Cape Council of Policy
420
1670-03-11
Minute details
- Entry number
- 420
- Date
- 1670-03-11
- Year
- 1670
English translation
This request, presented today after prayers by the deputy merchant Cornelis de Cretser to the Honourable Commissioner and the Honorable Council, reads as follows:
To the Honourable Mr. Mattheus van den Broeck, Council Ordinary of India, Admiral of these present return ships at sea, and Commissioner of this residence, with his highly esteemed Council.
"With all due respect, Cornelis de Cretser, deputy merchant and still occupying the position of fiscal in loco, acknowledges that Your Honor. lastly on the 3rd of this month, subsequently we have been pleased to adopt a resolution that if the permanent Commander E. Pieter Hackius did not come here to arrange for the departure of the still expected Ceylon and Batavian return ships, that the suppt. in such a case would take over the transport and transfer of this fortress and further transfer of the relieved Commander E. Jacob Borghorst and have his E.88 also navigate with other ships to Patria89; And noting that the suppt.'s quality is still somewhat poor, and (in your wiser judgment) rather more polish is required for the execution of such a capital management, I address the suppt. to Your Honor, very humbly requesting that Your Honor. Please grant him the capacity of merchant and second person a corresponding salary, having a vacant position with the associated administration and keeping of the trading books on a provisional basis, now performed for two years, as well as the E. Compe. here as sub-merchant for three, and four years as fiscal service with ƒ42 per month, which doing &c. was named Cornelis de Cretser.
Regarding the considerations touched upon therein, it was noted that we were informed by the captains of the ship Cogge, which arrived here on the 11th of this month, that the expected Commander Hackius (praised and spoken of at sea on the ship 't Sticht van Utrecht) was very distraught and ill, having been greatly concerned that His Eminence (God forbid) might have died en route. This, after deliberation, was resolved by a unanimous vote to grant Cornelis de Cretser's request (although somewhat contrary to customary practice here). Hereby, he is favored with the capacity of merchant and second person of this place, and in addition, with a halving of the salary, he is to add the general article of incorporation,90 fifty-five guilders per month, for which his contracted time remains unpaid.91
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year stipulated.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] D. J. SMIENDT.
H.K.: Colonel's Archives No. 3982, pp. 76-77. (378-379.)
Note: As appears from the resolution dated 11 and this: His Cornelis de Cretsers' request and the subsequent determination, as in the same, in accordance with him, the aforementioned Cretser. This adjacent deed was handed over, which also appears in the record book of the Secretariat at Cabo de Goede Hoope as follows:
Also, the person of Cornelis de Cretser, present and successive here, as fiscal, keeper of the business books, and administrator of the warehouses in this place, to the complete satisfaction and satisfaction of his Chiefs, who acted as a minor official, and because his complete competence and capacity have been demonstrated. And because he seriously requested his advancement in Council, as well as that upon the departure of Commander Borghorst, or upon the death of his replacement, who was seen daily, the place as Commander to be provisionally filled here, is ordered. Therefore, the aforementioned de Cretser, in view of his proven competence (in carrying out our Commission as Commissioner of the Company's business and turnover here), is assigned the qualifications of merchant and subsequently the general article letter, halving of wages, fifty-five guilders per month, for which he remains obligated to serve out his contracted time.
In the Fort of Good Hope, 11 March 1670. Agrees with his principles.
[Signed:] (was signed) Christ. Hasselberg.
To the Honourable Mr. Mattheus van den Broeck, Council Ordinary of India, Admiral of these present return ships at sea, and Commissioner of this residence, with his highly esteemed Council.
"With all due respect, Cornelis de Cretser, deputy merchant and still occupying the position of fiscal in loco, acknowledges that Your Honor. lastly on the 3rd of this month, subsequently we have been pleased to adopt a resolution that if the permanent Commander E. Pieter Hackius did not come here to arrange for the departure of the still expected Ceylon and Batavian return ships, that the suppt. in such a case would take over the transport and transfer of this fortress and further transfer of the relieved Commander E. Jacob Borghorst and have his E.88 also navigate with other ships to Patria89; And noting that the suppt.'s quality is still somewhat poor, and (in your wiser judgment) rather more polish is required for the execution of such a capital management, I address the suppt. to Your Honor, very humbly requesting that Your Honor. Please grant him the capacity of merchant and second person a corresponding salary, having a vacant position with the associated administration and keeping of the trading books on a provisional basis, now performed for two years, as well as the E. Compe. here as sub-merchant for three, and four years as fiscal service with ƒ42 per month, which doing &c. was named Cornelis de Cretser.
Regarding the considerations touched upon therein, it was noted that we were informed by the captains of the ship Cogge, which arrived here on the 11th of this month, that the expected Commander Hackius (praised and spoken of at sea on the ship 't Sticht van Utrecht) was very distraught and ill, having been greatly concerned that His Eminence (God forbid) might have died en route. This, after deliberation, was resolved by a unanimous vote to grant Cornelis de Cretser's request (although somewhat contrary to customary practice here). Hereby, he is favored with the capacity of merchant and second person of this place, and in addition, with a halving of the salary, he is to add the general article of incorporation,90 fifty-five guilders per month, for which his contracted time remains unpaid.91
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year stipulated.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] D. J. SMIENDT.
H.K.: Colonel's Archives No. 3982, pp. 76-77. (378-379.)
Note: As appears from the resolution dated 11 and this: His Cornelis de Cretsers' request and the subsequent determination, as in the same, in accordance with him, the aforementioned Cretser. This adjacent deed was handed over, which also appears in the record book of the Secretariat at Cabo de Goede Hoope as follows:
Also, the person of Cornelis de Cretser, present and successive here, as fiscal, keeper of the business books, and administrator of the warehouses in this place, to the complete satisfaction and satisfaction of his Chiefs, who acted as a minor official, and because his complete competence and capacity have been demonstrated. And because he seriously requested his advancement in Council, as well as that upon the departure of Commander Borghorst, or upon the death of his replacement, who was seen daily, the place as Commander to be provisionally filled here, is ordered. Therefore, the aforementioned de Cretser, in view of his proven competence (in carrying out our Commission as Commissioner of the Company's business and turnover here), is assigned the qualifications of merchant and subsequently the general article letter, halving of wages, fifty-five guilders per month, for which he remains obligated to serve out his contracted time.
In the Fort of Good Hope, 11 March 1670. Agrees with his principles.
[Signed:] (was signed) Christ. Hasselberg.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den ondercoopman Cornelis de Cretser heden naer ‘t avontgebet den E. Hr. Commissaris en den achtbaren Raet dese onderstaande request in vergaedering overgelevert, luijdende als volgt:
Aen d’ Edle Hr. Mattheus van den Broeck, Raet Ordinaris van India, Admiraal deser presente ter rhede leggende retourschepen, en Commissaris deser residentie met sijn hoog agtbaren Raat.
‘Verthoont met alle eerbiedigheijt Cornelis de Cretzer, ondercoopman en de plaetse van fiscaal in loco nog occuperende, dat U Edle. jongst op den 3en deser, achtervolgens resolutie hebben gelieven te arresteren, dat indien den permanenten Commandeur d’ E. Pieter Hackius voor ‘t vertreck van de als nog verwacht wordende Ceijlon[se] en Bataviasche retourschepen, alhier niet en quam te paresseren, dat den suppt. in so een gevalle transport en overdracht van dese fortresse en verderen omslagh van den verlosten Commandeur de E. Jacob Borghorst soude overnemenen gemelte Sijn E.88 alsoo met gen. naeschepen naer Patria89 laeten navigeren; En gemerckt des suppts. qualiteijt nog wat geringh, en (onder U E. wijser oordeel) wel wat meerder glans tot uijtvoering van so een capitaele directie requirerende is, so addresseert sig den suppt. tot Uwer Edle., seer nedrig versoekende, dat U Edle. hem met de qualiteijt van coopman en twede persoon daertoe een gevolglijcken gagie gelieve te begunstigen, hebbende gen. vacante plaetse met de aanhorige administratie en ‘t houden der negotieboeken bij provisie nu al bij de twee jaeren waergenomen, mitsgaeders d’ E. Compe. alhier als ondercoopman drie, en vier jaeren als fiscaal met ƒ42 ter maant dienst bewesen, ‘t welck doende &c. was geteijckent Cornelis de Cretser.’
Op welcke daerin aangeroerde consideratien dan gelet, is in opmercking genomen, dat ons van de opperhoofden van ‘t schip de Cogge , ‘t welck den 11en deser hier ter rheede is comen te arriveren, wert bericht, dat den verwachtenden Commandeur Hackius (op’t schip ‘t Sticht van Utrecht in zee verpraeijt en gesproken) seer indispoost en sieckelick ter koij was leggende, ingevolge grootelijx in bedencking genomen dat Sijn E. (‘t welck God verhoede) onder wegen mochte zijn overleden: dat dan in deliberatie geleijt zijnde, is met over een cominge van stemmen geresolveert, hem Cornelis de Cretser sijn versoeck (alhoewel eenigsins tegens ‘t ordinarie gebruijck alhier strijdig) in te willigen, Gelijck hem dan bij desen met die qualiteijt van coopman en secunde persoon deser plaetse begunstigen en daerbenevens bij halveeringe van gagie, achtervolgens den generaelen artikelbrieff90 vijff en vijfftig gulden ter maant toevoegen, daervoor sijn verbonden tijt gehouden blijft uijt de dienen.91
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege en jaare voorschreven.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] D. J. SMIENDT.
H.K.: Kol. Archief No. 3982, pp. 76-77. (378-379.)
Nota: blijckende bij resolutie a dato 11en deeser: Sijn Cornelis de Cretsers versoeck ende de daer op gevolghde vaststellinge, als bij deselve, ingevolge hem Cretser voorm. dese nevenstaende acte ter handen gestelt, die mede in ‘t acteboeck ter Secretarije aan Cabo de Goede Hoope soodaningh als volght staen g’ insereert:
Alsoo den persoon van Cornelis de Cretser jegenwoordig succesivelijck alhier soo als fiscaal, houder der negotieboecken, administrateur der packhuijsen ter deser plaats[e] tot volcomen genoegen en contement92 t’ sijner Opperhoof[den] die als minder bedieninge heeft waargenomen, ende al omme gebleken sijn volcomen bequaamheijt en capaciteijt, Ende dewijle hij in Raade bij requeste ernstelijck sijne vorderinge versogt heeft, als mede oock dat bij vertreck van den Commandeur Borghorst, ofte bij overlijden van desselffs vervanger, die alle dagen te gemoet wert gesien, de plaats als Commandeur alhie[r] provisionelijck te bekleden wort opgedraagen, Soo wort den gemelten de Cretser ten aansien sijner gegevene preuve van bequaamheijt ons allesints (in ‘t uijtvoeren onser Commissie als Commissaris over ‘s Comps. bedrijff en ommeslagh alhier) gebleken, toegevoegt de qualiteijt van coopman en agtervolgens den generale artijkelbrieff, halvering van gagie, vijff en vijftigh gl. ter maant toegevoegt, waarvoor gehouden blijft sijn verbonden tijt uijt te dienen.
In ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, adij 11 Maart 1670. Accordeert met sijn principaelen.
[Signed:] (was geteken) Christ. Hasselberg.
Aen d’ Edle Hr. Mattheus van den Broeck, Raet Ordinaris van India, Admiraal deser presente ter rhede leggende retourschepen, en Commissaris deser residentie met sijn hoog agtbaren Raat.
‘Verthoont met alle eerbiedigheijt Cornelis de Cretzer, ondercoopman en de plaetse van fiscaal in loco nog occuperende, dat U Edle. jongst op den 3en deser, achtervolgens resolutie hebben gelieven te arresteren, dat indien den permanenten Commandeur d’ E. Pieter Hackius voor ‘t vertreck van de als nog verwacht wordende Ceijlon[se] en Bataviasche retourschepen, alhier niet en quam te paresseren, dat den suppt. in so een gevalle transport en overdracht van dese fortresse en verderen omslagh van den verlosten Commandeur de E. Jacob Borghorst soude overnemenen gemelte Sijn E.88 alsoo met gen. naeschepen naer Patria89 laeten navigeren; En gemerckt des suppts. qualiteijt nog wat geringh, en (onder U E. wijser oordeel) wel wat meerder glans tot uijtvoering van so een capitaele directie requirerende is, so addresseert sig den suppt. tot Uwer Edle., seer nedrig versoekende, dat U Edle. hem met de qualiteijt van coopman en twede persoon daertoe een gevolglijcken gagie gelieve te begunstigen, hebbende gen. vacante plaetse met de aanhorige administratie en ‘t houden der negotieboeken bij provisie nu al bij de twee jaeren waergenomen, mitsgaeders d’ E. Compe. alhier als ondercoopman drie, en vier jaeren als fiscaal met ƒ42 ter maant dienst bewesen, ‘t welck doende &c. was geteijckent Cornelis de Cretser.’
Op welcke daerin aangeroerde consideratien dan gelet, is in opmercking genomen, dat ons van de opperhoofden van ‘t schip de Cogge , ‘t welck den 11en deser hier ter rheede is comen te arriveren, wert bericht, dat den verwachtenden Commandeur Hackius (op’t schip ‘t Sticht van Utrecht in zee verpraeijt en gesproken) seer indispoost en sieckelick ter koij was leggende, ingevolge grootelijx in bedencking genomen dat Sijn E. (‘t welck God verhoede) onder wegen mochte zijn overleden: dat dan in deliberatie geleijt zijnde, is met over een cominge van stemmen geresolveert, hem Cornelis de Cretser sijn versoeck (alhoewel eenigsins tegens ‘t ordinarie gebruijck alhier strijdig) in te willigen, Gelijck hem dan bij desen met die qualiteijt van coopman en secunde persoon deser plaetse begunstigen en daerbenevens bij halveeringe van gagie, achtervolgens den generaelen artikelbrieff90 vijff en vijfftig gulden ter maant toevoegen, daervoor sijn verbonden tijt gehouden blijft uijt de dienen.91
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege en jaare voorschreven.
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] D. J. SMIENDT.
H.K.: Kol. Archief No. 3982, pp. 76-77. (378-379.)
Nota: blijckende bij resolutie a dato 11en deeser: Sijn Cornelis de Cretsers versoeck ende de daer op gevolghde vaststellinge, als bij deselve, ingevolge hem Cretser voorm. dese nevenstaende acte ter handen gestelt, die mede in ‘t acteboeck ter Secretarije aan Cabo de Goede Hoope soodaningh als volght staen g’ insereert:
Alsoo den persoon van Cornelis de Cretser jegenwoordig succesivelijck alhier soo als fiscaal, houder der negotieboecken, administrateur der packhuijsen ter deser plaats[e] tot volcomen genoegen en contement92 t’ sijner Opperhoof[den] die als minder bedieninge heeft waargenomen, ende al omme gebleken sijn volcomen bequaamheijt en capaciteijt, Ende dewijle hij in Raade bij requeste ernstelijck sijne vorderinge versogt heeft, als mede oock dat bij vertreck van den Commandeur Borghorst, ofte bij overlijden van desselffs vervanger, die alle dagen te gemoet wert gesien, de plaats als Commandeur alhie[r] provisionelijck te bekleden wort opgedraagen, Soo wort den gemelten de Cretser ten aansien sijner gegevene preuve van bequaamheijt ons allesints (in ‘t uijtvoeren onser Commissie als Commissaris over ‘s Comps. bedrijff en ommeslagh alhier) gebleken, toegevoegt de qualiteijt van coopman en agtervolgens den generale artijkelbrieff, halvering van gagie, vijff en vijftigh gl. ter maant toegevoegt, waarvoor gehouden blijft sijn verbonden tijt uijt te dienen.
In ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, adij 11 Maart 1670. Accordeert met sijn principaelen.
[Signed:] (was geteken) Christ. Hasselberg.