Cape Council of Policy
224
1659-10-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 224
- Date
- 1659-10-07
- Year
- 1659
English translation
The Commander and Council of Fort Good Hope, joined by the ship Malacca and reinforced there by its captains, as well as those of the yacht Erasmus, presented the necessities of the aforementioned yacht, given its long and difficult voyage, etc., and noted down by the aforementioned captains, with the accompanying passenger skippers Cornelis Lodewijcksz and Mangus Hendricsz also present in Council for further reinforcement.
Furthermore, the departure or stay of the latter was deliberated, with the aim of ensuring provisions for food and drink afterward, etc.
Thus, the initial understanding (reviewing the submitted memo) was to commit the skipper and the deputy merchant of Mallacca, as well as the deputy merchant Roelof de Man and the fiscal of Fort Abraham Gabbema, to conduct a closer inspection of everything that needed to be done on board, and then, as required by the matter and available resources, to accommodate and arrange for it.
Regarding departure, due to various considerations and feared inconveniences, it was also postponed until the next meeting, so that everyone could take the time to reflect on the proposals made and to be made by the Commander with more mature judgment and to help formulate conclusions in this regard.
Thus done and resolved on the ship Malacca on the wharf before the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JAN VAN DER WERFE.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] W. VAN OUTHOORN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] VINCEND VETTE. 1659.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] MANGNUS HENDRICKSEN.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN. secrets.
Furthermore, the departure or stay of the latter was deliberated, with the aim of ensuring provisions for food and drink afterward, etc.
Thus, the initial understanding (reviewing the submitted memo) was to commit the skipper and the deputy merchant of Mallacca, as well as the deputy merchant Roelof de Man and the fiscal of Fort Abraham Gabbema, to conduct a closer inspection of everything that needed to be done on board, and then, as required by the matter and available resources, to accommodate and arrange for it.
Regarding departure, due to various considerations and feared inconveniences, it was also postponed until the next meeting, so that everyone could take the time to reflect on the proposals made and to be made by the Commander with more mature judgment and to help formulate conclusions in this regard.
Thus done and resolved on the ship Malacca on the wharf before the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JAN VAN DER WERFE.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] W. VAN OUTHOORN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] VINCEND VETTE. 1659.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] MANGNUS HENDRICKSEN.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN. secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Commandr. en de Raedt van ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aen ‘t schip Malacca hun vervougt ende aldaer met d’ opperhooffden derselver als oock die van ‘t jacht Erasmus versterckt, voorgedragen hebbende de noodtwendigheden van voorsz jacht mits syn lange penible reyse &a., op notitie gestelt bij de gemelte opperhooffden ende de daer op synde passagier schippers Cornelis Lodewijcksz ende Mangus Hendricsz tot te meer versterckinge in Rade mede present genomen,
Wijders oock gedelibereert op ‘t vertreck of verblijff van dien ten eijnde het van mondtwaren daer na mochte worden geprovideert &a.
Soo is op ‘t eerste (de overgegeven notitie nagesien wesende) verstaen, te committeren den schipper en de ondercoopman van Mallacca neffens den ondercoopman Roelof de Man en de fiscael van ‘t fort Abraham Gabbema: omme eens een naeuwer inspectie te nemen van alles dat aen boort noodigh van doen sij, ende dan na vereysch van saecken ende vermogen ‘t selve te accommoderen ende versien.
Ende aengaende ‘t vertreck, is om verscheyden insichten ende vresende inconven enten oock tot de naeste vergaderinge uijtgestelt, ten eynde ijder daer tegen tijt neme sich wat vorder op te bedencken om met te rijper oordeel op de gedane ende noch te doene propositien van den Commandr. ten dien fine te adviseren ende helpen concluderen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t schip Malacca op de rheede voor ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aen Cabo de Bonne Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JAN VAN DER WERFE.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] W. VAN OUTHOORN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] VINCEND VETTE. 1659.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] MANGNUS HENDRICKSEN.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN. secrets.
Wijders oock gedelibereert op ‘t vertreck of verblijff van dien ten eijnde het van mondtwaren daer na mochte worden geprovideert &a.
Soo is op ‘t eerste (de overgegeven notitie nagesien wesende) verstaen, te committeren den schipper en de ondercoopman van Mallacca neffens den ondercoopman Roelof de Man en de fiscael van ‘t fort Abraham Gabbema: omme eens een naeuwer inspectie te nemen van alles dat aen boort noodigh van doen sij, ende dan na vereysch van saecken ende vermogen ‘t selve te accommoderen ende versien.
Ende aengaende ‘t vertreck, is om verscheyden insichten ende vresende inconven enten oock tot de naeste vergaderinge uijtgestelt, ten eynde ijder daer tegen tijt neme sich wat vorder op te bedencken om met te rijper oordeel op de gedane ende noch te doene propositien van den Commandr. ten dien fine te adviseren ende helpen concluderen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t schip Malacca op de rheede voor ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aen Cabo de Bonne Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JAN VAN DER WERFE.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] W. VAN OUTHOORN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] VINCEND VETTE. 1659.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] MANGNUS HENDRICKSEN.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN. secrets.