Cape Council of Policy
456
1672-02-27
Minute details
- Entry number
- 456
- Date
- 1672-02-27
- Year
- 1672
English translation
In deliberation, and noting that Their Honor the Gentlemen 17th, by the same general letter of the 15th of May, have kindly requested us, among other things, to write to them explaining how they had resolved to further extrude the new fortress they had begun, and were accordingly instructed to make all preparations for this, as well as to bring the requisitions to the works, in order to be able to continue the work in accordance with the aforementioned orders to be given to Their Honor at a later date, also to deploy the workers for their extraordinary service, as is customary, in the construction of the aforementioned. having been in the fortress, with some daily wages to be honored, and considering that we have now been given full authority and commission by Dutch ships on the 11th, 12th, and 14th of this month, having already arrived here by letter dated September 5th, for the effective construction of the said fortress, and the order given by the Reverend Hr. Goske to the late Hr. Commander Hackius on his departure for the Fatherland, in consideration of this work was far from completed, nor was the new fortification brought to such a stately appearance as it should have been in accordance with the proposed order.
In accordance with the common advice of the present Council, it has been decided and determined that on Monday coming, all powers should be given to begin the aforementioned new work, and that, in principle, first work should be done on its westernmost point, and that the curtains should already be raised so high above the foundations, and that in compliance with the order of Mr. Governor Goske, given last year, this[s]82 would bring the same castle into a defensive position all the sooner. To this end, and to rouse the workers to all vigilance, also the usual extraordinary wages. In accordance with the aforementioned. The aforementioned letters from the fatherland will be distributed to them, namely, 2 dubbelties or 5 light stivers to the common soldiers, and 3 heavy dubbelties per day to the corporals and sergeants, taking into account the same. Sr. Joannes Coon and Joan Wittebol are also authorized to attempt to confer with some of the most wealthy freemen the following day and to reach an agreement with them regarding the cutting and transporting of clip stones and other similar materials required for the aforementioned extrusion. A report of this will be made in due course in Council, after which further deliberation will take place.
In the Fortresse de Goede Hope this February 27th. 1672.
[Signed:] C. V. BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] D. FROIJMANTEAU.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. v. DIEDEN.
[Signed:] J. WITTEBOL 24/2
[Signed:] 1672
In accordance with the common advice of the present Council, it has been decided and determined that on Monday coming, all powers should be given to begin the aforementioned new work, and that, in principle, first work should be done on its westernmost point, and that the curtains should already be raised so high above the foundations, and that in compliance with the order of Mr. Governor Goske, given last year, this[s]82 would bring the same castle into a defensive position all the sooner. To this end, and to rouse the workers to all vigilance, also the usual extraordinary wages. In accordance with the aforementioned. The aforementioned letters from the fatherland will be distributed to them, namely, 2 dubbelties or 5 light stivers to the common soldiers, and 3 heavy dubbelties per day to the corporals and sergeants, taking into account the same. Sr. Joannes Coon and Joan Wittebol are also authorized to attempt to confer with some of the most wealthy freemen the following day and to reach an agreement with them regarding the cutting and transporting of clip stones and other similar materials required for the aforementioned extrusion. A report of this will be made in due course in Council, after which further deliberation will take place.
In the Fortresse de Goede Hope this February 27th. 1672.
[Signed:] C. V. BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] D. FROIJMANTEAU.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. v. DIEDEN.
[Signed:] J. WITTEBOL 24/2
[Signed:] 1672
Original Dutch transcription
In deliberatie geleyt sijnde ende gelet, dat Haer Ed. d’ Heeren 17en by der selver generale missive van den 15 Maij, ons onder anderen hebben gelieven aen te schrijven hoe dat deselve hadden geresolveert de begonne nieuwe fortresse voorts te laten extrueeren, en ingevolge gelast, alle preparatien daer toe te maken, mitsgaders de requisita by de wercken te brengen, omme op welgemelte Haer Ed. naeder te gevene ordres soo voort aan ‘t werck te cunnen tyen, oock d’ werckluijden voor haeren extraordinarie dienst na d’ gewoonte, in den aenlegh der voors. fortresse daerin geweest zijnde, met eenige dachloonen te vereeren ende geconsidereert, dat ons alsnu per de vaderlantsche scheepen op den 11en, 12en en 14 deser, al hier gearriveert by missive van 5 September passado tot den effectiven opbouw der geseijde fortresse volcomen last en authoriteijt gegeven wort, ende d’ ordres by den E. Hr. Goske op syn vertreck naer ‘t Patria aan d’ Hr. Commandeur Hackius zaliger, in reguarde van dit werck gegeven op verre na niet voltrocken, noch oock gevolchelijck die nieuwe fortificatie in sodanigen schijn van postuijre gebracht is, als deselve in conformite der gedachte ordre wel hadde behooren te geschieden.
Ingevolge is met gemeen advys van den tegenwoordigen Raad gearresteert en vast gestelt, op Maendach toecomende met alle macht aen ‘t meergemelte nieuwe werck te beginnen en principalijck voor eerst aen desselfs westelyckste punt en gardijnen al bereets soo hooch boven het fundament opgehaelt synde, en dat in voldoeninge der ordre van den Hr. Gouverneur Goske ‘t verleden jaer gegeven omme sulck[s]82 ‘t selve Casteel des te eerder in postuur van defentie te crijgen. Tot welcken eijnde en om d’ werckluyden tot alle vigilantie op te wecken, oock d’ gewoonlijcke extraordinarie dachloonen. Ingevolge van ‘t voors. geciteerde aanschryvens uijt het vaderlant, aen deselve sullen werden uijtgereijckt, te weten, aen de gemeene soldaten 2 dubbelties off 5 lichte stuyvers, mitsgaders aen de corporaels en sergeanten, daer over opsicht nemende, 3 sware dubbelties ‘s daeghs, werdende oock bij desen g’authoriseert d’ Srs. Joannes Coon en Joan Wittebol omme eerstes daeghs te tracht[en] in conferentie te comen met eenige der veerijckste vrijeluijden en met d’selve een accoort aen te gaen wegen ‘t rijen en voeren van clipsteenen en andere diergelijcke materialen tot d’ meer gemelte extructie vereyschende, waer van in Rade t’ sijner tijdt rapport gedaen wesende, alsdan vorders daer over gedelibereert sal werden.
In d’ Fortresse de Goede Hope desen 27 Februarij ao. 1672.
[Signed:] C. V. BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] D. FROIJMANTEAU.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. v. DIEDEN.
[Signed:] J. WITTEBOL 24/2
[Signed:] 1672
Ingevolge is met gemeen advys van den tegenwoordigen Raad gearresteert en vast gestelt, op Maendach toecomende met alle macht aen ‘t meergemelte nieuwe werck te beginnen en principalijck voor eerst aen desselfs westelyckste punt en gardijnen al bereets soo hooch boven het fundament opgehaelt synde, en dat in voldoeninge der ordre van den Hr. Gouverneur Goske ‘t verleden jaer gegeven omme sulck[s]82 ‘t selve Casteel des te eerder in postuur van defentie te crijgen. Tot welcken eijnde en om d’ werckluyden tot alle vigilantie op te wecken, oock d’ gewoonlijcke extraordinarie dachloonen. Ingevolge van ‘t voors. geciteerde aanschryvens uijt het vaderlant, aen deselve sullen werden uijtgereijckt, te weten, aen de gemeene soldaten 2 dubbelties off 5 lichte stuyvers, mitsgaders aen de corporaels en sergeanten, daer over opsicht nemende, 3 sware dubbelties ‘s daeghs, werdende oock bij desen g’authoriseert d’ Srs. Joannes Coon en Joan Wittebol omme eerstes daeghs te tracht[en] in conferentie te comen met eenige der veerijckste vrijeluijden en met d’selve een accoort aen te gaen wegen ‘t rijen en voeren van clipsteenen en andere diergelijcke materialen tot d’ meer gemelte extructie vereyschende, waer van in Rade t’ sijner tijdt rapport gedaen wesende, alsdan vorders daer over gedelibereert sal werden.
In d’ Fortresse de Goede Hope desen 27 Februarij ao. 1672.
[Signed:] C. V. BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] D. FROIJMANTEAU.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. v. DIEDEN.
[Signed:] J. WITTEBOL 24/2
[Signed:] 1672