Cape Council of Policy
528
1676-09-09
Minute details
- Entry number
- 528
- Date
- 1676-09-09
- Year
- 1676
English translation
The Lord Governor in Rade having reported how his E. of the freeman Willem van Dieden (who with his partner Willem Cornelisz has a patent to navigate the Saldanhia Bay and the islands situated thereabouts for the purpose of blubber burning and other traffic falling within the common bay and islands) had been seriously requested to sail once to the aforementioned bay and islands with the Company’s vessel called the Haagman, to experience whether the aforementioned vessel would be of use to them in navigating those, with which they had now returned from thence. Thus the aforementioned Willem van Dieder appeared in Rade and demonstrated to us how the vessels they had were being used. One had been completely decommissioned and could no longer be used for even the slightest service, and the other, due to longevity and age, could no longer be used for the required service, and for that reason, from time to time, the aforementioned tear-burning facility of the aforementioned vessels could not be properly served as required. He therefore very earnestly requested that the aforementioned vessel be left to the Hagueman and his partner at the same price as he had with the E. Comp. could treat, upon his request being guided by deliberation, so with regard to the collection of the oil, which should not suffer the least neglect, noting that we need a good quantity annually for our own use and to supply India with it to the best of our ability, where the same is not out of order, they are well advised to promote it,109 Also noting further that the aforementioned vessel is poorly built and without the disservice of the E. Company. As it can certainly be spared, it has been unanimously approved and understood (after having it inspected by the master of the crew and the chief carpenter and appraised afterwards) to leave the aforementioned vessel, the Hagueman, to the aforementioned Willem van Dieden and his partner for the sum of ƒ2300. Payment for this must be made one month after the next due date, either in cash or to be delivered to the E. Company in cash for the amount of that amount.
Thus resolved on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANS. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Thus resolved on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANS. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Original Dutch transcription
d’ Hr. Gouverneur in Rade geraporteert hebbende hoe sijn E. van den vrijborger Willem van Dieden (die met sijn compagnon Willem Cornelisz octrooij hebben om de Saldanhiabaaij en daar ontrent gelegen eijlanden om de traanbranderije en andere trafijcque in de gem. baaij en eylanden vallende, te bevaren) serieuselijc was versogt om met ‘s Comps. vaartuijg genaamt den Haagman een keer na de voorn. baaij en eijlanden te doen om te ondervinden of ‘t voormelte vaartuijgh haer in ‘t bevaren van dien soude dienstig wesen, waer mede sij als nu van daar waren geretourneert, Soo is voorn. Willem van Dieder in Rade verscheenen en ons demonstrerende hoe de vaartuijgen bij haarlieden present gebruijckt werdende, ‘t eene t’ enemael was108 afgevaren en tot geen de minste dienst langer conde werden gebruijckt, en ‘t ander door lanckheijt van tijt mede door ouderdom, daer van den vereysten dienst niet conde werden getrocken, en uijt dien hoofde bij tijt en wijle in de bevordering van de gemelte traanbranderij van de voorn. vaartuijgen niet behoorlijc, gelijc wel vereijste, gedient connen wesen, Soo versogt denselven seer ernstelijc dat ‘t vorengem. vaartuijg den Haagman aan hem en sijn compagnon mogte werden overgelaten tot soodanigen prijs als hij met de E. Comp. soude konnen tracteren, waer op desselfs versoek in deliberatie geleijt, soo ten insigte van de versamelinge van den traan die geen de minste veragtering dient te lijden, gemerckt wij jaerlijcx goede quantiteijt voor ons eygen gebruijc nodig hebben en om India na vermogen daer mede van te versorgen, daer deselve insgelijcks niet t’ onstade comt, haarlieden tot de bevordering van dien wel dient de hant geboden,109 Ooc vorders aangemerckt ‘t meergemelte vaartuijg mistimmert en sonder ondienst van d’ E. Comp. mede wel kan worden gemist, soo is met eenparigheijt van stemmen goetgevonden en verstaan (na dat alvoren ‘t selve door den equipagiemeester en baas timmerman hadden laten besigtigen en na wardije110 taxeeren) ‘t meergemelte vaartuijg den Haagman aan de voorn. Willem van Dieden en syn compagnon over te laten ter somme van ƒ2300. Sullende de betalinge van dien moeten geschieden een maant na de aanstaande traantijt, ‘t sij in contant gelt, of voor ‘t bedragen van dien, traan aen d’ E. Comp. te leveren.
Aldus geresolveert ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANS. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Aldus geresolveert ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANS. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.