Cape Council of Policy
400
1669-05-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 400
- Date
- 1669-05-26
- Year
- 1669
English translation
As we have sent to the sub-merchant Georgh Fredrick Wreeden, in order to comply with the orders of the E. Compe. for the maintenance of the same right in the Saldanhi Bay, and have now been informed by 't Robbeneylant that a ship was seen there, sailing off the Saldanhi Bay, without being able to determine which nation it belonged to, we have, in satisfaction of Her Honor, ordered by the respective letters dated 20 November 1667,89 23 do. 1668, and 10th December of the same year, given to us, found it useful to send the person of Martinus Jacquet,90 as experienced in the Latin and French languages, and being properly informed, there on the boat Leepelaer, in order to inquire about the aforementioned ship, and if it was found that the aforementioned ship had crashed there because of the French East India Company, to file an act of protest on a permanent form with the aforementioned sub-merchant Georgh Frederick Wreeden, and furthermore to ensure everything to preserve the right and possession that the E. Company. concerning Saldanhiabaeij, the aforementioned Jacquet was also ordered to give us the order as soon as possible and to bring back the goods as and when the matter arises.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABM. ZEEUW.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABM. ZEEUW.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo wij den ondercoopman Georgh Fredrick Wreeden omme te voldoen de ordres van de E. Compe. tot maintenue van der selver reght in de Saldanhiabaeij hebben affgesonden ende ons nu van ‘t Robbeneylant geadverteert sijnde, dat aldaer een schip gesien wierdt, na de Saldanhiabaeij affsackende, sonder noghtans te kunnen beteekenen van welcke natie het selve was, soo hebben wij in voldoeninge van Haar Edle. beveelen bij de respective missiven van dato den 20en November 1667,89 23 do. 1668, en 10en December des selven jaers, ons gegeven, dienstigh gevonden den persoon van Martinus Jacquet,90 als in de Latijnsche en Fransche taele ervaeren, ende behoorlijck geinformeert sijnde, met het bootge de Leepelaer derwaerts de novo aff te senden, ten eijnde hij sigh nae ‘t voorsz schip informere, ende ingeval bevonden wiert dat het voorsz schip wegens de Fransche Oost Indische Compe. aldaer nedergeslagen hadt met den voorn. ondercoopman Georgh Frederick Wreeden een acte van protest op een bestendige forme te doen, ende voorts alles te besorgen tot conservatie van het reght en de possessie die de E. Compe. over Saldanhiabaeij is hebbende, werdende de voorsz Jacquet met eenen gelast ons op het spoedighste beright te geven en de te retourneren naer de saecke ende tijt sal comen mede te brengen.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABM. ZEEUW.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] ABM. ZEEUW.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.