Cape Council of Policy
345
1665-09-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 345
- Date
- 1665-09-23
- Year
- 1665
English translation
Noting that the eleven Englishmen, who the day before yesterday appeared on shore with their large cabin from the ship the Royal Cherles, unaware of some disturbance, and were detained by us, yesterday humbly requested us to allow them to remain here until the expected fleet from India would be able to arrive here, hoping that with our consent they would then be able to reach their homeland again; But because we have previously deemed their stay here completely inadvisable for us at this perilous time, their request has been declined, provided that it is understood that not only the aforementioned eleven English prisoners (among them the captain's brother), but also the three or four English soldiers currently attached to this garrison, will depart for Batavia on the fluke ship Loosduijnen, which is moored here, provided that each of the said naked prisoners (because it is very cold these days) will be given three or four yards of half-rotten arrow-pockets, two coarse shirts, and a red cap for the upcoming journey.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerct de elff Engelsche, die eergisteren met haer groote booth van ‘t schip de Roijale Cherles onbewust van eenige swaricheijt aen lant verscheenen, ende bij ons aengehouden zijn, gisteren bij request oitmoedich versocht hebben, dat wij haer doch alhier soolange wilden laten blijven, totdat de verwachte vlooth uijt India hier soude mogen comen te paresceren, op hoope dat alsdan met onse verwilligingh daermede wel weder in haer vaderlandt souden cunnen geraecken; maer omdat wij derselver verbljiff in desen dangireusen tijt rechtevoort voor ons alhier gansch ongeraden hebben geoordeelt, is derselver versouck affgeslagen, en mits desen verstaen, dat niet alleen de gemelte elff gevangene Engelsche (daer onder des capitains broeder) maer oock de drie off vier Engelsche soldaten die rechtevoort onder dit guarnisoen bescheijden zijn, met dit hier ter rheede leggende fluijt schip Loosduijnen na Batavia vertrecken laten sullen, mits alvoren aen een ijder der geseijde naecte gevangens (omdat het tegenwoordich seer kout is) 3 a 4 ellen halff bedorven pijlaken, twee grove hemden, met een rode muts tot de aenstaende reijs sal werden medegegeven.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1665.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.