Cape Council of Policy
267
1661-05-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 267
- Date
- 1661-05-06
- Year
- 1661
English translation
After the previous two-time inspection and various examinations by express commissioners, it was found that there was good unity among the substitute chief officers of the ship Maerseveen, and that, according to all the testimonies, there had never been the slightest disorder or debacle among them; but, to the contrary, they seemed to behave in a sober manner.
Then he reviewed the logs kept by the substitute skipper and the helmsman. and having learned nothing more than that each seems to have sufficient for its own purposes, etc., After careful deliberation and consultation, the Commander and Council of Fort Goede Hope, reinforced by Chief Merchant Pieter de Lange and Adriaen Gilde, skipper of the ship Dordrecht, unanimously agreed to leave the surrogacy of the Ship's Council on the 2nd of this month on the ship Maerseveen in its current position and to authorize these individuals in those capacities for all the people, as was also done on that date, namely:
Chief Steward Jan Jansz Swart of Letko in the place of the deceased skipper Pieter Berckhout. to skipper.
The second mate Cornelis Jansz van Bergen to chief mate.
The third mate Jan Evertsz van Es from Batavia to second mate and the sailmaker Zacharias de Groot to third mate, having sailed to India for that date, to serve as second mate.
Leaving the approval of the aforementioned qualities and the increase in wages reserved for My Lords, the Governor-General and Councillors of India in Batavia. Furthermore, the necessary regulations have been established for both, both in taking rank at the table and otherwise, so that everyone would know how to regulate accordingly.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER DE LANGE.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN GILDE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Then he reviewed the logs kept by the substitute skipper and the helmsman. and having learned nothing more than that each seems to have sufficient for its own purposes, etc., After careful deliberation and consultation, the Commander and Council of Fort Goede Hope, reinforced by Chief Merchant Pieter de Lange and Adriaen Gilde, skipper of the ship Dordrecht, unanimously agreed to leave the surrogacy of the Ship's Council on the 2nd of this month on the ship Maerseveen in its current position and to authorize these individuals in those capacities for all the people, as was also done on that date, namely:
Chief Steward Jan Jansz Swart of Letko in the place of the deceased skipper Pieter Berckhout. to skipper.
The second mate Cornelis Jansz van Bergen to chief mate.
The third mate Jan Evertsz van Es from Batavia to second mate and the sailmaker Zacharias de Groot to third mate, having sailed to India for that date, to serve as second mate.
Leaving the approval of the aforementioned qualities and the increase in wages reserved for My Lords, the Governor-General and Councillors of India in Batavia. Furthermore, the necessary regulations have been established for both, both in taking rank at the table and otherwise, so that everyone would know how to regulate accordingly.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER DE LANGE.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN GILDE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Naer voorgaende 2 mael genoomen inspectie ende verscheijde examinatien door expresse gecommitteerdens, bevonden hebbende een goede eenigheijt te wesen onder de gesurrogeerde hooftofficianten van het ‘t schip Maerseveen ende dat volgens alle getuijggenissen geen de minste disordre noch debauche onder deselve oijt is geweest: maer ter contrarie luijden schijnen van nuchteren ommegangh,
Sulcx daerop dan naergesien202 de gehouden journalen van den gesurrogeerden schipper ende gevolgde stuurl. respective, Ende daerbij niet anders oock connende vernemen als dat elck voor ‘t sijne bequaemheijt genoegh schijnt te hebben &a., Soo is na rijpe deliberatie ende overlegh by den Commandeur ende Raet van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, versterckt met den oppercoopman Pieter de Lange ende Adriaen Gilde schipper op ‘t schip Dordrecht , eenpaerigh verstaen de gedaene surrogatie van den Scheepsraedt op den 2en deser op ‘t schip Maerseveen genoomen in haer vigeur ende geheel te laeten ende deselve perzoonen in die qualiteijten voor alle den volcke te auchtoriseeren, gelijck dan op dato oock geschiet is, namentlijck:
Den opperstuyrman Jan Jansz Swart van Letko in des overleden schipper Pieter Berckhouts plaetse tot schipper.
Den onderstuurman Cornelis Jansz van Bergen tot opperstuurman.
Den derdewaeck Jan Evertsz van Es van Batavia tot onderstuurman ende den zeylmaker Zacharias de Groot tot derdewaeck voor dato meer in India voor onderstuurman gevaren.
Latende de approbatie der voorsz qualiteijten ende augmentatie van de gagies gereserveert aen mijn Heeren den Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India tot Batavia: Sijnde wijders op ‘t een ende ‘t ander de vordere nodige ordres gestelt, soo in ‘t nemen van de rangh aen de taeffel als andersints opdat sigh elck soude weten waer na te reguleren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER DE LANGE.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN GILDE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Sulcx daerop dan naergesien202 de gehouden journalen van den gesurrogeerden schipper ende gevolgde stuurl. respective, Ende daerbij niet anders oock connende vernemen als dat elck voor ‘t sijne bequaemheijt genoegh schijnt te hebben &a., Soo is na rijpe deliberatie ende overlegh by den Commandeur ende Raet van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, versterckt met den oppercoopman Pieter de Lange ende Adriaen Gilde schipper op ‘t schip Dordrecht , eenpaerigh verstaen de gedaene surrogatie van den Scheepsraedt op den 2en deser op ‘t schip Maerseveen genoomen in haer vigeur ende geheel te laeten ende deselve perzoonen in die qualiteijten voor alle den volcke te auchtoriseeren, gelijck dan op dato oock geschiet is, namentlijck:
Den opperstuyrman Jan Jansz Swart van Letko in des overleden schipper Pieter Berckhouts plaetse tot schipper.
Den onderstuurman Cornelis Jansz van Bergen tot opperstuurman.
Den derdewaeck Jan Evertsz van Es van Batavia tot onderstuurman ende den zeylmaker Zacharias de Groot tot derdewaeck voor dato meer in India voor onderstuurman gevaren.
Latende de approbatie der voorsz qualiteijten ende augmentatie van de gagies gereserveert aen mijn Heeren den Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India tot Batavia: Sijnde wijders op ‘t een ende ‘t ander de vordere nodige ordres gestelt, soo in ‘t nemen van de rangh aen de taeffel als andersints opdat sigh elck soude weten waer na te reguleren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER DE LANGE.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN GILDE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.