Cape Council of Policy
286
1662-04-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 286
- Date
- 1662-04-10
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Afterwards, the Honourable Mr. van der Laen220 as Commander Rear Admiral also proposed, having all the skippers of the return ships prepared to depart under his E. command, that they should let the whistle the Sea Knight sail with them to St. Helena, in order to send news again whether the Honourable Mr. Arnold de Vlamingh had found there with the four straying precious return ships, Wapen van Hollandt, Prins Willem, Aernhem, and the Crowned Lion, and then their Ed. to advise on this in Batavia, and if neither language nor signs were heard of it (as if one were to think one could more certainly state that it would still be behind: be it to Madagascar or Mauritius to perhaps repair their prayed disasters) that one could then also discuss whether one would send it over to the municipality to Batavia and inquire about them there as well as to give a further report221 to the said municipality. Their Ed. Therefore, in order to show that we are thus inclined to perform the aforementioned to the end, after some brief deliberation, consented to the departure of the Sea Knight with them to St. Helena, thus establishing municipality. E. van der Laen ordered that he immediately receive 15 moorings of water on board to ensure watertightness, and that, immediately becoming ready to sail, he would also be allowed to set sail that evening.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] BRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] BRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Original Dutch transcription
Nadien d’ E. Hr. van der Laen220 als Commandeur Schout bij Nacht proponeerde neffens oock alle de schippers van de retourschepen onder sijn E. gesagh gereet leggende te vertrecken, dat men behoorde ‘t fluijtjen de Zeeridder mede met haer na St. Helena te laten varen, om daermede wederom tijdingh te senden off d’ E. Hr. Arnold de Vlamingh met de 4 van haer affgedwaelde costelijcke retour-schepen, Wapen van Hollandt , Prins Willem , Aernhem , ende de Gecroonde Leeuw daer gevonden souden wesen, ende dan haer Ed. op Batavia daervan te adviseren, ende ingevalle daer tael noch teijcken van vernomen wierd (als wanneer men soude meenen seecker te mogen stellen dat se noch achter soude sijn: ‘t sij aen Madagascar off Mauritius om haer van gebedene rampen misschien te repareren) dat men dan oock soude cunnen overleggen off men ‘t selve wel over de gemte. plaetsen na Batavia soude senden ende van haer opsoecken aldaer oock wijders raport221 te geven aen opgemte. haer Ed., Soo is bij ons om te bethonen alsoo genegen te syn tot presteringe van debvoiren ten eijnde gemelt, nae eenige corte deliberatie tot het vertreck van de Zeeridder met haer naer St. Helena gecondescendeert, stellende derhalven gemte. E. van der Laen ordre dat hij datelijck 15 leggers water om watervast te wesen aen boort creegh, ende alsoo terstont zeijlree rakende desen avont met hem noch moghte mede onder zeijl gaen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] BRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
222
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] BRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.