Cape Council of Policy
212
1659-07-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 212
- Date
- 1659-07-10
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Noted that one of the chief captains. or the commander of the Cochoquas Oedasoa cannot choose any people to guide the armies of the Caepmans and Gorachouquas (our open enemies) to exercise any power over them, with our present presence and from the Castle of Honingen, here or there, notables, and that no one has been able to spy on or capture any of the highwaymen, no matter how closely they are approached everywhere.
Therefore, after careful deliberation, it was decided and deemed advisable to first send Herrij back here in the sloop and hear whether we can glean anything from him (as the roads and shelters are better known everywhere than we know) that might be of use to the Holy Roman Emperor. and which might serve to thwart our current enemies, whatever they seem to believe in Oeda's intention to wage war or conspire with the Capetian, and which would be more prudent to hear him out.14
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Therefore, after careful deliberation, it was decided and deemed advisable to first send Herrij back here in the sloop and hear whether we can glean anything from him (as the roads and shelters are better known everywhere than we know) that might be of use to the Holy Roman Emperor. and which might serve to thwart our current enemies, whatever they seem to believe in Oeda's intention to wage war or conspire with the Capetian, and which would be more prudent to hear him out.14
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt dat men van den oppersten capn. ofte overste der Cochoquas Oedasoa geen volck tot weghwijsers na de Caepmans ende Gorachouquas legers (onse openbare vyanden) can optineeren om op deselve met onse jegenwoordige ende van ‘t Slot van Honingen hier noch synde daerbij te voegen macht ijts notabels uijt te rechten, ende dat men oock noch niemandt daertoe van de struijckrovers heeft cunnen beloeren ofte in handen crygen, hoe naeu daer op alomme toegeleijt wordt,
Soo is na welgenomen deliberatien verstaan ende goedt gevonden Herrij ten eersten met de sloep eens weder hier te laten halen ende horen of men uyt hem (als de wegen ende schuylplaatsen overal beeter dan ons bekent sijnde) ijts sal cunnen vernemen ‘t geene ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. endetotaffbreuck onser jegenwoordige vyanden soude mogen strecken,Itemwat van Oedasoa apparentst te geloven sij, met de Caepmanste willenoorlogen of conjungeren, ende wes meer bedenckelijck mochte wesen hem op uytte horen.14
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Soo is na welgenomen deliberatien verstaan ende goedt gevonden Herrij ten eersten met de sloep eens weder hier te laten halen ende horen of men uyt hem (als de wegen ende schuylplaatsen overal beeter dan ons bekent sijnde) ijts sal cunnen vernemen ‘t geene ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. endetotaffbreuck onser jegenwoordige vyanden soude mogen strecken,Itemwat van Oedasoa apparentst te geloven sij, met de Caepmanste willenoorlogen of conjungeren, ende wes meer bedenckelijck mochte wesen hem op uytte horen.14
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.