Cape Council of Policy
32
1653-11-17
Minute details
- Entry number
- 32
- Date
- 1653-11-17
- Year
- 1653
English translation
Considering the declaration of the four French sailors, brought here from the Bay of Saldanha by our galley at their own request, that they had been banished by their captain to an island in that bay, and had no sign of ever being able to be rescued: wherefore ours had also prayed very earnestly to be allowed to come on the galley, so that the chiefs of that order sent overland from our shores had granted them out of compassion (since the captain had not wished to secure them or to rescue them at all or not), the Commander and Council of this fortress of Good Hope (taking into account the service which the E. Company performs in accommodating the sealskins of the same state, as well as on the experience of the one because of the coasts and operations on Madagascar etc.) after mature deliberation, the aforementioned four French sailors, out of pure compassion and kindness, agree to accept in Comp's service, namely: Nicola Rain, a brave and experienced man on the coast of Madagascar and operations there &a. for forest shooter 14 guilders, Martin Cordie for boss 13 guilders, Louijs Raine and Daniel Mulot for boat whipping 103 guilders at 2 guilders per month under a three-year ban, commencing both on the 22nd of October. that they have entered the garrison and have performed their duties duly, as the breeder by deed grants each special benefit thereof.
It was also decided to unload the aforementioned galey, which contained fish and shells for the lime kilns, and to quickly replenish them with fuel and water. Since the islands were still somewhat depleted of seals, the first would quickly retrieve a load of fuel for the lime kiln from Houtbaijken behind Taeffelbergh, hoping that the seals would subside on the islands in the meantime and that they would grow back in abundance.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ. KES.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
It was also decided to unload the aforementioned galey, which contained fish and shells for the lime kilns, and to quickly replenish them with fuel and water. Since the islands were still somewhat depleted of seals, the first would quickly retrieve a load of fuel for the lime kiln from Houtbaijken behind Taeffelbergh, hoping that the seals would subside on the islands in the meantime and that they would grow back in abundance.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ. KES.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien de verclaringe van de vier France matrosen op haer eijgen versoeck per ons galijot uijt de baij van Saldanha hier gebracht, dat se door haren capiteijn op een eijlant in die baij gebannen waren, ende niet merckten oijt te sullen cunnen verlost worden: waeromme aen d’ onse oock seer ernstelijck hadden gebeden om op ‘t galijot te mogen comen, sulckx haer d’ opperhooffden van dien op onse over lant gesonden ordre uijt medelijden hadden toegestaen (vermits do. capiteijn haer doch niethadde willen102 verseeckeren of hun oijt wilde verlossen offte niet), Soo is bij den Commandeur ende Raedt deser fortresse de Goede Hoope (achtnemende op den dienst welcke d ‘E. Compe. in ‘t accommoderen der robbenvellen van de selve staet te genieten, als mede op d’ ervarentheijt van den eenen wegen de custen ende handelinge op Madagascar &a.) na rijpe deliberatie verstaen de gemelte vier France matrosen uijt puijre medogentheijt ende compassie in Comps. dienst aen te nemen, als te weten: Nicola Rain een cloeck ende ervaren man op de custe van Madagascar ende handelinge aldaer &a. voor bosschieter 14 gl., Martin Cordie voor bossr. à 13 gl., Louijs Raine ende Daniel Mulot voor bootgesellen103 à 2 gl. ‘s maents onder een verbant van drie jaren ingaende beijde van den 22en October passo. dat op ‘t galijot sijn gecomen ende haren dienst na behoren hebben waergenomen, als breeder per acte ijder specialijck daervan verleent.
Sijnde wijders oock goetgevonden ‘t gemelte galijot van sijn inhebbende vis ende schelpen voor de calckovens te doen ontladen ende in der haeste sigh weeder van branthout ende water te versien: omme de wijle de eijlanden van robben noch wat cael sijn, met den eersten in allerijl noch een ladingh hout voor de calckoven uijt ‘t Houtbaijken achter den Taeffelbergh vandaen te halen, op hoope ondertusschen de schouwheijt van de robben aen d’ eijlanden vergaen, ende in abondantie wat weeder aengroeijen sullen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ. KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrts.
Sijnde wijders oock goetgevonden ‘t gemelte galijot van sijn inhebbende vis ende schelpen voor de calckovens te doen ontladen ende in der haeste sigh weeder van branthout ende water te versien: omme de wijle de eijlanden van robben noch wat cael sijn, met den eersten in allerijl noch een ladingh hout voor de calckoven uijt ‘t Houtbaijken achter den Taeffelbergh vandaen te halen, op hoope ondertusschen de schouwheijt van de robben aen d’ eijlanden vergaen, ende in abondantie wat weeder aengroeijen sullen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ. KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrts.