Cape Council of Policy
547
1677-05-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 547
- Date
- 1677-05-03
- Year
- 1677
English translation
The Noble Governor having summarized the matter contained in the secret letter of Our Lords Majors, dated September 4, 1676, and having read to the Council as far as the departure of the Batavian and Ceylon return ships is concerned, and having considered and observed everything, the Ceylon ships arrived successfully on March 27th and were already well and sufficiently refreshed, and had already delayed fruitlessly for the usual time after the desired Batavian ships, without them showing up to that date, nor receiving the slightest notice of them. It is, however, well-considered and understood in satisfaction of the aforementioned Her Noble, Esteemed Order. two bottoms to the 15th or 16th of this month, however, should still be retained in order to allow them (the Indian return bottoms appearing in the meantime) to be combined for greater certainty, or, if they do not appear within the above-estimated time, to make a further final decision on the matter.
Furthermore, the yacht Voorhoudt and the small corner ship Quartel, projected in the latest resolution of April 12th for the upcoming voyage to Augustijns Bay, and currently being occupied to receive their provisions and supplies, it was also agreed to allow costs to remain until the 15th of this month, in order to patiently see during that time whether the expected Dutch ships might come to shore us up with some Spanish coin (of which we have very sparse supply and are very useful for the aforementioned voyage), or whether any necessary order would serve us further on our way. The memoranda and other papers were read for the authorities of the aforementioned voyage by the Noble Governor de Raadt. being, and found to contain everything useful for this purpose, were also approved, and no further changes are desired.
Lastly, since Our Lord Majors, by letter dated September 28, 1675, authorized by the authority of the Honorable Governor Isbrandt Goske, sent by letter to capture the animals at the Gonnemaese River from our enemies in 1673 and 1674, and some of the free residents, etc., due to the lack of such livestock, to support them against 12 guilders. The piece was given in loan. It was unanimously agreed (in accordance with the order of Her Honor) that all those who have enjoyed the animals should be given to her in freehold and, in the name of the Honorable Majors, to allow her to keep them and to release her from further reminders, as well as to instruct the Honorable Administrator, Sr. Hendrick Crudop, to continue to write off the animals in question (not currently recorded in the books).
Thus resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M.VAN BANCHEM, Secrets.
Furthermore, the yacht Voorhoudt and the small corner ship Quartel, projected in the latest resolution of April 12th for the upcoming voyage to Augustijns Bay, and currently being occupied to receive their provisions and supplies, it was also agreed to allow costs to remain until the 15th of this month, in order to patiently see during that time whether the expected Dutch ships might come to shore us up with some Spanish coin (of which we have very sparse supply and are very useful for the aforementioned voyage), or whether any necessary order would serve us further on our way. The memoranda and other papers were read for the authorities of the aforementioned voyage by the Noble Governor de Raadt. being, and found to contain everything useful for this purpose, were also approved, and no further changes are desired.
Lastly, since Our Lord Majors, by letter dated September 28, 1675, authorized by the authority of the Honorable Governor Isbrandt Goske, sent by letter to capture the animals at the Gonnemaese River from our enemies in 1673 and 1674, and some of the free residents, etc., due to the lack of such livestock, to support them against 12 guilders. The piece was given in loan. It was unanimously agreed (in accordance with the order of Her Honor) that all those who have enjoyed the animals should be given to her in freehold and, in the name of the Honorable Majors, to allow her to keep them and to release her from further reminders, as well as to instruct the Honorable Administrator, Sr. Hendrick Crudop, to continue to write off the animals in question (not currently recorded in the books).
Thus resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M.VAN BANCHEM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Door de Edle.Hr. Gouverneur geresumeert sijnde de materie vervath bij het secreet schrijven van onse Heeren Majoores, de dato 4 September 1676 en den Raadt soo veel ‘t vertreck der Bataviasche als Ceijlonse retourschepen belangt voorgelesen sijnde, ende daartegens alles hebbende overwoogen en ingesien de Ceijlonse schepen op den 27 Maart passado costi successive wel gearriveert en reets wel en genoegsaem gerefrischeert sijn, en al over den ordinarij tijt na de verlangende Bataviasche schepen vruchteloos getoeft hebben, sonder tot dato deselve comen op te dagen, noch eenigh ‘t minste bericht daar van te erlangen, Soo is egter goet gevonden ende verstaan in voldoeninge van opgemelte haar Edle. Hoogh geachte ordre voors. twee bodems tot den 15 of 16 deser costi evenwel noch aan te houden omme deselve (de Indische retourbodems tusschenwijle verschijnende) gecombineert tot meerder sekerheijt te laten gaan, ofte bij non verschijninge der selver in boven geraamde tijt dan daar over een nader finael besluijt te neemen.
Wijders ‘t jaghtje Voorhoudt en ‘t hoekerbodemtje de Quartel in de jongste resolutie van den 12 April geprojecteert tot de aanstaande vojagie na de Augustijnsbaay &a tans in occupatie sijnde om hare provisien en coompmanschappen binnen te krijgen, werden mede goetgevonden costi tot den 15 deser te laten verblijven omme in die tijt met gedult mede af te sien off de verwacht werdende vaderlandtse schepen mogelijck ons met eenige Spaanse munt (waar van seer sober versien sijn en tot opgemelte voijagie seer dienstigh) onderwijlen quamen t’ onderschragen, off wel van eenige nootsaekelijcke ordres tot onse naerichtinge verder te dienen, de memorien en verdere papieren voor de overheden van de vooraangetoogen voijagie door de Edle.Hr.Gouverneur den Raadt voor gelesen sijnde, en in deselve bevonden alles daar toe dienstigh vervat te wesen, werden mede geapprobeert en geene veranderinge daar verder in begeert.1
Ten laasten dewijl van onse Heeren Majoores bij haar Edle. schrijven in dato 28 September ao. 1675 gemachtigt sijn op de instantie van den Edle.Hr. Oudt Gouverneur Isbrandt Goske bij missive gedaan omme de beesten bij de Gonnemaese onse vijanden in den jaare 1673 en 1674 tot buijt bekomen, en sommige der vrije ingesetenen &a, uijt gebreck van soodanigh beestiael, tot ondersteuninge tegens 12 gl. ‘t stuck in leeningh gegeven, Soo is daar op eenparigh goetgevonden (achtervolgens haar Edle. welgegeven ordre) alle die beesten genooten hebben, hunlieden in vrijen eijgendom te schencken en uijt de name der Edle. Heeren Majoores haar deselve te laten behouden, en van vordere namaninge te bevrijen, mitsgaders den E. administrateur Sr. Hendrick Crudop te gelasten gedachte beesten (heden bij de boecken noch cours genoomen) voort maar af te schrijven.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H.CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M.VAN BANCHEM, Secrets.
Wijders ‘t jaghtje Voorhoudt en ‘t hoekerbodemtje de Quartel in de jongste resolutie van den 12 April geprojecteert tot de aanstaande vojagie na de Augustijnsbaay &a tans in occupatie sijnde om hare provisien en coompmanschappen binnen te krijgen, werden mede goetgevonden costi tot den 15 deser te laten verblijven omme in die tijt met gedult mede af te sien off de verwacht werdende vaderlandtse schepen mogelijck ons met eenige Spaanse munt (waar van seer sober versien sijn en tot opgemelte voijagie seer dienstigh) onderwijlen quamen t’ onderschragen, off wel van eenige nootsaekelijcke ordres tot onse naerichtinge verder te dienen, de memorien en verdere papieren voor de overheden van de vooraangetoogen voijagie door de Edle.Hr.Gouverneur den Raadt voor gelesen sijnde, en in deselve bevonden alles daar toe dienstigh vervat te wesen, werden mede geapprobeert en geene veranderinge daar verder in begeert.1
Ten laasten dewijl van onse Heeren Majoores bij haar Edle. schrijven in dato 28 September ao. 1675 gemachtigt sijn op de instantie van den Edle.Hr. Oudt Gouverneur Isbrandt Goske bij missive gedaan omme de beesten bij de Gonnemaese onse vijanden in den jaare 1673 en 1674 tot buijt bekomen, en sommige der vrije ingesetenen &a, uijt gebreck van soodanigh beestiael, tot ondersteuninge tegens 12 gl. ‘t stuck in leeningh gegeven, Soo is daar op eenparigh goetgevonden (achtervolgens haar Edle. welgegeven ordre) alle die beesten genooten hebben, hunlieden in vrijen eijgendom te schencken en uijt de name der Edle. Heeren Majoores haar deselve te laten behouden, en van vordere namaninge te bevrijen, mitsgaders den E. administrateur Sr. Hendrick Crudop te gelasten gedachte beesten (heden bij de boecken noch cours genoomen) voort maar af te schrijven.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H.CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] M.VAN BANCHEM, Secrets.