Cape Council of Policy
367
1667-12-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 367
- Date
- 1667-12-02
- Year
- 1667
English translation
The flute Buijenskercke having landed here on the 28th of last November, its chiefs informed us that already at the beginning of their journey they had discovered a certain horrible treason on them and Comps. A costly ship, intended to carry off 16 people, as many as they could find, under the intention of making a great deal of noise, where four of the principal helmsmen also had their feet washed off, bringing with them another 10 prisoners, some of whom we had interrogated by our fiscal before two commissioners upon their appearance here. It was then explained to them, as now, that they were aware of the deed, but did not wish to be proactive. It was noted by the said chiefs that no interrogatories or other evidence, such as their unsigned confessions in Council, had been arranged, so that to investigate everything accurately, too much time would pass, which was not advisable. to detain the ship for so long, as if it were now sufficient according to their own pretence, without thinking of causing any further such disaster there. Therefore, the E. Commander here has reinforced the Council with the skippers and merchants of the ships Meerman and Buijenskercke, as aforementioned, it has been suggested that it would not be in agreement to take the aforementioned prisoner on both sides. ships, with the documents laying their charge before Her Honor at Batavia, to await such punishment there as they find to be due according to their merits. It was unanimously resolved that, to prevent all serious and unserious accidents that could arise from such long imprisonments on the ships, six of them will be sent there in advance by the mooring, along with all the evidence and documents, and the remaining four will remain at Buijenskercke, to be followed shortly, and also, as stated, to await Her Honor's punishment according to their merits.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope, at Cape Esperance, on the date and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] LOUWRENS MAERTENSE PREICKES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS MATHOLL.
[Signed:] PIETER COORTEP.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMEIND.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN COUWENBERGH.
[Signed:] Present to me. P. DE JONGE. Secrets. 1667.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope, at Cape Esperance, on the date and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] LOUWRENS MAERTENSE PREICKES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS MATHOLL.
[Signed:] PIETER COORTEP.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMEIND.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN COUWENBERGH.
[Signed:] Present to me. P. DE JONGE. Secrets. 1667.
Original Dutch transcription
De fluit Buijenskercke op 28en der verleden Maant November alhier aangelant zijnde, hebben ons desselffs opperhooffden aangedient dat al in ‘t begin van hare reijse hadden komen te ontdekken seker gruwelijck verraet op haer en Comps. costelijcke schip voorgenomen, als hebbende 16 persoonen voor soveel zij hebben konnen ontdecken voorgehad ‘t schip onder een te doene groote moort af te lopen, waer over ook vier van de principaalste roervincken de voeten gespoelt57 hadden, brengende noch 10 gevangens mede, van dewelcke wij eenige derselver op haar verschijning alhier door onsen fiscael ten overstaan van twee gecommitteerdens deden verhooren, werdende bij deselve als nu in dier voegen geexcipieert, dat wel van ‘t werck geweten, maar niet hantdadigh geweest te willen hebben, en gemerct bij geseyde opperhooffden genige interrogatorien off andere bewijsen als hare ongetekende bekentenissen in Rade gedaen zijn belegt, dat derhalven om alles naukeurig te ondersoucken te merckelijcken tijt zoude verlopen, niet geraden wesende ‘t selve schip daerom so lange op te houden als zijnde nu genougsaem na haer eygen voorgeven buiten bedencken van diergelijck onheijl daar verder wt te sullen spruijten, So is bij den E. Commandeur alhier den Raat versterct zynde met d’ schippers en ondercooplieden van de scheepen, Meerman en Buijenskercke voornt. voorgedragen, off niet raatsaemst ware dat men voorsz gevangen op beijde gen. schepen verdeelt met de bescheijden t’ haren laste leggende aan Haar Edele op Batavia renvoijeerde om aldaer sodanige straf af te wachten als bevinden sullen na merite te behoren, waer op bij eenparicheijt van stemmen is geresolveert dat om alle bedenckelijcke en onbedenkelijcke ongevallen die wt soodanige lange gevankenissen in d’ schepen zoude konnen ontstaan voor te komen, 6 derselver met alle de bewijsen en documenten vooraf per d’ Meerman derwaerts sullen afschicken, en d’ resterende vier op Buijenskercke verblyven laten, om in korten te volgen, ende also als gesegt haere straffe van Haer Edle. voornt. na merite af te wachten.58
Aldus gedaen, ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, aan Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] LOUWRENS MAERTENSE PREICKES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS MATHOLL.
[Signed:] PIETER COORTEP.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMEINDT.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN COUWENBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present. P. DE JONGE. Secrts. 1667.
Aldus gedaen, ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, aan Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] LOUWRENS MAERTENSE PREICKES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS MATHOLL.
[Signed:] PIETER COORTEP.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMEINDT.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN COUWENBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present. P. DE JONGE. Secrts. 1667.