Cape Council of Policy
543
1677-03-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 543
- Date
- 1677-03-14
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Presentibus omnibus.
After the ordinary prayer, the Council, summoned by the Governor and having been advised by his Honour, suggested that it would be expedient to allow the ships Soesdijck and Wester Amstel to complete their voyage to Batavia after the departure of the return fleet. The Blaeuwen Hulcq, which arrived here on 9 March, apparently lost its mainmast en route. It is still to be maintained here to make as much repair as possible. His Honour's proposal has been duly noted, and it is noted that the aforementioned transposed [substrate] will still require some time for its repair. Most importantly, in the interests of the Honourable Company, the letters have been approved for their Honour. to requisition the Batavia naval authorities and to send them, along with the aforementioned two ships, to Her Honor in return.
The Governor, furthermore, having asked the Commander whether anything could be prevented from departing, replied that His Honor was satisfied that they were now ready to depart, as well as that they had been provided with ammunition of war and other necessities. This was only requested individually, also on behalf of all the skippers. This could be provided with a small drink, with the promise that the aforementioned skippers would... all the same (to keep a good eye on the Company's precious ships) will be made worthwhile. We have therefore deemed it very useful and helpful, in accordance with the previous regarding the departure of the ships, to consult further after noon in the presence of all skippers, and to find out nothing that is lacking or needs to be supplemented; and regarding the petition for the drink, being soberly provided, we cannot really excuse it, but we find it good and understand it, as happened last year and more often here, on the condition, however, that everyone will take good care of their ship for their own. As much as possible, combined for everyone's assistance, to take from the Batavian cargo of the ships moored here nine barrels, to be distributed to each ship according to the older custom, and for the Commander and Flag Captain154 who suffers more offense, a surcharge of Zirean skein.155
Lastly, because the brandy tappers very strongly insist that white brandy cannot possibly be sold without red brandy, considering that the common man, for the sake of good business, mostly sells red brandy, and the Company, being a producer of red brandy, remains unable to keep it going with that liquor, and therefore requested a slight reduction in the price, The aforementioned tappers could not readily refuse their request, but to their satisfaction, in order to be able to more adequately raise their rent (without making any pretense), it was agreed to pay the cellar brandy to the E. Company in lieu of 30 Rijxd. after this day by 156:28, when the time came to supply red brandy again, and the said tappers could be supplied by us.
Thus done and passed in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTW IJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Rt. and Secrt.
After the ordinary prayer, the Council, summoned by the Governor and having been advised by his Honour, suggested that it would be expedient to allow the ships Soesdijck and Wester Amstel to complete their voyage to Batavia after the departure of the return fleet. The Blaeuwen Hulcq, which arrived here on 9 March, apparently lost its mainmast en route. It is still to be maintained here to make as much repair as possible. His Honour's proposal has been duly noted, and it is noted that the aforementioned transposed [substrate] will still require some time for its repair. Most importantly, in the interests of the Honourable Company, the letters have been approved for their Honour. to requisition the Batavia naval authorities and to send them, along with the aforementioned two ships, to Her Honor in return.
The Governor, furthermore, having asked the Commander whether anything could be prevented from departing, replied that His Honor was satisfied that they were now ready to depart, as well as that they had been provided with ammunition of war and other necessities. This was only requested individually, also on behalf of all the skippers. This could be provided with a small drink, with the promise that the aforementioned skippers would... all the same (to keep a good eye on the Company's precious ships) will be made worthwhile. We have therefore deemed it very useful and helpful, in accordance with the previous regarding the departure of the ships, to consult further after noon in the presence of all skippers, and to find out nothing that is lacking or needs to be supplemented; and regarding the petition for the drink, being soberly provided, we cannot really excuse it, but we find it good and understand it, as happened last year and more often here, on the condition, however, that everyone will take good care of their ship for their own. As much as possible, combined for everyone's assistance, to take from the Batavian cargo of the ships moored here nine barrels, to be distributed to each ship according to the older custom, and for the Commander and Flag Captain154 who suffers more offense, a surcharge of Zirean skein.155
Lastly, because the brandy tappers very strongly insist that white brandy cannot possibly be sold without red brandy, considering that the common man, for the sake of good business, mostly sells red brandy, and the Company, being a producer of red brandy, remains unable to keep it going with that liquor, and therefore requested a slight reduction in the price, The aforementioned tappers could not readily refuse their request, but to their satisfaction, in order to be able to more adequately raise their rent (without making any pretense), it was agreed to pay the cellar brandy to the E. Company in lieu of 30 Rijxd. after this day by 156:28, when the time came to supply red brandy again, and the said tappers could be supplied by us.
Thus done and passed in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTW IJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Rt. and Secrt.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus.
Na ‘t ordinarie gebedt den Raat door de Gouverneur bij malckanderen geroepen sijnde en door sijn E. opgemelt voorgestelt off het dienstigh souwde wesen, dat men nae ‘t vertreck van de retourvloot de schepen Soesdijck en Wester Amstel maar vooraff na Batavia liet haer reijse voltrecken en den Blaeuwen Hulcq den 9en Maart hier aangekomen ten obsichte sijn grote mast onderweegh verlooren heeft, hier noch aan te houden om soo veel doenlijck te herstellen, soo is gem. sijn Eds. propositie in goede opmerckinge genomen en gemerckt den voors. ontranponeerden153 bodem noch al eenige tijt tot sijne reparatie behoeven sal, ten meesten dienste der E. Compagnie goet gevonden de brieven voor haer Edl. van Batavia van die scheepsoverheden te vorderen en deselve met bovengemelde 2 bodems haar Edle voor aff toe te senden.
Wijders den Gouverneur aan den Commandeur gevraegt hebbende off er noch ijts mochte sijn ‘t geene tot wederhoudinge van ‘t vertreck der schepen souwde comen te obsteeren, soo is door sijn E. geantwoort, genoegsaem tans vertreckvaardigh te wesen, als mede van ammonitie van oorlogh en andere behoeften versien en dat maer eenelijck versocht, oocq uijt de naem van alle de schippers, dat mochten met een weijnig dranck versien worden, onder belofte dat de schippers voormelt haerl. alle ‘t selve (met goede toesicht te houden op ‘s Comps. kostelijcke bodems) sullen waerdigh maecken, Soo hebben seer nut en dienstigh geacht, ten reguart van ‘t vorige over ‘t vertreck der schepen, na de middagh in presentie van alle schippers noch nader te consuleren, en ‘t geenige comt te gebreken noch te suppleren; en nopende de petitie van den dranck, sijl. sober versien sijnde, ‘t selve niet wel kunnen excuseeren, maer goet gevonden ende verstaen, als voorleden jaare en meermale hier geschiet sij, op die conditie evenwel dat ijder voor ‘t sijne, sijn schip in goede achtinge sal nemen en haerl. soo veel doenlijck tot ijders adsistentie gecombineert houwden, uijt het Bataviase cargasoen van de hier ter rheede leggende schepen te lichten 9 vaten mom, om aan ijder schip volgens ouder gewoonte te verdeelen en voor den Commandeur en vlaggevoerder154 die meerder aanstoot leijdt een legger Zireese seck.155
Ten laasten alsoo de brandewijntappers seer hardt doleeren dat de witte brandewijn sonder de rosse onmogelijck niet kunnen van de hant quijt worden, ten opsichte den gemeene man om de goede coopshalven al meest rosse is slijtende, en de Compag., destituijt sijnde van rosse brandewijn, onvermogens blijft deselve met die vocht gaande te houden, en uijt dien hoofde versochten een weijnigh verminderinge in den prijs, soo hebben meergemelde tappers haer versoeck niet wel kunnen afwijsen maer tot soulaes derselver goet gevonden om hare pachtpenningen te bequamer (sonder eenige pretensie te maken) te kunnen opbrengen, goet gevonden de kelder brandewijn aan d’ E. Compag. in plaets van 30 Rijcxd. na desen dagtegens156 28 te betalen ter tijt toe wederom van rosse brandewijn versien en gedachte tappers door ons kunnen gerieft werden.
Aldus gedaen en gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTW IJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Rt. en Secrt.
Na ‘t ordinarie gebedt den Raat door de Gouverneur bij malckanderen geroepen sijnde en door sijn E. opgemelt voorgestelt off het dienstigh souwde wesen, dat men nae ‘t vertreck van de retourvloot de schepen Soesdijck en Wester Amstel maar vooraff na Batavia liet haer reijse voltrecken en den Blaeuwen Hulcq den 9en Maart hier aangekomen ten obsichte sijn grote mast onderweegh verlooren heeft, hier noch aan te houden om soo veel doenlijck te herstellen, soo is gem. sijn Eds. propositie in goede opmerckinge genomen en gemerckt den voors. ontranponeerden153 bodem noch al eenige tijt tot sijne reparatie behoeven sal, ten meesten dienste der E. Compagnie goet gevonden de brieven voor haer Edl. van Batavia van die scheepsoverheden te vorderen en deselve met bovengemelde 2 bodems haar Edle voor aff toe te senden.
Wijders den Gouverneur aan den Commandeur gevraegt hebbende off er noch ijts mochte sijn ‘t geene tot wederhoudinge van ‘t vertreck der schepen souwde comen te obsteeren, soo is door sijn E. geantwoort, genoegsaem tans vertreckvaardigh te wesen, als mede van ammonitie van oorlogh en andere behoeften versien en dat maer eenelijck versocht, oocq uijt de naem van alle de schippers, dat mochten met een weijnig dranck versien worden, onder belofte dat de schippers voormelt haerl. alle ‘t selve (met goede toesicht te houden op ‘s Comps. kostelijcke bodems) sullen waerdigh maecken, Soo hebben seer nut en dienstigh geacht, ten reguart van ‘t vorige over ‘t vertreck der schepen, na de middagh in presentie van alle schippers noch nader te consuleren, en ‘t geenige comt te gebreken noch te suppleren; en nopende de petitie van den dranck, sijl. sober versien sijnde, ‘t selve niet wel kunnen excuseeren, maer goet gevonden ende verstaen, als voorleden jaare en meermale hier geschiet sij, op die conditie evenwel dat ijder voor ‘t sijne, sijn schip in goede achtinge sal nemen en haerl. soo veel doenlijck tot ijders adsistentie gecombineert houwden, uijt het Bataviase cargasoen van de hier ter rheede leggende schepen te lichten 9 vaten mom, om aan ijder schip volgens ouder gewoonte te verdeelen en voor den Commandeur en vlaggevoerder154 die meerder aanstoot leijdt een legger Zireese seck.155
Ten laasten alsoo de brandewijntappers seer hardt doleeren dat de witte brandewijn sonder de rosse onmogelijck niet kunnen van de hant quijt worden, ten opsichte den gemeene man om de goede coopshalven al meest rosse is slijtende, en de Compag., destituijt sijnde van rosse brandewijn, onvermogens blijft deselve met die vocht gaande te houden, en uijt dien hoofde versochten een weijnigh verminderinge in den prijs, soo hebben meergemelde tappers haer versoeck niet wel kunnen afwijsen maer tot soulaes derselver goet gevonden om hare pachtpenningen te bequamer (sonder eenige pretensie te maken) te kunnen opbrengen, goet gevonden de kelder brandewijn aan d’ E. Compag. in plaets van 30 Rijcxd. na desen dagtegens156 28 te betalen ter tijt toe wederom van rosse brandewijn versien en gedachte tappers door ons kunnen gerieft werden.
Aldus gedaen en gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] GIJSBERT DE DAVID STRANTW IJCK.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Rt. en Secrt.