Cape Council of Policy
256
1661-01-24
Minute details
- Entry number
- 256
- Date
- 1661-01-24
- Year
- 1661
English translation
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that most of the landtravelers (having been abroad) had no such desire, and showed much less of the zeal they had shown upon their departure, unlike Jan Danckart, the chief, and the provisional sub-curge Pieter van Meerhoff, along with only two or three others, and that these, of the rest of their subordinates, were therefore rather unruly and unwilling, and had been tormented, according to the evidence revealed in everyone's presence. For these and many other reasons, the promised double wages, etc., could not be understood. to pay differently than Chief Jan Danckart, but regarding their over-reserved brandy ration, that to prevent any major debacle, it will be provided in cash, at the price they pay when the E. Compe. is sold from the warehouse and Jan Danckart doubles it.
And noted by the municipality. in order the journey turned out to be relatively fruitless, which otherwise proved to be an exceptionally good success, since our people were so far away that they saw the fires of the Namaquas, even on their way back. Also spoken of were such people who had not been away for 4 days and who would have been able to join us, if they thought that in 1 or 2 days' journey it would be possible to travel from here in 20 to 25 days at the longest. So it was decided to resume the journey and to use the corporal of the midshipman Pieter Cruythoff Comps as head of the land travelers. The architect, who has given proof of his reluctance and is offering his services to that end, must also carry out the tasks in better order and maintain the required reluctance among the people, in addition to hoping to recover what remained stuck in the previous journey. To which end, the aforementioned Jan Danckart and Meerhoff, under the aforementioned Cruijthoff's observation, also give good hope, and according to that, in addition to this, to seek out the permitted people of their choice, up to a total of 13, in order to be able to travel again first, etc.
And since the aforementioned Pieter Meerhoff has been keeping watch over the sub-curatorial site here for two years now, both here at the fort and outside, and throughout the countryside on expeditions, etc., it is understood that the following deed should be granted to him, namely:
Pieter van Meerhoff from Coppenhagen arrived here on... 1659, March 22nd, with the ship Princes Royael, 9 guilders per soldier, which since its arrival here has been used as a surgeon's surrogate both at the fort and inland, and on various expeditions, etc., and having given proof of his capacity everywhere, a reward of twenty guilders monthly, commencing on this date, was hereby confirmed and added to his request and ability as a surgeon's surrogate, at the first of this month.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
And noted by the municipality. in order the journey turned out to be relatively fruitless, which otherwise proved to be an exceptionally good success, since our people were so far away that they saw the fires of the Namaquas, even on their way back. Also spoken of were such people who had not been away for 4 days and who would have been able to join us, if they thought that in 1 or 2 days' journey it would be possible to travel from here in 20 to 25 days at the longest. So it was decided to resume the journey and to use the corporal of the midshipman Pieter Cruythoff Comps as head of the land travelers. The architect, who has given proof of his reluctance and is offering his services to that end, must also carry out the tasks in better order and maintain the required reluctance among the people, in addition to hoping to recover what remained stuck in the previous journey. To which end, the aforementioned Jan Danckart and Meerhoff, under the aforementioned Cruijthoff's observation, also give good hope, and according to that, in addition to this, to seek out the permitted people of their choice, up to a total of 13, in order to be able to travel again first, etc.
And since the aforementioned Pieter Meerhoff has been keeping watch over the sub-curatorial site here for two years now, both here at the fort and outside, and throughout the countryside on expeditions, etc., it is understood that the following deed should be granted to him, namely:
Pieter van Meerhoff from Coppenhagen arrived here on... 1659, March 22nd, with the ship Princes Royael, 9 guilders per soldier, which since its arrival here has been used as a surgeon's surrogate both at the fort and inland, and on various expeditions, etc., and having given proof of his capacity everywhere, a reward of twenty guilders monthly, commencing on this date, was hereby confirmed and added to his request and ability as a surgeon's surrogate, at the first of this month.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij nader informatie ondervonden sijnde dat de meeste van de lantreijssers (buijten sijnde geweest) soo gedoen lust niet hebben gehadt, ende veel min sulcken ijver gethoont als haer op hun vertreck wel lieten blijcken, anders als de persoonen Jan Danckart het opperhooft ende den provisionelen ondercherurgijn Pieter van Meerhoff, neffens noch maer 2 a 3 andere, ende dat deselve daerom van de rest harer onderhorige onneerstige ende onwillige al vrij wat sijn gefexeert, ende gequelt geweest volgens de blijcken in aller presentie openbaer geworden, Soo is om die ende meer andre redenen niet cunnen verstaan worden, deselve de toegeseijde belofte van dubbelde gagie &a. toe te leggen anders als het opperhooft Jan Danckart doch aangaande haer te goet gehouden rantsoen brandewijn, dat hun dat om al te groote debauche te prevenieren, in contant sal verstreckt worden, na de prijs als se d’ E. Compe. uijt ‘t magasijn is vercopende ende Jan Danckart dubbelt.
Ende gemerckt dan door gem. inordentie de reijse weder genoeghsaem vruchteloos is uijtgevallen die anders sigh van een bijsonder goet succes heeft verthoont, vermits ons volck alsoo verde sijn geweest dat se de vuijren van de Namaquas hebben gesien, selfs in ‘t wederom keeren herwaerts, Item oock gesproocken sodanig volck die der geen 4 daagen noch waeren afgeweest, ende d’ onse souden hebben cunnen bijbrengen, soo sij meenden in 1 a 2 daegen reijsens, invougen het van hier in 20 a 25 dagen ten langsten soude te bereijsen sijn, Soo is goetgevonden de reijse weder te hervatten, ende over de lantreijsers als hooft te gebruycken den corporael van d’ adelborsten Pieter Cruythoff Comps. bouwmeester welcke preuve van ontsagh gegeven heeft ende sijn dienst daartoe is aenbiedende, mitsgaders moet heeft de saacken in beter ordre uijt te voeren ende ‘t ver-eijste ontsagh onder ‘t volck wel te houden, neffens hope voorts op te doen het gene in de vorige toght is blijven steecken, Waertoe voorn. geroerden177 Jan Danckart ende Meerhoff onder voorsz Cruijthoffs gesagh oock goede hope geven, ende volgens dien beneffens deselve toegestaen volck na hun sin tot 13 in getal uijt te soecken: om ten aldereersten weder op reijs te mogen gaen &a.
Ende nadien voorsz Pieter Meerhoff hier ter plaatse nu bij de 2 jaeren de ondercherurgijnsplaetse tot contentement wel heeft waergenomen soo wel hier aen ‘t fort als oock buyten ende overal ten plattenlande op uijttoghten &a., soo is billick verstaen hem daervan navolgende acte te verlenen, te weten:
Pieter van Meerhoff van Coppenhagen hier te lande gecoomen ao. 1659 den 22en Meert met ‘t schip Princes Roijael voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke zedert sijn aanwesen alhier tot onderchirurgijn is gebruijckt soo aen ‘t fort als in ‘t landt, ende op verscheijde uijttoghten &a., ende dies overal preuve van syn capaciteijt gegeven hebbende, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaamheijt in de gem. qualite van ondercherurgijn geconfirmeert ende toegevought een belooninge van twintigh guldens maandelijcx primo deser ingaande.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Ende gemerckt dan door gem. inordentie de reijse weder genoeghsaem vruchteloos is uijtgevallen die anders sigh van een bijsonder goet succes heeft verthoont, vermits ons volck alsoo verde sijn geweest dat se de vuijren van de Namaquas hebben gesien, selfs in ‘t wederom keeren herwaerts, Item oock gesproocken sodanig volck die der geen 4 daagen noch waeren afgeweest, ende d’ onse souden hebben cunnen bijbrengen, soo sij meenden in 1 a 2 daegen reijsens, invougen het van hier in 20 a 25 dagen ten langsten soude te bereijsen sijn, Soo is goetgevonden de reijse weder te hervatten, ende over de lantreijsers als hooft te gebruycken den corporael van d’ adelborsten Pieter Cruythoff Comps. bouwmeester welcke preuve van ontsagh gegeven heeft ende sijn dienst daartoe is aenbiedende, mitsgaders moet heeft de saacken in beter ordre uijt te voeren ende ‘t ver-eijste ontsagh onder ‘t volck wel te houden, neffens hope voorts op te doen het gene in de vorige toght is blijven steecken, Waertoe voorn. geroerden177 Jan Danckart ende Meerhoff onder voorsz Cruijthoffs gesagh oock goede hope geven, ende volgens dien beneffens deselve toegestaen volck na hun sin tot 13 in getal uijt te soecken: om ten aldereersten weder op reijs te mogen gaen &a.
Ende nadien voorsz Pieter Meerhoff hier ter plaatse nu bij de 2 jaeren de ondercherurgijnsplaetse tot contentement wel heeft waergenomen soo wel hier aen ‘t fort als oock buyten ende overal ten plattenlande op uijttoghten &a., soo is billick verstaen hem daervan navolgende acte te verlenen, te weten:
Pieter van Meerhoff van Coppenhagen hier te lande gecoomen ao. 1659 den 22en Meert met ‘t schip Princes Roijael voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke zedert sijn aanwesen alhier tot onderchirurgijn is gebruijckt soo aen ‘t fort als in ‘t landt, ende op verscheijde uijttoghten &a., ende dies overal preuve van syn capaciteijt gegeven hebbende, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaamheijt in de gem. qualite van ondercherurgijn geconfirmeert ende toegevought een belooninge van twintigh guldens maandelijcx primo deser ingaande.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.