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Entry number
287
Date
1662-04-15
Year
1662

English translation

The following individuals having demonstrated their willingness to continue, and thus requested some corrections, some due to the expiration of the time limit, others for other reasons, were thus met and corrected by the Council after careful deliberation, as follows:

Jochum Blanck van Lubeeck arrived here on the ship Salamander around 1655 for a midshipman at 10 guilders per month, subsequently corrected by the Commander and Council here to 24 guilders. with the capacity of dispenser to take charge of the warehouses and storehouses of this fortress, in which he had already given proof of his capabilities. Since then, this has continued to his satisfaction and complete contentment, and having also kept the pay books of the aforementioned fortress under the supervision of the deputy merchant, Sr. Roeloff de Man, he was, at his immediate request and upon his availability, appointed, without improvement of pay, to the position of first assistant, provided he would serve his time for this purpose.

Herman Ernst van Gressingh from Utrecht arrived here in 1656 on the ship Parel for 11 guilders. the month, later corrected to 12 guilders, which since the death of the last chief gardener Jacob Huijbertsz of Rosendael, the Comps. gardening and the distribution of the fruits thereof to the ships as a boss, and satisfaction therewith, as well as proof of his capacity during his presence here on various occasions concerning gardening, is therefore given, at his request and required, confirmation of his competence in the aforementioned capacity as a boss gardener, and granted the full salary of twenty-five guilders per month, for which the first boss gardener, Hendrick Boom, had been accepted by the Directors, provided that he had previously served here for three years, was banished, and salary commenced p.m. May next.

Nicolaes Delbort from Arien arrived here inland with the ship Henriette Louijse for soldiership on the 10th of August 1656 for 9 guilders, subsequently, because during and since the aforementioned time, and his good acquaintance having been employed as a servant in masonry, on the 22nd of March 1660, this was improved to 13 guilders. This month, and also since the departure of the chief mason, he has observed the place as a matter of contentment, and during his contract, which is now also about to expire, he has diligently performed the aforementioned and other duties. In view of this, at his request and required qualification, he is confirmed as chief mason with a reward of twenty guilders per month, provided that the E. Compe. is required to serve here for another two years, and his salary begins on March 15th of this year.

Christiaen Jansz van Hoesum arrived here on July 9, 1654, by the ship Goutsblom, for a soldier of 9 guilders, later corrected to 12 guilders, as overseer of Comps. The stable, which has given good satisfaction up to now, and as Comp's horses are beginning to multiply, the service is quite satisfactory, and since the care of the sick is good, as well as the training of the horses and so on, especially regarding the care of Comp's stable, he is confirmed as stable master at his request and aptitude, and a remuneration of fifteen guilders per month, starting today, is granted, along with his agreed time to serve here.

Jaspar de Boye of Bruges, boss, arrived here with the yacht Hogelande in April 1659 at 10 guilders. per month, later improved to 12 guilders per month for a wheelwright's apprentice, who has performed satisfactorily until his service, is hereby accepted as a wheelwright at his request and ability, for fifteen guilders per month, effective today, provided he has served here for another two years.

Jan Jansz van Aernhem, soldier, arrived here in April 1660, with the ship Wapen van Amsterdam, at 9 guilders per month, which since then has been used primarily in the Corn Mill in Groningen, and has given good satisfaction, is, in view of the heavy work, carrying up and down the sacks, etc. As a stipend for clothes, at his request and for the required skill, a reward of fourteen guilders per month was hereby granted, provided he was currently exiled from here to serve as a miller.

Pieter Tobias van Harlingen, boatswain, arrived here on the ship Princess Royal on 22 March 1659, at 8 guilders per month, which since then has been in Comps. if the gardener has been employed as a garden servant, in which he has given good satisfaction, then, at his request and required competence, he is hereby confirmed as a garden servant with a reward of fourteen guilders per month, provided that there is still three years after the expiration of his first year.

erbants (since the 22nd of Meert this year 1662) to serve here.

Johannis van Asschen from Brussels, a midshipman, arrived here on the ship the Gecroonde Leeuw in December. 1659 a 10 gl. per month, and currently being used since my good acquaintance as cuijper, is added to his request and qualification for subcuijper an improvement in gagie up to thirteen gl. per month, provided that he is obliged to do so in due time.

Adriaen Pietersz van Groeningen bossr. arrived here on the ship the Parel in September. 1661 a 10 gl. per month, which is used for bricklaying, is therefore accepted as a mason at his request and ability, with a reward of twelve guilders per month, effective today, provided he serves his contracted time here.

Francois de Coninck of Ghent, a soldier who arrived here on the flute ship Leerdam in August 1658, at 9 guilders per month, which has since and continues to be used for bricklaying, is therefore allocated twelve guilders at his request and ability as a mason. per month, salary commencing the first of January of this year, 1662-24, provided he serves out of his contracted time here.

Laurens Jansz van Delft, soldier who arrived here on the flute ship Venenburgh in April 1657 at 9 guilders per month, which he accepted satisfactorily, was, at his request and for his ability, granted the rank of midshipman with a reward of ten guilders per month, commencing today, provided he serves for this purpose for another year after the expiration of his first contract.

Cornelis Willemsz van Liender, midshipman who arrived here on July 12, 1659, on the ship Orangien at 10 guilders. per month, which for some time the corporal's place has provisionally held, is confirmed by this corporal's quality, at his request and in view of his suitability, with a remuneration of fourteen guilders per month, effective today and with the obligation to serve out his time for this purpose.

Jan Jansz van Munster, midshipman, arrived here in the country with the yacht Hector on March 28, 1659, at 10 guilders per month, which has since been used mostly in Comp's stables to mow the grass for the horses daily, as well as to transport the manure carts to Comp's gardens, and where they are otherwise needed; it has become clear that this work is somewhat difficult, but will be improved to twelve guilders a month, starting today, provided that it is time to serve it.

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.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.

[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.

[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.

Original Dutch transcription

Navolgende personen gethoont hebbende haer genegentheden tot continuatie, ende dies versocht om wat verbeteringe, eenige vermits tijtsexpiratie, andere uijt andere consideratien, Soo sijn deselve bij den Raedt na goede deliberatie daerinne sodanig tegemoet gecomen ende verbetert als d’ onderstaende actens hun daervan verleent sijn dicterende te weten:

Jochum Blanck van Lubeeck hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salamander ao. 1655 voor adelborst a 10 gl. per maent, naderhant door den Commandeur ende Raedt alhier verbetert tot op 24 gl. met de qualite van dispencier om de packhuijsen ende magazynen deser fortresse waer te nemen, waerinne als doen al preuve van sijn capaciteijt hadde gegeven, Zedert welcken tijt naer genoegen ende tot volcomen contentement daerinne gecontinueert, ende de soldijeboecken van voorsz fortresse onder opsight van den ondercoopman sr. Roeloff de Man mede gehouden hebbende, wort op sijn instantelijck versoeck ende bequaemheijt jegenwoordigh sonder verbeteringe van gagiegequaljficeert tot223 eerste adsistent, mits sijn verbonden tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.

Herman Ernst van Gressingh van Uijtrecht hier te lande gecomen met het schip de Parel ao. 1656 voor thuijnier a 11 gl. ‘s maents, naderhant verbetert tot op 12 gl., welcke zedert het overlijden van den laetsten baes hovenier Jacob Huijbertsz van Rosendael, des Comps. thuijnen ende de verstreckingh der vruchten uijt deselve aen de schepen als baes heeft waergenomen ende daerinne contentement, als oock preuve van sijn capaciteijt geduerende sijn aenwesen alhier in verscheyde occasien thuijnwerck aengaende, gegeven, wort dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt in de voorsz qualiteijt als baeshovenier geconfirmeert, ende toegeleijt de volle gagie van vijff en twintig guldens per maent, daer den eersten baes hovenier Hendrick Boom bij de Heeren Bewinthebberen voor aengenomen is geweest, mits daervoor noch drie jaren alhier dienende, verbant en gagie ingaend[e] pmo. Maij aenstaende.

Nicolaes Delbort van Arien hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Henriette Louijse voor soldaet a 9 gl. den 10en Augustij ao. 1656, naderhant vermits geduerende ende zedert voorsz tijt, en sijn goede kennisse aen het metselen als knecht sijnde gebruijckt geworden, op den 22en Meert 1660, verbetert tot 13 gl. ‘s maents ende oock zedert het vertreck van den baes metselaer die plaetse tot contentement waergenomen, ende geduerende sijn verbonden tijt die nu oock comen te expireren is, sigh in de voorsz ende andre diensten naerstigh gedragen heeft, wort ten dien insighte op syn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt tot baes metselaer geconfirmeert onder een beloninge van twintigh guldens ‘s maents, mits gehouden sijnde d’ E. Compe. alhier noch twee jaren te dienen verbant ende gagie 15en Meert deses jaers ingaende.

Christiaen Jansz van Hoesum hier te lande gecomen den 9en Julij ao. 1654 per ‘t schip de Goutsblom voor soldaet a 9 gl., naderhant verbetert tot op 12 gl. als opsiender van Comps. paerdestal, waerinne tot dato goet genoegen heeft gegeven, ende alsoo Comps. paerden beginnen te vermenigvuldigen dat den dienst vrij verswaert, ende vermits over de sorge van den aenqueeck goet contentement geeft, mitsgaders sich wijders wel verstaet, op het dresseren van de paerden ende wes meer dien als de sorgh over Comps. stal is aengaende, Wort ten dien insigte op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt geconfirmeer[t] tot stalmeester ende toegeleght een beloninge van vijffthien guldens per maent heden ingaende, ende sijn verbonden tijt daervoor alhier uijt te dienen.

Jaspar de Boye van Brugge bossr. hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Hogelande in April ao. 1659 a 10 gl. per maent, naderhant verbetert voor wagenmakers knecht tot 12 gl. ‘s maents, welcke tot noch sijnen dienst ten genoegen heeft gepresteert, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt als wagenmaker aengenomen voor vijffthien guldens ‘s maents heden ingaende mits daervoor noch twee jaren alhier te dienen.

Jan Jansz van Aernhem, soldaet, hier te lande gecomen in April ao. 1660, met ‘t schip Wapen van Amsterdam a 9 gl. per maent, welcke zedert dien tijt meest in Comps. watercorenmolen, als meulenaer is gebruijckt, ende daerinne goet genoegen heeft gegeven, wort ten insigte van dien swaren arbeijt, met het op en affdragen der sacken &a. als slytagie van clederen, op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt, bij desen toegeleght een beloningh van veerthien guldens ‘s maents mits daervoor sijn lopent verbant alhier als meulenaer uijt te dienen.

Pieter Tobias van Harlingen bootsman hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Princes Roijael 22 Meert ao. 1659 a 8 gl. per maent, welcke zedert in Comps. thuijnen als thuijnkneght is gebruijckt, waerin goet genoegen heeft gegeven, Soo wort denselven op sijn versoeck ende vereijste bequaemheijt bij desen als thuijnknecht geconfirmeert onder een beloninge van veerthien guldens per maent mits daervoor noch drie jaren naer d’ expiratie syns eersten verbants (sijnde den 22en Meert deses jaers 1662) alhier te dienen.

Johannis van Asschen van Brussel adelborst hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw in December ao. 1659 a 10 gl. per maent, en jegenwoordigh gebruijckt wordende vermits syn goede kennisse als cuijper, wort by desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt voor ondercuijper toegevoeght een verbeteringh in gagie tot op derthien gl. per maent, mits sijn verbonden tijtdaervoor uijt te dienen.

Adriaen Pietersz van Groeningen bossr. hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Parel in September ao. 1661 a 10 gl. per maent, welcke gebruijckt wordende aen ‘t metselen, wort dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheyt voor metselaer aengenomen, onder een belooningh van twaelff guldens per maent heden ingaende, mits daervoor sijn verbonden tijt alhier uijt te dienen.

Francois de Coninck van Gent soldaet hier te lande gecomen met ‘t fluijtschip Leerdam in Augusto ao. 1658 a 9 gl. per maent, welcke zedert ende noch gebruijckt is aen ‘t metselen, wort dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt als metselaer toegelegt twaelff gulds. per maent,gagieingaendeprimo Januarij deses jaers1662224 mits daervoor syn verbonden tijt alhier uijt te dienen.

Laurens Jansz van Delft, soldaet hier te lande gecomen met ‘t fluijtschip Venenburgh in April 1657 a 9 gl. per maent, welcke hem ten genoegen gedragen hebbende, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt toegevoegt de qualite van adelborst met een beloninge van thien guldens per maent heden ingaende, mits noch een jaer naer d’ expiratie sijns eersten verbants daervoor te dienen.

Cornelis Willemsz van Liender adelborst hier te lande gecomen 12 Julij ao. 1659, met het schip Orangien a 10 gl. per maent, welcke zedert eenigen tijt de corporaelsplaetse provisionelijck becleet heeft, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt by desen in gemte. corporaels qualiteyt geconfirmeert met een beloninge van veerthien guldens maendelijcks, heden ingaende ende verbonden blijvende sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.

Jan Jansz van Munster adelborst hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht den Hector 28 Meert 1659 a 10 gl. per maent, welcke zedert meesten tijt gebruijckt is in Comps. paerdestal, om dagelijcx het gras voor de paerden te maijen, als oock de mestwagens te voeren in Comps. thuijnen, ende daer se wijders nodigh sijn; wort ten insighte, dat dien arbeijt wat moeijelyck valt, verbetert tot op twaelff guldens ‘s maents, heden ingaende mits sijn tijt daervoor uijt te dienen.

Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1662.

[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.

[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.

[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.