Cape Council of Policy
468
1672-06-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 468
- Date
- 1672-06-06
- Year
- 1672
English translation
As on the 25th of last month the boat Marcken came to pass here (expressly sent by Their Noble Lords Principals to the islands of St. Thome and Annabon, to negotiate with the former a good number of slaves for the benefit of this residence, and with the latter to bring back some quantities of manive or farinha root51 etc.) which, according to the report of the chiefs, completely beyond all hope, had not been able to oblige in the least in the projected slave trade at St. Thome, and so had to depart in vain for Annabon, from whence we then have only a small sample of the aforementioned having been brought in by the ship,
And considering that Their Honor, Our Lordships Majors in the Fatherland, have kindly delegated the further employment of this vessel to us, but considering that there is at least no occasion to detain and use the same vessel for the service of the Royal Company here. Consequently, it has been deemed good and understood that the small cargo, given by the aforementioned chiefs in the Fatherland52 in the hope of trade, in addition to what has been shipped off there for this place53, should be unloaded as soon as possible, and then the vessel should be shipped to Batavia, where no opportunity will be lacking to employ it better than here.
Thus resolved in the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] CONRAD VON BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] PIETER DE NEIJN.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. VAN DIEDEN.
And considering that Their Honor, Our Lordships Majors in the Fatherland, have kindly delegated the further employment of this vessel to us, but considering that there is at least no occasion to detain and use the same vessel for the service of the Royal Company here. Consequently, it has been deemed good and understood that the small cargo, given by the aforementioned chiefs in the Fatherland52 in the hope of trade, in addition to what has been shipped off there for this place53, should be unloaded as soon as possible, and then the vessel should be shipped to Batavia, where no opportunity will be lacking to employ it better than here.
Thus resolved in the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] CONRAD VON BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] PIETER DE NEIJN.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. VAN DIEDEN.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo op den 25en der verleeden maent alhier is comen te paresseren, ‘t bootge Marcken (bij Haer Edle. onse Heeren Principalen expresselijck nae d’ eijlanden van ‘t St. Thome en Annabon affgesonden, omme aen ‘t eerste een goede nomber slaven ten behouve deser residentie te negotieren, ende van ‘t twede enige quantiteijten steck van d’ manive ofte farinhawortel51 &a. herwaerts aen te brengen) ‘t welck naer ‘t rapport der opperhooffden al geheel buijten verhopen aan St. Thome niet het minste in den geprojecteerden slavenhandel hadde cunnen obtineren, en zulx vruchteloos naer Annabon moeten vertrecken, vanwaer ons dan enelijck enige weijnige steck van d’ voors. manive toegebragt hebben,
Ende aengesien Haer Edle. onse Heeren Majores in ‘t vaderlant d’ vordere emploije van desen bodem aen ons hebben gelieven gedefereert te laten, maer geconsidereert datter althans geen occagie zij, om ‘t selve scheepje ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alhier aen te houden ende te gebruijken, Ingevolge is goet gevonden en verstaen, het cargasoentje, d’ voors. opperhooffden in ‘t Patria52 op hoope van negotie mede gegeven, nevens ‘t geene wijdersvoor deese plaats53 daerin afgescheept, op ‘t spoedigste daeruijt te lossen, en alsdan dien bodem naer Batavia te largeren, alwaer geen occagie sal ontbreeken, om denselven beeter dan hier t’ emploijeren.
Aldus geresolveert in d’ Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] CONRAD VON BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] PIETER DE NEIJN.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. VAN DIEDEN.
Ende aengesien Haer Edle. onse Heeren Majores in ‘t vaderlant d’ vordere emploije van desen bodem aen ons hebben gelieven gedefereert te laten, maer geconsidereert datter althans geen occagie zij, om ‘t selve scheepje ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alhier aen te houden ende te gebruijken, Ingevolge is goet gevonden en verstaen, het cargasoentje, d’ voors. opperhooffden in ‘t Patria52 op hoope van negotie mede gegeven, nevens ‘t geene wijdersvoor deese plaats53 daerin afgescheept, op ‘t spoedigste daeruijt te lossen, en alsdan dien bodem naer Batavia te largeren, alwaer geen occagie sal ontbreeken, om denselven beeter dan hier t’ emploijeren.
Aldus geresolveert in d’ Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] CONRAD VON BREITENBACH.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] PIETER DE NEIJN.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] W. VAN DIEDEN.