Cape Council of Policy
251
1660-08-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 251
- Date
- 1660-08-12
- Year
- 1660
English translation
The skipper and pilots of the galley Perkijt, having requested the bounty set forth in the general article-brief from the E. Compe. for the urgent voyages to India, and noting that the said galley was made and destined by My Lords on the 17th, and that it had therefore also been sent expressly for the service of this residency & according to which it was not possible to go to Batavia, Moreover no reason could be found why the general chiefs more than others of the premium, up to this place, being 2/3 of the journey would be hidden, especially since they will have to brave sailing here on very bad and crappy waters (which almost the whole world is against its grain). Therefore: to encourage them all the more, the common premium to be enjoyed on 2/3 of the voyage, being that with the 6 months on Batavia amounts to 600 guilders, and according to that, up to here 400 guilders, because having sailed further, at seven weeks still had nothing left, within which time it was often sailed, moreover the ship would also have been here sooner, if it had not been tied so low that in order not to get water across, its topsails seldom could have sailed at the slightest topsail breeze, or it was each time filled with water, so that according to their unanimous statement several times (the water not being able to release quickly enough) they thought of that flooding. Sinking, such a sluice. They also often had to resort to dredging before the wind, to the detriment of navigation, as recently became apparent here in the country, unable to keep up due to the rough sea for reasons of fresh air, often leaving before the wind and finally occupying this wall, they had to enter Hout Bay to salvage it, otherwise it would not have been able to bulwark but would have touched the wall.
To remedy this dangerous defect, several conferences were held not only with the aforementioned chiefs but also with those of the Musquat Tree, located here near the common galley, and in the presence of the Commander and the Council, along with both ship's master carpenters, etc. inspected and it was unanimously decided that it would not be better to help by introducing an overflow somewhat higher than the present one, while demolishing the planks except for the beams of the present overflow, to reuse them above or elsewhere and leaving the old framework of beams etc. in its entirety and as load beams under the new overflow to be laid, so as not to harm the ship in the least, but to ensure that it can be used by the community. to take over less water and also more, and to have better discharge, as well as to be able to carry the proper seal, which now, because of the freshness of the overflow, it must be spared, and therefore it would not be possible to stay on the bank for any time: but because of that it would be unfortunate to come to grief at some time. So, after various conferences and deliberations, it was finally unanimously resolved to have the same in form as before (regarding the raising of the overflow) rebuilt, and according to that order to have the ribs and other necessary maintenance in the forest firstly made by the free woodsman Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen. to prepare to take on that job sooner and to be able to perform the required service of the ship more quickly.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope, on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ISBRANT VAN BANCKEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER DANIELSEN.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
To remedy this dangerous defect, several conferences were held not only with the aforementioned chiefs but also with those of the Musquat Tree, located here near the common galley, and in the presence of the Commander and the Council, along with both ship's master carpenters, etc. inspected and it was unanimously decided that it would not be better to help by introducing an overflow somewhat higher than the present one, while demolishing the planks except for the beams of the present overflow, to reuse them above or elsewhere and leaving the old framework of beams etc. in its entirety and as load beams under the new overflow to be laid, so as not to harm the ship in the least, but to ensure that it can be used by the community. to take over less water and also more, and to have better discharge, as well as to be able to carry the proper seal, which now, because of the freshness of the overflow, it must be spared, and therefore it would not be possible to stay on the bank for any time: but because of that it would be unfortunate to come to grief at some time. So, after various conferences and deliberations, it was finally unanimously resolved to have the same in form as before (regarding the raising of the overflow) rebuilt, and according to that order to have the ribs and other necessary maintenance in the forest firstly made by the free woodsman Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen. to prepare to take on that job sooner and to be able to perform the required service of the ship more quickly.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope, on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ISBRANT VAN BANCKEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER DANIELSEN.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den schipper ende stuurluijden van ‘t galjot de Perkijt , versocht hebbende om de premie bij d’ E. Compe. in den generaelen articulbrieff gestelt, op de spoedige voyagies naer India, Ende gemerckt voorsz galjot bij Myn Heeren de 17e gemaeckt ende gedestineert, mitsgaders daeromme oock expres gesonden is, tot dienst van dese residentie &a. volgens dien niet en staet nae Batavia te gaen, Item oock dat geen reden cunnen gevonden worden, waeromme de gem. opperhooffden meer als and’re van de premie, tot dese plaetse toe, sijnde 2/3 van de reijs souden versteecken sijn, te min dewijle deselve hier op een seer slegt ende crap vaerwaeter (‘t welck al de werelt schier tegen de borst staet) hun sullen moeten getroosten te vaeren, Soo is: om haer daerinne te meer aen te moedigen goetgevonden hun de gem. premie op 2/3 van de reijs gereeckent te laeten genieten, sijnde die met de 6 maanden op Batavia compt167 600 gl., ende volgens dien tot hier 400 gl., vermits vorder gevaeren hebbende bij de seven weecken noch overigh hadden, binnen welcke tijt het veeltijts wel overgeseijlt wort, boven dat het scheepjen oock wel eerder soude hier geweest hebben, indien ‘t soo laeg niet verbonden had geweest dat om geen waeter over te crijgen, selden seijn marsseijls bij eenige de minste topseijlscoelte heeft cunnen voeren off wierd’ t’ elckens vol waeter gesmeten, sodaenigh dat conform haer eenpaerige verclaeringe al verscheijden maelen (‘t waeter niet haestig genough cunnende losen) hebben gemeent van die overstolping168 te sincken, sulcx sijl. oock menigmael dieswegen hebben moeten voor de wint lensen tot verachteringe der voijagie, gelijck laast noch gebleecken hier onder ‘t lant door de grove zee om versz oorsaecken niet hebbende cunnen bijhouden, veeltijts voor de wint wegh ende eijndelyck noch op dese wal beset sijnde, moeten de Houtbaij om haer te salveeren inlopen, soudende het anders niet cunnen bolwercken maer tegen de wal aengeraeckt hebben,
Om welck dangereus gebreck te verbeteren dan verscheijde conferentien gehouden synde niet alleen met de opperhooffden bovengemelt maer oock met die van de Musquaetboom hier bij ‘t gem. galjot gelegen, ende in presentie van den Commandeur en de Raet neffens beijder scheepsoppertimmerluijden &a. gevisiteert ende alsoo eenpaerig g’oordeelt sijnde dat het niet beter te helpen soude sijn, als met een overloop wat hoger als den jegenwoordigen daerin te brengen, mits slopende de plancken behalven de lijffhouten van den jegenwoordigen overloop, om boven off elders weder te gebruijcken ende ‘t oude verbant der balcken &a. in syn geheel ende als lastbalcken leggen latende, onder den versz nieuw te leggen overloop, om ‘t scheepjen daerdoor emmers ‘t alderminste niet te krencken, maer eenlijck te maecken dat het door gem. middel te min waeter overneemen ende oock te meer, ende beter losinge hebben als mede het behoorlijcke seyl sal mogen voeren, ‘t welck het nu om de versz cuijlagtigheijt des overloops moet spaeren, ende daerom t’ eeniger tijt op de wal benart sijnde niet soude cunnen affleggen: maer daerdoor wel ellendigh t’ eeniger tijt comen te verongelucken, Soo is nae verscheyden gehouden conferentien ende deliberatien eijndelijck eenstemmig geresolveert ‘t selve in forme als vooren (aangaande ‘t verhoogen van den overloop) alsoo te laaten vertimmeren, ende volgens dien ordre te stellen om de ribben ende ander houdtwercken daertoe nodig in ‘t bos by den vrij houtsaeger Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen ten eersten te laeten prepareeren om hoe eer hoe liever aen dat werck te vallen ende de vereijsschenden dienst van ‘t scheepjen te spoediger te mogen trecken.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten daege ende jaare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ISBRANT VAN BANCKEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER DANIELSEN.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Om welck dangereus gebreck te verbeteren dan verscheijde conferentien gehouden synde niet alleen met de opperhooffden bovengemelt maer oock met die van de Musquaetboom hier bij ‘t gem. galjot gelegen, ende in presentie van den Commandeur en de Raet neffens beijder scheepsoppertimmerluijden &a. gevisiteert ende alsoo eenpaerig g’oordeelt sijnde dat het niet beter te helpen soude sijn, als met een overloop wat hoger als den jegenwoordigen daerin te brengen, mits slopende de plancken behalven de lijffhouten van den jegenwoordigen overloop, om boven off elders weder te gebruijcken ende ‘t oude verbant der balcken &a. in syn geheel ende als lastbalcken leggen latende, onder den versz nieuw te leggen overloop, om ‘t scheepjen daerdoor emmers ‘t alderminste niet te krencken, maer eenlijck te maecken dat het door gem. middel te min waeter overneemen ende oock te meer, ende beter losinge hebben als mede het behoorlijcke seyl sal mogen voeren, ‘t welck het nu om de versz cuijlagtigheijt des overloops moet spaeren, ende daerom t’ eeniger tijt op de wal benart sijnde niet soude cunnen affleggen: maer daerdoor wel ellendigh t’ eeniger tijt comen te verongelucken, Soo is nae verscheyden gehouden conferentien ende deliberatien eijndelijck eenstemmig geresolveert ‘t selve in forme als vooren (aangaande ‘t verhoogen van den overloop) alsoo te laaten vertimmeren, ende volgens dien ordre te stellen om de ribben ende ander houdtwercken daertoe nodig in ‘t bos by den vrij houtsaeger Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen ten eersten te laeten prepareeren om hoe eer hoe liever aen dat werck te vallen ende de vereijsschenden dienst van ‘t scheepjen te spoediger te mogen trecken.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten daege ende jaare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ISBRANT VAN BANCKEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER DANIELSEN.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.