Cape Council of Policy
412
1670-01-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 412
- Date
- 1670-01-10
- Year
- 1670
English translation
It was noted that the corporal Daniel Balcq124 in a missive of the 26th of December125 last year, was able to state, among other things, that the Namacquase Hottentoosen, in pursuit of the rights of the Saldanhia mans, were laying on this side of the Oliphants Revier, and were very willing to come to the said bay to livestock trade with our residents there. However, the recently mentioned Namacquas are still not too reassured, and not without fear of the exile Hottentoos (namely Gonnomoa and Oudesoa); as largely arising from the two-year-old war waged against the other, and in consequence very gladly seeing that we first and foremost, with perty merchants, wanted to appear at their creeks, whereby sijl. under our guidance, the more rapidly things might proceed our way. Therefore, His Eminence the Commander seriously suggested to the respective Council what should best be done in this matter; which, after due deliberation, unanimously determined that the aforementioned Namacqua trade, (although in 1668 a minor damage was suffered by the taking of some of their animals) should be resumed, especially since it was sufficiently noted that sijl. would like to deal with us amicably.
Therefore, it was unanimously resolved to furnish Sergiant Pieter Cruijthoff126 (being an experienced voyager who had been with these people several times) with the necessary provisions, merchandise, and provisions required for the voyage, in order to undertake this voyage from here, with six men and six dray-horses, on which the aforementioned goods were packed, across the Bay of Saldanhia (where four more men would be reinforced), in the hope that the same nation, luring this very wealthy nation to us, would return with a desired exchange for the forthcoming return ships.127
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year above.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Therefore, it was unanimously resolved to furnish Sergiant Pieter Cruijthoff126 (being an experienced voyager who had been with these people several times) with the necessary provisions, merchandise, and provisions required for the voyage, in order to undertake this voyage from here, with six men and six dray-horses, on which the aforementioned goods were packed, across the Bay of Saldanhia (where four more men would be reinforced), in the hope that the same nation, luring this very wealthy nation to us, would return with a desired exchange for the forthcoming return ships.127
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year above.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt den corporael Daniel Balcq124 bij missive van den 26en Desember125 des verleeden jaers, onder anderen comt te bedeelen, dat de Namacquase Hottentoosen achtervolgens berightinge der Saldanhia mans, aen dese sijde van de Oliphantsrevier waeren leggende, ende seer gaerne naer genoemde baeij wilden affcomen, om den veehandel met onse daer gelegene residenten t’ onderstaen. Maer de wijle genoemde Namacquas als nogh niet al te gerust, en niet sonder vreese voor d’ omleggende Hottentoosen (namentlijck Gonnomoa en Oudesoa) sijn; als meerendeels uijt d’ over twee jarigen oorlogh tegens den ander gevoert ontstaende, en ingevolge seer gaerne saegen dat we eerst en alvoorens, met pertije coopmanschappen, aen hunne craelen wilden verschijnen, waer door sijl. onder onse geleijde met ‘et retourneren, des te segourder t’ onswaerts moghten affsacken, Soo is ‘t dat Sijn E. den Commandeur den respective Raet in serieuse bedenckingh heeft gegeven wat in dese saecke best diende gedaen; dewelcke naer genomene deliberatie, eenpaerlijck vaststelden, dat de genoemde Namacquase handel, (schoon in ‘t jaer 1668 een geringe schaede door ‘t nemen eeniger beesten van haer hebben geleeden) wederom behoorden hervat te werden, te meer om dat genoeghsaem bemerckt wert dat sijl. gaerne met ons in minnelijckheijt begerigh sijn te handelen.
Dierwegen is met overeenkominge van stemmen geresolveert den sergiant Pieter Cruijthoff126 (sijnde een out ervaren lantganger, en meer maelen bij die volckeren geweest) met noodige behoeftigheeden, coopmanschappen, en provisien, tot die te doene toght vereijschende, te versien, omme dan van hier, met ses persoonen, en ses draeghossen, daer op genoemde goederen gepackt, over de baeij Saldanhia (daer nogh met vier man sal versterckt werden) die voijagie, t’ onderneemen, op hoope dat den selven die vee rijcke natie tot ons aenlockende, met een gewenste ruijlingh tegens aenstaende retourscheepen, weder sal comen te retourneren.127
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege en jaere voors.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Dierwegen is met overeenkominge van stemmen geresolveert den sergiant Pieter Cruijthoff126 (sijnde een out ervaren lantganger, en meer maelen bij die volckeren geweest) met noodige behoeftigheeden, coopmanschappen, en provisien, tot die te doene toght vereijschende, te versien, omme dan van hier, met ses persoonen, en ses draeghossen, daer op genoemde goederen gepackt, over de baeij Saldanhia (daer nogh met vier man sal versterckt werden) die voijagie, t’ onderneemen, op hoope dat den selven die vee rijcke natie tot ons aenlockende, met een gewenste ruijlingh tegens aenstaende retourscheepen, weder sal comen te retourneren.127
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege en jaere voors.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.