Cape Council of Policy
548
1677-05-15
Minute details
- Entry number
- 548
- Date
- 1677-05-15
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Presentibus omnibus strengthened with the E.Willem Hagedoorn Commander over the last return ships presented on display.3
After the Ordinary prayed to God through Eden. Mr. Governor told the council what his Eden is like. as reported and personally discovered, the excessive disturbances on the Wapen van der Goes were caused by the good-natured and lax command that the modest skipper exercised over his subordinate superiors and inferiors, and that this negligence was destroying his own respect and at the very least deteriorating his person, to the point that some of them were forced to disembark without his consent, and, following their own fantasy, to spend a few days ashore to entertain themselves without the skipper attempting to disrupt them. to inflict the necessary punishment on it and to prevent further decay and to avoid all disorder on this defensive ship, which would otherwise have to serve as protection. So it died, and having been summarized, was mainly for the benefit of the E.Compag. It is understood and resolved, with regard to the Coat of Arms of Goes, which is too large a vessel for that E. man, and for other compelling reasons, moreover, to transfer the same Jan van Leeuwen to the Miss Marija, a somewhat smaller and more peace-loving people, and to substitute in her place (for the sake of utmost certainty and to maintain better order) the skipper of the said Marija, Marten Binckerhoeck, who is also a Zeelander by birth and belongs to the Chamber, besides that he is more suitable to command a strong ship.
It has also been recognized that there are too many officers at Rommerswael, who, with their families, cannot, due to the limited accommodation available there, look after the decoration and so on. It should be placed here as well, because this would be too much of a hindrance in the event of an enemy attack. Therefore, it has been considered good to transfer the vendor Jan Thomasse and his family (to create some space) to the Coat of Arms of ter Goes (sic), as this would be better accommodated there and less of a nuisance.
Furthermore, Commander Willem Hagedoorn, having demonstrated in Rade a certain memorandum concerning various needs that the respective skippers had come to petition for their respective ships, fearing that they would not be able to withstand the provisions they had received from Batavia and Ceylon until Holland. This was also considered, and after calculations, it was decided that the aforementioned ships should first address their main shortcoming (getting them ready to depart in a hurry) and to assist as much as possible to allow the aforementioned ships to undertake all their journeys to the Fatherland as early as possible.
So, in Rade, arrests were made and, for the most part, the service of the E. Company. The yacht Voorhout, with its hook-bottomed ship, the Quartel (designated by resolution of April 12th to undertake the voyage to Augustijnsbhaij & a), was approved to depart simultaneously with the return ships from this port, in order to proceed more cautiously.
Furthermore, by having the freeman and wine-tapper Jan Valckenrijck in Rade reveal and deliver up a certain debtor of Mons, W. J. Boereel, late of this world, who died at his house on the 11th of this month, immediately requesting payment in the most appropriate manner. They consulted with the others about this and unanimously agreed to the payment of his Es the day after tomorrow. To have the trustee sell a small estate of bequeathed goods to the highest bidder in the presence of two commissioners, to determine how much they would yield in reduction of the deceased's debt, and then to satisfy the interested parties in the best possible way.
Finally, several people also appeared in the meeting and requested immediate release to the homeland. They were unable to resist this request, but found it acceptable for those whose time had expired and were entitled to their pay to agree to this. And again, others who were not willing to serve the E. Company under the usual remuneration and terms were accepted. Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year before.
[Signed:] J. BAX, mayor of Herentals.
[Signed:] H. Crudop.
[Signed:] William Hagedoorn.
[Signed:] Dircq Jansz. Smiendt.
[Signed:] J. Crusé.
[Signed:] M. Van Banchem, Sects.
After the Ordinary prayed to God through Eden. Mr. Governor told the council what his Eden is like. as reported and personally discovered, the excessive disturbances on the Wapen van der Goes were caused by the good-natured and lax command that the modest skipper exercised over his subordinate superiors and inferiors, and that this negligence was destroying his own respect and at the very least deteriorating his person, to the point that some of them were forced to disembark without his consent, and, following their own fantasy, to spend a few days ashore to entertain themselves without the skipper attempting to disrupt them. to inflict the necessary punishment on it and to prevent further decay and to avoid all disorder on this defensive ship, which would otherwise have to serve as protection. So it died, and having been summarized, was mainly for the benefit of the E.Compag. It is understood and resolved, with regard to the Coat of Arms of Goes, which is too large a vessel for that E. man, and for other compelling reasons, moreover, to transfer the same Jan van Leeuwen to the Miss Marija, a somewhat smaller and more peace-loving people, and to substitute in her place (for the sake of utmost certainty and to maintain better order) the skipper of the said Marija, Marten Binckerhoeck, who is also a Zeelander by birth and belongs to the Chamber, besides that he is more suitable to command a strong ship.
It has also been recognized that there are too many officers at Rommerswael, who, with their families, cannot, due to the limited accommodation available there, look after the decoration and so on. It should be placed here as well, because this would be too much of a hindrance in the event of an enemy attack. Therefore, it has been considered good to transfer the vendor Jan Thomasse and his family (to create some space) to the Coat of Arms of ter Goes (sic), as this would be better accommodated there and less of a nuisance.
Furthermore, Commander Willem Hagedoorn, having demonstrated in Rade a certain memorandum concerning various needs that the respective skippers had come to petition for their respective ships, fearing that they would not be able to withstand the provisions they had received from Batavia and Ceylon until Holland. This was also considered, and after calculations, it was decided that the aforementioned ships should first address their main shortcoming (getting them ready to depart in a hurry) and to assist as much as possible to allow the aforementioned ships to undertake all their journeys to the Fatherland as early as possible.
So, in Rade, arrests were made and, for the most part, the service of the E. Company. The yacht Voorhout, with its hook-bottomed ship, the Quartel (designated by resolution of April 12th to undertake the voyage to Augustijnsbhaij & a), was approved to depart simultaneously with the return ships from this port, in order to proceed more cautiously.
Furthermore, by having the freeman and wine-tapper Jan Valckenrijck in Rade reveal and deliver up a certain debtor of Mons, W. J. Boereel, late of this world, who died at his house on the 11th of this month, immediately requesting payment in the most appropriate manner. They consulted with the others about this and unanimously agreed to the payment of his Es the day after tomorrow. To have the trustee sell a small estate of bequeathed goods to the highest bidder in the presence of two commissioners, to determine how much they would yield in reduction of the deceased's debt, and then to satisfy the interested parties in the best possible way.
Finally, several people also appeared in the meeting and requested immediate release to the homeland. They were unable to resist this request, but found it acceptable for those whose time had expired and were entitled to their pay to agree to this. And again, others who were not willing to serve the E. Company under the usual remuneration and terms were accepted. Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year before.
[Signed:] J. BAX, mayor of Herentals.
[Signed:] H. Crudop.
[Signed:] William Hagedoorn.
[Signed:] Dircq Jansz. Smiendt.
[Signed:] J. Crusé.
[Signed:] M. Van Banchem, Sects.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus gesterckt met den E.Willem Hagedoorn Commandeur over de present ter rhede leggende laeste retourschepen.3
Na ‘t ordinaris gebedt tot God door de Eden. Hr.Gouverneur den Raat voorgehouden sijnde hoe sijn Eden. soo volgens bericht als eijgen bevindinge in ervaringe tot leetwesen gekomen was de buytensporige ongeregeltheden op ‘t Wapen van der Goes in swangh gegaen door de goethertigheijt en slappe commando die den daer op bescheijden schipper over sijne onderhorige meerdere en mindere was gebruijckende, en dat door dese nalatigheijt sijn eijgen respect vernietigende en sijn persoon ten hoogsten declinerende was, tot soo verre dat sommige haer onderwonden buijten desselfs consent van boort te stappen, en na eijgen fantasije enige dagen aan lant haer te gaen vermaken sonder dat hij schipper trachten haarl. de vereijschte straffe daarover te doen gevoelen ende om4 tot geen meer verval te geraeken en om alle wanordre voor te komen op dit defencijff ship ‘t welcq andere des noot tot een beschermingh sal moeten dienen, Soo is ‘t selve wel overleijt, en geresumeert sijnde, ten meesten dienste der E.Compag. verstaan en geresolveert, ten opsichte ‘t Wapen van der Goes van wat te groten slommer voor die E. man is, en om andere pregnante redenen meer den selven Jan van Leeuwen op de5 Joffrouw Marija van wat kleijnder ommetrecq en vredelievender volcq sijnde, over te laten gaan, ende in desselfs plaets (om de meeste sekerheijt en om beter ordre te houwden te doen surrogeeren den schipper van de geseijde Marija , Marten Binckerhoeck, die oocq een Zeelander van geboorte is, en voor die Camer thuijs gehorende, behalven dat denselven bequamer is om een cloecken bodem te bestieren.6
Gelijck mede is ingesien op Rommerswael te veel officieren bescheijden sijn, dewelcke met hare familien door de weijnige accommodatie die daar is, niet kunnen aldaar na de sier en soo als ‘t behoort)7 geplaatst worden als oocq om dat hier door bij attacque van vijant te veel belemmert souwden sijn, Soo is goet gevonden den vendrigh Jan Thomasse met sijn familie (om wat ruijmte te maken) op ‘t Wapen van ter Goes (sic) over te laten gaan, als sullende aldaer beter geaccomandeert, en minder des noot in de weegh sijn.
Wijders door den Commandeur Willem Hagedoorn gedemonstreert sijnde in Rade seecker memorie nopende verscheijde behoeften die de respective schippers voor hare onderhebbende schepen comen te petitioneeren uyt vrese deselve met hare provisien van Bataviaen Ceijlon 8 genoten tot Hollant toe het niet wel souden cunnen uijthouden, Soo is ‘t selve mede ingesien, en na gedane calculatie goetgevonden gemelde bodems al ten eersten haer voornaemste gebrecq (om deselve in der ijl vertrecqvaardig te krijgen) te gemoet te komen, en soo veel doenlijck te adsisteeren om voors. bodems alle de reijse na ‘t Patria soo vroegh doenlijck te laten ondernemen.
Soo is mede in Rade gearresteert en ten meesten dienst van de E.Compag. voor goet gekeurt ‘t jacht Voorhout met den hoeckerbodem de Quartel (sijnde bij resolutie van de 12en April geprojecteert om de reijse na Augustijnsbhaij &a te ondernemen) in compag. van de retourschepen van dese rhede te gelijck te laten vertrecken, om in alles seecker te gaan.
Verdersdoor9 den vrijborger en coelewijntapper Jan Valckenrijck in Rade verthoont en overgelevert hebbende sekere schultreecq. van Mons. W. J. Boereel saliger, deser werelt den 11en deser t’ sijnen huijse overleden, waerbij10 seer instantelijck versocht de betalinge op de gevoeghlijckste maniere daar op mochte volgen, Soo sijn met den anderen daar over mede te rade geworden en hebben eenparigh goetgevonden overmorge[n] vooreerst sijn Es. weijnige nagelatene goederen aan de meestbiedende ten overstaen van twee gecommitteerdens door den curator ad lites te laten verkopen, omme te sien hoe veel deselve in afcortinge van des overledens schult comen te rendeeren, en als dan op de beste wijse de geintresseerdens voldoeninge te geven.
Ten laesten comen mede noch diverse personen in vergaderinge te verschijnen en seer instantelijck versoecken off mochten verlost worden nae ‘t vaderlant, Soo hebben desselfs versoecq mede niet wel kunnen tegengaen, maer goetgevonden die gene die haar tijt g’expireert en op haar soldij reecq. niet te quaat sijn, sulcx te accordeeren, en wederom andere de E.Compag. noch genegen sijnde te dienen onder de ordinaire beloninge en verband aan te nemen.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voorm.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] WILLEM HAGEDOORN.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSÉ.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.
Na ‘t ordinaris gebedt tot God door de Eden. Hr.Gouverneur den Raat voorgehouden sijnde hoe sijn Eden. soo volgens bericht als eijgen bevindinge in ervaringe tot leetwesen gekomen was de buytensporige ongeregeltheden op ‘t Wapen van der Goes in swangh gegaen door de goethertigheijt en slappe commando die den daer op bescheijden schipper over sijne onderhorige meerdere en mindere was gebruijckende, en dat door dese nalatigheijt sijn eijgen respect vernietigende en sijn persoon ten hoogsten declinerende was, tot soo verre dat sommige haer onderwonden buijten desselfs consent van boort te stappen, en na eijgen fantasije enige dagen aan lant haer te gaen vermaken sonder dat hij schipper trachten haarl. de vereijschte straffe daarover te doen gevoelen ende om4 tot geen meer verval te geraeken en om alle wanordre voor te komen op dit defencijff ship ‘t welcq andere des noot tot een beschermingh sal moeten dienen, Soo is ‘t selve wel overleijt, en geresumeert sijnde, ten meesten dienste der E.Compag. verstaan en geresolveert, ten opsichte ‘t Wapen van der Goes van wat te groten slommer voor die E. man is, en om andere pregnante redenen meer den selven Jan van Leeuwen op de5 Joffrouw Marija van wat kleijnder ommetrecq en vredelievender volcq sijnde, over te laten gaan, ende in desselfs plaets (om de meeste sekerheijt en om beter ordre te houwden te doen surrogeeren den schipper van de geseijde Marija , Marten Binckerhoeck, die oocq een Zeelander van geboorte is, en voor die Camer thuijs gehorende, behalven dat denselven bequamer is om een cloecken bodem te bestieren.6
Gelijck mede is ingesien op Rommerswael te veel officieren bescheijden sijn, dewelcke met hare familien door de weijnige accommodatie die daar is, niet kunnen aldaar na de sier en soo als ‘t behoort)7 geplaatst worden als oocq om dat hier door bij attacque van vijant te veel belemmert souwden sijn, Soo is goet gevonden den vendrigh Jan Thomasse met sijn familie (om wat ruijmte te maken) op ‘t Wapen van ter Goes (sic) over te laten gaan, als sullende aldaer beter geaccomandeert, en minder des noot in de weegh sijn.
Wijders door den Commandeur Willem Hagedoorn gedemonstreert sijnde in Rade seecker memorie nopende verscheijde behoeften die de respective schippers voor hare onderhebbende schepen comen te petitioneeren uyt vrese deselve met hare provisien van Bataviaen Ceijlon 8 genoten tot Hollant toe het niet wel souden cunnen uijthouden, Soo is ‘t selve mede ingesien, en na gedane calculatie goetgevonden gemelde bodems al ten eersten haer voornaemste gebrecq (om deselve in der ijl vertrecqvaardig te krijgen) te gemoet te komen, en soo veel doenlijck te adsisteeren om voors. bodems alle de reijse na ‘t Patria soo vroegh doenlijck te laten ondernemen.
Soo is mede in Rade gearresteert en ten meesten dienst van de E.Compag. voor goet gekeurt ‘t jacht Voorhout met den hoeckerbodem de Quartel (sijnde bij resolutie van de 12en April geprojecteert om de reijse na Augustijnsbhaij &a te ondernemen) in compag. van de retourschepen van dese rhede te gelijck te laten vertrecken, om in alles seecker te gaan.
Verdersdoor9 den vrijborger en coelewijntapper Jan Valckenrijck in Rade verthoont en overgelevert hebbende sekere schultreecq. van Mons. W. J. Boereel saliger, deser werelt den 11en deser t’ sijnen huijse overleden, waerbij10 seer instantelijck versocht de betalinge op de gevoeghlijckste maniere daar op mochte volgen, Soo sijn met den anderen daar over mede te rade geworden en hebben eenparigh goetgevonden overmorge[n] vooreerst sijn Es. weijnige nagelatene goederen aan de meestbiedende ten overstaen van twee gecommitteerdens door den curator ad lites te laten verkopen, omme te sien hoe veel deselve in afcortinge van des overledens schult comen te rendeeren, en als dan op de beste wijse de geintresseerdens voldoeninge te geven.
Ten laesten comen mede noch diverse personen in vergaderinge te verschijnen en seer instantelijck versoecken off mochten verlost worden nae ‘t vaderlant, Soo hebben desselfs versoecq mede niet wel kunnen tegengaen, maer goetgevonden die gene die haar tijt g’expireert en op haar soldij reecq. niet te quaat sijn, sulcx te accordeeren, en wederom andere de E.Compag. noch genegen sijnde te dienen onder de ordinaire beloninge en verband aan te nemen.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voorm.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] WILLEM HAGEDOORN.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSÉ.
[Signed:] M. VAN BANCHEM, Sects.