Cape Council of Policy
248
1660-06-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 248
- Date
- 1660-06-05
- Year
- 1660
English translation
Today, by the captain of the unfortunate French ship La Mareschal, Monsr. Veron,150 and the projected governor of the fort to be made in the Bay of Augustijn in Madagascar, named Monsr. Gilton,151 as well as the bishop, Monsr. Estienne,152 having requested the Commander and Council to accept from their service some persons whom they have in excess, and according to their request to release them from their oath, in order to relieve them of it, because their ship was cracked and the water with the flood in which it rose and fell, all their bread had become wet, and sail. therefore not having to continue to provide for so many people, besides that they were also too much for the work of salvaging their required goods, etc., which we understood and took into account the good will that our Lord Majors have to offer our neighboring allied friends a helping hand in all needs (and especially to the aforementioned chiefs, their Lord Monsieur La Mejlleraij154), as in that regard has also been done with all possible diligence and means by us from the beginning of the stranding of the aforementioned ship. Therefore, the aforementioned Council unanimously agreed to grant the aforementioned chiefs' request, and all those they specified by note, and willingly offer themselves to the service of the Company, under oath and to accept its article, for such salaries as may be reasonably agreed upon, provided that they will allow them to use their wages (as long as they are here) for work, and that they will be sent on the first ships from the Netherlands, distributed to India, to be used there as Our Highness, in that place and elsewhere, shall understand to be appropriate, etc.
And whereas Captain Veron and Monsr. Gilton also told us that they intend to use their sailors' quarters to store their belongings, but that they notice that their helmsmen, boatswains, gunners and other ship's officers are somewhat slow to contribute to one thing or another as they should, and that he, the captain, is nevertheless very fond of his Mr. Monsr. La Meljerij first salvage all the goods and cannon, and then see if the empty ship could be salvaged or brought back from the shore. This, in addition to the above, we kindly request them to assist them in this matter, with our authority, and accordingly, we earnestly admonish the aforementioned petty officers to comply with their duties. Therefore, out of consideration as before, this is also granted, and in accordance with it, we also summoned the naval officers, and the following is noted:
However, on behalf of our Lord Masters, out of the affection we know they have for all neighboring allied friends, and especially for themselves. Lord and Master Le Seigr La Meilleray, Mareschal, to show all possible kindness and courtesy from the moment their ship came to aground here, immediately and firstly tried to help them with all their might and available means, first by boat overland on a wagon, towing to their ship to salvage their persons, because the water was impassable due to the rough weather and also because the surf could not reach the ship. And since then, they also expressly took the passage with a sail and rowboat from the freeman at here, so that their goods could be salvaged in case of rough weather, otherwise at the convenience of the common freeman of the islands, etc. We were also sailing along here, and many necessary matters were brought with them, all of which we (just to assist them) stopped and left behind for our Lord Masters.
And as we passed by, we also noticed more and more that, on the contrary, the ordinary ship's officers were paying very little attention to salvaging their master's goods and were also barely helping and maintaining their captain in his moorings. Moreover, the captain of the aforementioned vessel complained greatly about its disorderliness, and therefore did not hesitate to sail on board with their vessel anymore, because the vessels, bags, etc. Not lowered in order by ropes and tackles, but everything merely thrown down loosely from above, so that not only the goods but also their vessel is being snagged and completely dislocated.
That they should therefore improve everything, and under their command, diligently and orderly, to gather themselves together, and in accordance with this, to assist to the utmost, to see whether the empty ship can be refloated, etc. And if it is found impossible, everything has been investigated, so that they will see to it that she will be accommodated further with service to India, or passage to the homeland, either by sea or by us. If this will then come to our attention, and can be agreed to outside the detriment of the E. Company, but not before they show us and deliver a genuine signature (all signed by them) that all possible means and assistance from us, and previously from them, have been found to be no longer possible to get the ship from the ground back onto the water, and according to that, to abandon it altogether as a useless cargo, etc. We understand this to be our duty in this regard, so that our Lord Majors may at all times fully appreciate and acknowledge our efforts and the assistance we have provided, and in everything we have done. To this end, and to further acknowledge our efforts, we will also ensure that no one else is employed in the Company's service or sent on the incoming ships to Batavia unless their captains and lawful superiors willingly agree to do so.
We also stipulate that no one will approach any private individual.
Nor will anyone come to hide in the common Company's ships. Item that they therefore also hasten the sooner the better, because (because of their loitering here a long time and eating up their food) no food will be able to be taken from Comp's ships, to the embarrassment of Comp's, many people and ships in India etc., the Comp's roads will suffer enough inconvenience through the consumption of the people who sailed from the captain's relief and were accepted into Comp's service, just like the rest if the ship cannot be salvaged[156] for we here also Comp's. ships are equipped and are, as bringing from them as much people as is fully necessary for the ships and India in abundance, and cost the advance, so that from this reason they could well understand that everything is done entirely for their accommodation alone.157 And we will fully endeavor to demonstrate that we remain willing to contribute all resources, and that with diligence and dedication, the sails,158 we would no less like to encourage them, and which we therefore wish to do on that their Lord the Seignory. the Major-General would not have anything to complain about, and primarily that they had been promised the safekeeping of the goods, but on the contrary, they would be able to see as clearly as the son that, in consideration of Allied friendship, they had tried to advocating and accommodating them to the utmost, as if they were their own brother, by all possible means, and therefore protesting against all hindrance and damage caused, not by us, but (some of which may be noted) by their official indiligence,160 etc., as Captain Veron's diligence is also fully evident in everything, and in style. Therefore, they must take care to use all their resources with him, so that everything possible can be secured for their lord as is proper.161
The aforementioned non-commissioned officers having concluded their request, they would not let their resources be neglected in the future and thus took leave. The Council was also occupied with accepting the retired French soldiers, who, up to 35 stx. in the rank of soldiers in Comps. service, were accepted at 7, 8, and 9 guilders per month, most of them, and all received a month's wages in hand, plus 1/2 lb. each. back as well as for the naked ones underneath his clothes and shirts & such.
Thus done and resolved in the Fordt de Goede Hope date aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
And whereas Captain Veron and Monsr. Gilton also told us that they intend to use their sailors' quarters to store their belongings, but that they notice that their helmsmen, boatswains, gunners and other ship's officers are somewhat slow to contribute to one thing or another as they should, and that he, the captain, is nevertheless very fond of his Mr. Monsr. La Meljerij first salvage all the goods and cannon, and then see if the empty ship could be salvaged or brought back from the shore. This, in addition to the above, we kindly request them to assist them in this matter, with our authority, and accordingly, we earnestly admonish the aforementioned petty officers to comply with their duties. Therefore, out of consideration as before, this is also granted, and in accordance with it, we also summoned the naval officers, and the following is noted:
However, on behalf of our Lord Masters, out of the affection we know they have for all neighboring allied friends, and especially for themselves. Lord and Master Le Seigr La Meilleray, Mareschal, to show all possible kindness and courtesy from the moment their ship came to aground here, immediately and firstly tried to help them with all their might and available means, first by boat overland on a wagon, towing to their ship to salvage their persons, because the water was impassable due to the rough weather and also because the surf could not reach the ship. And since then, they also expressly took the passage with a sail and rowboat from the freeman at here, so that their goods could be salvaged in case of rough weather, otherwise at the convenience of the common freeman of the islands, etc. We were also sailing along here, and many necessary matters were brought with them, all of which we (just to assist them) stopped and left behind for our Lord Masters.
And as we passed by, we also noticed more and more that, on the contrary, the ordinary ship's officers were paying very little attention to salvaging their master's goods and were also barely helping and maintaining their captain in his moorings. Moreover, the captain of the aforementioned vessel complained greatly about its disorderliness, and therefore did not hesitate to sail on board with their vessel anymore, because the vessels, bags, etc. Not lowered in order by ropes and tackles, but everything merely thrown down loosely from above, so that not only the goods but also their vessel is being snagged and completely dislocated.
That they should therefore improve everything, and under their command, diligently and orderly, to gather themselves together, and in accordance with this, to assist to the utmost, to see whether the empty ship can be refloated, etc. And if it is found impossible, everything has been investigated, so that they will see to it that she will be accommodated further with service to India, or passage to the homeland, either by sea or by us. If this will then come to our attention, and can be agreed to outside the detriment of the E. Company, but not before they show us and deliver a genuine signature (all signed by them) that all possible means and assistance from us, and previously from them, have been found to be no longer possible to get the ship from the ground back onto the water, and according to that, to abandon it altogether as a useless cargo, etc. We understand this to be our duty in this regard, so that our Lord Majors may at all times fully appreciate and acknowledge our efforts and the assistance we have provided, and in everything we have done. To this end, and to further acknowledge our efforts, we will also ensure that no one else is employed in the Company's service or sent on the incoming ships to Batavia unless their captains and lawful superiors willingly agree to do so.
We also stipulate that no one will approach any private individual.
Nor will anyone come to hide in the common Company's ships. Item that they therefore also hasten the sooner the better, because (because of their loitering here a long time and eating up their food) no food will be able to be taken from Comp's ships, to the embarrassment of Comp's, many people and ships in India etc., the Comp's roads will suffer enough inconvenience through the consumption of the people who sailed from the captain's relief and were accepted into Comp's service, just like the rest if the ship cannot be salvaged[156] for we here also Comp's. ships are equipped and are, as bringing from them as much people as is fully necessary for the ships and India in abundance, and cost the advance, so that from this reason they could well understand that everything is done entirely for their accommodation alone.157 And we will fully endeavor to demonstrate that we remain willing to contribute all resources, and that with diligence and dedication, the sails,158 we would no less like to encourage them, and which we therefore wish to do on that their Lord the Seignory. the Major-General would not have anything to complain about, and primarily that they had been promised the safekeeping of the goods, but on the contrary, they would be able to see as clearly as the son that, in consideration of Allied friendship, they had tried to advocating and accommodating them to the utmost, as if they were their own brother, by all possible means, and therefore protesting against all hindrance and damage caused, not by us, but (some of which may be noted) by their official indiligence,160 etc., as Captain Veron's diligence is also fully evident in everything, and in style. Therefore, they must take care to use all their resources with him, so that everything possible can be secured for their lord as is proper.161
The aforementioned non-commissioned officers having concluded their request, they would not let their resources be neglected in the future and thus took leave. The Council was also occupied with accepting the retired French soldiers, who, up to 35 stx. in the rank of soldiers in Comps. service, were accepted at 7, 8, and 9 guilders per month, most of them, and all received a month's wages in hand, plus 1/2 lb. each. back as well as for the naked ones underneath his clothes and shirts & such.
Thus done and resolved in the Fordt de Goede Hope date aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden door den captn. van ‘t verongeluckte France Schip La Mareschal , monsr. Veron,150 ende den geprojecteerden gouvr. van het te maacken fordt in de baij Augustijn op Madagascar , genaemt monsr. Gilton,151 als oock den bisschop monsr. Estienne152 aan den Commandeur ende Raadt versocht sijnde, dat men soude willen eenige persoonen van haarin Comps. dienst aennemen, die sij153 te veel hebben ende volgens dien soeckende deselve te ontslaen van haeren eedt, om hun alsoo daervan t’ ontlasten, vermits haar schip rede gebersten ende ‘t waeter met de vloedt daerinne wies ende viel, al haer broodt nat geworden was, ende sijl. daeromme niet hadden om sooveele volcx langer de cost te geven, boven dat se hun oock te veel waeren in ‘t werck te doen tot berginge haarer vordere goedren &a., hetwelcke verstaen ende daerop ingenoomen sijnde de goede genegentheijdt die onse Heeren Majores hebben omme onse nabuurige g’allieerde vrunden in alle nooden (ende voornaementlijck aen de versz opperhooffden haeren Heer monsieur La Mejlleraij154 ) de behulpsaeme handt te bieden gelijck ten dien insigte bij ons van den beginne van ‘t stranden des versz schips, met alle mogelijcke vlijdt ende middelen oock is gedaen, Soo is bij den gemelten Raadt eenstemmig verstaen versz opperhooffden haer versoeck te accordeeren, ende alle die se per notitie opgegeven, ende haer willig tot den dienst van de Compe. presenteeren, onder den eedt ende articul van deselve aan te nemen, voor sodanige tractementen als met haer sal cunnen billick g’accordeert worden, mits dat se voor haere te bedingen gagies (soo lang sij hier sijn) haer sullen laeten tot arbeijt gebruijcken, ende met d’ eerste schepen uijt ‘t Patria verdeelt nae India versonden worden, om aldaer gebruijckt te werden als bij onse Hooge Ovrigheyt, te dier plaatse ende elders, verstaen sal worden te behooren &a.
Ende dewijle vooraengetogen capt. Veron ende monsr. Gilton ons oock hebben voorgedraegen dat se dan haer matrosen pleijn meenen te gebruijcken om haer goedt te bergen, dogh dat se mercken haere stuurl., bootsmans, schiemans ende andere scheepsofficianten wat traeg vallen om tot ‘t een en ‘t ander haer debvoir nae behooren te contribueeren ende hij captn. nochtans seer geerne ten alderuijttersten genegen is voor sijn Mr. monsr. La Meljerij eerst al ‘t goedt ende canon te bergen, ende dan te sien off ‘t ledige schip sijn bersten geholpen, noch weder van de strandt soude cunnen gebracht worden, sulcx deselve benevens ‘t bovenstaande oock vrundelijck versoecken, wij haer met onse authoriteijt daarinne mede gelievenwat155 te adsisteeren ende volgens dien de gemelte haere onderofficieren tot hun debvoir wadt ernstig te vermaenen, Soo is om consideratie als vooren deselve sulcx mede toegestaen ende ingevolge daerop versz scheepsofficianten oock doen ontbieden, ende ‘t onderstaande aangeseght, te weeten:
Hoe dat wij van wegen onse Heeren Meesters uijt genegentheijt die wij weeten deselve hebben omme alle naebuurige g’allieerde vrunden ende bijsonderlijck haarl. heer ende meester le seigr. La Meilleray,Mareschal,alle mogelijcke vrundtschap ende courtoisie te doen van den beginne dat haer schip alhier is coomen te stranden, deselve daatelijck ende ten aldereersten met alle vermogen ende bij de handt hebbende middelen hebben getracht te helpen, eerst met een vaertuijgh overlandt op een waegen, tot voor haer schip getrocken om hunne persoonen te salveeren, dewyl het te waater door ‘t harde weder innavigabel ende oock vermits de brandingh niet by ‘t schip te coomen was, Ende t’ zedert oock met een seijl ende roijboodt van de vrijel. te huijr expres den overloop van dien oock uijtgenoomen om haer goederen bij moij weer te mogen bergen daer anders tot Comps. gerief bij de gem. vrijel. d’ eijlanden &a. hier omtrent mede bevaeren, ende veele nodige saacken daermede aengebracht wierden, alle welcke saecken wij (pleijn ende alleen om haar te helpen) voor onse Heeren Meesters lieten stil staen ende achterblijven,
Ende naademaal ons voorcompt mitsgaaders wij oock soo langs soo meer mercken dat sijl. naamentlijck de gem. scheepsonderofficianten ter contrarie haar seer weijnig beijveren in ‘t bergen van hunne meesters goederen ende oock al te luttel haeren capt. in sijn debvoir helpen bystaen ende mainteneeren, boven dat oock de vrijel. van ‘t gemelte vaertuijgh seer claegen over haarl. onordentie die derhalven niet derven met haer vaertuijgh meer aan boordt vaeren, omdat de vaaten, cassen &a. niet met ordre door touwen ende takels affgelaeten maar alles sleghts los van boven neder geworpen ende alsoo niet alleen de goederen maar oock hun vaartuijg aan stuck geholpen ende gants ontramponeert wordt,
Dat sij dierhalven sulcx alles dienen te verbeteren, ende hun onder haar gebiedent opperhooft neerstig ende ordentlijck te comporteeren, ende ingevolge denselve ten alderuijttersten te helpen, om te sien off het ledige schip weder sal cunnen vlodt gecregen worden &a. Ende des onmogelyck bevonden wordende als alles ondersocht is, dat men haar dan voorder sal sien te accommodeeren met dienst naar India, off passagie na ‘t vaderlandt soo als sijl. op ons als dan sullen coomen te versoecken ende buijten nadeel van d’ E. Compe. cunnen g’accordeert worden, maer niet eer voor dat se ons thoonen ende leveren een oprecht handtschrift (van haar alle geteijckent) dat alle mogelijcke middelen ende bijstandt van ons, ende debvoiren van haer gebruijckt sijnde, bevonden is geen cans altoos meer te weesen om het schip van de grondt weder in ‘t vlodt te crijgen, ende volgens dien ‘t selve als een onnudt vrack t’ eenemaal abandonneeren &a. alsoo wij sulcx verstaen in dier vougen alsoo te behooren, ten eijnde onse Heeren Majores t’ allen tijden ten vollen souden cunnen ende mogen bethoonen, onse debvoiren ende gecontribueerde behulpsaamheijt tot: ende in alles gedaen, ten welcken eijnde ende om ons debvoir noch meer te bethoonen oock wel opgepast sal worden dat niemandt anders in Comps. dienst genoomen noch met d’ aancoomende schepen na Batavia sal gelargeert worden, als die haere capt. ende wettighe opperhooffden ons goedtwillig daertoe coomen aenbrengen.
Gelijck oock dat sig niemandt bij eenige particuliere haar begeven.
Noch oock dat sig niemandt sal coomen in de gem. Comps. schepen te versteecken.
Item dat se haar dierhalven oock hoe eer hoe liever haesten, wandt dat men voor haer (door hun lanterfanten hier langh blijvende ende hun cost opraackende) uijt Comps. scheepen geen cost sal cunnen lichten tot verlegentheijt van Comps. veele volck ende schepen in India &a. sullende de Compe. rede ongerieffs genoegh lijden door de consumptie van ‘t volck die den capt. t’ sijner ontlastinge rhede af, ende in Comps. dienst aangenoomen sijn, gelijck oock met de rest als ‘t schip niet sal cunnen gesalveert worde[n]156 wandt wij alhier noch oock Comps. schepen daerop versien en sijn, als brengende deselve sooveel volcx uijt als voor de schepen ende India in overvloedt ten vollen noodig is, ende cost l’ advenant, sulcx sij uijt dese reden dan wel verstaen conden dat alles pleijn tot haarder accommodatie alleen geschieden.157 Ende wij dies ten vollen sullen trachten te betoonen dat wij genegen blijven alle behulpmiddelen te contribueeren, ende dat oock met neerstigheijt ende debvoiren, des sijl. haar danoock158 niet min gelieven te beneerstigen, ende ‘t welck wij daeromme willen doen op dat haren Heere le seignr. de Maejlleray, niet soude ergens over te claegen hebben, ende voornaementlijck dat men de sijne beledt hadt het goedt te bergen, maer ter contrarie dat den selve159 sal cunnen sien soo claar als de son dat men haer in consideratie van de g’allieerde vrundtschap &a. heeft getracht met alle mogelijcke middelen als voor eijgen broeder te adsisteeren ende accommodeeren ten uijttersten toe &a. ende protesteerende dierhalven van alle hinder ende schaede niet door ons maer (eenige vallende) door haar onder officianten indiligentie160 &a. te resulteeren, alsoo den capt. Verons naerstigheijt oock ten vollen in alles is blijckende, ende sijl. derhalven hebben op te passen alle debvoiren met hem aen te wenden, ten eijnde alles mogelijck voor haeren heere geberght worde gelijck dat behoort.161
Welcke reeden geeijndight sijnde, hebben de voorsz onderofficieren geseght het aen haer debvoir &a. voortaen niet te laeten manqueeren ende daermede affscheijdt genoomen, mitsgaaders den Raadt voorts besig geweest met het aenneemen van de affgedanckte France soldaeten, die tot 35 stx. toe in qualite van soldaeten in Comps. dienst syn aengenoomen tot 7, 8 ende 9 gl. per maandt de meeste ende altemaelen een maandtgeldt op de handt gegeven, neffens elck 1/2 lb. taback als oock voor de naeckte die der onder sijn wadt cledinge ende hemden &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fordt de Goede Hope datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Ende dewijle vooraengetogen capt. Veron ende monsr. Gilton ons oock hebben voorgedraegen dat se dan haer matrosen pleijn meenen te gebruijcken om haer goedt te bergen, dogh dat se mercken haere stuurl., bootsmans, schiemans ende andere scheepsofficianten wat traeg vallen om tot ‘t een en ‘t ander haer debvoir nae behooren te contribueeren ende hij captn. nochtans seer geerne ten alderuijttersten genegen is voor sijn Mr. monsr. La Meljerij eerst al ‘t goedt ende canon te bergen, ende dan te sien off ‘t ledige schip sijn bersten geholpen, noch weder van de strandt soude cunnen gebracht worden, sulcx deselve benevens ‘t bovenstaande oock vrundelijck versoecken, wij haer met onse authoriteijt daarinne mede gelievenwat155 te adsisteeren ende volgens dien de gemelte haere onderofficieren tot hun debvoir wadt ernstig te vermaenen, Soo is om consideratie als vooren deselve sulcx mede toegestaen ende ingevolge daerop versz scheepsofficianten oock doen ontbieden, ende ‘t onderstaande aangeseght, te weeten:
Hoe dat wij van wegen onse Heeren Meesters uijt genegentheijt die wij weeten deselve hebben omme alle naebuurige g’allieerde vrunden ende bijsonderlijck haarl. heer ende meester le seigr. La Meilleray,Mareschal,alle mogelijcke vrundtschap ende courtoisie te doen van den beginne dat haer schip alhier is coomen te stranden, deselve daatelijck ende ten aldereersten met alle vermogen ende bij de handt hebbende middelen hebben getracht te helpen, eerst met een vaertuijgh overlandt op een waegen, tot voor haer schip getrocken om hunne persoonen te salveeren, dewyl het te waater door ‘t harde weder innavigabel ende oock vermits de brandingh niet by ‘t schip te coomen was, Ende t’ zedert oock met een seijl ende roijboodt van de vrijel. te huijr expres den overloop van dien oock uijtgenoomen om haer goederen bij moij weer te mogen bergen daer anders tot Comps. gerief bij de gem. vrijel. d’ eijlanden &a. hier omtrent mede bevaeren, ende veele nodige saacken daermede aengebracht wierden, alle welcke saecken wij (pleijn ende alleen om haar te helpen) voor onse Heeren Meesters lieten stil staen ende achterblijven,
Ende naademaal ons voorcompt mitsgaaders wij oock soo langs soo meer mercken dat sijl. naamentlijck de gem. scheepsonderofficianten ter contrarie haar seer weijnig beijveren in ‘t bergen van hunne meesters goederen ende oock al te luttel haeren capt. in sijn debvoir helpen bystaen ende mainteneeren, boven dat oock de vrijel. van ‘t gemelte vaertuijgh seer claegen over haarl. onordentie die derhalven niet derven met haer vaertuijgh meer aan boordt vaeren, omdat de vaaten, cassen &a. niet met ordre door touwen ende takels affgelaeten maar alles sleghts los van boven neder geworpen ende alsoo niet alleen de goederen maar oock hun vaartuijg aan stuck geholpen ende gants ontramponeert wordt,
Dat sij dierhalven sulcx alles dienen te verbeteren, ende hun onder haar gebiedent opperhooft neerstig ende ordentlijck te comporteeren, ende ingevolge denselve ten alderuijttersten te helpen, om te sien off het ledige schip weder sal cunnen vlodt gecregen worden &a. Ende des onmogelyck bevonden wordende als alles ondersocht is, dat men haar dan voorder sal sien te accommodeeren met dienst naar India, off passagie na ‘t vaderlandt soo als sijl. op ons als dan sullen coomen te versoecken ende buijten nadeel van d’ E. Compe. cunnen g’accordeert worden, maer niet eer voor dat se ons thoonen ende leveren een oprecht handtschrift (van haar alle geteijckent) dat alle mogelijcke middelen ende bijstandt van ons, ende debvoiren van haer gebruijckt sijnde, bevonden is geen cans altoos meer te weesen om het schip van de grondt weder in ‘t vlodt te crijgen, ende volgens dien ‘t selve als een onnudt vrack t’ eenemaal abandonneeren &a. alsoo wij sulcx verstaen in dier vougen alsoo te behooren, ten eijnde onse Heeren Majores t’ allen tijden ten vollen souden cunnen ende mogen bethoonen, onse debvoiren ende gecontribueerde behulpsaamheijt tot: ende in alles gedaen, ten welcken eijnde ende om ons debvoir noch meer te bethoonen oock wel opgepast sal worden dat niemandt anders in Comps. dienst genoomen noch met d’ aancoomende schepen na Batavia sal gelargeert worden, als die haere capt. ende wettighe opperhooffden ons goedtwillig daertoe coomen aenbrengen.
Gelijck oock dat sig niemandt bij eenige particuliere haar begeven.
Noch oock dat sig niemandt sal coomen in de gem. Comps. schepen te versteecken.
Item dat se haar dierhalven oock hoe eer hoe liever haesten, wandt dat men voor haer (door hun lanterfanten hier langh blijvende ende hun cost opraackende) uijt Comps. scheepen geen cost sal cunnen lichten tot verlegentheijt van Comps. veele volck ende schepen in India &a. sullende de Compe. rede ongerieffs genoegh lijden door de consumptie van ‘t volck die den capt. t’ sijner ontlastinge rhede af, ende in Comps. dienst aangenoomen sijn, gelijck oock met de rest als ‘t schip niet sal cunnen gesalveert worde[n]156 wandt wij alhier noch oock Comps. schepen daerop versien en sijn, als brengende deselve sooveel volcx uijt als voor de schepen ende India in overvloedt ten vollen noodig is, ende cost l’ advenant, sulcx sij uijt dese reden dan wel verstaen conden dat alles pleijn tot haarder accommodatie alleen geschieden.157 Ende wij dies ten vollen sullen trachten te betoonen dat wij genegen blijven alle behulpmiddelen te contribueeren, ende dat oock met neerstigheijt ende debvoiren, des sijl. haar danoock158 niet min gelieven te beneerstigen, ende ‘t welck wij daeromme willen doen op dat haren Heere le seignr. de Maejlleray, niet soude ergens over te claegen hebben, ende voornaementlijck dat men de sijne beledt hadt het goedt te bergen, maer ter contrarie dat den selve159 sal cunnen sien soo claar als de son dat men haer in consideratie van de g’allieerde vrundtschap &a. heeft getracht met alle mogelijcke middelen als voor eijgen broeder te adsisteeren ende accommodeeren ten uijttersten toe &a. ende protesteerende dierhalven van alle hinder ende schaede niet door ons maer (eenige vallende) door haar onder officianten indiligentie160 &a. te resulteeren, alsoo den capt. Verons naerstigheijt oock ten vollen in alles is blijckende, ende sijl. derhalven hebben op te passen alle debvoiren met hem aen te wenden, ten eijnde alles mogelijck voor haeren heere geberght worde gelijck dat behoort.161
Welcke reeden geeijndight sijnde, hebben de voorsz onderofficieren geseght het aen haer debvoir &a. voortaen niet te laeten manqueeren ende daermede affscheijdt genoomen, mitsgaaders den Raadt voorts besig geweest met het aenneemen van de affgedanckte France soldaeten, die tot 35 stx. toe in qualite van soldaeten in Comps. dienst syn aengenoomen tot 7, 8 ende 9 gl. per maandt de meeste ende altemaelen een maandtgeldt op de handt gegeven, neffens elck 1/2 lb. taback als oock voor de naeckte die der onder sijn wadt cledinge ende hemden &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fordt de Goede Hope datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.