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1669-03-07

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Entry number
394
Date
1669-03-07
Year
1669

English translation

We are also advised, in accordance with the resolution of the Noble Lords Directors at the meeting of the Seventeenth, by letter dated August 22, 1668, to send the Indian return ships from here to the country as quickly as possible, and as soon as possible after they are properly refreshed. This may be combined, or by article, which order was approved by Mr. Commander in Rade has been nominated, and it has been resolved and established that the departure of the eight return ships present here at sea (on the 25th of February 't Sticht Wtrecht, Nieuw Middelburgh, 't Huijs te Velsen, 't Wapen van Gouda, d' Rijsende Son, on the 27th of Thursday 't Wapen van der Veer, on the 28th of Thursday 'Vuchtigheijt' and on pm. March the Vrije Zee van Batavia)62 having arrived here, is to be postponed until the 15th of this month, unless the Honourable Hr. Joan Tijsz, Council of India and Commissioner of this residence, with the ship Zuijt Polsbroeck together with two other return ships, which were seen by the Rear Admiral on the ship Vrije Zee on the 28th passado west of the Cape de Aguilhas, to arrive within the aforementioned time, and His Honor. where further resolution could be reached, the arrival of which was anticipated at every hour with the first easterly winds, and by that time the skippers, according to their prediction, could all be clear and ready, and for these reasons and the shortness of departure, the daily refreshments had more than doubled. Furthermore, 15 men each would enjoy a sheep every day, or, if there was a shortage of such, animals as appropriate, and furthermore, all necessities would be provided as much as possible.

Thus resolved and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope as dated above.

[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.

[Signed:] A. HARTMAN.

[Signed:] ADRIAEN DE GILDE.

[Signed:] R. CARPENTIER.

Original Dutch transcription

Also ons achtervolgens de resolutie van de Edle. Heeren Bewinthebberen ter vergaderingh van de Seventhienen bij Missive gedateert 22 Augustus 1668 is aenbevolen, om de Indische retourschepen so veel mogelijck is, ende op het spoedighste naedat se behoorlijck vervarst sijn, van hier na het Patria te versenden, het sij gecombineert, ofte bij articulen, welcke ordre door den Hr. Commandeur in Rade is voorgedragen, ende daer op geresolveert ende vastgestelt het vertrecq van de acht hier tegenwoordigh ter rhede leggende retourschepen (op den 25en Februarij ‘t Sticht Wtrecht , Nieuw Middelburgh , ‘t Huijs te Velsen , ‘t Wapen van Gouda , d’ Rijsende Son , den 27en do.‘t Wapen van der Veer , den 28en do. de Voorsichtigheijt ende op pmo. Maert de Vrije Zee van Batavia)62 hier gearriveert, tot den 15en deser uijt te stellen, ten ware d’ Edle. Hr. Joan Tijsz, Raat van India ende Commissaris deser residentie, met het schip Zuijt Polsbroeck nevens noch twee andre retour-schepen, die door den Schout bij Nacht op ‘t schip de Vrije Zee den 28en passado bewesten de Caap de Aguilhas sijn gesien, binnen voorsz tijt qam te arriveren, ende sijn Edle. daer op naader resolutie mogte nemen welckers comste met de eerste waijende oostewinden alle uren wort te gemoet gesien, en tegen die tijt de schippers volgens haer voorgeven alle cunnen claer ende gereet sijn, en om die redenen ende cortheijt van vertreck, de dagelijcxe vervarssingh meer dan de helft is verdubbelt, sullende vervolgen63 ijder 15 man genieten alle dagen een schaep off bij mancquement van dien, beesten naer advenandt, ende voorts van alle benodigheden soveel mogelijck is, versien werden.

Aldus geresolveert ende gearresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop in dato ut supra.

[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.

[Signed:] A. HARTMAN.

[Signed:] ADRIAEN DE GILDE.

[Signed:] R. CARPENTIER.