Cape Council of Policy
406
1669-08-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 406
- Date
- 1669-08-05
- Year
- 1669
English translation
Note that on the 3rd of this year, in accordance with our last resolution, on the 15th of July last, the yacht de Voerman (due to the lack of other more suffisient bottoms, and in particular due to the expiration of the galjotie de Lepelaer, which was otherwise reduced to sailing capacity until the next decision) was taken to task. Voijagie with the ordained Supreme Court, Sr. Georgh Fredrick Wreeden, has been moved from this country to Mauritius and we were somewhat concerned that it itself, being a bit too small and too weak, could probably account for some trouble and accident, and cost our settlements as a result. their provisions shipped off like others necessary not only would have been frustrated, but also the E. Compe. this year of the felled ebony, amber & so on as to its constitution, notwithstanding the skipper of the above-mentioned Lepelaertie having provisionally deeming the same yacht, the Voerman, sufficient and adequate (next to God) for the aforementioned voyage. However, moreover, upon this arrival104 of the fluvial Spreeu, the E. Commander in Rade requested105 whether it was inadvisable to let the said Spreeuw undertake his journey from here to Mauritius for our peace of mind, be it to see whether it would go well. Lepelaertie with the gallinaceous birds, to investigate further plunder, had not run there and had overwhelmed the Company's premises (so that in such a case God forbid), and upon encountering them, attempted to recover them again, and then to bring them, along with the felled ebony, to their EE. at Batavia, and to distribute the aforementioned ebony in the return fleet departing this year, respectively, to unload it for the Patria, as well as General Voerman, who had fortunately arrived there, having provisioned our troops for another year. And after careful deliberation, it was unanimously agreed, because it is somewhat far from the passage and not apparent, that sijl. Mauritius or any of our establishments, but they will sooner avoid it, deeming it unnecessary, especially since the skipper of the said vessel, the Spreeuw, declares, like the aforementioned skippers, that the aforementioned Voerman is sufficient for the voyage undertaken.
In the afternoon, a court was sentenced for some brawl, such as the exchange of cattle for private property, and our fiscal authorities were adjudicated with some fines. The fine paid to him was sheep instead of money, and no council members were noted, according to their E.E. Since some livestock are held in Patrias, the said tax collector has been authorized to deliver the aforementioned sheep, amounting to 22 pieces and consisting of fine young sheep, to the E. Compe. and to have them paid from the cash register for 8 guilders per pence.
Given that Hendrick Rijnste, a former freeman and resident here, has immediately requested his release and reinstatement in the Compe. to be reinstated. This is his humble desire and the modest constitution of his wife and small children, who can barely earn a living here through his handiwork, having realized, and out of deep compassion, that he was accepted as a carpenter without banishment, for a salary of twenty-two guilders per month. This was especially true because the ship Spreeuw, moored here and now departing for Batavia, required some timber. He was also deemed and recognized as a faithful and good craftsman by those who were aware of his manual labor.
Thus done and resolved, in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN DUIJNEN.
In the afternoon, a court was sentenced for some brawl, such as the exchange of cattle for private property, and our fiscal authorities were adjudicated with some fines. The fine paid to him was sheep instead of money, and no council members were noted, according to their E.E. Since some livestock are held in Patrias, the said tax collector has been authorized to deliver the aforementioned sheep, amounting to 22 pieces and consisting of fine young sheep, to the E. Compe. and to have them paid from the cash register for 8 guilders per pence.
Given that Hendrick Rijnste, a former freeman and resident here, has immediately requested his release and reinstatement in the Compe. to be reinstated. This is his humble desire and the modest constitution of his wife and small children, who can barely earn a living here through his handiwork, having realized, and out of deep compassion, that he was accepted as a carpenter without banishment, for a salary of twenty-two guilders per month. This was especially true because the ship Spreeuw, moored here and now departing for Batavia, required some timber. He was also deemed and recognized as a faithful and good craftsman by those who were aware of his manual labor.
Thus done and resolved, in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN DUIJNEN.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt den 3en deser in conformite van onse laeste resolutie op 15en Julij jongstleden getrocken ‘t jachtie de Voerman (bij manquement van andere suffisanter bodems, ende in sonder door ‘t affloopen van ‘t galjotie de Lepelaer dat tot navolgende besendinge anders aengeleijt ende zeijlvaerdigh was) tot de t’ doene voijagie met het geordonneerde opperhooft sr. Georgh Fredrick Wreeden uijt dese bhaeij naer Mauritius is vertrocken ende wij eeniger maten bedught wesende, dat ‘et selve daer toe wat te kleijn ende te swack zijnde, wel licht eenige swarigheijt en ongeval konde rescontreren, ende ons besettelingen costij daer door van hunne provisien als andere affgescheepte nootsaekelijcheden niet alleen soude sijn gefrustreert, maer oock d’ E. Compe. deses jaers van ‘t gevelde ebbenhout, amber &a. als derselver constitutie, niet tegenstaende den schipper van ‘t bovengenoemde Lepelaertie daer toe den provisioneel do. op voorsz jachtie de Voerman , ‘t selve genoechsaem suffisant ende bestant (naest Godt) tot voorsz reijse geoordeelt hebben, Soo is eghter ten overvloede bij dese arive104 van ‘t fluijtie de Spreeu door den E. Commandeur in Rade omgevra[a]ght105 off ‘t niet geraden was, genoemde Spreeuw sijne reijse van hier naer Mauritius tot onser gerustheijt te laten ondernemen, ‘t sij dan om te sien off ‘t meergen. Lepelaertie met die galchvogels tot ondersoeck van meerder roof niet aldaer aengeloopen ende ‘s Comps. logie overweldicht hadde (omme in sulcken gevall dat Godt verhoede) en deselve aentreffende, weder trachten te recouvreren, ende hun als dan, benevens ‘t gevelde ebbenhout tot Haer EE. tot Batavia op te brengen, ende ‘t genoemd ebbenhout in de resp.106 deses jaers vertreckende retourvlooth verdeelt, naer ‘t Patria aff te laden, als meede off gen. Voerman aldaer geluckigh aengecomen wesende, onse besettelingen weder voor een jaer geproviandeert hebben, Ende naer rijpe deliberatie is eenpaerlijck107 verstaen omdat het wat verre uijt de passasie ende niet apparent is, dat sijl. Mauritius off eenige onser besettinge108 aenloopen, maer eer schuwen sullen ‘t selve onnoodigh g’oordeelt te meer omdat den schipper van ‘t geseijde fluijtie de Spreeuw insgelijcx nevens boven genoemde schippers komt te verclaer[en] meer genoemde Voerman tot d’ ondernomene voijagie genoeghsaem bestant te wesen.
Des naernoens over eenige vechterije als ‘t verruijl[en] van vee onder perticuliere in Rade gevonnist ende onsen fiscael eenige boeten geadjudiceert wesende, bennen die aen hem in plaetse van gelt in schaepen betaelt, ende gemerckt geen Raatspersoonen achtervolgens Haer E.E. uijt ‘t Patrias ordre eenigh vee vermogens sijn te houden, Is aen geseijde fiscael gepermiteert voorsz schaepen die 22 stucx bedragen en in schoone jonge haemels bestaen aen d’ E. Compe. te leveren ende tegens 8 gl. ‘t ps. uijt cassa te doen betalen.
Aangesien den persoon van Hendrick Rijnste gewesene vrijborger en ingesetene alhier, seer instantelijck heeft versoght van sijn vrijdom ontslagen, ende weder in s’ Comps. dienst herstelt te mogen werden, Soo is dat sijn billigh begeerte en de sobere constitutie van sijn vrouw en kleijne kinderen die alhier nauwelijck levensmiddelen door sijn hantwerck cunnen erlangen, ingesien hebbende, ende door innerlijcke medelijden den selven onder een belooningh vantwee en109 twintigh gulden per maant als ondertimmerman, sonder verbant aengenomen, te meer omdat het hier ter rheede leggende schip de Spreeuw , daer hij nu mede naer Batavia vertreckt, eeniger maeten om timmerl. benoodight was, ende dat hij van de geene die sijne handen arbeijtsaemheijt bewust sijn voor een trouw en goeden ambachtsman g’oordeelt, en erkent wort.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert, in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN DUIJNEN.
Des naernoens over eenige vechterije als ‘t verruijl[en] van vee onder perticuliere in Rade gevonnist ende onsen fiscael eenige boeten geadjudiceert wesende, bennen die aen hem in plaetse van gelt in schaepen betaelt, ende gemerckt geen Raatspersoonen achtervolgens Haer E.E. uijt ‘t Patrias ordre eenigh vee vermogens sijn te houden, Is aen geseijde fiscael gepermiteert voorsz schaepen die 22 stucx bedragen en in schoone jonge haemels bestaen aen d’ E. Compe. te leveren ende tegens 8 gl. ‘t ps. uijt cassa te doen betalen.
Aangesien den persoon van Hendrick Rijnste gewesene vrijborger en ingesetene alhier, seer instantelijck heeft versoght van sijn vrijdom ontslagen, ende weder in s’ Comps. dienst herstelt te mogen werden, Soo is dat sijn billigh begeerte en de sobere constitutie van sijn vrouw en kleijne kinderen die alhier nauwelijck levensmiddelen door sijn hantwerck cunnen erlangen, ingesien hebbende, ende door innerlijcke medelijden den selven onder een belooningh vantwee en109 twintigh gulden per maant als ondertimmerman, sonder verbant aengenomen, te meer omdat het hier ter rheede leggende schip de Spreeuw , daer hij nu mede naer Batavia vertreckt, eeniger maeten om timmerl. benoodight was, ende dat hij van de geene die sijne handen arbeijtsaemheijt bewust sijn voor een trouw en goeden ambachtsman g’oordeelt, en erkent wort.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert, in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN DUIJNEN.