Cape Council of Policy
379
1668-06-18
Minute details
- Entry number
- 379
- Date
- 1668-06-18
- Year
- 1668
English translation
Regarding the right monsoon to navigate from here to the island of Mauritius is at present imminent, in order not only to provide our settlements for a year as usual, and to furnish them one after the other as necessary, but also to send a new chief to take the place of the last raised and brought up Wreden thither, especially since the person of Jan van Laer (who is still provisionally occupying this place) submissively13 applies for his release by the expiration of time, So it is unanimously understood and established, the corner of the Great Snipe (who sailed here) do. to undertake a voyage,14 and depart at the end of this month or at the latest the first of the coming month,15 in order to bring us the felled ebony back here as usual on our return. These councilors have nominated the merchant Dirck Jansz Smient as chief on the island, who is then to depart with his wife on the aforementioned voyage.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Boa Esperance on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope at Cape Boa Esperance on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Original Dutch transcription
Ten opsichte ‘t rechte mousson van hier naer ‘t eijlant Mauritius te navigeren jegenwoordig op handen is, om onse besettelingen niet alleen naer gewoonte voor een jaer te provideren, en van d’ een na d’ ander nootwendicheijt te versien, ne maer ook een nieuw opperhooft, in plaets van den jongst gelichte ende opgebrachten Wreden derwaerts te zenden, te meer omdat den persoon van Jan van Laer (dewelke ditto plaetse als noch costi provisionelijck is bekledende) door tijtsexpiratie, submisivelijk13 om zijn verlossing solliciteert, Soo is eenpaerlijck verstaen ende vast gestelt, de hoeker de Poelsnip (die hier zeijlreede lecht) do. voijagie ondernemen,14 ende in ‘t laest van dese off uijterlijk primo van de aenstaende maent, vertrecken laten,15 om op sijn retour ons ‘t gecapt ebbenhout als anders van daer weder spoedig herwaerts te brengen, Ende is uijt dese raetspersoonen tot opperhooft op do. eijlant genomineert den vendrich Dirck Jansz Smient die dan met zijn huijsvrouw per voorsz navet mede te vertrecken staet.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.