Cape Council of Policy
335
1665-01-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 335
- Date
- 1665-01-05
- Year
- 1665
English translation
Of the expected four Houcker boats, which the Ede Lords Majors had been expecting to send us from the country, two of them, namely the Camphaen and the Pimpel, each equipped with fourteen healthy sailors, arrived here safely on the 2nd and 4th of this month. And after that, our highly formidable Ede, in the same letter dated 14th August, was informed. Passato, written to Middelburgh in Zeeland, with which we received it, please inform us that one of the four small ships called the Poelsnip, along with another fluijt called the Nachtglas, would be sent straight to Batavia to give proper notice of an apparent war between our nation and the English. We also recommend and command them most seriously that we use one of those ships as such a messenger and immediately proceed to Ceylon.
Furthermore, the aforementioned Ede understood that a third vessel would depart from here to the island of Martin Vaz and other islands situated nearby, to see if suitable anchoring grounds for large ships, some refreshment, water, and other commodities could be found there. However, the fourth (which will be the Quickstaert) we would keep here at the Cape until further notice was given to us regarding its dispatch.
Here, after the previous proper consultation of matters, a unanimous decision was reached and it was decided that the Houcker de Camphaen would have the voyage outside Madagascar, to Ceylon, accepted by the very first, together with our letters of advice to the Reverend Mr. Rijckloff van Goens, Governor there. The Pimpel (as soon as possible) will then have to proceed from here to the aforementioned islands of Martin Vaz with another eight men under a capable captain, provided that she has to hand over her cargo for India, or most of it, to the yacht 't Calff (which arrived at this location from Batavia a few days ago with rice and other necessities), as she is only able to return there empty, or at least ballasted with stone.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Esperance on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER. Secrets.
Furthermore, the aforementioned Ede understood that a third vessel would depart from here to the island of Martin Vaz and other islands situated nearby, to see if suitable anchoring grounds for large ships, some refreshment, water, and other commodities could be found there. However, the fourth (which will be the Quickstaert) we would keep here at the Cape until further notice was given to us regarding its dispatch.
Here, after the previous proper consultation of matters, a unanimous decision was reached and it was decided that the Houcker de Camphaen would have the voyage outside Madagascar, to Ceylon, accepted by the very first, together with our letters of advice to the Reverend Mr. Rijckloff van Goens, Governor there. The Pimpel (as soon as possible) will then have to proceed from here to the aforementioned islands of Martin Vaz with another eight men under a capable captain, provided that she has to hand over her cargo for India, or most of it, to the yacht 't Calff (which arrived at this location from Batavia a few days ago with rice and other necessities), as she is only able to return there empty, or at least ballasted with stone.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Esperance on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER. Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Van de verwachte vier houcker booths, die ons van d’ Ede. Heeren Maiores uijt ‘et vaderlant stonden toegesonden te worden, zijn op 2en en 4 deser, twee derselver, namentlijck de Camphaen , en de Pimpel , ijder met veerthien gesonde matroosen versien, alhier behouden verscheenen. Ende na dat ons hooch geduchte haer Ede. bij der selver missive in dato 14’ Augustij ao. passato, tot Middelburgh in Zeelant geschreven, daer mede becomen, gelieven te notificeren, dat een van de vier houckertjes genaemt de Poelsnip , nevens noch een fluijtie ‘t Nachtglas geheeten, recht toe recht aen naer Batavia soude senden, om aldaer behoorelijck prae advertentie van een apparenten oorloch tusschen onse en d’ Engelsche Natie te brengen, recommanderen en beveelen ons de selve oock gansch ernstelijck, dat wij van gelijcken een van die scheepies, tot alsulcken bootschapper16 gebruijcken, en aenstonts nae Ceijlon schicken souden.
Wijders verstaen haer welgemelte Ede, dat een derde houcker van hier naer ‘t eijlandt Martin Vaz , en ander daer omtrent gelegen eijlanden vertrecken zouw, om te sien, off aldaer bequaeme anckergront voor groote scheepen eenige verversingh, water en andere commoditeijten souden te vinden zijn, maer de vierde (dat de Quickstaert wesen zal) souden wij hier aen de Caep soo lange bij ons houden, totdat ons nader order wegens desselffs versenden soude toegebracht wesen.
Hier op is na voorgaend’ behoorlijck overlegh van saecken, eenparich geresolveert, en beslooten, dat de houcker de Camphaen met den aldereersten de reijs buijten Madagascar om, naer Ceijlon , nevens onse advijsbrieven aen d’ E. Heer Rijckloff van Goens, Gouverneur aldaer, sullen laten aennemen. Des sal dan de Pimpel (soo drae het mogelijck zij) met noch acht man onder een bequaem hooft, van hier naer de voorsz eijlanden van Martin Vaz moeten gaen, mits deselve alvooren haer ladingh voor India, off ‘t meeste gedeelte derselver aen ‘t jacht ‘t Calff (dat eenige dagen geleden, met rijs en andere behoeften, voor dese plaets van Batavia gecomen is) sullen hebben over te geven, dewijle ‘t selve doch ledich, off ten minsten met steen geballast, weder derwaerts staet te keeren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aan Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets.
Wijders verstaen haer welgemelte Ede, dat een derde houcker van hier naer ‘t eijlandt Martin Vaz , en ander daer omtrent gelegen eijlanden vertrecken zouw, om te sien, off aldaer bequaeme anckergront voor groote scheepen eenige verversingh, water en andere commoditeijten souden te vinden zijn, maer de vierde (dat de Quickstaert wesen zal) souden wij hier aen de Caep soo lange bij ons houden, totdat ons nader order wegens desselffs versenden soude toegebracht wesen.
Hier op is na voorgaend’ behoorlijck overlegh van saecken, eenparich geresolveert, en beslooten, dat de houcker de Camphaen met den aldereersten de reijs buijten Madagascar om, naer Ceijlon , nevens onse advijsbrieven aen d’ E. Heer Rijckloff van Goens, Gouverneur aldaer, sullen laten aennemen. Des sal dan de Pimpel (soo drae het mogelijck zij) met noch acht man onder een bequaem hooft, van hier naer de voorsz eijlanden van Martin Vaz moeten gaen, mits deselve alvooren haer ladingh voor India, off ‘t meeste gedeelte derselver aen ‘t jacht ‘t Calff (dat eenige dagen geleden, met rijs en andere behoeften, voor dese plaets van Batavia gecomen is) sullen hebben over te geven, dewijle ‘t selve doch ledich, off ten minsten met steen geballast, weder derwaerts staet te keeren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aan Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets.