Cape Council of Policy
250
1660-07-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 250
- Date
- 1660-07-10
- Year
- 1660
English translation
Considering that since the 28th of June last year, no anchors from the stranded ship in France, nor any others, have been found among those at the Loenen flute, which is why the former have enjoyed very fine and pleasant weather throughout that period up to the present, according to the statement inserted hereinafter.
"We, the undersigned, hereby declare and attest to all the documents on the Loenen flute, to the best of our ability, that we have attempted to fish for three anchors in Taeffel Bay, those of the French frigate stranded there, and that none were found, despite having spent six or seven days trying to find them. Therefore, at the request of Commander Johan van Riebeeck there, this declaration was made, and all of it is signed by us, as having been truly and without fraud. In the spirit of truth, we have signed all of this with our own hands, on the Loenen flute, this 10th of July. 1660, lying in the Taeffel Bay in front of the Fort of Good Hope there, and was marked: JAN SCHRAEL, ABRAHAM BLOM, JAN HENDRICX, CORNELIS HEIJNSEN, the mark of ANDRIES BAERENTSZ, high boatswain, WIJBRANT WIJBES and JILLIS PIETERSZ.165
And it was noted that at this time of year, there can be no suitable weather for anchor fishing for three or four weeks. This afternoon, it turned out that the wind had been blowing rather stiffly out to sea, so that the boats could hardly row along the ground with dredges and heavy weights on the lines, dragging them along the ground. Moreover, the Loenens chiefs also say that the ground at present, because of the N. west winds, it is so rough and stormy that apparently the ropes and anchors would be completely covered under it, so that the ground would not become smooth before the SE east winds blow, and (as far as we know) if then the bay is driven out again or comes to float above, etc. to wait for which, a too long stay is suggested. whistle here. It could not be considered acceptable to stop the whistle any longer or permanently, nor to send it back to Saldanha Bay for cattle trading, as there are currently no people stationed there. However, the parties unanimously resolved to first send it to Batavia, hoping that the galley Perkit, destined for this location, would quickly thunder away, and with that the safety of the blind anchors could be cleared.
It is also understood to beneficate the following persons with such amendments as the deeds below have been granted to them, namely:
Claes Lambertsz van Aelsmeer, who arrived here on the ship Princess Royal on March 22, 1659, for 12 guilders per month, which has since been used as cook, slave, and breader of the people's ration bread. Since he has satisfied himself with this, his request and competence in the aforementioned role of cook and breader are confirmed, and with this, a remuneration of eighteen guilders per month per month is added. In this connection, he has agreed to continue his initial service here for a year.
Pieter Jansz Zampus of Leiden arrived here on the ship Waepen van Hollandt on March 13, 1658, for a ship's wages of 5 guilders per month, which he was as brave as a man, and since then has been at Robben Island as a caretaker of Comp's sheep, pigs, etc., used there, and, according to the testimony of the overseer, has performed the good and necessary services there. This is mentioned in this regard and to further encourage him, also because of his required competence. on syn versoeck improves to 9 gl. monthly pmo. July incoming.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope, date aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL
166
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
"We, the undersigned, hereby declare and attest to all the documents on the Loenen flute, to the best of our ability, that we have attempted to fish for three anchors in Taeffel Bay, those of the French frigate stranded there, and that none were found, despite having spent six or seven days trying to find them. Therefore, at the request of Commander Johan van Riebeeck there, this declaration was made, and all of it is signed by us, as having been truly and without fraud. In the spirit of truth, we have signed all of this with our own hands, on the Loenen flute, this 10th of July. 1660, lying in the Taeffel Bay in front of the Fort of Good Hope there, and was marked: JAN SCHRAEL, ABRAHAM BLOM, JAN HENDRICX, CORNELIS HEIJNSEN, the mark of ANDRIES BAERENTSZ, high boatswain, WIJBRANT WIJBES and JILLIS PIETERSZ.165
And it was noted that at this time of year, there can be no suitable weather for anchor fishing for three or four weeks. This afternoon, it turned out that the wind had been blowing rather stiffly out to sea, so that the boats could hardly row along the ground with dredges and heavy weights on the lines, dragging them along the ground. Moreover, the Loenens chiefs also say that the ground at present, because of the N. west winds, it is so rough and stormy that apparently the ropes and anchors would be completely covered under it, so that the ground would not become smooth before the SE east winds blow, and (as far as we know) if then the bay is driven out again or comes to float above, etc. to wait for which, a too long stay is suggested. whistle here. It could not be considered acceptable to stop the whistle any longer or permanently, nor to send it back to Saldanha Bay for cattle trading, as there are currently no people stationed there. However, the parties unanimously resolved to first send it to Batavia, hoping that the galley Perkit, destined for this location, would quickly thunder away, and with that the safety of the blind anchors could be cleared.
It is also understood to beneficate the following persons with such amendments as the deeds below have been granted to them, namely:
Claes Lambertsz van Aelsmeer, who arrived here on the ship Princess Royal on March 22, 1659, for 12 guilders per month, which has since been used as cook, slave, and breader of the people's ration bread. Since he has satisfied himself with this, his request and competence in the aforementioned role of cook and breader are confirmed, and with this, a remuneration of eighteen guilders per month per month is added. In this connection, he has agreed to continue his initial service here for a year.
Pieter Jansz Zampus of Leiden arrived here on the ship Waepen van Hollandt on March 13, 1658, for a ship's wages of 5 guilders per month, which he was as brave as a man, and since then has been at Robben Island as a caretaker of Comp's sheep, pigs, etc., used there, and, according to the testimony of the overseer, has performed the good and necessary services there. This is mentioned in this regard and to further encourage him, also because of his required competence. on syn versoeck improves to 9 gl. monthly pmo. July incoming.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope, date aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL
166
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien dat zedert den 28en der verleden maent Junij, bij die van ‘t fluijtjen Loenen geen anckers van ‘t France gestrande schip, noch oock eenige and’re en sijn cunnen opgevonden worden, wat debvoiren deselve daeromme in al die tijt tot heeden met seer schoon lieflijck weder hebben gedaen achtervolgens de verclaeringe hier onder g’insereert luijdende als te weeten.
‘Wij ondergeschrevenen jegenwoordig alle bescheijden op ‘t fluijtjen Loenen verclaeren ende attesteeren hoe dat ons debvoir ende beste soo veel by ons doenlijck is geweest hebben gedaen, ons in de Taeffelbaij seecker 3 anckers, die van het Frans fregat aldaer gestrant ende gebleven te vissen, ende deselve niet en hebben gevonden alhoewel 6 a 7 daegen daerover doende syn geweest, Soo is ten versoucke van den Commandeur Johan van Riebeeck aldaer, hier van verleent dese verclaeringe, ende bij ons alle onderteeckent, alsoo ‘t selve waerlijck ende waerachtig sonder fraude is geschiet. In teecken der waerheijt soo hebben dit alles met eijgen handen onderteeckent, in ‘t fluytjen Loenen deesen l0en July ao. 1660, leggende in de Taeffelbay voor het Fort de Goede Hope aldaer, ende was geteijckent: JAN SCHRAEL, ABRAHAM BLOM, JAN HENDRICX, CORNELIS HEIJNSEN, ‘t merck van ANDRIES BAERENTSZ, hoogbootsman, WIJBRANT WIJBES ende JILLIS PIETERSZ.165 ‘
Ende gemerckt het hier om deese tijt van ‘t jaer wel 3 a 4 weken altemet geen bequaem weer can sijn, om nae anckers te vissen gelijck heden naemiddag gebleecken dat het wat stijff uijtter zee heeft gewaijt, sulcx de boots dan quaelijck met dreggen ende swaerte aen de lijnen ende alsoo sleepende langs de gront cunnen voort roijen, boven dat Loenens opperhooffden oock seggen dat de gront jegenwoordig door de N. weste winden soo vol ruyghte ende trombas legt, dat apparent de touwen ende anckers daaronder t’ eenemael souden bedoven sijn waervan de gront niet suijver wort, voordat de Z.Z. oostewinden waijen, ende (soo sijl. meenen) als dan daermede de baij weder uijtgedreven worden offte booven coomen drijven &a. om waernae te wachten, een al te langen verblijff voorgem. fluijt hier maeken soude, Soo is niet cunnen goetgevonden worden ‘t fluitjen Loenen langer ofte altoos daernae op te houden, noch oock op ‘t onseecker tot den veehandel weder naer de Saldanhabaij te senden, alsoo daer jegenwoordig geen volck is leggende: maer eenpaerigh geresolveert ‘t selve ten aldereersten nae Batavia te largeeren op hope het galjodt de Perkit uijt ‘t Patria voor dese plaetse gedestineert haest opdonderen, ende daermede de rheede van de blinde anckers dan gesuijvert cunnen worden sal.
Is mede verstaen naevolgende persoonen te benificeeren met sodaenige verbeteringen als d’ onderstaende actes hun daervan verleent is mede brengende te weeten:
Claes Lambertsz van Aelsmeer, hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip Princes Roijael den 22en Meert ao. 1659 voor bossr. a 12 gl. per maent, welcke t’ zedert tot kock, van Comps. slaeven ende backer van des volcx rantsoenbrooden is gebruijckt, wordt vermits daerinne contentement heeft gedaen, op syn versoeck ende bequaemheyt in de voornoemde bediening van cock ende backer geconfirmeert, ende by desen toegevoegt een belooningh van achthien guldens maendelycx pmo. deser innegaende ende gehouden blyvende daervoor een jaer over sijn eerste verbandt alhier te continueeren.
Pieter Jansz Zampus van Leijden hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip Waepen van Hollandt den 13en Meert ao. 1658 voor hooploper a 5gl. ‘s maants, welcke soo cloeck als een man synde, ende sedert sijn aenwesen op ‘t Robbeneijlandt als mede oppasser op Comps. schaepen ende verckens &a. aldaer gebruijckt mitsgaeders volgens de getuijggenisse van den opsiender aldaer de goede ende vereijssende diensten gedaen heeft, wort ten dien insigte ende om hem daer te meer toe te animeeren als oock vermits desselfs vereyschte bequaemheijt &a. op syn versoeck verbetert tot op 9 gl. ter maant pmo. Julij innegaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL
166
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
‘Wij ondergeschrevenen jegenwoordig alle bescheijden op ‘t fluijtjen Loenen verclaeren ende attesteeren hoe dat ons debvoir ende beste soo veel by ons doenlijck is geweest hebben gedaen, ons in de Taeffelbaij seecker 3 anckers, die van het Frans fregat aldaer gestrant ende gebleven te vissen, ende deselve niet en hebben gevonden alhoewel 6 a 7 daegen daerover doende syn geweest, Soo is ten versoucke van den Commandeur Johan van Riebeeck aldaer, hier van verleent dese verclaeringe, ende bij ons alle onderteeckent, alsoo ‘t selve waerlijck ende waerachtig sonder fraude is geschiet. In teecken der waerheijt soo hebben dit alles met eijgen handen onderteeckent, in ‘t fluytjen Loenen deesen l0en July ao. 1660, leggende in de Taeffelbay voor het Fort de Goede Hope aldaer, ende was geteijckent: JAN SCHRAEL, ABRAHAM BLOM, JAN HENDRICX, CORNELIS HEIJNSEN, ‘t merck van ANDRIES BAERENTSZ, hoogbootsman, WIJBRANT WIJBES ende JILLIS PIETERSZ.165 ‘
Ende gemerckt het hier om deese tijt van ‘t jaer wel 3 a 4 weken altemet geen bequaem weer can sijn, om nae anckers te vissen gelijck heden naemiddag gebleecken dat het wat stijff uijtter zee heeft gewaijt, sulcx de boots dan quaelijck met dreggen ende swaerte aen de lijnen ende alsoo sleepende langs de gront cunnen voort roijen, boven dat Loenens opperhooffden oock seggen dat de gront jegenwoordig door de N. weste winden soo vol ruyghte ende trombas legt, dat apparent de touwen ende anckers daaronder t’ eenemael souden bedoven sijn waervan de gront niet suijver wort, voordat de Z.Z. oostewinden waijen, ende (soo sijl. meenen) als dan daermede de baij weder uijtgedreven worden offte booven coomen drijven &a. om waernae te wachten, een al te langen verblijff voorgem. fluijt hier maeken soude, Soo is niet cunnen goetgevonden worden ‘t fluitjen Loenen langer ofte altoos daernae op te houden, noch oock op ‘t onseecker tot den veehandel weder naer de Saldanhabaij te senden, alsoo daer jegenwoordig geen volck is leggende: maer eenpaerigh geresolveert ‘t selve ten aldereersten nae Batavia te largeeren op hope het galjodt de Perkit uijt ‘t Patria voor dese plaetse gedestineert haest opdonderen, ende daermede de rheede van de blinde anckers dan gesuijvert cunnen worden sal.
Is mede verstaen naevolgende persoonen te benificeeren met sodaenige verbeteringen als d’ onderstaende actes hun daervan verleent is mede brengende te weeten:
Claes Lambertsz van Aelsmeer, hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip Princes Roijael den 22en Meert ao. 1659 voor bossr. a 12 gl. per maent, welcke t’ zedert tot kock, van Comps. slaeven ende backer van des volcx rantsoenbrooden is gebruijckt, wordt vermits daerinne contentement heeft gedaen, op syn versoeck ende bequaemheyt in de voornoemde bediening van cock ende backer geconfirmeert, ende by desen toegevoegt een belooningh van achthien guldens maendelycx pmo. deser innegaende ende gehouden blyvende daervoor een jaer over sijn eerste verbandt alhier te continueeren.
Pieter Jansz Zampus van Leijden hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip Waepen van Hollandt den 13en Meert ao. 1658 voor hooploper a 5gl. ‘s maants, welcke soo cloeck als een man synde, ende sedert sijn aenwesen op ‘t Robbeneijlandt als mede oppasser op Comps. schaepen ende verckens &a. aldaer gebruijckt mitsgaeders volgens de getuijggenisse van den opsiender aldaer de goede ende vereijssende diensten gedaen heeft, wort ten dien insigte ende om hem daer te meer toe te animeeren als oock vermits desselfs vereyschte bequaemheijt &a. op syn versoeck verbetert tot op 9 gl. ter maant pmo. Julij innegaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL
166
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.