Cape Council of Policy
262
1661-03-17
Minute details
- Entry number
- 262
- Date
- 1661-03-17
- Year
- 1661
English translation
As during the last land march finally the long sought after people living to the north called Namaquas were found, according to the report and markings of our people inserted in the diary on the 11th. 195. So, to keep the enthusiasts chaste, it was agreed that the land marchers, 13 strong, head for head, for finding these Namaquas and the markings brought with them, should each be honored with 6 reals of eight in cash, and in addition to pay for the goats brought with them, up to three guilders, and for the young ox up to twelve guilders, in accordance with the promise made to them namely that everything they found or negotiated how civilly it would be for their first voyage to be honored and paid in cash.
Also, to prevent any major setbacks, they should also provide them with a ration of brandy in cash, at the price they would pay from the Company's warehouse. Furthermore, the former chief, the corporal of midshipmen Pieter Cruijthoff, promised to have double the wages earned on this voyage, to have the surplus paid in cash, and to allocate it to the account of extraordinary expenses, in addition to the provisions and merchandise they had received from the aforementioned nation, etc. honored and consumed, all of which appears to be proper.196
And although the King of Saldanhar, Oedasoa, seems to have little inclination to send some people to the aforementioned Namaquas (his enemies) to offer peace, which peace they have promised ours to accept, if Oedasoa would send only two or three men with us for that purpose. It has been resolved, however, that they will understand Oedasoa's intention to do so, or not, to make another expedition to the aforementioned Namaquas before the regency, with a respectful reverence for the King and his three sons, plus some of the principal ones, in order to make them all the more inclined to us and to lure them back here, or at least some of them, to receive them well here and with assurance of protecting them from the Saldanhars, their enemies, especially since much of the bought cloth of the French clergy, the most sort, was drawn especially among this people, as were red caps and red cloth to make such caps, which were therefore sought out as much as possible among the people and the worst against 1/2 Ra. to be paid, more expensively the advenant: to show the aforementioned nation, first of all, how they can be accommodated, since they appear to be an active people, who trade with others deeper in the country and perhaps have more with them, as one has only recently learned.
And after this expedition, the surgeon-in-chief Pieter van Meerhoff, who gave the description of the last expedition and was the second, and who also knows how to deal with this people very well, is again offered. It is understood that he will be present there as head, with another eight people, mostly from the last enthusiasts, who also offer their services with him.
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:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Also, to prevent any major setbacks, they should also provide them with a ration of brandy in cash, at the price they would pay from the Company's warehouse. Furthermore, the former chief, the corporal of midshipmen Pieter Cruijthoff, promised to have double the wages earned on this voyage, to have the surplus paid in cash, and to allocate it to the account of extraordinary expenses, in addition to the provisions and merchandise they had received from the aforementioned nation, etc. honored and consumed, all of which appears to be proper.196
And although the King of Saldanhar, Oedasoa, seems to have little inclination to send some people to the aforementioned Namaquas (his enemies) to offer peace, which peace they have promised ours to accept, if Oedasoa would send only two or three men with us for that purpose. It has been resolved, however, that they will understand Oedasoa's intention to do so, or not, to make another expedition to the aforementioned Namaquas before the regency, with a respectful reverence for the King and his three sons, plus some of the principal ones, in order to make them all the more inclined to us and to lure them back here, or at least some of them, to receive them well here and with assurance of protecting them from the Saldanhars, their enemies, especially since much of the bought cloth of the French clergy, the most sort, was drawn especially among this people, as were red caps and red cloth to make such caps, which were therefore sought out as much as possible among the people and the worst against 1/2 Ra. to be paid, more expensively the advenant: to show the aforementioned nation, first of all, how they can be accommodated, since they appear to be an active people, who trade with others deeper in the country and perhaps have more with them, as one has only recently learned.
And after this expedition, the surgeon-in-chief Pieter van Meerhoff, who gave the description of the last expedition and was the second, and who also knows how to deal with this people very well, is again offered. It is understood that he will be present there as head, with another eight people, mostly from the last enthusiasts, who also offer their services with him.
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:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo bij den jongst gedaene lantreijse eijntlijck de langh nae gesoghte volckeren om de noort wonende genaempt Namaquas sijn opgevonden conform ‘t rapport ende teijckenen van ons volck op den 11en in ‘tdaghregister195 g’insereert, Soo is om de liefhebbers couragieus te houden, goetgevonden de lantreijsers, 13 sterck, hooft voor hooft voor ‘t opvinden van dese Namaquas ende de teijckenen daervan mede gebracht, te vereeren elck met 6 realen van achten contant ende daerenboven ‘t mede gebrachte bockjen te betalen tot drie guldens, ende ‘t jonge osjen tot twaelff guldens, conform de belofte aen deselve gedaen namentlyck dat al ‘t gene sij opvonden ofte negotieerden hoe civiel het was haer de eerste reijse soude vereert ende in contant betaelt worden,
Gelijck dan oock haer te goet gehouden rantsoen brandewijn, om al te groote debauche voor te coomen mede verstaen is haer in comptant goet te doen nae de prys als deselve uijt Compagnies packhuijs vercocht wort; mitsgaders ‘t gewesene opperhooft den corporael van d’ adelborsten Pieter Cruijthoff volgens belofte dese toght dubbelde gagie gewonnen hebbende, dat surplus mede in comptant te laten betalen, ende alles stellen op reeck. van extraordinaire oncosten, beneffens ‘t gene van de mede gehadt hebbende provisien ende coopmanschappen aen de voorsz natie &a. vereert ende verteert is, op dat alles blijcke naer behooren.196
Ende alhoewel den Coningh der Saldanhars Oedasoa weijnigh genegentheijt schijnt te hebben: om aen de voorsz Namaquas (sijne vijanden) eenigh volck te senden tot aenbiedinge van vrede, welcke vrede sijluijden aen d’ onse belooft hebben t’ accepteren, als Oedasoa maer 2 a 3 man tot dien eijnde met ons mede derwaerts sond, Soo is echter geresolveer[t] ‘t sij Oedasoa daertoe verstaen wil off niet, voor de regentijt eevenwel noch een toght na de voorsz Namaquas te doen, met een aensienelijcke vereering voor den Coningh ende sijn drie Zoonen, beneffens eenige van de principaelste, omme hun daerdoor te meer tot ons genegen te maken ende herwaerts af te locken, off ten minsten eenige gecommitteerde van deselve, om die wat wel alhier te onthaelen &a. met verseeckeringe van haer voor de Saldanhars hunne vijanden te bewaeren te meer dewijle veele van de gecochte craelen der France geestelijckheijt de meeste soorte bijsonder onder dit volck getrocken is, als oock rode mutsen ende root laecken om sodanige mutsen van te maken die daeromme sooveel mogelijck onder ‘t volck opgesocht ende de slegste tegen 1/2 Ra. betaelt worden, costelijcker l’ advenant: om de gemelte natie al ten eersten te thoonen hoe dat men haer van alles sal cunnen accommoderen dewijle het een actijff volck bevonden wort, die dieper in ‘t lant met ander luijden handel drijven ende misschien meer by haer hebben, als men noch voor eerst wel heeft cunnen vernemen.
Ende nademael tot dese toght sigh dan weder aenbied den onderchirurgijn Pieter van Meerhoff welcke de beschrijvinge van de laeste toght heeft gehouden ende de tweede is geweest, mitsgaders met dit volck seer wel weet om te gaen, Is verstaen hem jegenwoordigh daertoe als hooft te admitteren, met noch 8 persoonen meest van de laeste liefhebbers die met hem hunnen dienst daertoe ook aenbieden.
Aldus gedaen 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:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Gelijck dan oock haer te goet gehouden rantsoen brandewijn, om al te groote debauche voor te coomen mede verstaen is haer in comptant goet te doen nae de prys als deselve uijt Compagnies packhuijs vercocht wort; mitsgaders ‘t gewesene opperhooft den corporael van d’ adelborsten Pieter Cruijthoff volgens belofte dese toght dubbelde gagie gewonnen hebbende, dat surplus mede in comptant te laten betalen, ende alles stellen op reeck. van extraordinaire oncosten, beneffens ‘t gene van de mede gehadt hebbende provisien ende coopmanschappen aen de voorsz natie &a. vereert ende verteert is, op dat alles blijcke naer behooren.196
Ende alhoewel den Coningh der Saldanhars Oedasoa weijnigh genegentheijt schijnt te hebben: om aen de voorsz Namaquas (sijne vijanden) eenigh volck te senden tot aenbiedinge van vrede, welcke vrede sijluijden aen d’ onse belooft hebben t’ accepteren, als Oedasoa maer 2 a 3 man tot dien eijnde met ons mede derwaerts sond, Soo is echter geresolveer[t] ‘t sij Oedasoa daertoe verstaen wil off niet, voor de regentijt eevenwel noch een toght na de voorsz Namaquas te doen, met een aensienelijcke vereering voor den Coningh ende sijn drie Zoonen, beneffens eenige van de principaelste, omme hun daerdoor te meer tot ons genegen te maken ende herwaerts af te locken, off ten minsten eenige gecommitteerde van deselve, om die wat wel alhier te onthaelen &a. met verseeckeringe van haer voor de Saldanhars hunne vijanden te bewaeren te meer dewijle veele van de gecochte craelen der France geestelijckheijt de meeste soorte bijsonder onder dit volck getrocken is, als oock rode mutsen ende root laecken om sodanige mutsen van te maken die daeromme sooveel mogelijck onder ‘t volck opgesocht ende de slegste tegen 1/2 Ra. betaelt worden, costelijcker l’ advenant: om de gemelte natie al ten eersten te thoonen hoe dat men haer van alles sal cunnen accommoderen dewijle het een actijff volck bevonden wort, die dieper in ‘t lant met ander luijden handel drijven ende misschien meer by haer hebben, als men noch voor eerst wel heeft cunnen vernemen.
Ende nademael tot dese toght sigh dan weder aenbied den onderchirurgijn Pieter van Meerhoff welcke de beschrijvinge van de laeste toght heeft gehouden ende de tweede is geweest, mitsgaders met dit volck seer wel weet om te gaen, Is verstaen hem jegenwoordigh daertoe als hooft te admitteren, met noch 8 persoonen meest van de laeste liefhebbers die met hem hunnen dienst daertoe ook aenbieden.
Aldus gedaen 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:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.