Cape Council of Policy
38
1654-01-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 38
- Date
- 1654-01-12
- Year
- 1654
English translation
Since yesterday we have received further statements from various persons regarding the difficulties that arose with the ship Vrede, and the ship was also put at our disposal by the sub-merchant Willem Born, who has made a certain request in which he very humbly requests to be allowed to speak frankly about his affairs (concerning him and the sick comforter in the ranks). It has been decided by the Council to first have all the documents recollected by the councilors appointed yesterday, and then further to inform us more closely and instinctively on all points by interrogatory: in order to proceed further, as appropriate, after a thorough and sincere investigation of the matters; as well, but since the many defects are suffered on that ship itself (to bring it to reconvalescence through refreshments) it cannot be done in the first place, and that the heaviest weight is the basic origin: and the rudder fins of all the resulting ones must have difficulties: to provide such order and remedy in all regulations and the ship's government as for the preservation of that costless ship at the greatest service of the E. Compe. would be found to be required.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hoope date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH, Secrt.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hoope date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH, Secrt.
Original Dutch transcription
‘t Sedert gister ons noch eenige verclaringen van verscheijden personen wegen de opgeresene moeijten van ‘t schip de Vrede voorgecomen ende ons door den ondercoopman Willem Born do. schip oock ter hant gestelt wesende seecker requeste daerbij seer demoedighlijck is versoeckende omme cort recht over sijne saecken (hem ende den geledeerden114 sieckentrooster aengaende) gesproocken te mogen worden, Soo is bij den Raet verstaen eerst alle de stucken door de op gister gecommitteerde raetspersonen te laten recolleren, ende dan vorders bij interrogatorium op alle poincten ons noch wat nader ende dinstinctelijck115 te informeren: omme na grondige ende oprechte bevindinge van saecken, als dan vorders te procederen, als na behooren; alsoo doch vermits de vele siecke luijden op dat schip ‘t selve (om die wat tot reconvalisatie door ververssinge te brengen) noch vooreerst niet can claer worden te vertrecken, Ende dat ‘t swaerste weeght nootsaeckelijck de gront ende oorspronck: mitsgaders de roervincken van alle de geresene moeijten dienen te hebben: omme sodanige ordre ende redres in alle reglementen ende scheepsregeringe te s[t]ellen als tot behoudenisse van dat costelijck schip ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. sal bevonden werden te vereijsschen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH, Secrt.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH, Secrt.