Cape Council of Policy
537
1677-02-25
Minute details
- Entry number
- 537
- Date
- 1677-02-25
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Present omnibus and reinforced with the Reverend Gysbrecht, Commander David Strandtwijck, due to the return fleet stationed here.
Since the regular crew of the ship Sumatra, which arrived successively from the Netherlands on February 11th, has already arrived in good order, and is also ready to sail again, and has been refreshed as much as possible, we have decided (after taking our resumption) not to hold on to this without success, but to depart the same the day after tomorrow, being Saturday, the 27th of this month, for their Ede. to not only have the aforementioned vessels delivered to Batavia a little early (for forwarding, as usual), but also (to the attention of the Honourable Gysbert de David Strandtwijck), Commander of the present return fleet stationed here, to inform the Honourable Lord Governor in a written memorandum what is absolutely necessary for the return ships and to indicate in this regard what is still required by the remaining flute ships Wester-Amstel and Soestdijck, so that, for the most part, the services of the Honourable Company were also provided. It was understood (in order to help the aforementioned return fleet out of its embarrassment as much as possible) that the ships from Sumatra, as mentioned above, should have such needs as are listed below, namely…110
It was also considered good and very useful to equip the ships Rammekens and 't Huijs te Velsen for Ceylon and arrive here safely on the 12th and 18th of this month. To hold the ship for a few more days, hoping that the expected Ceylon return ships will, with God's help, arrive sooner rather than later, so that the Ceylonian ships can be better informed of their fate and arrival (to the Company's satisfaction).
Finally, as the merchant …112 Focquenier on the ship Velsen lodged many complaints with the Honourable Governor as Honourable Commander about its skipper, Hendricq Bommer, alleging that he had been acting excessively and improperly (during the voyage), the Honourable Governor and Council (in order to ensure general peace and the common good of the Company's property and ship)114 also decided to make a serious inquiry and, based on their experience, to rectify the matter.
Thus resolved in the Fort de Goede Hoop on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.
Since the regular crew of the ship Sumatra, which arrived successively from the Netherlands on February 11th, has already arrived in good order, and is also ready to sail again, and has been refreshed as much as possible, we have decided (after taking our resumption) not to hold on to this without success, but to depart the same the day after tomorrow, being Saturday, the 27th of this month, for their Ede. to not only have the aforementioned vessels delivered to Batavia a little early (for forwarding, as usual), but also (to the attention of the Honourable Gysbert de David Strandtwijck), Commander of the present return fleet stationed here, to inform the Honourable Lord Governor in a written memorandum what is absolutely necessary for the return ships and to indicate in this regard what is still required by the remaining flute ships Wester-Amstel and Soestdijck, so that, for the most part, the services of the Honourable Company were also provided. It was understood (in order to help the aforementioned return fleet out of its embarrassment as much as possible) that the ships from Sumatra, as mentioned above, should have such needs as are listed below, namely…110
It was also considered good and very useful to equip the ships Rammekens and 't Huijs te Velsen for Ceylon and arrive here safely on the 12th and 18th of this month. To hold the ship for a few more days, hoping that the expected Ceylon return ships will, with God's help, arrive sooner rather than later, so that the Ceylonian ships can be better informed of their fate and arrival (to the Company's satisfaction).
Finally, as the merchant …112 Focquenier on the ship Velsen lodged many complaints with the Honourable Governor as Honourable Commander about its skipper, Hendricq Bommer, alleging that he had been acting excessively and improperly (during the voyage), the Honourable Governor and Council (in order to ensure general peace and the common good of the Company's property and ship)114 also decided to make a serious inquiry and, based on their experience, to rectify the matter.
Thus resolved in the Fort de Goede Hoop on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.
Original Dutch transcription
Praesentibus omnibus enversterckt met107 den E.Heer Gysbrecht108 de David Strandtwijck Commandeur wegens de alhier present leggende retourvloot.
Aangesien de ordinarij ververstijt van het schip Sumatra op 11en Februarij costi successive uijt Patria gearriveert jegenwoordig al ruijm verschenen is, en oock wederom zeylvaardigh, en soo veel doenlijck gerefrisscheert, soo hebben goetgevonden (na genomen resumptie) opgem. bodem hier niet vrugteloos aan te houden, maer den selven op overmorgen, sijnde Saterdag den 27e deser, aff te depescheren, om haer Ede. op Batavia niet alleen opgemelte boodem (om te versenden als anders) wat vroegh in de handt te doen comen, maer oock (tot haer Ede. narigtingh) te praeadverteren ‘t goed arrivement der retourvloot en de hoedanigheyt deses gouvernements.
Wijders alsoo den E.Hr. Gysbert109 de David Strandtwijck, Commandeur deser alhier ter rhede leggende praesente retourvloot, d’ Ed. Heer Gouverneur bij een notitie in geschrifte comt op te geven wat noodtwendigheden ten behoeve van de retourschepen nootsakelijck requireren en ten opsigte van deselve t’ eenemael door ‘t aghterblijven van de fluijtschepen Wester-Amstel en Soestdijck nogh destituijt sijn, soo wert mede voor al ten meesten diensten der E.Comp. verstaan (om opgemelte retourvloot soo veel doenlijc uijt verlegentheijt te helpen) uyt Sumatra meergemelt soodanige behoeften te ligten als hier vervolgens staan genoteert namentlijck …110
Wert insgelijcx oock goetgevonden en seer dienstig geoordeelt de scheepen Rammekens en ‘t Huijs te Velsen voor Ceijlon g’equipeert en den 12en, 18en deser hier ter rhede wel g’arriveert, nog eenige dagen costi aan te houden op hoope dat de verwagt werdende Ceylonse retourschepen met Godes hulpe binnen corten haer nogh sullenopdoen111 om die van Ceylon van haer wedervaren en arrivement (tot ‘s Comps. welstant) te beter te kunnen adviseren.
Ten laasten alsoo den coopman …112 Focquenier op ‘t schip Velsen over synen schipper Hendricq Bommer veel klagten aan d’ E.Hr.Gouverneur als E.Commandeur heeft uijtgebraekt,als113 dat door denselven (geduijrende de reyse) aan sijn E. grote inpertinentien souden sijn gepleegt, en slincxe gangen gegaen, soo heeft d’ Ed.Hr. Gouverneur en Raat (om een algemene rust en ‘t gemeene best van ‘s Comp. goet en schip te soeken)114 mede verstaen daer na serieus te inquireren en na ervaringe derselver saek na den eijsch alles te redresseren.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.
Aangesien de ordinarij ververstijt van het schip Sumatra op 11en Februarij costi successive uijt Patria gearriveert jegenwoordig al ruijm verschenen is, en oock wederom zeylvaardigh, en soo veel doenlijck gerefrisscheert, soo hebben goetgevonden (na genomen resumptie) opgem. bodem hier niet vrugteloos aan te houden, maer den selven op overmorgen, sijnde Saterdag den 27e deser, aff te depescheren, om haer Ede. op Batavia niet alleen opgemelte boodem (om te versenden als anders) wat vroegh in de handt te doen comen, maer oock (tot haer Ede. narigtingh) te praeadverteren ‘t goed arrivement der retourvloot en de hoedanigheyt deses gouvernements.
Wijders alsoo den E.Hr. Gysbert109 de David Strandtwijck, Commandeur deser alhier ter rhede leggende praesente retourvloot, d’ Ed. Heer Gouverneur bij een notitie in geschrifte comt op te geven wat noodtwendigheden ten behoeve van de retourschepen nootsakelijck requireren en ten opsigte van deselve t’ eenemael door ‘t aghterblijven van de fluijtschepen Wester-Amstel en Soestdijck nogh destituijt sijn, soo wert mede voor al ten meesten diensten der E.Comp. verstaan (om opgemelte retourvloot soo veel doenlijc uijt verlegentheijt te helpen) uyt Sumatra meergemelt soodanige behoeften te ligten als hier vervolgens staan genoteert namentlijck …110
Wert insgelijcx oock goetgevonden en seer dienstig geoordeelt de scheepen Rammekens en ‘t Huijs te Velsen voor Ceijlon g’equipeert en den 12en, 18en deser hier ter rhede wel g’arriveert, nog eenige dagen costi aan te houden op hoope dat de verwagt werdende Ceylonse retourschepen met Godes hulpe binnen corten haer nogh sullenopdoen111 om die van Ceylon van haer wedervaren en arrivement (tot ‘s Comps. welstant) te beter te kunnen adviseren.
Ten laasten alsoo den coopman …112 Focquenier op ‘t schip Velsen over synen schipper Hendricq Bommer veel klagten aan d’ E.Hr.Gouverneur als E.Commandeur heeft uijtgebraekt,als113 dat door denselven (geduijrende de reyse) aan sijn E. grote inpertinentien souden sijn gepleegt, en slincxe gangen gegaen, soo heeft d’ Ed.Hr. Gouverneur en Raat (om een algemene rust en ‘t gemeene best van ‘s Comp. goet en schip te soeken)114 mede verstaen daer na serieus te inquireren en na ervaringe derselver saek na den eijsch alles te redresseren.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.