Cape Council of Policy
446
1671-04-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 446
- Date
- 1671-04-14
- Year
- 1671
English translation
Whereas the skipper of the return flute Wimmenum, laid up on the sea,42 named Adriaen Drom, arrived here on the 10th and the same day died on land due to a very sad accident,43 and as a result the Comps. costly return ship was beheaded; Therefore, after due deliberation, after the previous examination of two applicants who had professed themselves suitable, namely the passenger skipper Isaak Fontein and the chief bull Sijmon Christiaensz of the aforementioned flute, of which the first, according to his ordinance, without service, but receiving his salary, is repatriated, and the second, holding the position of chief bullman, with a salary of assistant bullman, at the service of the E. Compe., for the best, to allow the aforementioned skipper Fontein to succeed in the deceased's place, and to appoint him as acting skipper on the aforementioned flute, especially since, upon close investigation, nothing has been found to impugn him, and, unless otherwise has been apparent to us thus far, a person of good and peaceful life, as well as of requisite capacity, is deemed to be present, against which the aforementioned. Bullman seemed to us to be somewhat timid and untimely for such a capital management, also in that case, would have caused major changes in its fewer attendants, which, now with the surrogacy of the aforementioned Fountain, as already having the quality and salary of a skipper and having agreed to it, has occurred.
Thus done and resolved in the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] PR. HACKIUS. 1671
[Signed:] C. v. BREITENBACH.
45
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] Present to me. H. CRUDOP. Secrts.
Thus done and resolved in the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] PR. HACKIUS. 1671
[Signed:] C. v. BREITENBACH.
45
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] Present to me. H. CRUDOP. Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Overmits den schipper van d’ ter rhede leggenderetourfluijt42 Wimmenum , naemens Adriaen Drom, op 10en stanti alhier g’arriveert, en tenselven daege aen lant, door een zeer droevigh ongeval,43 is comen te overlijden, en bij gevolgh, ‘s Comps. costelijck retourschip van een hooft ontbloot; Soo is met rijpe deliberatie, naer voorgaende examinatie van twee sollicitanten, die sigh daertoe hebben verthoont, te weten, de schipper passagier Isaak Fontein, en den opperstierman Sijmon Christiaensz van d’ voors. fluijt, waervan d’ eerste, volgens zijn ordonnantie, zonder bedieninge, dogh zijn gagie winnende, repatrieert, ende den tweden, eenelick de functie van opperstierman, met een gagie van onderstierman bekleet, ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. voor best aengesien, opgemelden schipper Fontein, in des overledenen plaats te laten succederen, ende als regerend schipper op de voorn. fluijt te stellen, te meer, om dat, bij nauwe ondersoekinge, niets tot zijner beswaeringe hebben cunnen uijtvinden, ende, so ons tot nog toe niet anders is gebleken, een persoon van een goed ende vreedsaam leven, mitsgaeders van vereijschende capaciteijt wert g’oirdeelt, daertegen voorn. stierman ons nogh wat al te timide en ontijdigh tot so een capitaele directie scheen te wesen, oock in dat cass, groote veranderinge van desselffs minder suppoosten soude hebben veroirsaeckt, ‘t welck, alsnu met het surrogeren van meergemelden Fontein als b’reets d’ qualiteijt en gagie van44 schipper hebbende en daervoor uijtgecomen zijnde, is voorgecomen.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in de Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] PR. HACKIUS. 1671
[Signed:] C. v. BREITENBACH.
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[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] Mij praesent. H. CRUDOP. Secrts.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in de Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] PR. HACKIUS. 1671
[Signed:] C. v. BREITENBACH.
45
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] Mij praesent. H. CRUDOP. Secrts.