Cape Council of Policy
510
1676-02-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 510
- Date
- 1676-02-05
- Year
- 1676
English translation
Council Meeting of Fort de Goede Hope, convened by order of Admiral Nicolaes Verburch,48 reinforced by the Night Sheriff Joost Clant,49 and the merchants Joan Putmans,50 and Bartholt Sonhuis.51
In this Council, having been made known by the aforementioned Admiral, and having
read aloud the Commission granted by the High Government of India to the inspection of the Cape Government, it is respectfully accepted, and it is understood that His Honor will be authorized tomorrow, February 6, with the proper solemnities, and the people will be presented, with which Mr. Governor Isbrand Goske, along with the other Council members, is entirely in agreement, despite His Eminence expressly stipulating that he would not be a Commissioner subject to his appointment in the country during his reign here.
Furthermore, it has been deemed appropriate for the aldermen 't Huijs te Spijck and Prince Willem, who had been stationed here for some time and were thus detained for the security of this place, to deliver their dispatches to Batavia within 4 or 5 days, as well as to send the Aardenburgh to Ceylon as soon as possible.
And since the fiscal of the return fleet, Mr. Pieter de Neijn (who, by resolution of the Broad Council of December 5th, 1952, was held, due to his deteriorating life, provisionally outside the Council and to serve in that capacity) was still deemed unfit to hold the same office with propriety. It was agreed to substitute in his place the merchant and former fiscal of the Custodian, Bartholt Sonhius.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as above; signed N. VERBURCH, ISBRAND GOSKE, BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONHIUS, H. CRUDOP, and LAMB. de GROOT. Sect.
In this Council, having been made known by the aforementioned Admiral, and having
read aloud the Commission granted by the High Government of India to the inspection of the Cape Government, it is respectfully accepted, and it is understood that His Honor will be authorized tomorrow, February 6, with the proper solemnities, and the people will be presented, with which Mr. Governor Isbrand Goske, along with the other Council members, is entirely in agreement, despite His Eminence expressly stipulating that he would not be a Commissioner subject to his appointment in the country during his reign here.
Furthermore, it has been deemed appropriate for the aldermen 't Huijs te Spijck and Prince Willem, who had been stationed here for some time and were thus detained for the security of this place, to deliver their dispatches to Batavia within 4 or 5 days, as well as to send the Aardenburgh to Ceylon as soon as possible.
And since the fiscal of the return fleet, Mr. Pieter de Neijn (who, by resolution of the Broad Council of December 5th, 1952, was held, due to his deteriorating life, provisionally outside the Council and to serve in that capacity) was still deemed unfit to hold the same office with propriety. It was agreed to substitute in his place the merchant and former fiscal of the Custodian, Bartholt Sonhius.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as above; signed N. VERBURCH, ISBRAND GOSKE, BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONHIUS, H. CRUDOP, and LAMB. de GROOT. Sect.
Original Dutch transcription
Raedt Vergaderinge van ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, t’ samen geroepen ter ordre van d’ heer Admiraal Nicolaes Verburch,48 versterckt den Schout bij Naght Joost Clant,49 en d’ coopluijden Joan Putmans,50 ende Bartholt Sonhuis.51
In desen Raat door den heer Admiraal voornt. bekent gemaekt zijnde, ende doen
voorlesen hebbende de Commissie die tot de visitie van het Caepse Gouvernement op Sijn Ed. door de Ho. Regeringe van India zij verleent, is deselve met eerbiedigheijt aengenomen, ende verstaen dat Sijn Edle. op morgen, wesende den 6en Februarij, met de behoorlijcke solemniteijten g’authoriseert, ende den volcke sal werden voorgestelt, waermede d’ Hr. Gouverneur Isbrand Goske nevens d’ andere Raatspersonen sigh t’ eenemael is conformerende, onaengesien Sijn E. op desselfs aenneminge in ‘t vaderlant expres bedongen heeft, ten tijde sijnes Gouvernements alhier, geen Commissaris subject te sullen wesen.
Voorts is goet gevonden de schepen ‘t Huijs te Spijck , en Prins Willem , eenige tijt alhier ter rhede zijlvaerdigh gelegen hebbende ende duslange tot securiteijt deser plaetse opgehouden zijnde, hare depeches binnen 4 a 5 dagen nae Batavia te geven, mitsgaders de fluijt Aardenburgh naer Ceijlon te senden, soo haest vairdigh wesen zal.
Ende vermits den fiscaal der retourvlote Mr. Pieter de Neijn (wie bij resolutie des Breden Raats van 5 December verleden52 om sijn gedebaucheert leven, bij provisie buijten Raede en het bedienen van die functie gehouden is) alsnogh onbequaam geoordeelt wort ‘t selve ampt met fatsoen te becleeden, Is verstaan in desselfs plaatse te surrogeren den coopman en gewesen fiscaal van de Cust Bartholt Sonhius.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage en jaare als boven; was getekent N. VERBURCH, ISBRAND GOSKE, BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONHIUS, H. CRUDOP ende LAMB. de GROOT. Sects.
In desen Raat door den heer Admiraal voornt. bekent gemaekt zijnde, ende doen
voorlesen hebbende de Commissie die tot de visitie van het Caepse Gouvernement op Sijn Ed. door de Ho. Regeringe van India zij verleent, is deselve met eerbiedigheijt aengenomen, ende verstaen dat Sijn Edle. op morgen, wesende den 6en Februarij, met de behoorlijcke solemniteijten g’authoriseert, ende den volcke sal werden voorgestelt, waermede d’ Hr. Gouverneur Isbrand Goske nevens d’ andere Raatspersonen sigh t’ eenemael is conformerende, onaengesien Sijn E. op desselfs aenneminge in ‘t vaderlant expres bedongen heeft, ten tijde sijnes Gouvernements alhier, geen Commissaris subject te sullen wesen.
Voorts is goet gevonden de schepen ‘t Huijs te Spijck , en Prins Willem , eenige tijt alhier ter rhede zijlvaerdigh gelegen hebbende ende duslange tot securiteijt deser plaetse opgehouden zijnde, hare depeches binnen 4 a 5 dagen nae Batavia te geven, mitsgaders de fluijt Aardenburgh naer Ceijlon te senden, soo haest vairdigh wesen zal.
Ende vermits den fiscaal der retourvlote Mr. Pieter de Neijn (wie bij resolutie des Breden Raats van 5 December verleden52 om sijn gedebaucheert leven, bij provisie buijten Raede en het bedienen van die functie gehouden is) alsnogh onbequaam geoordeelt wort ‘t selve ampt met fatsoen te becleeden, Is verstaan in desselfs plaatse te surrogeren den coopman en gewesen fiscaal van de Cust Bartholt Sonhius.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage en jaare als boven; was getekent N. VERBURCH, ISBRAND GOSKE, BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONHIUS, H. CRUDOP ende LAMB. de GROOT. Sects.