Cape Council of Policy
553
1677-07-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 553
- Date
- 1677-07-14
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Presentibus omnibus strengthened with the newly appointed Chief of Mauritius, Sr. Isaacq Joannes Lamotius.
Following the usual supplication to God by the Honorable Governor den Raat, at a summons and request, any reasons might also exist for the ships Alexander and Lantman, now in a position to depart, thanks to the daily refreshments and further assistance they received, and having extracted the necessary items for this residence, costj. to be postponed any longer. Therefore, after the summary, it has been resolved, in the interest of Our Lords Principals (as far as we know of no hostile mistreatment), that two valuable ships should not be shortened in their journey (without significant reasons), but rather (if weather permits) to be dispatched as soon as possible, so that in Batavia (by God's good will) they may arrive in a timely and safe manner so that no further action can be taken in the country, etc.
Just as in Raade, the messenger was arrested, having recently returned from his voyage to the east, and currently costs no (mercifully serving) with the new chief of Mauritius Sr. Isaac Johannes Lamotius, after completing business, to have his E. additional residence depart immediately in order to have the acting E. Commander Hugo replaced in time (according to the order of our Lord Masters), and as soon as the ship61 the Cabeljouw had previously been departed there for the arrival of the aforementioned hooker the Boode with its cargo from there, then62 that hooker being very suitable for the crossing to Batavia should serve E. Commander Hugo,63 and64 upon finding the Cabbeljouw 65, then the Cabbeljouw 66 for his Es. that is, the use and transport68 of Mr. Hugos67 to be left, provided that the Hoecker de Boode will then be equipped with a load of that mooring material, and with it return hither; and noting that after the Hoecker departs, the Boode should be completely stripped of such a vessel here in these waters, in order (if necessary) to be able to use it for a quick return or for other necessary services, and yet the eye and desire of Our Lords Majores is also to this end to continually retain one or more such serviceable keels, especially since it has already been divulged that the enemy has any ill will towards this African Hoeker, so (after the aforementioned mature deliberation) it is mainly in the interest of the E. Compe. It was approved that the small shipyard, the Posthoorn, lying here on the quay, was very well-sailed, and its cargo, consisting of Frisian mop stones, was not so necessary in 1490 on Batavia, and that the same cost, too, was necessary, should be deployed here until the Company's affairs,69 in the common good of the Company, could decide otherwise.
Furthermore, the aforementioned Chief of Mauritius Island, in a meeting, forwarded to the Honorable Governor a memorandum70 containing some notes, which are E. for the use of the Company. service and his new invention71 there was necessarily requiring and considering that his E. would find little opportunity to establish his adopted art at first. It was therefore also agreed to initially provide his E. with a few things, as well as six pieces of slave labor, and to await a response from his E. at the first opportunity as to what materials might still be in stock there, so that (if more was needed) this could eventually be supported (if possible).
Furthermore, the freedman will also appear here in the meeting. Focke Janzen, Daniel Zaijman, and Bartholomeus Borms, the first two of whom had recently arrived here from Mauritius and the last from Batavian, indicating how they had previously settled on Mauritius and had had to live very poorly there due to the meager privileges granted to them, so that they could barely make a living. From that perspective, the majority of them had moved away, but since things were not going well here and they had understood that the island would be provided with a new chief, they requested to be allowed to depart there again immediately and to have somewhat more generous privileges, like theirs. then (besides the tapping which was her greatest passion but the most damaging to the Company, all possible assistance is promised with good consideration and when even all devour could be accepted in order to earn her bread) to prove, except and with that special condition that they had to promise the European Company not to bother them with any further travel after a year,75 as they were seriously recommended beforehand to put their own hands to the plough and seek their own bread, for which purpose the Company's style of sawdust and building tools were quietly provided for the ordinary tax; And since the freeman Bartholomeus Borms further requested to be allowed to take the two minor, orphaned children of the late Pieter Meerhoff (born by his wife, a Hottentot woman named Eva) with him to the said island, he was granted this (as it would be a good relief for the deaconry here and the orphans would not be subjected to any austerity in their meager capital), adding that it remains obligatory to raise them in all Christian virtues and godly practices until they reach their adult years.
The widow was also approved on this occasion. Tielemans Maijke van den Bergh, for her thieving nature and the malicious induction and inducements to commit theft against many honest people, was previously provisionally placed on Robben Island by the Honorable Council of Justice, to be removed from it and banished for life to the aforementioned island of Mauritius.
And considering that we have been accused several times, to the great disrepute and villainy of the Company, of the flourishing good justice of this Hottentine heathen nation (when their wishes were to correct their mistakes and punish their crimes), that we ourselves were negligent in this and did not administer good justice over our own, nominating the person of Willem Willemse, now most recently returned here from Batavia, that the same had, over a long period of time, put down one of their people and had not been punished accordingly, and that person could not be allowed to be present, this itself was taken into good notice and found good for the benefit of the Company, moreover. Willem Willemse (to avoid the eyes of the scornful Hottentots, and to avoid further unrest) also decided to send the island to the island to join forces with others there.
Lastly, according to our latest resolution, a sergeant with 12 men had been sent to the Hottentots Sousoa, Coopman, and Claes, who were fighting among the others, to quell this hostility to the detriment of the Company in the best possible way and to persuade them to approach the Fort to mediate their aroused differences. Therefore, in accordance with our order, the captains appeared here and the matter was approved by the Hon. Governor, we are advised to abandon this war on our earnest recommendation and henceforth treat the others amicably, provided that the captured cattle of the others must be returned to each of them, and it has already been agreed to send a sergeant named Lourens Visser there with 12 soldiers to return the cattle to the owners. The said captains will remain here for so long that, upon the return of the common sergeant, at the convenience of the said captains, they will engage with the others more firmly in good negotiations and on good terms.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] ISAACQUES JOHANNES LAMOTIUS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Following the usual supplication to God by the Honorable Governor den Raat, at a summons and request, any reasons might also exist for the ships Alexander and Lantman, now in a position to depart, thanks to the daily refreshments and further assistance they received, and having extracted the necessary items for this residence, costj. to be postponed any longer. Therefore, after the summary, it has been resolved, in the interest of Our Lords Principals (as far as we know of no hostile mistreatment), that two valuable ships should not be shortened in their journey (without significant reasons), but rather (if weather permits) to be dispatched as soon as possible, so that in Batavia (by God's good will) they may arrive in a timely and safe manner so that no further action can be taken in the country, etc.
Just as in Raade, the messenger was arrested, having recently returned from his voyage to the east, and currently costs no (mercifully serving) with the new chief of Mauritius Sr. Isaac Johannes Lamotius, after completing business, to have his E. additional residence depart immediately in order to have the acting E. Commander Hugo replaced in time (according to the order of our Lord Masters), and as soon as the ship61 the Cabeljouw had previously been departed there for the arrival of the aforementioned hooker the Boode with its cargo from there, then62 that hooker being very suitable for the crossing to Batavia should serve E. Commander Hugo,63 and64 upon finding the Cabbeljouw 65, then the Cabbeljouw 66 for his Es. that is, the use and transport68 of Mr. Hugos67 to be left, provided that the Hoecker de Boode will then be equipped with a load of that mooring material, and with it return hither; and noting that after the Hoecker departs, the Boode should be completely stripped of such a vessel here in these waters, in order (if necessary) to be able to use it for a quick return or for other necessary services, and yet the eye and desire of Our Lords Majores is also to this end to continually retain one or more such serviceable keels, especially since it has already been divulged that the enemy has any ill will towards this African Hoeker, so (after the aforementioned mature deliberation) it is mainly in the interest of the E. Compe. It was approved that the small shipyard, the Posthoorn, lying here on the quay, was very well-sailed, and its cargo, consisting of Frisian mop stones, was not so necessary in 1490 on Batavia, and that the same cost, too, was necessary, should be deployed here until the Company's affairs,69 in the common good of the Company, could decide otherwise.
Furthermore, the aforementioned Chief of Mauritius Island, in a meeting, forwarded to the Honorable Governor a memorandum70 containing some notes, which are E. for the use of the Company. service and his new invention71 there was necessarily requiring and considering that his E. would find little opportunity to establish his adopted art at first. It was therefore also agreed to initially provide his E. with a few things, as well as six pieces of slave labor, and to await a response from his E. at the first opportunity as to what materials might still be in stock there, so that (if more was needed) this could eventually be supported (if possible).
Furthermore, the freedman will also appear here in the meeting. Focke Janzen, Daniel Zaijman, and Bartholomeus Borms, the first two of whom had recently arrived here from Mauritius and the last from Batavian, indicating how they had previously settled on Mauritius and had had to live very poorly there due to the meager privileges granted to them, so that they could barely make a living. From that perspective, the majority of them had moved away, but since things were not going well here and they had understood that the island would be provided with a new chief, they requested to be allowed to depart there again immediately and to have somewhat more generous privileges, like theirs. then (besides the tapping which was her greatest passion but the most damaging to the Company, all possible assistance is promised with good consideration and when even all devour could be accepted in order to earn her bread) to prove, except and with that special condition that they had to promise the European Company not to bother them with any further travel after a year,75 as they were seriously recommended beforehand to put their own hands to the plough and seek their own bread, for which purpose the Company's style of sawdust and building tools were quietly provided for the ordinary tax; And since the freeman Bartholomeus Borms further requested to be allowed to take the two minor, orphaned children of the late Pieter Meerhoff (born by his wife, a Hottentot woman named Eva) with him to the said island, he was granted this (as it would be a good relief for the deaconry here and the orphans would not be subjected to any austerity in their meager capital), adding that it remains obligatory to raise them in all Christian virtues and godly practices until they reach their adult years.
The widow was also approved on this occasion. Tielemans Maijke van den Bergh, for her thieving nature and the malicious induction and inducements to commit theft against many honest people, was previously provisionally placed on Robben Island by the Honorable Council of Justice, to be removed from it and banished for life to the aforementioned island of Mauritius.
And considering that we have been accused several times, to the great disrepute and villainy of the Company, of the flourishing good justice of this Hottentine heathen nation (when their wishes were to correct their mistakes and punish their crimes), that we ourselves were negligent in this and did not administer good justice over our own, nominating the person of Willem Willemse, now most recently returned here from Batavia, that the same had, over a long period of time, put down one of their people and had not been punished accordingly, and that person could not be allowed to be present, this itself was taken into good notice and found good for the benefit of the Company, moreover. Willem Willemse (to avoid the eyes of the scornful Hottentots, and to avoid further unrest) also decided to send the island to the island to join forces with others there.
Lastly, according to our latest resolution, a sergeant with 12 men had been sent to the Hottentots Sousoa, Coopman, and Claes, who were fighting among the others, to quell this hostility to the detriment of the Company in the best possible way and to persuade them to approach the Fort to mediate their aroused differences. Therefore, in accordance with our order, the captains appeared here and the matter was approved by the Hon. Governor, we are advised to abandon this war on our earnest recommendation and henceforth treat the others amicably, provided that the captured cattle of the others must be returned to each of them, and it has already been agreed to send a sergeant named Lourens Visser there with 12 soldiers to return the cattle to the owners. The said captains will remain here for so long that, upon the return of the common sergeant, at the convenience of the said captains, they will engage with the others more firmly in good negotiations and on good terms.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] ISAACQUES JOHANNES LAMOTIUS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus gesterckt met ‘t nieuw g’eligeerde opperhooft van Mauritius Sr. Isaacq Joannes Lamotius.
Na d’ordinarije supplicatie tot God door d’ Ed. Hr. Gouverneur den Raat bij een geconvoceert en afgevraagt sijnde offer oocq eenige redenen mochten sijn om de schepen den Alexander en de Lantman , thans door de dagelijcxe genotene ververssinge en verdere adsistentie in posture van vertrecken geraeckt en ‘t nodige voor dese residentie daer uijt gelicht hebbende, costj. noch langer aan te houden, Soo is (na gedane resumtie daar op ten meesten dienste van onse Heeren Principaelen geresolveert (vermits van geen vijantlijcke quade bejegeningen voor als noch en weten) gedachte twee costelijcke bodems mede niet geerne (sonder merckelijcke redenen) in haer reijse te verkorten, maer deselve (wint en weder sulcx toelatende) soo ras doenelijck aff te depescheenen, op dat op Batavia (door Godes heijlsame bestieringe) tijdigh en behouden moogen paresseeren om tot dese of geene besendinge in ‘t lant &a. verders te kunnen werden geimploijeert.
Gelijck mede in Raade is gearresteert de hoecker de Boode nu jongst van sijne gedane voijagie om de oost getourneert sijnde, en costj voor jegenwoordigh geen merckelijcken dienst doende) met het nieuw opperhooft van Mauritius Sr. Isaac Johannes Lamotius na verrichtinge van saken na sijn E. toegevoegde residentie per eersten te laten vertrecken om den gesachvoerenden E.Commandeur Hugo aldaer (volgens de ordre van onse Hren.Meesters) in tijts te doen vervangen, en soo wanneerper ‘t scheepje61 de Cabeljouw bevorens om calcq daer heen gedimitteert voor de comste van de meer gemelde hoecker de Boode met sijne ladinge van daer herwaerts aan mocht sijn afgesteken)dat als dan62 dien hoecker daertoe seer bequaem sijnde tot overvoer na Batavia van gedachten E. Commandeur Hugosal moeten63 dienen,en64 bij aentreffinge van den Cabbeljouw 65 als dan den Cabbeljouw 66 tot sijn Es.dat is d’ Hr.Hugos67 gebruyck entransport68 te laten, mits dat den hoecker de Boode als dan met een ladinge van die vast makende spetie versien sal werden, en daermede in retour herwaerts komen; ende gemerckt na ‘t vertreck van de hoecker de Boode gansch ontbloot souwden sijn van soodanigh hantsaam vaertuijgh alhier in dit vaerwater om (ware het noot) tot een spoedige advertentie off in andere nootsaeckelijcke diensten te kunnen gebruijcken en dogh het ooghwit en ‘t begeeren van onse Hren. Majores mede is continueel tot sulcken eijnde eene of meer soodanige dienstbare kieltjes costi aan te houden, te meer vermits reets gedivulgeert wert den vijant ijets quaats op desen Africaensen hoeck voor te hebben, soo is (na voorgaende rijpe deliberatie) ten meesten dienste der E.Compe. goetgevonden ‘t hier ter rheede leggende bodemtje de Posthoorn seer wel bezeijlt sijnde, en sijn inhebbende ladinge bestaende maer in 14900 vriesche mopsteenen op Batavia soo hoog nodigh niet is vereijsschenden en ‘t selve costj mede sijn benodigende, alhier te imploijeeren tot er tijt na gelegentheijt van ‘s Comps. sakenen69 tot ‘et gemeene best derselver anders te rade werden stillen.
Verders door meer gemelde N.opperhooft van Mauritiuseijlant in vergadering aan de Ed.Hr. Gouverneur getransporteert sijnde seeker memorie70 behelsende eenige nootwendigheden die sijn E. tot gebruijck van ‘s Comps. dienst en sijne nieuwe inventie71 aldaar nootsakelijck was requirerende ende geconsidereert sijnde sijn E. op sijne verschijninge aldaer weijnich mocht comen te vinden om sijn aangenomen kunst ten eersten te kunnen institueeren, Soo is mede goetgevonden sijn E. tot een aanvanck soo ‘t een en ‘t ander mede te geven, als mede voor eerst ses stucx arbeijtsamen slaven en van sijn E. aldaer verschijnendealsdan72 af te wachten in antwoort per eersten goede occasie wat voor materialen aldaer noch in voorraet mochten sijn, om (des meerder benodigende) van desen ooirt (is ‘t doenlijck) te werden onderschraegt.
Wijders comen mede alhier in vergaderinge te verschijnen de vrijl. Focke Janzen, Daniel Zaijman73 en Bartholomeus Borms, welcke twee eerste nu jongst van Mauritius en de laeste van Bataviasijn74 hier gekomen, te kennen gevende hoe sijl. bevoorens haer op Mauritius al hebben neergeslagen en aldaar door de sobere privilegien die haer vergunt wierden, seer armelijck hadden moeten erneren, soo dat naeuwlijkcs aan de kost kunden komen, en uijt die insichten ‘t merendeel van daer waren verhuijst, doch vermits ‘t alhier mede niet wel konnen stellen en verstaen hadden, gedachte eijlant met een nieuw opperhooft soude versien worden, soo versochten seer instantelijck met denselven wederom derwaerts te moogen vertrecken en de privilegien wat ruijmer te moogen hebben, gelijck haerl. dan (buijten de tapneringe ‘t welck haer meeste drift doch ‘t schadelijckste voor de Compag. was, belooft is alle mogentlijcke adsistentie bij goet comportement en wanneer selfs alle debvoir quaamen te adhibeeren om haar broot te willen winnen) te sullen bewijsen, behoudens en met die speciale conditie dat hebben moeten belooven na ‘t verloop van een jaer de E.Comp. om geen reijs meer te sullen hebben lastighte75 vallen, alsoo ijder alvoorens wel ernstigh sij gerecommandeert selfs de handen aan de ploegh temoeten76 slaen en haer eijgen broot soecken te winnen, tot welcker gebruick sijl. van de Comp. van saijgrain en bouwgereetschap voor de ordinaire tax stillen werden versien; Ende aangesien den vrijman Bartholomeus Borms noch nader versoeckt de 2 onmondige ouderlose kinderen van saliger Pieter Meerhoff (bij sijn vrouw een Hottentottinne Eva geprocreert) na geseijde eijlant mede te moogen nemen, Soo wert hem sulcx (als sijnde een goede ontlastinge alhier voor de diaconij en die weeskinderen haerl. sober capitaaltje geen besnoeijinge onderworpen) veraccordeert, invoegen dat gehouden blijffven77 deselve in alle Christelijcke deugden en Godsalige oeffeningen tot haer competente mondige jaren toe te sullen moeten optrecken.
Werdende mede bij dese occasie goet gevonden de wed. Tielemans Maijke van den Bergh over haren dieffen heelachtigen78 aert en door de quaade inductie en verlijdingen tot dievereij aan veel eerlijcke luijden gedaen, bevoorens door den achtbaren Raat van Justitie provisioneel op ‘t Robbeneijlant geset, daervan af te nemen en deselve op meer gemelde eijlant Mauritius voor haer leven te bannen.
Ende aangesien ons diverse malen tot groote disreputatie en vilependie van ‘s Comps florerende goede Justitie van dese Hottentosche heijdense Natieschimpelijck79 is verweten (wanneer haerl. wilden over haere fouten corrigeeren en haere misdaen straffen) dat wij selfs daerin nalatigh waren en geen goede Justitie administreeren over de onse, nomineerende daermede den persoon van Willem Willemse nu jongst van Batavia hier weder geretourneert dat den selven over ruijmen tijt een van hun volcq hadde ter neder gemaeckt en daer over niet en was na merite gestraft geworden en dien persoon present noch mochten gedoogen, Soo is dit selve in goede opmerckinge genomen en ten dienst der E.Comp. goetgevonden meer gem. Willem Willemse (om uijt het oogh der schimpige Hottentots te sijn, als om verdere onlusten te vermijden) mede na geseijde eijlant te versenden om sich nevens anderen aldaer te erneren.
Ten laesten alsoo volgens onsen jongsten genome resolutie een sergeant met 12 man naer de onder den anderen strijdende Hottentots Sousoa, Coopman en Claes hadden afgesonden om die vijantschap tot nadeelvan de Compe., op de80 beste wijse te dempen en haerl. nae ‘t Fort te bewegen om haerl. opgeresene differenten te bemiddelen. Soo sijn ingevolge van onse ordre geseijde capitaijnen alhier verschenen en ‘t soo verre door den Ed. Gouverneur gebracht dat dien oorlogh op onse ernstige recommandatie sullen laten steken en den anderen voortaen in der minne bejegenen, mits dat het veroverde vee van den anderen ijder ‘t sijne wederom sal moeten gegeven worden, en waer toe reets is goetgevonden derwaerts te commanderen den sergeant genaemt Lourens Visser met 12 soldaten om ‘t selve vee de eijgenaers wedersijts weder te geven, blijvende geseijde capitaijnen alhier soo langh opgehouden om bij retour van gem. sergeant na gelegentheijt van saekendeselve81 vaster in goede onderhandelingh en vrunthoudingh aan den anderen te verbinden.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] ISAACQUES JOHANNES LAMOTIUS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Na d’ordinarije supplicatie tot God door d’ Ed. Hr. Gouverneur den Raat bij een geconvoceert en afgevraagt sijnde offer oocq eenige redenen mochten sijn om de schepen den Alexander en de Lantman , thans door de dagelijcxe genotene ververssinge en verdere adsistentie in posture van vertrecken geraeckt en ‘t nodige voor dese residentie daer uijt gelicht hebbende, costj. noch langer aan te houden, Soo is (na gedane resumtie daar op ten meesten dienste van onse Heeren Principaelen geresolveert (vermits van geen vijantlijcke quade bejegeningen voor als noch en weten) gedachte twee costelijcke bodems mede niet geerne (sonder merckelijcke redenen) in haer reijse te verkorten, maer deselve (wint en weder sulcx toelatende) soo ras doenelijck aff te depescheenen, op dat op Batavia (door Godes heijlsame bestieringe) tijdigh en behouden moogen paresseeren om tot dese of geene besendinge in ‘t lant &a. verders te kunnen werden geimploijeert.
Gelijck mede in Raade is gearresteert de hoecker de Boode nu jongst van sijne gedane voijagie om de oost getourneert sijnde, en costj voor jegenwoordigh geen merckelijcken dienst doende) met het nieuw opperhooft van Mauritius Sr. Isaac Johannes Lamotius na verrichtinge van saken na sijn E. toegevoegde residentie per eersten te laten vertrecken om den gesachvoerenden E.Commandeur Hugo aldaer (volgens de ordre van onse Hren.Meesters) in tijts te doen vervangen, en soo wanneerper ‘t scheepje61 de Cabeljouw bevorens om calcq daer heen gedimitteert voor de comste van de meer gemelde hoecker de Boode met sijne ladinge van daer herwaerts aan mocht sijn afgesteken)dat als dan62 dien hoecker daertoe seer bequaem sijnde tot overvoer na Batavia van gedachten E. Commandeur Hugosal moeten63 dienen,en64 bij aentreffinge van den Cabbeljouw 65 als dan den Cabbeljouw 66 tot sijn Es.dat is d’ Hr.Hugos67 gebruyck entransport68 te laten, mits dat den hoecker de Boode als dan met een ladinge van die vast makende spetie versien sal werden, en daermede in retour herwaerts komen; ende gemerckt na ‘t vertreck van de hoecker de Boode gansch ontbloot souwden sijn van soodanigh hantsaam vaertuijgh alhier in dit vaerwater om (ware het noot) tot een spoedige advertentie off in andere nootsaeckelijcke diensten te kunnen gebruijcken en dogh het ooghwit en ‘t begeeren van onse Hren. Majores mede is continueel tot sulcken eijnde eene of meer soodanige dienstbare kieltjes costi aan te houden, te meer vermits reets gedivulgeert wert den vijant ijets quaats op desen Africaensen hoeck voor te hebben, soo is (na voorgaende rijpe deliberatie) ten meesten dienste der E.Compe. goetgevonden ‘t hier ter rheede leggende bodemtje de Posthoorn seer wel bezeijlt sijnde, en sijn inhebbende ladinge bestaende maer in 14900 vriesche mopsteenen op Batavia soo hoog nodigh niet is vereijsschenden en ‘t selve costj mede sijn benodigende, alhier te imploijeeren tot er tijt na gelegentheijt van ‘s Comps. sakenen69 tot ‘et gemeene best derselver anders te rade werden stillen.
Verders door meer gemelde N.opperhooft van Mauritiuseijlant in vergadering aan de Ed.Hr. Gouverneur getransporteert sijnde seeker memorie70 behelsende eenige nootwendigheden die sijn E. tot gebruijck van ‘s Comps. dienst en sijne nieuwe inventie71 aldaar nootsakelijck was requirerende ende geconsidereert sijnde sijn E. op sijne verschijninge aldaer weijnich mocht comen te vinden om sijn aangenomen kunst ten eersten te kunnen institueeren, Soo is mede goetgevonden sijn E. tot een aanvanck soo ‘t een en ‘t ander mede te geven, als mede voor eerst ses stucx arbeijtsamen slaven en van sijn E. aldaer verschijnendealsdan72 af te wachten in antwoort per eersten goede occasie wat voor materialen aldaer noch in voorraet mochten sijn, om (des meerder benodigende) van desen ooirt (is ‘t doenlijck) te werden onderschraegt.
Wijders comen mede alhier in vergaderinge te verschijnen de vrijl. Focke Janzen, Daniel Zaijman73 en Bartholomeus Borms, welcke twee eerste nu jongst van Mauritius en de laeste van Bataviasijn74 hier gekomen, te kennen gevende hoe sijl. bevoorens haer op Mauritius al hebben neergeslagen en aldaar door de sobere privilegien die haer vergunt wierden, seer armelijck hadden moeten erneren, soo dat naeuwlijkcs aan de kost kunden komen, en uijt die insichten ‘t merendeel van daer waren verhuijst, doch vermits ‘t alhier mede niet wel konnen stellen en verstaen hadden, gedachte eijlant met een nieuw opperhooft soude versien worden, soo versochten seer instantelijck met denselven wederom derwaerts te moogen vertrecken en de privilegien wat ruijmer te moogen hebben, gelijck haerl. dan (buijten de tapneringe ‘t welck haer meeste drift doch ‘t schadelijckste voor de Compag. was, belooft is alle mogentlijcke adsistentie bij goet comportement en wanneer selfs alle debvoir quaamen te adhibeeren om haar broot te willen winnen) te sullen bewijsen, behoudens en met die speciale conditie dat hebben moeten belooven na ‘t verloop van een jaer de E.Comp. om geen reijs meer te sullen hebben lastighte75 vallen, alsoo ijder alvoorens wel ernstigh sij gerecommandeert selfs de handen aan de ploegh temoeten76 slaen en haer eijgen broot soecken te winnen, tot welcker gebruick sijl. van de Comp. van saijgrain en bouwgereetschap voor de ordinaire tax stillen werden versien; Ende aangesien den vrijman Bartholomeus Borms noch nader versoeckt de 2 onmondige ouderlose kinderen van saliger Pieter Meerhoff (bij sijn vrouw een Hottentottinne Eva geprocreert) na geseijde eijlant mede te moogen nemen, Soo wert hem sulcx (als sijnde een goede ontlastinge alhier voor de diaconij en die weeskinderen haerl. sober capitaaltje geen besnoeijinge onderworpen) veraccordeert, invoegen dat gehouden blijffven77 deselve in alle Christelijcke deugden en Godsalige oeffeningen tot haer competente mondige jaren toe te sullen moeten optrecken.
Werdende mede bij dese occasie goet gevonden de wed. Tielemans Maijke van den Bergh over haren dieffen heelachtigen78 aert en door de quaade inductie en verlijdingen tot dievereij aan veel eerlijcke luijden gedaen, bevoorens door den achtbaren Raat van Justitie provisioneel op ‘t Robbeneijlant geset, daervan af te nemen en deselve op meer gemelde eijlant Mauritius voor haer leven te bannen.
Ende aangesien ons diverse malen tot groote disreputatie en vilependie van ‘s Comps florerende goede Justitie van dese Hottentosche heijdense Natieschimpelijck79 is verweten (wanneer haerl. wilden over haere fouten corrigeeren en haere misdaen straffen) dat wij selfs daerin nalatigh waren en geen goede Justitie administreeren over de onse, nomineerende daermede den persoon van Willem Willemse nu jongst van Batavia hier weder geretourneert dat den selven over ruijmen tijt een van hun volcq hadde ter neder gemaeckt en daer over niet en was na merite gestraft geworden en dien persoon present noch mochten gedoogen, Soo is dit selve in goede opmerckinge genomen en ten dienst der E.Comp. goetgevonden meer gem. Willem Willemse (om uijt het oogh der schimpige Hottentots te sijn, als om verdere onlusten te vermijden) mede na geseijde eijlant te versenden om sich nevens anderen aldaer te erneren.
Ten laesten alsoo volgens onsen jongsten genome resolutie een sergeant met 12 man naer de onder den anderen strijdende Hottentots Sousoa, Coopman en Claes hadden afgesonden om die vijantschap tot nadeelvan de Compe., op de80 beste wijse te dempen en haerl. nae ‘t Fort te bewegen om haerl. opgeresene differenten te bemiddelen. Soo sijn ingevolge van onse ordre geseijde capitaijnen alhier verschenen en ‘t soo verre door den Ed. Gouverneur gebracht dat dien oorlogh op onse ernstige recommandatie sullen laten steken en den anderen voortaen in der minne bejegenen, mits dat het veroverde vee van den anderen ijder ‘t sijne wederom sal moeten gegeven worden, en waer toe reets is goetgevonden derwaerts te commanderen den sergeant genaemt Lourens Visser met 12 soldaten om ‘t selve vee de eijgenaers wedersijts weder te geven, blijvende geseijde capitaijnen alhier soo langh opgehouden om bij retour van gem. sergeant na gelegentheijt van saekendeselve81 vaster in goede onderhandelingh en vrunthoudingh aan den anderen te verbinden.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] ISAACQUES JOHANNES LAMOTIUS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.