Cape Council of Policy
425
1670-06-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 425
- Date
- 1670-06-12
- Year
- 1670
English translation
Considered His Nobility, Our Lords. Principals in their same letters of the 24th of August a.o. Passado not only have pleased to record with pleasure the voyage to the east of this coast, which was set in motion in the year 1668 with the galley De Voerman, but also to order us that in due time we may well continue it: Therefore His Nobility, the Reverend Commander, has advised the Council that, in satisfaction of the said Her Nobility, order would not consider good the recently117 returned from the North Hoecker de Grundel, to be appropriated to this exploit de novo,118 together in what ways and to what extent this consideration should be allowed to tender: And, after this matter has been circumspectly considered by the Council, and all debates have been balanced, It is, after various arguments with the agreement of common advice, arrested, the aforementioned Hoecker de Grundel, a suitable ship for exploring this eastern coast and keeping sail, victualed for 5/m and 31 heads, and equipped with everything necessary for this voyage, will begin his journey to Mosambique at the end of this current month. The chiefs will be given such instructions (to regulate their conduct during this voyage) as are hereby conceived.
And in order that this our design could be investigated with more careful investigation of the country and nation, as well as any trade or commerce that might occur there, it was also resolved to have ten well-experienced soldiers, under the command of Corporal Daniël Balck, embark in the aforementioned corner: just as it was also found good to allow the cargo, which the aforementioned corner, or its chiefs had given along on their departure to the North for the exchange or trading of slaves,120 to continue in this way, in the hope and view that on this eastern coast there would be a better opportunity for the slave trade, or any other business, for the service and profit of the E. Compe. might offer, or otherwise, if deemed necessary and useful, use some of it as a gift.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforementioned.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS. 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] I present H. CRUDOP, Secrts.
And in order that this our design could be investigated with more careful investigation of the country and nation, as well as any trade or commerce that might occur there, it was also resolved to have ten well-experienced soldiers, under the command of Corporal Daniël Balck, embark in the aforementioned corner: just as it was also found good to allow the cargo, which the aforementioned corner, or its chiefs had given along on their departure to the North for the exchange or trading of slaves,120 to continue in this way, in the hope and view that on this eastern coast there would be a better opportunity for the slave trade, or any other business, for the service and profit of the E. Compe. might offer, or otherwise, if deemed necessary and useful, use some of it as a gift.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforementioned.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS. 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] I present H. CRUDOP, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Geconsidereert Haer Edle. onse Hren. Principalen bij derselver letteren van den 24en Augusti ao. passado niet alleen voor aangenaam hebben gelieven op te nemen de tocht om d’ oost van dese cust, die men in ‘t jaer 1668 met het galjootje de Voerman hadde in ‘t werck gestelt, maer ons daernevens t’ ordineren, dat bij opportuniteijdt daermede wel zullen mogen continueren: Soo heeft Zijn Edle. d’ E. Hr. Commandeur den Raet in bedenckingh gegeven, off men in voldoeninge van opgemelte Haer Edle. ordre niet voor goet zoude oordeelen den onlangs117 van de Noord geretourneerden hoecker de Grundel , tot dit exploict de novo te approprieren,118 mitgaeders op wat manieren ende hoeverre men dese besendinge zoude laten tenderen: Ende, naer dat dese materie bij den Raat circumspect overwoogen, ende alle debatten gebalanceert wesende, Is, naer verscheijdene redencaevelingen met overeencominge van gemeijn advies, g’arresteert, den voors. hoecker de Grundel , daertoe een bequaam scheepje zijnde, tot ondersoeck van dese oostcust te gebruijcken ende zeijlreede te houden, mitsgaders voor 5/m ende 31 coppen119 gevictualieert, ende van alle het noodige tot dese voijagie versien zijnde, in ‘t eijnde van dese lopende maandt zijn reijs tot ongevaer Mosambique toe, laeten aanvanck nemen, zullende aan d’ opperhooffden vandien, zodanige instructie (om hun geduijrende dese tocht daernaer te reguleren) werden ter handen gestelt, als hier toe staet geconcipieert te werden.
Ende op dat dit ons desseijn, met nauwkeuriger ondersoeck van land ende natie, alsmede wat negotie off handel daer mochte vallen, zoude connen uijtgevorst werden, So is mede geresolveert, thien wel ervaerene soldaten, onder ‘t commando van den corpl. Daniël Balck in de gemelte hoecker te laten embarqueren: gelijck mede goet gevonden is, ‘t cargasoentje, ‘t welck voors. hoecker, off wel d’ opperhoofden van dien op haer vertreck om de Noort tot ruijlingh off inhandelingh van slaven120 mede-gegeven, als nogh daerin te laten continueren, op hoope ende insigte, off wel op dese oostcust beter avantagie van slavenhandel, ofte eenige andere negotie, tot dienst ende profijte van d’ E. Compe. soude mogen offereren, ofte andersints wel, des noodigh ende dienstigh geoordeelt werdende, iets van dien tot schenckagie te mogen emploijeren.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS. 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] Mij present H. CRUDOP, Secrts.
Ende op dat dit ons desseijn, met nauwkeuriger ondersoeck van land ende natie, alsmede wat negotie off handel daer mochte vallen, zoude connen uijtgevorst werden, So is mede geresolveert, thien wel ervaerene soldaten, onder ‘t commando van den corpl. Daniël Balck in de gemelte hoecker te laten embarqueren: gelijck mede goet gevonden is, ‘t cargasoentje, ‘t welck voors. hoecker, off wel d’ opperhoofden van dien op haer vertreck om de Noort tot ruijlingh off inhandelingh van slaven120 mede-gegeven, als nogh daerin te laten continueren, op hoope ende insigte, off wel op dese oostcust beter avantagie van slavenhandel, ofte eenige andere negotie, tot dienst ende profijte van d’ E. Compe. soude mogen offereren, ofte andersints wel, des noodigh ende dienstigh geoordeelt werdende, iets van dien tot schenckagie te mogen emploijeren.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS. 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] Mij present H. CRUDOP, Secrts.