Cape Council of Policy
310
1663-04-11
Minute details
- Entry number
- 310
- Date
- 1663-04-11
- Year
- 1663
English translation
As the little ship Hoog Caspel, belonging to the Enckhuijsen chamber, arrived here at the wharf with a Portuguese prize, which he had captured on the 7th of March, towards the evening, at a height of nearly 27 degrees and 3 metres south[r] latitude, named Nostra Seignora de Line de France with 36 souls, of which captain ordered Louis Martine de Sicquer274 and that the capital return raft has now passed, with which these prisoners' pieces could have been sent to Patria according to custom, in order to frustrate that nation as much as possible from these Indian regions, moreover being concerned that the second orders will remain behind in this place for a long time. It is possible that some of these prisoners would not be sent away, and that it is not at all reasonable to keep these foreigners and enemies in this sensitive place for so long until the opportunity arises to have them navigate elsewhere to Europe, so it is unanimously understood that these prisoners and those present ships to Batavia to wit:
Hoog Caspel: 4 heads and the capita is: 5 persons.
Durgerdam: 6 guilders.
D' Oyevaer: 6 guilders.
Cinnamon Tree: 5 guilders.
Elsenborgh: 4 guilders.
De Mees: 4 guilders.
Included in the price: 4 guilders.
A total of 34 persons.
Hoog Caspel: 4 heads and the capita is: 5 persons.
Durgerdam: 6 guilders.
D' Oyevaer: 6 guilders.
Cinnamon Tree: 5 guilders.
Elsenborgh: 4 guilders.
De Mees: 4 guilders.
Included in the price: 4 guilders.
A total of 34 persons. Moreover, there is neither a Caffarinje nor a Caffarinje on Hooghcaspel with her child who come here and work in common in the E. Comps. great thuijcken use things.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Hoog Caspel: 4 heads and the capita is: 5 persons.
Durgerdam: 6 guilders.
D' Oyevaer: 6 guilders.
Cinnamon Tree: 5 guilders.
Elsenborgh: 4 guilders.
De Mees: 4 guilders.
Included in the price: 4 guilders.
A total of 34 persons.
Hoog Caspel: 4 heads and the capita is: 5 persons.
Durgerdam: 6 guilders.
D' Oyevaer: 6 guilders.
Cinnamon Tree: 5 guilders.
Elsenborgh: 4 guilders.
De Mees: 4 guilders.
Included in the price: 4 guilders.
A total of 34 persons. Moreover, there is neither a Caffarinje nor a Caffarinje on Hooghcaspel with her child who come here and work in common in the E. Comps. great thuijcken use things.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo ‘t fluijtjen Hoog Caspel van de camer Enckhuijsen, hier ter rheede is g’arriveert met een Portuguesche prijs, die hij op den 7en Maert, tegen den avont verovert hadde op de hooghte van bij na 27 gr. en 3 mt. zuijde[r] breette genaempt Nostra Seignora de Line de France met 36 zielen, daerover als capt. commandeerde Louis Martine de Sicquer274 ende dat jegenwoordigh de capitale retourvlothe gepasseert is, Waermede men dese gevangens fraeijtjes naer ‘t Patria soude hebben cunnen versenden volgens usantie, omme die natie soo veel doenelijck van dese Indische gewesten te frustreren, daerenboven oock beducht zijnde dat de tweede besendingh door haer langh achterblijven dese plaetse wel mogte verbij geraeckt wesen waermede men eenige van dese gevangens noch soud[e] connen versenden, ende dat het gants nie[t] geraetsaem is, deese vrembdelingen en vijanden soo lange aen dese teere plaetse te houden tot occasie moghte comen, elders naer Europa te laten navigeren, Soo is eenparigh verstaen die gevangens met dese aenwesende scheepen naer Batavia te versenden te weten met:
Hoog Caspel : 4 coppen ende de capita. sijn: 5 perzonen.
Durgerdam : 6 do.
D' Oyevaer : 6 do.
Caneel Boom : 5 do.
Elsenborgh : 4 do.
De Mees. 4 do.
In de prijs te laten: 4 do.
T' samen 34 personen.
Hoog Caspel : 4 coppen ende de capita. sijn: 5 perzonen.
Durgerdam : 6 do.
D' Oyevaer : 6 do.
Caneel Boom : 5 do.
Elsenborgh : 4 do.
De Mees. 4 do.
In de prijs te laten: 4 do.
T' samen 34 personen.
Daerenboven is tegenwoordigh noch op Hooghcaspel een Caffarinje met haer kint die wie275 hier aen lant halen en tot gemeenen arbeijt in des E. Comps. grooten thuijn gebruijcken sullen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Hoog Caspel : 4 coppen ende de capita. sijn: 5 perzonen.
Durgerdam : 6 do.
D' Oyevaer : 6 do.
Caneel Boom : 5 do.
Elsenborgh : 4 do.
De Mees. 4 do.
In de prijs te laten: 4 do.
T' samen 34 personen.
Hoog Caspel : 4 coppen ende de capita. sijn: 5 perzonen.
Durgerdam : 6 do.
D' Oyevaer : 6 do.
Caneel Boom : 5 do.
Elsenborgh : 4 do.
De Mees. 4 do.
In de prijs te laten: 4 do.
T' samen 34 personen.
Daerenboven is tegenwoordigh noch op Hooghcaspel een Caffarinje met haer kint die wie275 hier aen lant halen en tot gemeenen arbeijt in des E. Comps. grooten thuijn gebruijcken sullen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.