Cape Council of Policy
255
1660-12-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 255
- Date
- 1660-12-13
- Year
- 1660
English translation
By the Commander in the journey most recently made with the Parkitjen to the Saldanhabaij &a. having experienced the particular inconvenient nature of the same bay for passing return ships (a frequent occurrence annually) to come back here temporarily, besides the fact that there is no good water at all to be found there, nor is there the slightest land suitable for planting fruits for any refreshment, etc., and on the other hand, considering the better and very ready opportunities of the islands of Seal and Badger to be able to come up here from there quite quickly, the Council, after consultation of the matter, deemed it highly necessary and entirely expedient, and consequently also approved, first of all to send the Perkytje back to the aforementioned islands, expressly with that order to once again thoroughly investigate the grounds surrounding it and record how and where the returning ships drifting past (which happens most often every year) can best and most conveniently shelter from the strong southerly and south-easterly winds, so that after the strong winds pass, they can set sail with west, south-westerly, and westerly, northerly, and northwesterly airs (often arriving unexpectedly)174 on the cleared weather and quickly arrive in this Table Bay. The substitute skipper Pieter Danielsz Coocker, who had succeeded skipper Isbrant van Bancken, who had departed for Batavia, as well as the second mate Christoffel Handelman, who had succeeded the first mate on the aforementioned galley, had requested the Commander and Council to improve their wages to average quality. Therefore, considering their sufficiency and good remuneration, etc., it was approved to grant them the following deeds:
Pieter Danielsz Coocker, from Bommel, arrived here on July 27th, passing through on the galley Parkyt, for first mate 48 guilders. Monthly, present due to the departure of skipper Isbrant van Bancken, provisional skipper on the same galley, which had been in this position since October 28th, and having been satisfied with his performance, he was absolutely confirmed, at his request and in accordance with the required competence, in the aforementioned skipper's capacity, and, in accordance with the general article of the charter (according to the order of Our Lords Masters), a remuneration of sixty guilders per month per month was added by halving his wages. January coming into effect and remaining bound to serve out his time for this purpose.
Christoffel Handelman from IJburg arrived here on July 27th by passage with the galley "De Parkijt," for second mate at 32 guilders per month, which, since the surrogacy of first mate Pieter Danielsz Coocker to the skipper's place, has been satisfactory, is therefore confirmed at his request and required competence in the average capacity of first mate, and, according to the general article of the contract, a remuneration of forty guilders per month is added to the wages, with a halving of the next New Year, starting next year and remaining obligated to serve out his time for this purpose.
Maerten Jansz van Hoogcaspel from the region arrived here on the 27th of July passing through with the galley De Perkiet for quartermaster at 14 guilders, which was used by the chiefs there for most of the entire voyage as cock and butler, in the person of Jacob Albertsz Camp of Amsterdam (whom she found unsuitable for the purpose and therefore discharged from that place). Thus it is that the aforementioned Maerten Jansz, on the testimony of the said chiefs, in the aforementioned office of cock and butler is hereby confirmed and added a reward of twenty guilders per month, being 1 guilder. more than halving of wages,176 effective October 28, 1660, and remaining bound to serve out his time for that purpose.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1660.
Pieter Danielsz Coocker, from Bommel, arrived here on July 27th, passing through on the galley Parkyt, for first mate 48 guilders. Monthly, present due to the departure of skipper Isbrant van Bancken, provisional skipper on the same galley, which had been in this position since October 28th, and having been satisfied with his performance, he was absolutely confirmed, at his request and in accordance with the required competence, in the aforementioned skipper's capacity, and, in accordance with the general article of the charter (according to the order of Our Lords Masters), a remuneration of sixty guilders per month per month was added by halving his wages. January coming into effect and remaining bound to serve out his time for this purpose.
Christoffel Handelman from IJburg arrived here on July 27th by passage with the galley "De Parkijt," for second mate at 32 guilders per month, which, since the surrogacy of first mate Pieter Danielsz Coocker to the skipper's place, has been satisfactory, is therefore confirmed at his request and required competence in the average capacity of first mate, and, according to the general article of the contract, a remuneration of forty guilders per month is added to the wages, with a halving of the next New Year, starting next year and remaining obligated to serve out his time for this purpose.
Maerten Jansz van Hoogcaspel from the region arrived here on the 27th of July passing through with the galley De Perkiet for quartermaster at 14 guilders, which was used by the chiefs there for most of the entire voyage as cock and butler, in the person of Jacob Albertsz Camp of Amsterdam (whom she found unsuitable for the purpose and therefore discharged from that place). Thus it is that the aforementioned Maerten Jansz, on the testimony of the said chiefs, in the aforementioned office of cock and butler is hereby confirmed and added a reward of twenty guilders per month, being 1 guilder. more than halving of wages,176 effective October 28, 1660, and remaining bound to serve out his time for that purpose.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1660.
Original Dutch transcription
By den Commandeur in de reijse jongst gedaen met het Parkitjen nae de Saldanhabaij &a. ondervonden hebbende de bijsondere ongelegentheyt van deselve baij, om van daer voor verbydrijvende retourschepen (jaarlijcx veel gebeurende) tijdelyck genouch, weder herwaerts op te coomen, boven datter oock gantsch geen goet waeter te crygen noch geen ‘t minste lant bequaem is, om vruchten tot eenige ververssinge aen te planten &a., Ende daertegen gesien de beter ende seer gereede schoone gelegentheden van de rheden des Robben ende Dasseneijlants , om van daer Vrij haestigh tot hier te cunnen opcoomen, Soo is by den Raat nae overleg van saecken hoognoodig jae t’ eenemael dienstig g’acht, mitsgaeders ingevolge oock goetgevonden, ten aldereersten ‘t Perkytjen nae de voorsz eijlanden weder aff te senden, Expres met die ordre omme nochmael de gronden rontsom deselve pertinent te ondersoecken ende noteren, hoe ende waer de verbij drijvende retourschepen (alle jaeren meest gebeurende) voor de felle Zuyd ende Z. oostelijcke winden best ende bequaemst op ‘t segourst sullen cunnen beschut leggen om na ‘t overgaen van do. felle winden met west, Z. weste, ende westelijcke, noordelijcke ende noortwesetlijcke luchjens (veeltijts onverdachtaencoomende)174 op ‘t gereetste weder t’ zeijl te gaen ende spoedigh in dese Taefelbay te cunnen opcoomen.
Den gesurrogeerden schipper Pieter Danielsz Coocker in de plaetse van den nae Batavia vertrocken schipper Isbrant van Bancken, als oock den onderstuurman Christoffel Handelman in plaetse van den opperstuurman op voorsz galjot gesuccedeert, by requeste aen den Commandeur ende Raat versocht hebbende de verbeteringe in gagie tot gem. qualiteyten, Soo is, gemerckt derselver suffichantie ende goede comportementen &a., goetgevonden hun naevolgende actens daervan te verleenen te weeten:
Pieter Danielsz Coockervan Bommel175 hier te lande gecoomen den 27en July passato met ‘t galjot de Parkyt voor opperstuurman a 48 gl. maandelijcks, jegenwoordig door ‘t vertreck van den schipper Isbrant van Bancken, provisioneel schipper op ‘t selve galjot, welcke plaetse sedert 28 October verleden, tot genoegen waergenomen hebbende, wort by desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt, in de voorsz schippersqualite absolutelijck geconfirmeert, ende conform den generaelen articulbrieff (nae d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters) by halveringe van gagie toegevoucht een belooninge van sestig guldens maendelijcks pmo. Januarij toecoomende innegaande ende verbonden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Christoffel Handelman van IJburg hier te lande gecoomen den 27en Julij passato met ‘t galjot de Parkijt , voor onderstuurman a 32 gl. ‘s maants, welcke aldaer zedert de surrogatie van den opperstuurman Pieter Danielsz Coocker tot de schippersplaetse, do. opperstuurmansstede tot genougen heeft waergenoomen, wort dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt in de gem. qualite van opperstuurman geconfirmeert ende volgens den generaelen articulbrieff bij halveringh van gagie toegevoucht een belooninge van veertigh guldens maendelycx, nieuwejaer aenstaande ingangh nemende ende gehouden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Maerten Jansz van Hoogcaspel uijtte streeck hier te lande gecoomen den 27en July passato met ‘t galjot de Perkiet voor quartiermeester a 14 gl. welcke meest de gantsche uitreijse door d’ opperhooffden aldaer tot cock ende bottelier gebruijckt sijnde, in de plaetse van den persoon Jacob Albertsz Camp van Amsterdam (bij haerl. daertoe onbequaem gevonden, ende daeromme van die plaatse gedechargeert) Soo is ‘t dat den voorsz Maerten Jansz op de getuijgenisse van de gemelte opperhooffden in de voorsz bedieninge van cock ende bottelier bij desen wort geconfirmeert ende toegevoucht een belooninghe van twintig guldens per maant,synde 1 gl. meer als halveringh van gagie,176 innegaande 28 October passato, ende verbonden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1660.
Den gesurrogeerden schipper Pieter Danielsz Coocker in de plaetse van den nae Batavia vertrocken schipper Isbrant van Bancken, als oock den onderstuurman Christoffel Handelman in plaetse van den opperstuurman op voorsz galjot gesuccedeert, by requeste aen den Commandeur ende Raat versocht hebbende de verbeteringe in gagie tot gem. qualiteyten, Soo is, gemerckt derselver suffichantie ende goede comportementen &a., goetgevonden hun naevolgende actens daervan te verleenen te weeten:
Pieter Danielsz Coockervan Bommel175 hier te lande gecoomen den 27en July passato met ‘t galjot de Parkyt voor opperstuurman a 48 gl. maandelijcks, jegenwoordig door ‘t vertreck van den schipper Isbrant van Bancken, provisioneel schipper op ‘t selve galjot, welcke plaetse sedert 28 October verleden, tot genoegen waergenomen hebbende, wort by desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt, in de voorsz schippersqualite absolutelijck geconfirmeert, ende conform den generaelen articulbrieff (nae d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters) by halveringe van gagie toegevoucht een belooninge van sestig guldens maendelijcks pmo. Januarij toecoomende innegaande ende verbonden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Christoffel Handelman van IJburg hier te lande gecoomen den 27en Julij passato met ‘t galjot de Parkijt , voor onderstuurman a 32 gl. ‘s maants, welcke aldaer zedert de surrogatie van den opperstuurman Pieter Danielsz Coocker tot de schippersplaetse, do. opperstuurmansstede tot genougen heeft waergenoomen, wort dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt in de gem. qualite van opperstuurman geconfirmeert ende volgens den generaelen articulbrieff bij halveringh van gagie toegevoucht een belooninge van veertigh guldens maendelycx, nieuwejaer aenstaande ingangh nemende ende gehouden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Maerten Jansz van Hoogcaspel uijtte streeck hier te lande gecoomen den 27en July passato met ‘t galjot de Perkiet voor quartiermeester a 14 gl. welcke meest de gantsche uitreijse door d’ opperhooffden aldaer tot cock ende bottelier gebruijckt sijnde, in de plaetse van den persoon Jacob Albertsz Camp van Amsterdam (bij haerl. daertoe onbequaem gevonden, ende daeromme van die plaatse gedechargeert) Soo is ‘t dat den voorsz Maerten Jansz op de getuijgenisse van de gemelte opperhooffden in de voorsz bedieninge van cock ende bottelier bij desen wort geconfirmeert ende toegevoucht een belooninghe van twintig guldens per maant,synde 1 gl. meer als halveringh van gagie,176 innegaande 28 October passato, ende verbonden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1660.