Cape Council of Policy
47
1654-05-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 47
- Date
- 1654-05-04
- Year
- 1654
English translation
Considering that the Lord God is not pleased to let the wind (remaining to the west) serve to send the galley the Red Fox to the Bay of Saldanha and clean there, harpoons, etc., and that in the meantime the time runs steadily and the victuals here being very frugal, are greatly diminished, as they can hardly feed the chickens and ducks any longer, which therefore have to eat from side to side, against our thanks, let alone the people, who feed on peguins and vegetable gruel from the garden: since they have not a grain of rice, nor even a little groat left, it is understood that the galley will be brought to shore here, and with scrapers and lugs141 so To clean as much as possible: to have it ready as soon as possible and, with the first good wind, victualed for four months, in accordance with our resolution of April 27th, in the name of the Lord, to depart for Madagascar to collect rice and other provisions; as well as to increase the number of men to 19 or 20 heads. And since there is no one here who has ever been there, except a Frenchman, whom we dare not trust, therefore arriving there somewhat unknown, not knowing how and in what way, and for what purpose the action might be carried out there, be it with the inhabitants or the French, of which some places are stabilized and quite strong, it has been understood after consultation of the matter that the said galley should first call at the island of Mauritius, which can be done without any noticeable delay but sufficiently: in order to obtain from the Commander and Chief such information, and also any necessary merchant crews, in addition to what they send, as they need for the action of obtaining rice, etc. nor should we find it necessary to require it, for which purpose we will request it in our letter, along with a dutiful request, and also provide as much as we have been able to collect from the others, to be handed over to the chiefs by invoice.
Also, Jan Wouters, from Middelburgh, arrived in India on the ship Orangie in 1644 for assistant at 12 guilders per month, later corrected to 24 guilders, and who has arrived here from India on the ship De Provintie, a pass, in the capacity of a midshipman, at 12 guilders. The month (still winning), which since then has been imported here and the books of the galley "De Roode Vos" have been kept: but in particular, in addition to and also in the place of the bookkeeper Fredrick Verburgh, who, during his absence on Dasseneijlant, has kept an eye on the seal catch, etc., it is hereby, at the latter's request and ability, restored and restored to the quality of assistance with 20 guilders per month, provided that the E. Compe. remains bound to serve for this purpose for another three years from now on.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] CORNEELS JANSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
Also, Jan Wouters, from Middelburgh, arrived in India on the ship Orangie in 1644 for assistant at 12 guilders per month, later corrected to 24 guilders, and who has arrived here from India on the ship De Provintie, a pass, in the capacity of a midshipman, at 12 guilders. The month (still winning), which since then has been imported here and the books of the galley "De Roode Vos" have been kept: but in particular, in addition to and also in the place of the bookkeeper Fredrick Verburgh, who, during his absence on Dasseneijlant, has kept an eye on the seal catch, etc., it is hereby, at the latter's request and ability, restored and restored to the quality of assistance with 20 guilders per month, provided that the E. Compe. remains bound to serve for this purpose for another three years from now on.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] CORNEELS JANSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien het Godt de Heere niet geliefft de wint (aen ‘t westen blijvende) te laten dienen: omme ‘t galjot de Roode Vos na de baij van Saldanha te senden ende aldaer schoon te maecken, harpuijsen &a., ende dat ondertusschen den tijt vast dapper deurloopt ende de victualie alhier heel sober sijnde, machtigh vermindert, als cunnende qualijck langer de hoenders ende eenden voeden, welcke derhalven tegen onsen danck van cant aen moeten op eeten, late staen ‘t volcq, die met peguijns ende moescruijden uijt den thuijn spijsen: vermits niet een corl rijs, nochte oock maer weijnich gort meer hebben, Soo is verstaen ‘t galjot hier ter rheede te krengen, ende met schrapers ende loeten141 soo veele schoon te maecken als mogelijck is: omme ‘t selve op ‘t spoedighste vaerdigh te hebben ende metten aldereersten goeden wint gevictualieert voor 4 maenden, conform onse resolutie van den 27en April passo. in den name des Heeren na Madagascar om rijs ende andere provisien aff te vaerdigen: mitsgaders tot meerder deffentie te mannen met 19 off 20 coppen.
Ende alsoo hier niemant hebben die daer oijt geweest is, als een Fransman, welcke wij niet derven vertrouwen, dierhalven wat onbekent daer comen souden, niet wetende hoe ende op wat maniere, ende waer voor de handelinge daer te doen mochte wesen, ‘t sij met d’ inwoonders offte Francen, welcke daerop sommige plaetsen gestabileert ende vrij sterck sijn, soo is na overlegh van saecken verstaen gemelte galjot eerst ‘t eijlant Mauritius te laten aendoen, dat sonder merckelijck verlet doch genoeghsaem geschieden can: omme aldaer van den Commandeur ende opperhooffden sodanige informatie, ende oock nodigh sijnde eenige coopmanschappen beneffens ‘t gene mede senden meer te halen, als de selve tot de handelinge om rijs &a. noch souden mogen nodigh vinden te vereijsschen, waer toe wij de selve per onse missive met eenen oock dienstelijck sullen versoecken &a.ende mede142 geven soo veele hier hebben cunnen bij den anderen raepen, als per factura d’ opperhooffden te overhandigen.
Alsoo, Jan Wouters. van Middelburgh in India gecomen met ‘t schip Orangie ao. 1644 voor adsistent a 12 gl. ‘s maents naderhant verbetert geweest tot 24 guldens, ende jegenwoordigh uijt India hier gecomen per ‘t schip de Provintie ao. passo. in qualite van adelborst met 12 gl. ‘s maents (noch winnende) welcke sedert dien tijt sigh hier wel gecomporteert ende de boucken van ‘t galjot de Roode Vos gehouden: maer insonderheijt beneffens ende oock in de plaetse van den boechouder Fredrick Verburgh bij sijn absentie op ‘t Dasseneijlant d’ opsighte143 over de robbenvanghst waergenomen heefft &a., wort ten dien aensien op des selffs versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in de qualite van adsistent weder gerestaureert ende herstelt met 20 gl. ‘s maents mits gehouden blijvende d’ E. Compe. van nu af noch 3 jaren daer voor te dienen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] CORNEELS JANSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
Ende alsoo hier niemant hebben die daer oijt geweest is, als een Fransman, welcke wij niet derven vertrouwen, dierhalven wat onbekent daer comen souden, niet wetende hoe ende op wat maniere, ende waer voor de handelinge daer te doen mochte wesen, ‘t sij met d’ inwoonders offte Francen, welcke daerop sommige plaetsen gestabileert ende vrij sterck sijn, soo is na overlegh van saecken verstaen gemelte galjot eerst ‘t eijlant Mauritius te laten aendoen, dat sonder merckelijck verlet doch genoeghsaem geschieden can: omme aldaer van den Commandeur ende opperhooffden sodanige informatie, ende oock nodigh sijnde eenige coopmanschappen beneffens ‘t gene mede senden meer te halen, als de selve tot de handelinge om rijs &a. noch souden mogen nodigh vinden te vereijsschen, waer toe wij de selve per onse missive met eenen oock dienstelijck sullen versoecken &a.ende mede142 geven soo veele hier hebben cunnen bij den anderen raepen, als per factura d’ opperhooffden te overhandigen.
Alsoo, Jan Wouters. van Middelburgh in India gecomen met ‘t schip Orangie ao. 1644 voor adsistent a 12 gl. ‘s maents naderhant verbetert geweest tot 24 guldens, ende jegenwoordigh uijt India hier gecomen per ‘t schip de Provintie ao. passo. in qualite van adelborst met 12 gl. ‘s maents (noch winnende) welcke sedert dien tijt sigh hier wel gecomporteert ende de boucken van ‘t galjot de Roode Vos gehouden: maer insonderheijt beneffens ende oock in de plaetse van den boechouder Fredrick Verburgh bij sijn absentie op ‘t Dasseneijlant d’ opsighte143 over de robbenvanghst waergenomen heefft &a., wort ten dien aensien op des selffs versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in de qualite van adsistent weder gerestaureert ende herstelt met 20 gl. ‘s maents mits gehouden blijvende d’ E. Compe. van nu af noch 3 jaren daer voor te dienen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
[Signed:] CORNEELS JANSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.