Cape Council of Policy
285
1662-02-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 285
- Date
- 1662-02-16
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Although Sergeant Pieter Evrarts was unable to reach the land subdued by the Namaquas found last year on this occasion, much further than on previous expeditions, which also made the previous expeditions difficult, as they had traveled a very long distance from this side of the Elephant River, across a large area, through salt and sandy land, which nowadays, during dry seasons, was impossible to cross due to a lack of fresh water, even though they had promised to meet us about 60 miles from here. This will have to be observed on another occasion. Therefore, to keep the enthusiasts motivated, the promises made to them on their expedition are understood to be However, it was agreed that the chief, the aforementioned sergeant, would receive double pay for this expedition, and that the other would also receive double pay from the day they stayed out longer, provided they were provisioned, and thus could only have been provisioned for 1 2/3 months, and that 1 1/3 months in addition to that had been spent away for 3 months, it was agreed that they would pay them the 1 1/3 months' pay in cash, and also their remaining ration of brandy in money, according to the price it is sold from the warehouse by the E. Company, so that they would not lose too much, etc.
Thus done and resolved, in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Thus done and resolved, in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel den sergeant Pieter Evrarts dese mael vrij verder als de vorige toghten, ‘t lant ingetogen by de verleden jaer opgevondene Namaquas niet heeft cunnen comen, wat debvoiren daeromme oock heeft aengewent, vermits deselve van dees sijde des Oliphant[s]revier , seer verre wegh getrocken waren, over een grote spatie, door sout ende sandigh landt, dat jegenwoordigh in de droge tijt door manquement van versch water onmogelijck was over te reijsen, hoewel se belooft hadden haer omtrent 60 mijlen van hier, d’ onse tegemoet te comen, Sulcx ‘t selve bij ander gelegentheijt sal moeten waergenomen worden, Soo is, omme de lieffhebbers daertoe lustigh te houden, verstaen de beloften op haer uijttoght aen deselve gedaen echter evenwel te voldoen, sijnde namentlijck dat het opperhooft, den sergeant voorsz, staende dese toght soude dubbelde gagie winnen, ende d’ andere oock dubbelde van den dagh aff dat se langer uijtbleven, als se geprovideert waren, ende alsoo dan maer voor 1 2/3 mt. geprovideert hebben cunnen worden, ende 3 maenden synde 1 1/3 maent daerboven syn uijtgeweest, is verstaen haer die 1 1/3 maent gagie in contant te voldoen, ende oock haer te goet gehouden ransoen brandewyn in gelt na de prys als ‘t by d’ E. Compe. uyt ‘t magasyn vercocht wordt op dat sy der niet al te veel in deboucheren souden &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert, in ‘t Fort de Goede Ho[pe] ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert, in ‘t Fort de Goede Ho[pe] ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.