Cape Council of Policy
541
1677-03-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 541
- Date
- 1677-03-10
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Present omnibus and reinforced by Admiral Gijsbert d'David Strantwijck, Vice Admiral Van Bartelse, and Rear Admiral Lourens Suijcker, as well as all the skippers of the return ships present here.
Noting that the return ships arrived here on the 22nd of this month (without encountering any significant disasters during the voyage), and that since their arrival, both due to the daily refreshments they received and the necessary provisions, they have already improved considerably, so much so that, based on the calculations made, it was estimated that they would be able to depart shortly. Therefore, the Hon. Governor as Commander (to expedite the aforementioned fleet's departure as much as possible and not to let it be delayed in any way), and after consulting all the skippers, it was decided and determined that the E. Company should depart for the dear homeland by next Monday, the 15th of this month (if at all possible), and to expressly recommend to each of the skippers that anyone who absolutely needs anything should hand it over to the crew chief now, but not later, in order to make up for its shortfall (if our limited resources permit).
Thus resolved and passed at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] J. BAX, daughter of HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] JAN BARTELSEN, AUNT.
141
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] LOUWERENS SUICKER.
142
[Signed:] BALTUS GROEN.
143
[Signed:] J. J. FOORMAN.
144
[Signed:] SIEWERT ROOS.
145
[Signed:] DAVID COOL.
146
[Signed:] DANIEL DEN BACK.
147
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Serts.
Noting that the return ships arrived here on the 22nd of this month (without encountering any significant disasters during the voyage), and that since their arrival, both due to the daily refreshments they received and the necessary provisions, they have already improved considerably, so much so that, based on the calculations made, it was estimated that they would be able to depart shortly. Therefore, the Hon. Governor as Commander (to expedite the aforementioned fleet's departure as much as possible and not to let it be delayed in any way), and after consulting all the skippers, it was decided and determined that the E. Company should depart for the dear homeland by next Monday, the 15th of this month (if at all possible), and to expressly recommend to each of the skippers that anyone who absolutely needs anything should hand it over to the crew chief now, but not later, in order to make up for its shortfall (if our limited resources permit).
Thus resolved and passed at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] J. BAX, daughter of HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] JAN BARTELSEN, AUNT.
141
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] LOUWERENS SUICKER.
142
[Signed:] BALTUS GROEN.
143
[Signed:] J. J. FOORMAN.
144
[Signed:] SIEWERT ROOS.
145
[Signed:] DAVID COOL.
146
[Signed:] DANIEL DEN BACK.
147
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Serts.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus en g’sterckt met den Admirael Gijsbert d’ David Strantwijck, vice Admiraal Van Bartelse, en schout bij nacht Lourens Suijcker, mitsgaders alle de schippers der hier praesent leggende retourschepen.
Gemerckt de retourschepen op den 22en deser hier ter rhede (sonder merckelijcke rampen op de reijse gehadt te hebben) successive wel sijn aangekomen, en deselve ‘tsedert hun leggen costj soo door de dagelijcxse genotene vervarssingh als wel de besorgde behoeftigheden al vrij in een beter stant sijn geraeckt, ja soo verre dat na de gedane calculatie gemeent werd deselve binnen korten te sullen kunnen vertrecken, Soo is door d’ Ed. Hr. Gouverneur als Commandeur (om opgemelde vloots vertrecq soo veel doenlijck te spoedigen en in geenen deele te doen verachteren) en na dat oocq alvorens van alle de schippers haar advijs gedient hadden, goetgevonden en vast gestelt ten meesten dienste den E. Compag. deselve tegens aanstaande Maandagh, sijnde den 15en deser (indien enigsints mogelijck) na ‘t lieve vaderlant te laten vertrecken, en aan een ijder der schippers wel expres te recommandeeren dat, wie nootsakelijck noch ijts come te benodigen, ‘t selve nu, maar niet daar na, aan den equipagiemeester soude moeten opgeven, omme (indien onsen soberen voorraat sulcx toelaat) haar gebrecq noch te voldoen.
Aldus geresolveert en gepass. in ‘t Fort d’ Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] JAN BARTELSEN TANT.
141
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] LOUWERENS SUICKER.
142
[Signed:] BALTUS GROEN.
143
[Signed:] J. J. FOORMAN.
144
[Signed:] SIEWERT ROOS.
145
[Signed:] DAVID COOL.
146
[Signed:] DANIEL DEN BACK.
147
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Serts.
Gemerckt de retourschepen op den 22en deser hier ter rhede (sonder merckelijcke rampen op de reijse gehadt te hebben) successive wel sijn aangekomen, en deselve ‘tsedert hun leggen costj soo door de dagelijcxse genotene vervarssingh als wel de besorgde behoeftigheden al vrij in een beter stant sijn geraeckt, ja soo verre dat na de gedane calculatie gemeent werd deselve binnen korten te sullen kunnen vertrecken, Soo is door d’ Ed. Hr. Gouverneur als Commandeur (om opgemelde vloots vertrecq soo veel doenlijck te spoedigen en in geenen deele te doen verachteren) en na dat oocq alvorens van alle de schippers haar advijs gedient hadden, goetgevonden en vast gestelt ten meesten dienste den E. Compag. deselve tegens aanstaande Maandagh, sijnde den 15en deser (indien enigsints mogelijck) na ‘t lieve vaderlant te laten vertrecken, en aan een ijder der schippers wel expres te recommandeeren dat, wie nootsakelijck noch ijts come te benodigen, ‘t selve nu, maar niet daar na, aan den equipagiemeester soude moeten opgeven, omme (indien onsen soberen voorraat sulcx toelaat) haar gebrecq noch te voldoen.
Aldus geresolveert en gepass. in ‘t Fort d’ Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTWIJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] JAN BARTELSEN TANT.
141
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] LOUWERENS SUICKER.
142
[Signed:] BALTUS GROEN.
143
[Signed:] J. J. FOORMAN.
144
[Signed:] SIEWERT ROOS.
145
[Signed:] DAVID COOL.
146
[Signed:] DANIEL DEN BACK.
147
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Serts.