Cape Council of Policy
37
1654-01-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 37
- Date
- 1654-01-10
- Year
- 1654
English translation
Yesterday the Commander and some of the Council of this fortress De Goede Hoope went to the ship De Vreede to get some further information about the difficulties and disagreements, etc. there among the chief and principal ship's officers, as well as among others the commissioned councilors of the said fortress Jacob Reijniersz, sub-merchant and second person of this place, and Elbert Cornelisz Kes, skipper of the galiot, the entire officers of the said ship, namely from the chief pilot to the lance pass, including having been asked and required to give evidence whether the skipper Cornelis Noortstrant also generally had been on the voyage in such a way with drunkenness that it was unsuitable or had been beyond his commanded ability to perform his office, and thereupon the said officers were not willing to be answered: but she remained utterly stubborn to give proper testimony about it, even when she was later personally requested to do so by Commander Riebeecq and admonished with sweet and amicable reason that she was obliged to say that His E. and the Council should see to it that the skipper should also be entrusted with the aforementioned ship to go to sea again, etc. So we have looked into the matter a little more closely and considered the difficulties to be feared from one and the other, Also because everyone seems to be arrogant, etc., with unanimous vote of our Council this day we again grant her the aforementioned testimony To requisition, and to commit to this end Elbert Cornelisz Kes, skipper of the Galijot de Roode Vos, 113, and Jan van Hardenbergh, sergeant of this fortress: to deliberate further on the matter, as the majority of the E. Compe. will deem necessary, in accordance with the report received, to preserve the said ship, to quell the troubles that arose, and to restore good order.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Op gister den Commandeur ende eenigen uijt den Raet van dese fortresse de Goede Hoope aen ‘t schip de Vreede sijnde geweest: omme wat nader informatie te nemen van de moeijten ende oneenicheden &a. aldaer onder de opperhooffden ende principaele scheepsofficieren wesende, mitsgaders onder anderen door de gecommitteerde raetspersoonen der gemelte fortresse Jacob Reijniersz, ondercoopman ende tweede persoon van dese plaetse, ende Elbert Cornelisz Kes, schipper van ‘t galijot, de gesamentlijcke officieren desselven schips, namentlijck van den opperstuijrman tot den lanspassaet incluijs gevraeght ende affgevordert sijnde getuijgenisse te geven off sigh den schipper Cornelis Noortstrant oock doorgaens offte oijt op de reijse sodanigh met droncken drincken verloopen had dat onbequaem is offte was geweest sijn bevolen dienst vermogens desselffs ampt waer te nemen, ende daerop bij deselve officieren niet en is willen g’antwoort worden: maer t’ eenemael halsterrigh gebleven om daer van na behooren getuijgenisse te geven, Ja oock selffs niet als haer naderhant sulcx van den Commandeur Riebeecq persoonelijck mede aff gevordert ende met soete minnelijcke reden vermaent is geworden ‘t selve gehouden waren te seggen op dat Sijn E. en de Raet mochte letten off den selven schipper het voorsz schip oock vorders toe te vertrouwen soude sijn om weder mede in zee te gaen &a., Soo is de saecke wat nader bij ons ingesien ende overwogen de swaricheden uijt ‘t een ende ‘t ander te vreesen, Item oock dat sigh ijder schijnt de meester te arrogeren &a., met eenparigheijt van stemmen bij onsen Raet verstaen desen dach nochmael haer de voorsz getuijgenisse aff te vorderen, ende daer toe te committeren Elbert Cornelisz Kes, schipper op ‘t Galijot de Roode Vos, 113 ende Jan van Hardenbergh, sargeant van dese fortresse: omme na becomen raport als dan vorders in de saecke te delibereren als den meesten dienst van de E. Compe. tot behoudenisse van gemelte schip, dempinge der geresene moijten, ende herstellinge van de goede ordre sal bevonden worden te behooren.
Aldus gedaen ende ge[re]solveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende ge[re]solveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.