Cape Council of Policy
418
1670-03-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 418
- Date
- 1670-03-03
- Year
- 1670
English translation
D’ E. Matheus van den Broeck, Council Ordinary of India, Admiral of the return ships of this year and Commissioner to Cabo de Boa Esperance, informed the respective and most qualified chiefs of the aforementioned return fleet how privately shown by Commander Jacob Borghorst was the order of the Noble. The Majors, in their letter from the meeting of the 17th, dated 24th August,29 in which his release at the Patriam to be able to return there in his own capacity was favorably granted, and consequently E. Pieter Hackius was accepted as his replacement, who also daily looks forward to it with eagerness, but as yet does not appear, and (God forbid) upon the arrival of the ship, His E. should die, in which case a year would have to continue, His E. has very humbly requested that he be relieved of this place, and that another, at that time and when the said E. Hackius arrived, might be appointed in his place, and that he with these ships, or indeed the Ceylon, or the still next Batavian return ships might depart from here. So, before that, a suitable person to employ in his place for the aforementioned purpose was considered, but no one in the return fleet had been called upon to do so, and this was invented; which having been taken into account, was resolved and found good, and for the E. Compe. best judged, to grant the said Borghorst's request, and if the said E. Hackius should not parry before the departure of this fleet, and indeed remain behind until the arrival and departure of the Ceylon or the after-ships from Batavia, that the said His E. would then absolutely be allowed to depart with those ships for the Fatherland, understanding that the fiscal S. Cornelis de Cretser (present, occupying the place as the second person of this Commandery) before order from s' Comps. effects and resources that this Commandery will have to observe until the arrival of the aforementioned Hackius, or if he fails to do so, to a more precise order from the Party off Batavia, and regarding which, at the first opportunity, they will have to advise Her Honorable Mentors of any changes they may wish to make.
The aforementioned His Honorable Mentor has also advised his respective Councils that it should not be taken there by the English ship Janne Margriet 30 (which arrived here from Bantham on the 23rd of last month, en route for London) to inform Her Honorable Mentors of the safe arrival of the 15 precious return ships moored here. and furthermore, how best to secretly bring the short invoices for the same cargo to the said Her Honor. That, having been requested in Council and submitted and considered as an important matter, it has been approved and resolved to deliver a letter to the aforementioned Her Honor to the chief captains of the aforementioned ship. And in order to also secretly deliver the invoices to Her Honor, it has been agreed to address them in a sealed letter under cover to a private address, thereby sufficiently hoping that they will secretly reach Her Honor, as if unbeknownst to the said Englishmen.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN CLOSE.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
The aforementioned His Honorable Mentor has also advised his respective Councils that it should not be taken there by the English ship Janne Margriet 30 (which arrived here from Bantham on the 23rd of last month, en route for London) to inform Her Honorable Mentors of the safe arrival of the 15 precious return ships moored here. and furthermore, how best to secretly bring the short invoices for the same cargo to the said Her Honor. That, having been requested in Council and submitted and considered as an important matter, it has been approved and resolved to deliver a letter to the aforementioned Her Honor to the chief captains of the aforementioned ship. And in order to also secretly deliver the invoices to Her Honor, it has been agreed to address them in a sealed letter under cover to a private address, thereby sufficiently hoping that they will secretly reach Her Honor, as if unbeknownst to the said Englishmen.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN CLOSE.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
Original Dutch transcription
D’ E. Matheus van den Broeck, Raat Ordinarie van India, Admiraal der deses jaars retourscheepen en Commissaris aan Cabo de Boa Esperance, aan de respective en gequalificeerdste opperhoofden der voorgen. retourvloot te kennen gegeven, hoedat particulier van den Commandeur Jacob Borghorst vertoont was d’ ordre van d’ Edle. Heeren Majores bij hunne missive uijt de vergaderinge van de 17ne, dato 24en Augusti passado,29 waarin hem sijn verlossingh ad Patriam om in sijn qualite derwaarts te mogen keeren, gunstig was ingewilligt, En ingevolge tot sijn vervanger den E. Pieter Hackius aangenomen, die oock dagelijcx met verlangen te gemoet sien, maar de wijle als nogh niet ten voorschijn comt, en (dat Godt verhoede) bij aancomste van ‘t schip, Sijn E. mogt overleden, waardoor dan een jaar soude moeten blijven continueren, heeft Sijn E. gans nedrigh versogt dat van dese plaatse ontslaegen, en een ander, ter tijt en wijle genoemde E. Hackius quam te arriveren, in sijn plaatse mogte gestelt werden, en dat hij met dese scheepen, off immers de Ceijlonse , off de nogte volgende Bataviase retourscheepen, van hier mogte vertrecken, Soo is, alvorens naer een bequaam persoon om in sijn plaatse ten eijnde voors. te emploijeren, uijtgesien, maar niemant in de retourvloot beroepen daar toe genegentheijt hebbende, uijtgevonden; waarop dan gelet sijnde, geresolveert, en goet gevonden, en voor d’ E. Compe. best geoordeelt, genoemde Borghorst sijn versoeck in te willigen, en indien gemelte E. Hackius niet voor ‘t vertreck van dese vloote mogte paresseren, en wel geheel tot de aancomste en weder vertreck van de Ceijlonse off de nascheepen van Batavia agterbleeff, dat genoemde Sijn E. dan absoluut met die scheepen naer ‘t Patria sal mogen vertrecken, verstaande dat aan den fiscaal S. Cornelis de Cretser (present occuperende de plaetse als tweede persoon deser Commandeurie) alvorens opdragt van s’ Comps. effecten en middelen sal hebben te doen, die dan dit Commandement tot de comste van genoemde Hackius, off bij manquement van dien tot naerdre ordre uijt ‘t Partia off van Batavia dierwegen becomende, sal hebben waar te nemen, en welcken aangaande met d’ eerste gelegentheijt derwaarts advijs sal hebben te doen, om off Haar Edle. in desen gelieven mogten eenige veranderinge te doen.
Soo heeft genoemde Sijn E. mede sijne respective Raaden in bedencken gegeven, off men niet met ‘et Engels schip de Janne Margriet 30 (dat op 23e der verledene maant van Bantham , in equipagie voor London, alhier is comen te arriveren) advertentie derwaarts over aan Haar Edle. de Heeren Majores van de behouden aancomste der 15 costelijcke retourscheepen, hier ter rheede leggende, behoorden te geven; en daarbenevens hoedanig men best de corte facturen van der selver ladinge secretelijck op gemelte Haar Edle. ter handen soude doen comen; Dat dan in Raade omgevraagt ende als een gewigtige saecke gepondreert en overwoogen sijnde, is goet gevonden en geresolveert d’ opperhooffden van ‘t voorn. schip een missive aan Haar Edle. voornt. ter handen te stellen, Ende om de facturen mede tot Haar Edle. secretelijck over te doen comen, is verstaan deselve in een geslootene letterken onder couvert aan particuliere te addresseren, daar door dan genoegsaam verhoopen deselve Haar Edle. als buijten kennisse van geseijde Engelsen wel secretelijck ter handen sullen comen.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
Soo heeft genoemde Sijn E. mede sijne respective Raaden in bedencken gegeven, off men niet met ‘et Engels schip de Janne Margriet 30 (dat op 23e der verledene maant van Bantham , in equipagie voor London, alhier is comen te arriveren) advertentie derwaarts over aan Haar Edle. de Heeren Majores van de behouden aancomste der 15 costelijcke retourscheepen, hier ter rheede leggende, behoorden te geven; en daarbenevens hoedanig men best de corte facturen van der selver ladinge secretelijck op gemelte Haar Edle. ter handen soude doen comen; Dat dan in Raade omgevraagt ende als een gewigtige saecke gepondreert en overwoogen sijnde, is goet gevonden en geresolveert d’ opperhooffden van ‘t voorn. schip een missive aan Haar Edle. voornt. ter handen te stellen, Ende om de facturen mede tot Haar Edle. secretelijck over te doen comen, is verstaan deselve in een geslootene letterken onder couvert aan particuliere te addresseren, daar door dan genoegsaam verhoopen deselve Haar Edle. als buijten kennisse van geseijde Engelsen wel secretelijck ter handen sullen comen.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.