inspect and, together, to establish the necessary order on everything, as well as to dig a few more wells, since the one there cannot provide enough water during the dry season for all the pigs, for which the island has sufficient food, including porcelain and other vegetables.
While this deliberation is being presented to us by Rev. Isaac van Twist and the captains of the returning ship Naarden, their modest provision of rest and other provisions, also shows the written order of their Honor. to Batavia, notified by the E. Mr. Director General Carel Hartsingh, that they would be able to furnish them from the Dutch ships meeting here, which assuming their mooring here, none having arrived, it was found acceptable to accommodate them from the Company's warehouse here, with: 1/2 legger Spanish wine; 2 half-fruited olives; 2 ditto vinegar; 2 do. brandy; 3 barrels barley; 3 barrels salt; 2000 lb. bread646; 1 bushel Turkish beans; 1 barrel peck; 1 do. tar; 400 lb. Powder in exchange for that spoiled ship,647 to light another in front of the fort at the convenience of the first arriving ship, which the aforementioned return yacht cannot wait for.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
So, in order to avoid such harmful obstacles in the aforementioned, so highly necessary breeding, it was approved by Comps. to station one or two loyal soldiers on that island: to keep an eye on everything, and to send us one thing after another, besides a slave to also help look after the pigs, and also Ed. Compe. to be half of the aforementioned freemen in the breeding, in order to find the wages of the aforementioned two soldiers from that, as well as to give them good or pay them half of the number present there; To this end, it is also understood that the exchequer should be sent there immediately to inspect and, together, to establish the necessary order on everything, as well as to dig a few more wells, since the one there cannot provide enough water during the dry season for all the pigs, for which the island has sufficient food, including porcelain and other vegetables.
While this deliberation is being presented to us by Rev. Isaac van Twist and the captains of the returning ship Naarden, their modest provision of rest and other provisions, also shows the written order of their Honor. to Batavia, notified by the E. Mr. Director General Carel Hartsingh, that they would be able to furnish them from the Dutch ships meeting here, which assuming their mooring here, none having arrived, it was found acceptable to accommodate them from the Company's warehouse here, with: 1/2 legger Spanish wine; 2 half-fruited olives; 2 ditto vinegar; 2 do. brandy; 3 barrels barley; 3 barrels salt; 2000 lb. bread646; 1 bushel Turkish beans; 1 barrel peck; 1 do. tar; 400 lb. Powder in exchange for that spoiled ship,647 to light another in front of the fort at the convenience of the first arriving ship, which the aforementioned return yacht cannot wait for.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Original Dutch transcription
Nademael vernomen is, dat de vrije Saldanhavaerders op ‘t Dasseneijlandt meest al de verckens hier van de vrijeluijden opgecocht ende aldaer hebbende om aen te teelen gelijck redelijck wel (altoos veel beter als hier) is succederende, In plaetse van na de gestelde conditien, deselve voor d’ E. Compe. voort te focken (die sonder aensien van dien noodighen aenfocq) eenige al hebben vercocht aen schepen welcke de Saldanhabaij ende voorsz eijlandt sonder dese Caep te besoecken hebben aengeweest, Ende (‘t welcke ‘t alder argste zij) met desen jegenwoordigh hier leggenden Engels-man versproken om hem oock partije varckens ende schapen (op dat eijlandt hebbende) te vercoopen, ende dat den selven ten dien eijnde do. eijlandt van hier scheijdende empassandt soude aendoen;
Soo is: omme emmers in voorsz soohoogh645 noodighen aenfocq sulcke schadelijcke obstaculen te prevenieren, goet gevonden van Comps. wegen op dat eijlandt 1 a 2 trouwe soldaten te leggen: omme op alles toe te sien, ende ons successive ‘t een als ‘t ander over te brieven, beneffens een slaeff om oock op de verckens te helpen passen, ende alsoo d’ Ed. Compe. voor de helfft met voorsz vrijeluijden in den aenteelt te staen, omme daer uijt de gagie der voorsz 2 soldaten noch te vinden, mitsgaders ten dien fine haer de helft van ‘t jegenwoordigh daer sijnde getal goet te doen offte betalen; ten welcken eijnde dan oock verstaen is, den fiscus eerstdaechs derwaerts aff te senden om inspectie te nemen, ende met eenen op alles de noodige ordre te stellen, mitsgaders noch eenige meer putten te graven, dewijle de eene daer op sijnde put niet waters genoech in de drooge tijt can geven voor al de verckens, daer do. eijlandt soo van porceleijn ende ander groente cost genoech voor heeft.
Staende dese beraetslaginge bij d’ E. Isaacq van Twist, en de opperhooffden des retourschips Naerden ons voorgedragen sijnde haere sobere gestalte van rus ende meer andere provisien, oock verthoont schriftelijcke ordre van haar Ed. tot Batavia geteijckent bij d’ E. heer Directeur Generael Carel Hartsingh, dat haer deselve uijt de vaderlantsche schepen hier ontmoetende souden vermogen te versien, welcke staende haer leggen hier geen sijnde aengecomen, Is goetgevonden deselve uijt Comps. magasijn alhier te accommoderen, met: 1/2 legger Spaense wijn; 2 halffamen olij; 2 dito asijn; 2 do. brandewijn; 3 vaten gort; 3 vaten sout; 2000 lb. broot646 ; 1 schepel Turckse boonen; 1 vat peck; 1 do. teer; 400 lb. cruijt in wisselingh tegen dat scheep bedorvenis,647 Om daer tegen voor ‘t fort weder ander te lichten bij gelegentheijt van ‘t eerst aencomende schip, daer dit gemelte retourjacht niet na wachten can.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Soo is: omme emmers in voorsz soohoogh645 noodighen aenfocq sulcke schadelijcke obstaculen te prevenieren, goet gevonden van Comps. wegen op dat eijlandt 1 a 2 trouwe soldaten te leggen: omme op alles toe te sien, ende ons successive ‘t een als ‘t ander over te brieven, beneffens een slaeff om oock op de verckens te helpen passen, ende alsoo d’ Ed. Compe. voor de helfft met voorsz vrijeluijden in den aenteelt te staen, omme daer uijt de gagie der voorsz 2 soldaten noch te vinden, mitsgaders ten dien fine haer de helft van ‘t jegenwoordigh daer sijnde getal goet te doen offte betalen; ten welcken eijnde dan oock verstaen is, den fiscus eerstdaechs derwaerts aff te senden om inspectie te nemen, ende met eenen op alles de noodige ordre te stellen, mitsgaders noch eenige meer putten te graven, dewijle de eene daer op sijnde put niet waters genoech in de drooge tijt can geven voor al de verckens, daer do. eijlandt soo van porceleijn ende ander groente cost genoech voor heeft.
Staende dese beraetslaginge bij d’ E. Isaacq van Twist, en de opperhooffden des retourschips Naerden ons voorgedragen sijnde haere sobere gestalte van rus ende meer andere provisien, oock verthoont schriftelijcke ordre van haar Ed. tot Batavia geteijckent bij d’ E. heer Directeur Generael Carel Hartsingh, dat haer deselve uijt de vaderlantsche schepen hier ontmoetende souden vermogen te versien, welcke staende haer leggen hier geen sijnde aengecomen, Is goetgevonden deselve uijt Comps. magasijn alhier te accommoderen, met: 1/2 legger Spaense wijn; 2 halffamen olij; 2 dito asijn; 2 do. brandewijn; 3 vaten gort; 3 vaten sout; 2000 lb. broot646 ; 1 schepel Turckse boonen; 1 vat peck; 1 do. teer; 400 lb. cruijt in wisselingh tegen dat scheep bedorvenis,647 Om daer tegen voor ‘t fort weder ander te lichten bij gelegentheijt van ‘t eerst aencomende schip, daer dit gemelte retourjacht niet na wachten can.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.