Cape Council of Policy
263
1661-03-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 263
- Date
- 1661-03-23
- Year
- 1661
English translation
By private letter from my Lords the Directors from the Caemer Amsterdam dated 11 November 1660 last written to us, hearing their Ed. Orders were issued to maintain a defensive posture here against eight French ships, as rumors emerged that they were about to embark for India from France. It was therefore decided to first have the ten guns, which were lying on the beach near the Southern River in front of the stranded French wreck, brought to the fort within the hornwork, as well as the wrecked horses from the wreck, so that they wouldn't be too ready to harass us with them. Having first set some work in mind, we might bring cannon ashore without force, which we hope, with God's help, won't be able to harm us very much.
Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael from Leiden arrived here on the ship Walvis on April 9th. past for midshipman at 10 guilders per month which since the 15th of May, when the Comp's boss gardener Maerten Jacobsz of Amsterdam was released from the Comp's gardens and has taken over the distribution of the fruits from them to the ships as boss, and in this respect has to date given better satisfaction and proof of his knowledge than last mentioned before him, hereby, at his request and required competence in the aforementioned quality as boss gardener, is confirmed and granted the full salary of 25 guilders. per month for which the first chief gardener Hendrick Boom was accepted by the Lords, and has also agreed to pay the wages today and remain bound to pay his first five years of exile to the E. Compe.
Thus done and resolved in 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.
Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael from Leiden arrived here on the ship Walvis on April 9th. past for midshipman at 10 guilders per month which since the 15th of May, when the Comp's boss gardener Maerten Jacobsz of Amsterdam was released from the Comp's gardens and has taken over the distribution of the fruits from them to the ships as boss, and in this respect has to date given better satisfaction and proof of his knowledge than last mentioned before him, hereby, at his request and required competence in the aforementioned quality as boss gardener, is confirmed and granted the full salary of 25 guilders. per month for which the first chief gardener Hendrick Boom was accepted by the Lords, and has also agreed to pay the wages today and remain bound to pay his first five years of exile to the E. Compe.
Thus done and resolved in 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
By de particuliere missive van myn Heeren de Bewinthebberen uijt de Caemer Amsterdam in dato 11 November 1660 jongst aen ons geschreven, vernemende haer Ed. ordre omme ons alhier in postuure van defentie te houden tegen sodaenige 8 France schepen als gerucht wierd, dat uijt Vrankryck naer India stonden te gaen, Soo is goetgevonden de 10 stucken geschuts op ‘t strand bij de Soute revier leggende voor ‘t gestrande France wrack, ten eersten aen ‘t fort binnen ‘t horenwerck te laten haelen als oock de rampaerden uijt het vrack opdat haer sulcx niet te gereet moghte wesen ons daermede te quellen, ende sijl ijets voor hebbende eerst wat werck mogen hebben om canon aen landt te brengen sonder cracht van ‘t welcke wij met Godes Hulpe hopen dat se ons soo heel veel niet sullen cunnen deeren.
Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael van Leijden hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip de Walvis den 9en April ao. verleden voor adelborst a 10 gl. per maent welcke zedert 15en May daeraen dat Comps. baes hovenier Maerten Jacobsz van Amsterdam is vrij geworden des Comps. thuijnen ende de verstrecking der vruchten uijt deselve aen de schepen als baes heeft waergenomen, ende daerinne tot heden beter contentement ende preuve van sijn wetenschap als gemt. laesten voor hem heeft gegeven, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt in de voorsz qualiteijt als baes hovenier geconfirmeert ende toegeleijt de volle gagie van 25 gls. per maent daer den eersten baes hovenier Hendrick Boom bij de Heeren Bewinthebberen voor aengenomen is geweest, ende mede contentement gedaen heeft, de gagie heden innegaende ende verbonden blijvende daervoor sijn eerste 5 jaerigh verbant aen d’ E. Compe te voldoen.
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.
Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael van Leijden hier te lande gecoomen met ‘t schip de Walvis den 9en April ao. verleden voor adelborst a 10 gl. per maent welcke zedert 15en May daeraen dat Comps. baes hovenier Maerten Jacobsz van Amsterdam is vrij geworden des Comps. thuijnen ende de verstrecking der vruchten uijt deselve aen de schepen als baes heeft waergenomen, ende daerinne tot heden beter contentement ende preuve van sijn wetenschap als gemt. laesten voor hem heeft gegeven, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt in de voorsz qualiteijt als baes hovenier geconfirmeert ende toegeleijt de volle gagie van 25 gls. per maent daer den eersten baes hovenier Hendrick Boom bij de Heeren Bewinthebberen voor aengenomen is geweest, ende mede contentement gedaen heeft, de gagie heden innegaende ende verbonden blijvende daervoor sijn eerste 5 jaerigh verbant aen d’ E. Compe te voldoen.
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.