Cape Council of Policy
525
1676-07-25
Minute details
- Entry number
- 525
- Date
- 1676-07-25
- Year
- 1676
English translation
Noting that the chiefs of the present English ship, the Phoenix, since their departure from England, have become mastless about 300 miles east of the Cape by an encountered storm or cyclone, and the desolate constitution of which they have presented to the Lord Governor, as well as of the said various voyages have requested in polite terms that she be provided with some masts, gunwales and provisions for the restoration of the said. ship in return for grateful payment, which had been excused by His E. on his own account, with notification to our friends that one of our main ships, the St. Lawrence, equipped with all kinds of materials such as masts, lime, stone for this Government, had sailed and remained on Ilha d'Maij to our great inconvenience due to misunderstandings among seafarers, and that as a result we ourselves remained frustrated. However, the aforementioned chiefs were immediately detained because of their impetuous request, and finally the impossibility of their departure from here was demonstrated, especially if they were not equipped with one or two mastheads, or at least suitable pieces for the cheeks, in order to save them as much as possible. Thus it was finally possible to get rid of these strange guests in their haste, and to avoid all contradiction and misinterpretation. In Council (after mature deliberation) the aforementioned was approved. However, the nation in the surrounding forests, through our instructions, could invent and cut, with our assistance, such masts or pieces of wood as might be required for the repair and relief of their decommissioned ship, with the understanding, however, that the provision and accommodation provided will be appreciated by the Governor and the Council according to the calculation made, and for the same, they request approval due to some needs that have arisen from the loss of the much-desired St. Lawrence.
Regarding the refreshments such as sheep, vegetables, etc., their To grant a note according to previous custom, to have the free residents here make use of their cash at their discretion, provided that the common guarantors report to the secretary daily to declare their delivery.
Thus done and passed at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, R. and Sects.
Regarding the refreshments such as sheep, vegetables, etc., their To grant a note according to previous custom, to have the free residents here make use of their cash at their discretion, provided that the common guarantors report to the secretary daily to declare their delivery.
Thus done and passed at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, R. and Sects.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt de opperhooffden van ‘t presente Engelse schip, d’ Phoenix , sedert hun vertreck van Engelant , omtrent ruijm 300 mijl beoosten d’ Caap door een aangetroffen storm off werrelwint masteloos zijn geworden, en d’ desolaaten constitutie van dien den Heere Gouverneur hebben voorgedragen, mitsgaders van deselve diversche reijsen in beleefde termen versoght, dat men haar met eenige masten, houwtwercken ende provisien tot restauratie van voors. schip tegens danckbaare betaalinge wilden accomodeeren, dat op eijgen benoodigheijt door Sijn E. geexcuseert wesende, met notificatie aan die vrunden dat een onser voornaemste scheepen d’ St. Lourens met alderhande materiaalen soo van masten, kalck, steen voor dit Gouvernement g’equipeert tot ons groot ongerieff door misverstant der zeevarende op Ilha d’ Maij verzeijlt ende gebleven was, en dat dienvolgens selffs daarvan gefrustreert bleven, Soo hebben eghter voors. opperhoofden wegens haar voor aangetoogen versoeck instantigh aangehouden, ende ten laatsten vertoont d’ onmogelijckheijt haerder vertreck van hier, besonderlijck ingevalle niet met een masthouwt a twee, off ten minsten bequaame stucken tot wangen, omme soo veel doenlijck haar te redden, versien wierden, Soo is eijndelijck om deese vreemde gasten in der ijl van den hals quijt te worden, ende om alle naspraack ende misduijdingh te schuwen, In Raade (na rijpe deliberatie) goet gevonden voors. Natie evenwel in d’ bosschen hier om heen door d’ onse aanwijsinge te laten doen, om off met d’ assistentie van d’ onse soodanige masten off stucken houwt konden uijtvinden ende kappen, als tot reparatie en noothulp van haar gedevaliseerde schip mochte vereijsschen, met dien verstande nochtans, dat de verstreckingh, ende accomodatie haarl. bewesen, door den Hr. Gouverneur en de Raat nae gedaane calculatie gewaerdeert sal worden, ende voor ‘t selve wegens eenige behoeften, die ons door ‘t verlies van d’ seer na verlangde St. Lourens zijn ontstaan, soecken te accordeeren.
Nopende d’ ververschingh als schapen, groente &a. haarl. een brieffje volgens voorigh gebruijck te verleenen, omme bij d’ vrije ingesetenen alhier haarl, voor haare contanten na discretie te laten gerieven, behoudens dat d’ gem. vrijborgeren ter secretarije dagelijckx. komen haare leverantie op te geven.
Aldus gedaan ende gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jaare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, R. en Sects.
Nopende d’ ververschingh als schapen, groente &a. haarl. een brieffje volgens voorigh gebruijck te verleenen, omme bij d’ vrije ingesetenen alhier haarl, voor haare contanten na discretie te laten gerieven, behoudens dat d’ gem. vrijborgeren ter secretarije dagelijckx. komen haare leverantie op te geven.
Aldus gedaan ende gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jaare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, R. en Sects.