Cape Council of Policy
387
1668-09-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 387
- Date
- 1668-09-05
- Year
- 1668
English translation
The Lord Commander Borghorst, having purchased for himself, from his predecessor the E. Cornelis van Quaelbergen, the widow Wachtendorp and the Lieutenant Abraham Schut before their28 departure from here, a special flock of sheep, three wagons, and 23 oxen, for cash at a civil price29, His E. in Rade proposed, as if it was not a fair and rightful thing, to give ditto sheep with the wagons and cattle to the E. Compe. to deliver, or to personally draw the monthly profits (which, with the milk and besides the breeding, a good sum of money,30 as considering His E. the benefits to be the E. Company's own alone; And noting that the E. Company has been very reluctant, always willing, to use private wagons for the cultivation of its land, transport of fuel, roughage, etc. (due to a lack of that livestock trade), as well as the fact that the E.31 Company is very scarcely provided with sheep, receiving almost no traffic from the Hottentoses32, whatever diligence and devour were used for that purpose, and then further anything with large gifts such as double partnerships, is so meager and meager that it is hardly worth providing or receiving, moreover, and according to all appearances, because of this country's annual war (proven by the Namaquas to the nearby Hottentoses by stealing their cattle, and which continues), there will be nothing left for the incoming ships, and they will thus be greatly embarrassed. Consequently, it has been understood and determined that the aforementioned wagons, cattle, and sheep, as well as those of the Company's servants, can still be obtained, at the price paid to E. Quaelbergh33, to be withdrawn for the Company, and that the same (the trade thus (allowing) to let 3 or 4 run a year without any damage, as good as the other 6 that were traded in from the Hottentoes, so that, having a significant number on hand for the breeding, we will once be relieved of that burden, and subsequently, at our leisure and according to the wishes and preferences of the nation, we will also be able to trade with them. Likewise, we will try to acquire a batch of young cattle, and to add to that, which we think, and with correction, will be a desirable purchase.
The 15th of the following year.
So it was also arrested and decided, with regard to our warehouses with many large-scale merchants, consisting of Sheets, tarpaulins, silk socks, shoes, etc., have been provided in advance, especially for the large garrison (placed at this residence as we have done) Her Honor requested from the Fatherland and sent here, and we, with this reduction of our garrison, which amounts to no more than 150 heads, cannot afford to benefit and consume all these expensive and quickly perishable goods here for a period of 15 to 20 years, and with the Company remaining here, a considerable disadvantage would be incurred, so we will send a consignment of these to Batavia and also to Ceylon on occasion, in the hope that Her Honor will receive them. part of d'E. Compe. costi better if we here34 can convert later, and d' E. Compe. of damage thereto by preventing, Item that we will send from35 our cash register (which currently includes the dartich duijsent gls.)36 about two thirds of it, especially because do. depositing tokens here without interest, we can subsist with our remaining capital in this conjecture37 sufficiently.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope the day before last.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
The 15th of the following year.
So it was also arrested and decided, with regard to our warehouses with many large-scale merchants, consisting of Sheets, tarpaulins, silk socks, shoes, etc., have been provided in advance, especially for the large garrison (placed at this residence as we have done) Her Honor requested from the Fatherland and sent here, and we, with this reduction of our garrison, which amounts to no more than 150 heads, cannot afford to benefit and consume all these expensive and quickly perishable goods here for a period of 15 to 20 years, and with the Company remaining here, a considerable disadvantage would be incurred, so we will send a consignment of these to Batavia and also to Ceylon on occasion, in the hope that Her Honor will receive them. part of d'E. Compe. costi better if we here34 can convert later, and d' E. Compe. of damage thereto by preventing, Item that we will send from35 our cash register (which currently includes the dartich duijsent gls.)36 about two thirds of it, especially because do. depositing tokens here without interest, we can subsist with our remaining capital in this conjecture37 sufficiently.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope the day before last.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
Original Dutch transcription
D’ Heer Commandeur Borghorst, van sijn predecesseur den E. Cornelis van Quaelbergen,de weduwe Wachtendorp ende den luytenant Abraham Schut voor haer28 vertreck van hier, voor sijn particulier een aensienelijcke troup schapen, drie wagens, en 23 treckossen, voor contanten voor een civile prijs29 ingecocht hebbende, heeft Sijn E. in Rade voorgestelt, off ‘t niet een billijcke ende rechtmatige sake was, dito schapen met d’ wagens en beesten aen d’ E. Compe. te leveren, dan wel personelijck de maendelijcke profijten (die met de melck ende behalven den aenteelt eengoedesomme van penningen,porteren30 te trecken, als oordelende Sijn E. do. voordelen d’ E. Compe. alleen eijgen te wesen; Ende gemerct d’ E. Compe. om beestiael tot ‘et bebouwen van haer landt, voeren van branthoudt, ruijghte etca. (bij manquement van dien beestialen handel) seer verlegen sijnde, althoos genecessiteert, bennen geweest, particuliere wagens daer toe te gebruijcken, mitsgaders dat d’ E.31 Compe. van schapen seer schaers is voorsien, erlangende daer bij van de Hottentosen32 schier niets in trafique, wat diligentie ende debvoir daer toe werden aengewent, ende dan noch al iets met grote geschencken als dubbelde coopmanschappen becomende, isset selve soo sober ende mager dat qualijck ‘t verstrecken oft ‘t voordissen waerdich is, schijnende bovendien ende naer alle apparentie jaerlijcx door deses lants oorloge (door de Namaquas aen dese dicht bij gelegene Hottentosen met ‘et ontroven van hun vee bewijsende, ende noch continuerende) in corte niets meer voor de aencomende schepen voor de handt bevinden, ende alsoo machtich verlegen staen souden; Ingevolge is verstaen ende vast gestelt voorsz wagens, beesten, ende schapen, als mede die van de dienaers van de Compe. daer noch bij cunnen becomen, ten prijse als die aen den E. Quaelbergh33 sijn betaelt, voor de Compe. in te trecken, ende deselve (den handel sulcx eenichsints toelatende) sonder aen te tasten een jaer 3 a 4 sullen laten lopen, als wesende soodanich een, soo goet als andere 6, die van de Hottentoos ingeruijlt werden, omme alsoo een emportant getal op den aenteelt achter de handt hebbende, ons eenmael van dat bedden sullen ontlast bevinden, ende dienvolgende op ons gemack ende naer wensch en keur van do. natie sullen, er oock cunnen handelen, sullende insgelijcx trachten een partije jonge runder-beestkens te becomen, ende mede daer toe aen te queecken, dat ons bedunckens, en onder correctie een gewenste sake sal wesen.
Den 15en daer aenvolgende.
Soo is oock g’arresteert ende beslooten, ten opsichte onse packhuijsen met veel volumeuse coopmanschappen, bestaende in lakenen, zargies, zaijette coussen, schoenen, etca. op voorraet bennen versien, wel eer voor ‘t groote guarnisoen (ter deser residentie als doen geplaetst) van Haer Edle. uijt ‘et Patria geeijst, en herwaerts gesonden, ende wij met dese reductie van ons guarnisoen, dat niet meer als 150 coppen exedeert, ons niet bestandt oirdeelen, om alle die cost en haest verderffelijcke goederen in de tijt van wel 15 a 20 jaren alhier te beneficeren, ende te vertieren, ende bij ‘t hier behoudend d’ Compe. daerinne alsoo een merckelijck nadeel soude toegebracht worden, dat wij per gelegentheijt een partije van deselve naer Batavia, ende oock naer Ceijlon sullen senden, op hope dat haer Edle. deselve ten voirdele van d’ E. Compe. costi beterals wij alhier34 sullen cunnen later omsetten, ende d’ E. Compe. van schade daer door prevenieren, Item datwij van35 onse cassa (dewelcke voor tegenwoordich bij de dartich duijsent gls. inhoudt)36 omtrent twee derden van dien sullen versenden, te meer omdat do. penningen alhier renteloos leggende, wij met ons overich capitael in dese conjecture37 genoeghsaem cunnen bestaen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare voornt.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Den 15en daer aenvolgende.
Soo is oock g’arresteert ende beslooten, ten opsichte onse packhuijsen met veel volumeuse coopmanschappen, bestaende in lakenen, zargies, zaijette coussen, schoenen, etca. op voorraet bennen versien, wel eer voor ‘t groote guarnisoen (ter deser residentie als doen geplaetst) van Haer Edle. uijt ‘et Patria geeijst, en herwaerts gesonden, ende wij met dese reductie van ons guarnisoen, dat niet meer als 150 coppen exedeert, ons niet bestandt oirdeelen, om alle die cost en haest verderffelijcke goederen in de tijt van wel 15 a 20 jaren alhier te beneficeren, ende te vertieren, ende bij ‘t hier behoudend d’ Compe. daerinne alsoo een merckelijck nadeel soude toegebracht worden, dat wij per gelegentheijt een partije van deselve naer Batavia, ende oock naer Ceijlon sullen senden, op hope dat haer Edle. deselve ten voirdele van d’ E. Compe. costi beterals wij alhier34 sullen cunnen later omsetten, ende d’ E. Compe. van schade daer door prevenieren, Item datwij van35 onse cassa (dewelcke voor tegenwoordich bij de dartich duijsent gls. inhoudt)36 omtrent twee derden van dien sullen versenden, te meer omdat do. penningen alhier renteloos leggende, wij met ons overich capitael in dese conjecture37 genoeghsaem cunnen bestaen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare voornt.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.