Cape Council of Policy
564
1677-12-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 564
- Date
- 1677-12-30
- Year
- 1677
English translation
Presently omnibus.
Since the small ship Posthoorn, at our request, has reappeared from the bhai here, and the skipper, in full session, in the presence of the skipper of the yacht Voorhoutje and Quartel, at our request, did not raise any objections to approaching the island of Mouritius at this time. Therefore, the Governor and Council have approved our previous decision, due to the said ships' departure via Mouritius to Batavia, to remain in place and to allow some freedom here to be conveyed to the E. Company (having engaged them on certain conditions), as well as to give the said ship as much salt and bread as it can comfortably take.
And noted the mortality and illness among the Comps. The number of bonded slaves, although increasing, despite the Governor and Council's intervention, all reasonable means were employed and implemented to refresh these guests as much as possible and help them get back on their feet. Nevertheless, the sickness and mortality among them continue to occur, to our particular regret, mainly because we have experienced that many, due to their youth, laziness, and ignorance, are unable to produce their own food. Also, when they return from work, they have little or no desire to cook their own food, being exhausted from work and consequently inconvenient to cook their food. The food is then, through their own laziness, completely raw and uncooked. and thereby fall into illness. Therefore, this same matter has been considered and held in great esteem, and, to prevent such damage to the E. Company, it has been decided, for the greater convenience of the said servants, to divide it into eight parts, and from the said eight to appoint a suitable back-of-house superintendent who will be free to provide for each of their own back-of-house crew as is appropriate. Each back-of-house crew is also allowed twice a week vegetables from the Company's vegetable garden for their refreshment.
Furthermore, since the old church, for reasons touched upon by resolution dated …41, must be rebuilt and the church grounds laid out to be similar to the existing square, and there is no longer any place left there for the dead to rest, it has been approved and understood, since the Cape Church already has a sum of ƒ …42 (or more)43 to have a wall constructed around the new projected churchyard approximately 6 feet high44 from where the church will stand, and to spend this on it so that some poor residents here can earn a good daily wage. Once the wall is removed, it will protect us from vermin, etc., and the dead can henceforth remain undisturbed.
And since it was recommended to the board of orphan masters, as well as to other boards mentioned below, that with the expiration of the old year and the departure of the former servants, a double number of new ones be nominated from whom the elexy would be performed, after tradition, the following were nominated as orphan masters: Lt. Jeronimus Cruse, the outgoing Citizen Councillor Elbert Diemer, and Freeman Gerrit Victor. Against whom again are the outgoing E., former president and present second person Sr. Hendrick Crudop, the outgoing L. of the Citizenry Harmen Gresnigh, and the outgoing Citizen Councillor Wouter Mostaert, the former, will preside over the aforementioned board.
It was also decided and approved, according to the old custom and manner, that Joannes Valckenrijck would preside over the Citizens' Councils as first councillor and Gerrit van der Bijl as second, with councillor Elbert Diemer stepping down and substituting for Lieutenant and former councillor Harmen Gresnicht as lieutenant of the aforementioned citizenry.
Regarding the board of commissioners of marital affairs, it was also decided in the meeting to nominate physician Johannes Ravensbergh and former councillor Elbert Diemer in lieu of the merchant Martinus van Banchem, and former councillor Wouter Mostaert, the late, who was agreed to preside.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Hoop on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, mayor of Herentals.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Since the small ship Posthoorn, at our request, has reappeared from the bhai here, and the skipper, in full session, in the presence of the skipper of the yacht Voorhoutje and Quartel, at our request, did not raise any objections to approaching the island of Mouritius at this time. Therefore, the Governor and Council have approved our previous decision, due to the said ships' departure via Mouritius to Batavia, to remain in place and to allow some freedom here to be conveyed to the E. Company (having engaged them on certain conditions), as well as to give the said ship as much salt and bread as it can comfortably take.
And noted the mortality and illness among the Comps. The number of bonded slaves, although increasing, despite the Governor and Council's intervention, all reasonable means were employed and implemented to refresh these guests as much as possible and help them get back on their feet. Nevertheless, the sickness and mortality among them continue to occur, to our particular regret, mainly because we have experienced that many, due to their youth, laziness, and ignorance, are unable to produce their own food. Also, when they return from work, they have little or no desire to cook their own food, being exhausted from work and consequently inconvenient to cook their food. The food is then, through their own laziness, completely raw and uncooked. and thereby fall into illness. Therefore, this same matter has been considered and held in great esteem, and, to prevent such damage to the E. Company, it has been decided, for the greater convenience of the said servants, to divide it into eight parts, and from the said eight to appoint a suitable back-of-house superintendent who will be free to provide for each of their own back-of-house crew as is appropriate. Each back-of-house crew is also allowed twice a week vegetables from the Company's vegetable garden for their refreshment.
Furthermore, since the old church, for reasons touched upon by resolution dated …41, must be rebuilt and the church grounds laid out to be similar to the existing square, and there is no longer any place left there for the dead to rest, it has been approved and understood, since the Cape Church already has a sum of ƒ …42 (or more)43 to have a wall constructed around the new projected churchyard approximately 6 feet high44 from where the church will stand, and to spend this on it so that some poor residents here can earn a good daily wage. Once the wall is removed, it will protect us from vermin, etc., and the dead can henceforth remain undisturbed.
And since it was recommended to the board of orphan masters, as well as to other boards mentioned below, that with the expiration of the old year and the departure of the former servants, a double number of new ones be nominated from whom the elexy would be performed, after tradition, the following were nominated as orphan masters: Lt. Jeronimus Cruse, the outgoing Citizen Councillor Elbert Diemer, and Freeman Gerrit Victor. Against whom again are the outgoing E., former president and present second person Sr. Hendrick Crudop, the outgoing L. of the Citizenry Harmen Gresnigh, and the outgoing Citizen Councillor Wouter Mostaert, the former, will preside over the aforementioned board.
It was also decided and approved, according to the old custom and manner, that Joannes Valckenrijck would preside over the Citizens' Councils as first councillor and Gerrit van der Bijl as second, with councillor Elbert Diemer stepping down and substituting for Lieutenant and former councillor Harmen Gresnicht as lieutenant of the aforementioned citizenry.
Regarding the board of commissioners of marital affairs, it was also decided in the meeting to nominate physician Johannes Ravensbergh and former councillor Elbert Diemer in lieu of the merchant Martinus van Banchem, and former councillor Wouter Mostaert, the late, who was agreed to preside.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Hoop on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] J. BAX, mayor of Herentals.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Praesentibus omnibus.
Alsoo ‘t hoeckerbodemtje de Posthoorn op onse ordre uijt de bhaij alhier wederom is verscheenen ende den schipper in volle vergaderingh in ‘t bijwesen van den schipper van ‘t jacht Voorhoutje en Quartel op onse afvraginghe geen swarigheijt in dese tijt comen te maken van ‘t eijlant Mouritius aan te gieren, Soo is bij den Gouverneur en Raadt goetgevonden bij ons vorigh besluijt wegens gesegde scheepjes vertrecq over Mouritius na Batavia te blijven persisteeren en eenige vrijl. alhier aan d’ E. Compa. (op sekere conditien haar verbonden hebbende) daermede over te laten voeren, mitsgaders geseijde scheepje soo veel souwt en broot mede te geven als bequamelijck sal connen innemen.
Ende gemerckt de sterfte en sieckte onder ‘s Comps. lijffeijgene slaven noch al is toenemende, onaengesien door den Gouverneur en Raet alle bedenckelijcke middelen werden gepractiseert en in ‘t wercq gestelt om die gasten soo veel doenlijck te verquicken en op den been te helpen, Soo blijft efter de sieckte en sterfte tot ons bijsonder leetwesen onder deselve noch continueeren, causeerende wel ten principaelen nadat ervaren hebben, dat veele door haar jonckheijt, luijheijt en onwetenheijt haer eijgen cost niet cunnen vervaerdigen, oocq van ‘t wercq comende, weijnigh off geen lust hebben om haar rijs te koocken, alsoo van den arbeijt afgemat en in dier voegen onlustigh tot tot het koocken haerer cost, de rijs alsdan door hare eijgen luijigheijt gansch raeuw en ongecoockt op schaffen, en daardoor in sieckte te vervallen, Soo is dit selvige mede geconsidereert en in groote achtinge genoomen en, om soodanige schade voor d’ E. Comp. te verhoeden, goetgevonden tot meerder gemack van geseijde dienstbare deselve aan achten te parteeren en uijt geseijde acht een bequaem back off schaffmeester te eligeeren die werck vrij sal sijn om ijder voor sijn backxvolck soo als ‘t behoort op te moeten schaffen, ende is ijder bacxvolcq toegestaan tot haerer verquickinge tweemael ‘s weecx groente uijt ‘s Comps. groenthuijn.
Verders vermits de ouwde kerck om redenen bij resolutie in dato …41 aangeroert sal moeten om veer werden gemaeckt en kercxgront even gelijck als het rechte pleijn geslegt en aldaar geen plaets meer voor de dooden tot haare rustplaets is overigh, Soo is goetgevonden ende verstaen, vermits de Caapse kerck reets een somme van ƒ …42 bij een of te goet heeft)43 om ‘t nieuwe geprojecteerde kerckhoff een mueragie omtrent 6 voetenhoogh44 van daer de kerck sal comen te staen, rontsom te laten maken en deselve voort aan te besteden als kunnende eenige arme ingesetenen alhier daer aen een goeden dachloon verdienen en de muer, opgehaelt sijnde, ons van ‘t ongediert &a versekeren, en de doden voortaen sonder aenstoot te lijden, blijven leggen.
Ende dewijl soo aan het collegie der weesmeesteren als aan andere collegien hier onder gemelt, was aanbevolen met ‘et expireeren van ‘t ouwde jaer en ‘t afgaen der ouwde dienaers wederom een dobbel getal nieuwe ter nominatie te stellen om daer uijt de elexie te werden gedaen, Soo sijn na overleveringh derselver nominatie tot weesmeesteren g’eligeert den Lt. Jeronimus Cruse, den afgaenden Burgerraet Elbert Diemer en vrijborger Gerrit Victor, waartegens wederom sijn afgaende den E. gewesen president en presenten secunde persoon Sr. Hendrick Crudop, den afgaenden L. van de borgerij Harmen Gresnigh en de gewesen Borgerraet Wouter Mostaert saliger, sullende den eerst genoemden in voorseijde collegie presideeren.
Gelijck oocq mede is verstaan ende goet gevonde volgens de ouwde gewoonte en maniere ten opsichte der Burgerraden te sullen presideeren Joannes Valckenrijck als eerste Borgerraet en Gerrit van der Bijl als tweede, waar tegens den Borgerraet Elbert Diemer comt af te gaan en in de plaats van den Lieut. en out Borgerraet Harmen Gresnicht te surrogeeren als luijt. der borgerij voors.
Nopende het collegie van commissarissen der houwelijcxse saken is mede noch in vergaderinge g’arresteert te nomineeren den medicine doctor Johannes Ravensbergh en out Borgerraet Elbert Diemer in loco van den ondercoopman Martinus van Banchem en gewesen Borgerraet Wouter Mostaert saliger, welcke eerste wert verstaen te sullen presideren.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Alsoo ‘t hoeckerbodemtje de Posthoorn op onse ordre uijt de bhaij alhier wederom is verscheenen ende den schipper in volle vergaderingh in ‘t bijwesen van den schipper van ‘t jacht Voorhoutje en Quartel op onse afvraginghe geen swarigheijt in dese tijt comen te maken van ‘t eijlant Mouritius aan te gieren, Soo is bij den Gouverneur en Raadt goetgevonden bij ons vorigh besluijt wegens gesegde scheepjes vertrecq over Mouritius na Batavia te blijven persisteeren en eenige vrijl. alhier aan d’ E. Compa. (op sekere conditien haar verbonden hebbende) daermede over te laten voeren, mitsgaders geseijde scheepje soo veel souwt en broot mede te geven als bequamelijck sal connen innemen.
Ende gemerckt de sterfte en sieckte onder ‘s Comps. lijffeijgene slaven noch al is toenemende, onaengesien door den Gouverneur en Raet alle bedenckelijcke middelen werden gepractiseert en in ‘t wercq gestelt om die gasten soo veel doenlijck te verquicken en op den been te helpen, Soo blijft efter de sieckte en sterfte tot ons bijsonder leetwesen onder deselve noch continueeren, causeerende wel ten principaelen nadat ervaren hebben, dat veele door haar jonckheijt, luijheijt en onwetenheijt haer eijgen cost niet cunnen vervaerdigen, oocq van ‘t wercq comende, weijnigh off geen lust hebben om haar rijs te koocken, alsoo van den arbeijt afgemat en in dier voegen onlustigh tot tot het koocken haerer cost, de rijs alsdan door hare eijgen luijigheijt gansch raeuw en ongecoockt op schaffen, en daardoor in sieckte te vervallen, Soo is dit selvige mede geconsidereert en in groote achtinge genoomen en, om soodanige schade voor d’ E. Comp. te verhoeden, goetgevonden tot meerder gemack van geseijde dienstbare deselve aan achten te parteeren en uijt geseijde acht een bequaem back off schaffmeester te eligeeren die werck vrij sal sijn om ijder voor sijn backxvolck soo als ‘t behoort op te moeten schaffen, ende is ijder bacxvolcq toegestaan tot haerer verquickinge tweemael ‘s weecx groente uijt ‘s Comps. groenthuijn.
Verders vermits de ouwde kerck om redenen bij resolutie in dato …41 aangeroert sal moeten om veer werden gemaeckt en kercxgront even gelijck als het rechte pleijn geslegt en aldaar geen plaets meer voor de dooden tot haare rustplaets is overigh, Soo is goetgevonden ende verstaen, vermits de Caapse kerck reets een somme van ƒ …42 bij een of te goet heeft)43 om ‘t nieuwe geprojecteerde kerckhoff een mueragie omtrent 6 voetenhoogh44 van daer de kerck sal comen te staen, rontsom te laten maken en deselve voort aan te besteden als kunnende eenige arme ingesetenen alhier daer aen een goeden dachloon verdienen en de muer, opgehaelt sijnde, ons van ‘t ongediert &a versekeren, en de doden voortaen sonder aenstoot te lijden, blijven leggen.
Ende dewijl soo aan het collegie der weesmeesteren als aan andere collegien hier onder gemelt, was aanbevolen met ‘et expireeren van ‘t ouwde jaer en ‘t afgaen der ouwde dienaers wederom een dobbel getal nieuwe ter nominatie te stellen om daer uijt de elexie te werden gedaen, Soo sijn na overleveringh derselver nominatie tot weesmeesteren g’eligeert den Lt. Jeronimus Cruse, den afgaenden Burgerraet Elbert Diemer en vrijborger Gerrit Victor, waartegens wederom sijn afgaende den E. gewesen president en presenten secunde persoon Sr. Hendrick Crudop, den afgaenden L. van de borgerij Harmen Gresnigh en de gewesen Borgerraet Wouter Mostaert saliger, sullende den eerst genoemden in voorseijde collegie presideeren.
Gelijck oocq mede is verstaan ende goet gevonde volgens de ouwde gewoonte en maniere ten opsichte der Burgerraden te sullen presideeren Joannes Valckenrijck als eerste Borgerraet en Gerrit van der Bijl als tweede, waar tegens den Borgerraet Elbert Diemer comt af te gaan en in de plaats van den Lieut. en out Borgerraet Harmen Gresnicht te surrogeeren als luijt. der borgerij voors.
Nopende het collegie van commissarissen der houwelijcxse saken is mede noch in vergaderinge g’arresteert te nomineeren den medicine doctor Johannes Ravensbergh en out Borgerraet Elbert Diemer in loco van den ondercoopman Martinus van Banchem en gewesen Borgerraet Wouter Mostaert saliger, welcke eerste wert verstaen te sullen presideren.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g.v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.