Cape Council of Policy
53
1654-09-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 53
- Date
- 1654-09-05
- Year
- 1654
English translation
By the resolution below on the 20th May, passed by the Ship Council of the galyot, the Red Fox on her return from here to Madagascar, having seen that her chief boatswain Baltes Jansz had abandoned her chief boatswain Baltes Jansz for their own inconvenience and other serious reasons and in that place once again surrogated a Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, bossr., as can be seen in the copy below, in words as follows:
'On Woonsdach the 20th of May 1654.'
'We also note, to our great knowledge, that on several occasions since our departure from the Taeffel Bay of the Caep de Boa Esperance to Madagascar, we have High Boatswain Baltes Jansz van Hoorn, after many admonitions and warnings given to him, in his duty to the E. Compe. according to his duty, is obliged to carry out, but to the contrary, if he is ordered from his head concerning shipwork or to command the crew to do the same, then the first to oppose it, and it is strong and well enough, and immediately goes to shelters where we should present ourselves, in which we would find ourselves greatly deceived at last, as now last on the 18th of this month a heavy storm occurred, so that he, as mentioned before, would see to it that everything was clear and strong, so that in time of need he might use it according to our will, which was the safety of our ship and property, but because of his great inattention the clew of the mainsail (due to a defect that had not been properly provided for) ended up in a broken brackish position, our boat was being tacked about by the wind and we nearly lost it, whereby two men were also seriously injured, we also ran the great risk of losing our mast through the violent rolling, and which would then (God forbid) have turned out sadly and to the great detriment of the E. Compe. and the common good, also the aforementioned Baltes Jansz is completely unfit to perform the duties of high boatswain because he has no knowledge whatsoever of properly drilling a stuck rope, but the same has been to the great detriment of the E. Compe. our Lords Masters to their destruction and disgrace, also has no Command, or relief among the general, So it is that we, the undersigned chiefs of the galyot (God forbid) called the Red Fox, having considered the matter, at the service of the E. Compe. to prevent (as much as possible) all further disasters, hereby appoint in place of the aforementioned Baltes Jansz the person of Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, forest shooter, to officially serve the high boatswain provisionally, being a capable, sober and faithful servant (as one might not otherwise notice) of the E. Compe. to maintain a good overview, relief, and command of the people, all of which was done upon the approval of the E. Commander Johan van Riebeecq, to whom we further submit.
"Thus resolved in the galyot the Red Fox on the day and year as above, sailing at an altitude of ... degrees, ... minutes, and was signed.158"
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSZ.
[Signed:] JAN WOUTERSZ.
[Signed:] CORNELIS JANSSEN.
[Signed:] CLAES BENSSINGH.
Thus, our Council has duly incorporated this above-mentioned resolution159 and, having further examined the matter, the aforementioned chiefs themselves have finally approved the prescribed adjustment and surrogation, and to grant Hendrick Cloetas's proposal of his improvement in debit form and to add 18 guilders per month by halving the salary, taking effect on the 20th of May above, the date on which the chief boatswain began his duties.
Thus done, approved, and confirmed in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN DUIJNE.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
'On Woonsdach the 20th of May 1654.'
'We also note, to our great knowledge, that on several occasions since our departure from the Taeffel Bay of the Caep de Boa Esperance to Madagascar, we have High Boatswain Baltes Jansz van Hoorn, after many admonitions and warnings given to him, in his duty to the E. Compe. according to his duty, is obliged to carry out, but to the contrary, if he is ordered from his head concerning shipwork or to command the crew to do the same, then the first to oppose it, and it is strong and well enough, and immediately goes to shelters where we should present ourselves, in which we would find ourselves greatly deceived at last, as now last on the 18th of this month a heavy storm occurred, so that he, as mentioned before, would see to it that everything was clear and strong, so that in time of need he might use it according to our will, which was the safety of our ship and property, but because of his great inattention the clew of the mainsail (due to a defect that had not been properly provided for) ended up in a broken brackish position, our boat was being tacked about by the wind and we nearly lost it, whereby two men were also seriously injured, we also ran the great risk of losing our mast through the violent rolling, and which would then (God forbid) have turned out sadly and to the great detriment of the E. Compe. and the common good, also the aforementioned Baltes Jansz is completely unfit to perform the duties of high boatswain because he has no knowledge whatsoever of properly drilling a stuck rope, but the same has been to the great detriment of the E. Compe. our Lords Masters to their destruction and disgrace, also has no Command, or relief among the general, So it is that we, the undersigned chiefs of the galyot (God forbid) called the Red Fox, having considered the matter, at the service of the E. Compe. to prevent (as much as possible) all further disasters, hereby appoint in place of the aforementioned Baltes Jansz the person of Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, forest shooter, to officially serve the high boatswain provisionally, being a capable, sober and faithful servant (as one might not otherwise notice) of the E. Compe. to maintain a good overview, relief, and command of the people, all of which was done upon the approval of the E. Commander Johan van Riebeecq, to whom we further submit.
"Thus resolved in the galyot the Red Fox on the day and year as above, sailing at an altitude of ... degrees, ... minutes, and was signed.158"
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSZ.
[Signed:] JAN WOUTERSZ.
[Signed:] CORNELIS JANSSEN.
[Signed:] CLAES BENSSINGH.
Thus, our Council has duly incorporated this above-mentioned resolution159 and, having further examined the matter, the aforementioned chiefs themselves have finally approved the prescribed adjustment and surrogation, and to grant Hendrick Cloetas's proposal of his improvement in debit form and to add 18 guilders per month by halving the salary, taking effect on the 20th of May above, the date on which the chief boatswain began his duties.
Thus done, approved, and confirmed in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN DUIJNE.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
Original Dutch transcription
By d’ onderstaende resolutie 20e May passado genomen by den Scheepsraedt van ‘t galyot de Rode Vos op hare reyse van hier nae Madagascar gesien hebbende dat deselve haren hoochbootsman Baltes Jansz om syn onbequaemheyt ende andere pregnante redenen meer hadden affgeseth ende in die plaetse wederom gesurrogeert eenen Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, bossr., gelyck by d’ onderstaende copie te sien is, luijdende woorde te woorde als volcht:
‘Op Woonsdach den 20en May 1654.’
‘Alsoo wy bemercken tot onser groot leetwesen ende dat op verscheyden malen sedert ons vertreck uyt de Taeffelbay van de Caep de Boa Esperance naer Madagascar , sich den hoochbootsman Baltes Jansz van Hoorn nae veel vermaningen ende waerschouwingh aen hem gedaen, in syn plicht aen de E. Compe. volgens syn dienst waer te nemen, gehouden is uijt te voeren, maer ter contrarie als deselve van syn overhooffden yts gelast wert scheepswerck aengaende offte ‘t volcq tot ‘t selffde te commanderen, soo is de eerste die daer tegen opposeert, en ‘t is sterck en wel genouch, en stracx sich begeeft in schuijlhoecken daer sich hoorden voor aen te presenteren, waerin wy ons op ‘t laest grootelycx souden bedroogen vinden, als nu jongst op den 18en deser een harde storm beliepen, soo dat hem als vooren gesecht wel soude toesien dat alles wel claer ende sterck synde, om in tyde van noot nae onsen wille te mogen gebruijcken, waer aen dat behoudt van ons schip ende goet gelegen was, echter door syn groot onversicht de schoothoorn van ‘t grootseyll (door mancquement dat niet wel versorcht was) in stucken brack, onse boot door ‘t hardt overhaelen gaende raeckte ende by na deselffde verlooren, oock daer door twee man deerlyck beseert wierden, mede groot perickel liepen van onse mast te verliesen door ‘t geweldich slingeren, ende als dan (dat Godt verhoede) droevich soude uijtgesien hebben ende tot grootte schade van de E. Compe. ende ‘t gemeene beste, oock is voornoemde Baltes Jansz gansch onbequaem om den dienst van hoochbootsman te becleden want gansch geen kennisse heefft om een stuck touwerck wel te orbooren, maer ‘t selffde tot grootte schade van d’ E. Compe. onser Heeren Meesters ten verderve en te leur helpt, mede geen Commando, offte ontsach onder ‘t gemene heeft, Soo is ‘t dat wy ondergeschreven opperhooffden van ‘t galyot (dat Godt beware) genaemt de Rode Vos , de saecke overwogen hebbende, tot dienst van de E. Compe. om alle vordere onheylen (soo veel doenlyck sy) voor te comen, stellen by desen in plaets van meergenoemde Baltes Jansz den persoon Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, bosschieter, om den hoochbootsman officie provisioneelijck te bedienen, synde een bequaem nuchteren en trouw dienaer (soo anders niet bemercken cunnen) van de E. Compe. om op alles goet opsicht, ontsach ende Commando onder ‘t volcq te hebben, dit alles gedaen synde op approbatie van den E. Commandeur Johan van Riebeecq waer aen wy ons wyders gedragen.’
‘Aldus geresolveert in ‘t galyot de Rode Vos ten dage ende jare als boven, seylende op de hoochte van …graden, …minuten ende was onderteyckent.158 ‘
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSZ.
[Signed:] JAN WOUTERSZ.
[Signed:] CORNELIS JANSSEN.
[Signed:] CLAES BENSSINGH.
Soo is by onsen Raedt dese bovenstaende resolutie wel geincorporeert159 ende vorders g’examineert wesende de saecke ende gemelte opperhooffden selffs eyntelyck goetgevonden de voorschreve affsettinghe ende surrogatie te approberen, ende den gedachten Hendrick Cloetas van syne verbeteringhe acte te verleenen in debita forma ende by halveringhe van gagie toe te leggen 18 gulden maentelicx, ingangh nemende van 20en May voorsz dat de hoochbootsmans bedieninge heeft beginnen te becleden.
Aldus gedaen, g’approbeert, ende geconfirmeert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN DUIJNE.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.
‘Op Woonsdach den 20en May 1654.’
‘Alsoo wy bemercken tot onser groot leetwesen ende dat op verscheyden malen sedert ons vertreck uyt de Taeffelbay van de Caep de Boa Esperance naer Madagascar , sich den hoochbootsman Baltes Jansz van Hoorn nae veel vermaningen ende waerschouwingh aen hem gedaen, in syn plicht aen de E. Compe. volgens syn dienst waer te nemen, gehouden is uijt te voeren, maer ter contrarie als deselve van syn overhooffden yts gelast wert scheepswerck aengaende offte ‘t volcq tot ‘t selffde te commanderen, soo is de eerste die daer tegen opposeert, en ‘t is sterck en wel genouch, en stracx sich begeeft in schuijlhoecken daer sich hoorden voor aen te presenteren, waerin wy ons op ‘t laest grootelycx souden bedroogen vinden, als nu jongst op den 18en deser een harde storm beliepen, soo dat hem als vooren gesecht wel soude toesien dat alles wel claer ende sterck synde, om in tyde van noot nae onsen wille te mogen gebruijcken, waer aen dat behoudt van ons schip ende goet gelegen was, echter door syn groot onversicht de schoothoorn van ‘t grootseyll (door mancquement dat niet wel versorcht was) in stucken brack, onse boot door ‘t hardt overhaelen gaende raeckte ende by na deselffde verlooren, oock daer door twee man deerlyck beseert wierden, mede groot perickel liepen van onse mast te verliesen door ‘t geweldich slingeren, ende als dan (dat Godt verhoede) droevich soude uijtgesien hebben ende tot grootte schade van de E. Compe. ende ‘t gemeene beste, oock is voornoemde Baltes Jansz gansch onbequaem om den dienst van hoochbootsman te becleden want gansch geen kennisse heefft om een stuck touwerck wel te orbooren, maer ‘t selffde tot grootte schade van d’ E. Compe. onser Heeren Meesters ten verderve en te leur helpt, mede geen Commando, offte ontsach onder ‘t gemene heeft, Soo is ‘t dat wy ondergeschreven opperhooffden van ‘t galyot (dat Godt beware) genaemt de Rode Vos , de saecke overwogen hebbende, tot dienst van de E. Compe. om alle vordere onheylen (soo veel doenlyck sy) voor te comen, stellen by desen in plaets van meergenoemde Baltes Jansz den persoon Hendrick Cloetas van Lubecq, bosschieter, om den hoochbootsman officie provisioneelijck te bedienen, synde een bequaem nuchteren en trouw dienaer (soo anders niet bemercken cunnen) van de E. Compe. om op alles goet opsicht, ontsach ende Commando onder ‘t volcq te hebben, dit alles gedaen synde op approbatie van den E. Commandeur Johan van Riebeecq waer aen wy ons wyders gedragen.’
‘Aldus geresolveert in ‘t galyot de Rode Vos ten dage ende jare als boven, seylende op de hoochte van …graden, …minuten ende was onderteyckent.158 ‘
[Signed:] JAN SYMONSZ.
[Signed:] JAN WOUTERSZ.
[Signed:] CORNELIS JANSSEN.
[Signed:] CLAES BENSSINGH.
Soo is by onsen Raedt dese bovenstaende resolutie wel geincorporeert159 ende vorders g’examineert wesende de saecke ende gemelte opperhooffden selffs eyntelyck goetgevonden de voorschreve affsettinghe ende surrogatie te approberen, ende den gedachten Hendrick Cloetas van syne verbeteringhe acte te verleenen in debita forma ende by halveringhe van gagie toe te leggen 18 gulden maentelicx, ingangh nemende van 20en May voorsz dat de hoochbootsmans bedieninge heeft beginnen te becleden.
Aldus gedaen, g’approbeert, ende geconfirmeert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN DUIJNE.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets. 1654.