Cape Council of Policy
579
1678-04-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 579
- Date
- 1678-04-23
- Year
- 1678
English translation
Presentibus omnibus.
Given that the ship Rommerswael, by resolution of April 12th, was determined to depart as soon as it was ready to depart, the aforementioned ship was later delayed for several days due to the inconvenience of the Danish ship Vogel Phoenix, which arrived here on the 9th of this month. This resolution was again resolved today, as it is ready to sail and the Danish ship leading the way has already departed from the bay. We will continue to persist in our aforementioned resolution, weather permitting, to allow Batavia to proceed tomorrow to serve her Honour, the sooner the better.
And was also conveyed to the Governor and Council in a meeting due to the former Danish captain Antonio van Doorne's certain request, continuing word by word as follows:
To the Honorable Johan Bax of Herentals, Governor of Cabo de Boa Esperance, as well as the Honorable Councillor.
"With all due respect, Antoni van Doorne, former captain of the Royal Danish ship Phoenix, informs us that your Excellency... Your Honor would have the goodness to release him, the petitioner, from his detention or arrest in the fortification where he is still placed, so that he may travel up and down freely, since the expenses for his subsistence are being seriously depleted daily, and due to the loss of most and most fundamental goods, which were very impertinently retained by the chiefs on the aforementioned ship, the Phenix, and which they refused to allow to follow, it is no longer possible for him, supplementally, to bear such expenses, as it will be very difficult for him, supplementally, to meet the expenses that have already been incurred, in view of which he further supplements himself to Your Honor. The honourable returns with a request that he may be sent to the fatherland at the first opportunity, noting that he is naked and bare, and since he has sailed in the North Sea and thereabouts for a long time, he believes that he will be able to be of good service to homegoing ships by calling at the ports of the fatherland, which he does; agreed upon: and was named Antoni van Doorn.’
Which, having been reviewed and precisely summarized in Council, the aforementioned Captain Antoni van Doorn was granted permission to be released from his imprisonment and to travel freely and freely (for his reasons explained above). This was agreed upon, however, with the understanding that the Danish ship must first be properly out of sight of the harbour, and requiring it to depart for the homeland at his request, which is not qualified in view of Our Lordship's order. Majors from the Netherlands had announced that they would send such persons to Batavia, and that the aforementioned captain (as per the aforementioned order) had agreed to this and had indicated that he would prepare to depart with Rommerswael (now sailing).
As was also the case today, four persons appeared in the meeting: Jan Arentse of Utrecht, Jacob Sijbrants of Amsterdam, Roelof Jansz of the 1st, and Jacob Pieterse of the 1st. All sailors from the Danish ship Vogel Phoenix, residing here,10 stated that they had become disgusted by the poor salary of that nation and that, indeed, all native Dutchmen were very inclined to enter the service of the Royal Netherlands Navy. to go for ƒ10 per month, just as they had previously won from the Danish nation. It was also agreed to let each of them enjoy 10 guilders per month in the service of the E. Comp.11 and to let three of them leave for Batavia by Rombas, except for Jacob Pietersz, who is a cooper and is needed here and at his request, due to the lack of a cooper12, the Quartel will go over to the corner, provided that beforehand (to ensure complete peace of mind) a declaration is to be passed that voluntarily in the aforementioned. Their service was accepted at their immediate request, and all four are also Dutch by birth.
And it is noted that various freemen from far and wide have come to the meeting to declare that the violence and thievery of the Hottentots have been so severely disrupted that each of their livestock, a considerable quantity of the flocks of sheep that the shepherds graze for their masters, was not only taken by force, but was also killed in their sight and consumed in such a manner that they say. very great threats were made to break the neck of the same, moreover no certainty for her body and several other hostilities and insolences more concerning that come to our ears in abundance, as that also the unbound nation did not hesitate to take in a clear daylight a greater hand of speck and meat from the freemen to take away their houses, and moreover, trying to prevent this, to strike them and to oppose them in such a way that they are unable to counteract it; causing the theft of this nation to be caused primarily by the money that has been placed on the throne, and the throne roll of freemen being thus reduced, the Hottentots were largely compelled to pay for the loss of that same currency; and this having been recognized by the Governor and Council, as well as the fact that, due to the great famine among the Africans, such hostilities followed, leading to the ruin of the poor citizens, and not being provided for in time, more than could be reduced. The Governor and Council deliberated on this with great remark and approved of having some Hottentots, who had previously served as freemen (to prevent thefts and violence), provide for their labor in place of rice and bread (of which there is still good supply), and first of all to keep the Hottentot captains (who came into our hands) in good security until such rogues come into our power to be delivered up. to make them feel their well-deserved punishment for it after careful consideration, and that everyone will have to be careful and on guard that such violence by these scoundrels, as they are very hungry, at least gets going so that the unsuspecting will not be caught or deceived. Therefore, Lt. Jeronimus Cruse has also been arrested to make a round and search of the countryside tomorrow and to inform everyone that whoever manages to deliver such scoundrels into our hands will be given 260 lb. for their trouble. Since the Hottentots are so numerous that it is difficult to overtake them on horseback or on foot, as they can use the steep, ridge-like mountains to their advantage, it was subsequently decided to have the patrol vigilant at night and keep a watchful eye everywhere, and to send some cavalry here and there, both day and night, to see if they can prevent any difficulties in this regard.
Resolved and arrested at Fort de Hoop on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Given that the ship Rommerswael, by resolution of April 12th, was determined to depart as soon as it was ready to depart, the aforementioned ship was later delayed for several days due to the inconvenience of the Danish ship Vogel Phoenix, which arrived here on the 9th of this month. This resolution was again resolved today, as it is ready to sail and the Danish ship leading the way has already departed from the bay. We will continue to persist in our aforementioned resolution, weather permitting, to allow Batavia to proceed tomorrow to serve her Honour, the sooner the better.
And was also conveyed to the Governor and Council in a meeting due to the former Danish captain Antonio van Doorne's certain request, continuing word by word as follows:
To the Honorable Johan Bax of Herentals, Governor of Cabo de Boa Esperance, as well as the Honorable Councillor.
"With all due respect, Antoni van Doorne, former captain of the Royal Danish ship Phoenix, informs us that your Excellency... Your Honor would have the goodness to release him, the petitioner, from his detention or arrest in the fortification where he is still placed, so that he may travel up and down freely, since the expenses for his subsistence are being seriously depleted daily, and due to the loss of most and most fundamental goods, which were very impertinently retained by the chiefs on the aforementioned ship, the Phenix, and which they refused to allow to follow, it is no longer possible for him, supplementally, to bear such expenses, as it will be very difficult for him, supplementally, to meet the expenses that have already been incurred, in view of which he further supplements himself to Your Honor. The honourable returns with a request that he may be sent to the fatherland at the first opportunity, noting that he is naked and bare, and since he has sailed in the North Sea and thereabouts for a long time, he believes that he will be able to be of good service to homegoing ships by calling at the ports of the fatherland, which he does; agreed upon: and was named Antoni van Doorn.’
Which, having been reviewed and precisely summarized in Council, the aforementioned Captain Antoni van Doorn was granted permission to be released from his imprisonment and to travel freely and freely (for his reasons explained above). This was agreed upon, however, with the understanding that the Danish ship must first be properly out of sight of the harbour, and requiring it to depart for the homeland at his request, which is not qualified in view of Our Lordship's order. Majors from the Netherlands had announced that they would send such persons to Batavia, and that the aforementioned captain (as per the aforementioned order) had agreed to this and had indicated that he would prepare to depart with Rommerswael (now sailing).
As was also the case today, four persons appeared in the meeting: Jan Arentse of Utrecht, Jacob Sijbrants of Amsterdam, Roelof Jansz of the 1st, and Jacob Pieterse of the 1st. All sailors from the Danish ship Vogel Phoenix, residing here,10 stated that they had become disgusted by the poor salary of that nation and that, indeed, all native Dutchmen were very inclined to enter the service of the Royal Netherlands Navy. to go for ƒ10 per month, just as they had previously won from the Danish nation. It was also agreed to let each of them enjoy 10 guilders per month in the service of the E. Comp.11 and to let three of them leave for Batavia by Rombas, except for Jacob Pietersz, who is a cooper and is needed here and at his request, due to the lack of a cooper12, the Quartel will go over to the corner, provided that beforehand (to ensure complete peace of mind) a declaration is to be passed that voluntarily in the aforementioned. Their service was accepted at their immediate request, and all four are also Dutch by birth.
And it is noted that various freemen from far and wide have come to the meeting to declare that the violence and thievery of the Hottentots have been so severely disrupted that each of their livestock, a considerable quantity of the flocks of sheep that the shepherds graze for their masters, was not only taken by force, but was also killed in their sight and consumed in such a manner that they say. very great threats were made to break the neck of the same, moreover no certainty for her body and several other hostilities and insolences more concerning that come to our ears in abundance, as that also the unbound nation did not hesitate to take in a clear daylight a greater hand of speck and meat from the freemen to take away their houses, and moreover, trying to prevent this, to strike them and to oppose them in such a way that they are unable to counteract it; causing the theft of this nation to be caused primarily by the money that has been placed on the throne, and the throne roll of freemen being thus reduced, the Hottentots were largely compelled to pay for the loss of that same currency; and this having been recognized by the Governor and Council, as well as the fact that, due to the great famine among the Africans, such hostilities followed, leading to the ruin of the poor citizens, and not being provided for in time, more than could be reduced. The Governor and Council deliberated on this with great remark and approved of having some Hottentots, who had previously served as freemen (to prevent thefts and violence), provide for their labor in place of rice and bread (of which there is still good supply), and first of all to keep the Hottentot captains (who came into our hands) in good security until such rogues come into our power to be delivered up. to make them feel their well-deserved punishment for it after careful consideration, and that everyone will have to be careful and on guard that such violence by these scoundrels, as they are very hungry, at least gets going so that the unsuspecting will not be caught or deceived. Therefore, Lt. Jeronimus Cruse has also been arrested to make a round and search of the countryside tomorrow and to inform everyone that whoever manages to deliver such scoundrels into our hands will be given 260 lb. for their trouble. Since the Hottentots are so numerous that it is difficult to overtake them on horseback or on foot, as they can use the steep, ridge-like mountains to their advantage, it was subsequently decided to have the patrol vigilant at night and keep a watchful eye everywhere, and to send some cavalry here and there, both day and night, to see if they can prevent any difficulties in this regard.
Resolved and arrested at Fort de Hoop on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus.
Aangesien het schip Rommerswael bij resolutie van den 12 April genomen is vastgestelt soo ras vaerdigh ware geweest om te laten vertrecken, soo is efter gemelten bodem door het inconvenient van het Deensche scheepje de Vogel Phoenix , hier op den 9en deser gearriveert, eenige dagen opgehouden en heden andermael geresolveert vermits zeijlvaardigh leijt en vooraangetoogen Deenschen bodem uijt de bhaij reets vertrocken is, bij onse resolutie voors. te blijven persisteeren, weer en wint dienende, op morgen na Batavia voort te laten rijs vorderen om haar Edle. van onse advijsen hoe eer hoe liever te dienen.
En is mede in vergaderingh aan den Gouverneur en Raat overgetransporteert wegens den gewesen Deenschen capitain Antonio van Dooren seecker request, vervolgende van woorde tot woorde aldus:
Aan de EdIe.Heer Johan Bax genaemt van Herentals, Gouverneur aan Cabo de Boa Esperance mitsgaders den E. agtbaren Raadt.
‘Geeft met alle onderdanigheijt te kennen Antoni van Doorne, gewesen capteijn op ‘t Conincklijcken schip van Deenemarcken de Phoenix , dewijle het gemelte Deensche schip reets van dese rheede is vertrocken, dat UEdle. agtbare de goetheijt gelieven te hebben om hem suppliant uijt sijn detensie off arrest in de fortificatie waar als noch is geplaatst te ontslaan om vrij op en neer te mogen gaan, aangesien de oncosten tot sijn levensonderhout dagelijcx merckelijck worden verswaart en door het derven van sijne meeste en principaelste goederen die op het gemelte schip de Phenix door de opperhoofden seer impertinent sijn aangehouden en niet hebben willen laten volgen, hem supplt. niet mogelijck is soodanige oncosten langer te dragen als sullende hem supplt. seer beswaarlijck vallen te voldoen de oncosten die daar reets op sijn geloopen ten welcken opsichte hij supplt. hem wijders tot Uedle. agtbare keert met versoeck dat hij met de eerste gelegentheijt na ‘t vaderlandt magh werden versonden gemerckt hij supplt. naeckt en bloot is, en dewijle hij supplt. in de noortzee en daar omtrent langh heeft gevaeren, Soo vermeent hij supplt. de thuijsgaande schepen in ‘t aandoen van de havenen van het vaderlandt goede diensten te sullen connen toebrengen ‘t Welck doende; onderstont: en was geteijckent Antoni van Dooren.’
‘t Welcke in Rade naergesien en exactelijck geresumeert sijnde, is gemelde capitain Antoni van Doorn van wegens uijt sijn detensie te moogen werden ontslagen, En vrij en liber op en neer te moogen gaan (om sijne redenen hier boven geallegeert) sulcx veraccordeert met dien verstande nochtans dat het Deensche schip eerst behoorlijck buijten ‘t sicht van de rheede moet wesen, en nopende denselven op sijn versoecq na ‘t vaderlant te demitteeren, daar toe niet te sijn gequalificeert ten opsichte de ordres van onse Edle. Heeren Majores uijt vaderlant waren meldende, soodanige persoonen na Batavia te senden, en ‘t welcke voorseijde capitain (achtervolgens vooraangeroerde ordres is toegestaen) en aangeseght sich te willen vervardigen om met Rommerswael (thans zeijlvaerdigh leggende) te sullen vertrecken.
Gelijck mede heden in vergaderingh sijn verscheenen vier stx. persoonen namentlijck: Jan Arentse van Utrecht, Jacob Sijbrants van Amsterdam, Roelof Jansz van do., Jacob Pieterse van do. Alle matroosen van het Deensche scheepje de Vogel Phoenix , alhier aan lantverbleven,10 te kennen gevende dat expres door ‘t quade tractement van die Natie hadden de walgh gecregen en dat sijl. alle geboren Nederlanders waren en seer geinclineert om in den dienst der E. Comp. te gaan voor ƒ10 per maent, gelijck alsse bevoorens bij de Deensche Natie oocq hadden gewonnen, Soo is mede goetgevonden deselve ijder wederom 10 gl. per maandt in den dienst der E. Comp. te latengenieten11 ende drie van de selve na Batavia per Rommerswael te laten vertrecken behalven Jacob Pietersz die een kuijper is en hier is benodight en op sijn versoecqbij gebrecq van een cuijper12 sal op de hoecker de Quartel overgaan mits dat alvoorens (tot alle gerustheijt) comen een verclaringe te passeeren dat vrijwilligh in voors. dienst op haer instantigh versoecq sijn aangenomen en oocq alle vier gebooren Nederlanders sijn.13
Ende gemerct diverse vrijluijden van wijt en zijdt in vergaderingh hebben comen aandienen de geweldenarij en diefachtigheijt der Hottentots soodanigh te sijn ingebroocken dat ijder van sijn vee een merckelijcke quantiteijt niet alleen met openbaer gewelt werden afhandigh gemaeckt van de cuddens schapen die de schaepwagters voor haare Meesters sijn weijdende, maar werden daarentegen in haa[r]l. gesicht gedoot en verconsumeert in soodaniger maniere dat sijl. seer grotelijcx gedreijgt werdende van deselve den hals te willen breecken, daarenboven voor haar lijff niet seker en gaan, en verscheijde andere hostiliteijten en insolentien meer dienaangaende ons abundant ter ooren comende als dat mede die ongebonde Natie haer niet hebben geschroomt bij claer lichten dagh geweldiger handt speck en vleesch uijt de vrijeluijden haare huijsen wegh te nemen en daarenboven deselve, sulcx trachtende te beletten, te slaen en soodanigh te opposeeren dat onvermogens sijn sulcx te kunnen tegengaen; causeerende het selve stelen van die Natie wel ten principaelen door de menagie die op de rijs altans gestelt is, en sulcx de rijsroll van de vrijluijden vercleijnt sijnde, de meeste part door ‘t derven van die voetsame cort14 hebben moeten haare Hottentots casseeren; ende ditselve door den Gouverneur en Raat sijnde ingesien, als mede dat door den grooten hongeronder die Africanen15 soodanige hostiliteijten daer op sijn gevolght, streckende tot ruine van den armen borger, ende daer in tijts niet in voorsien werdende, meerder toe als af te nemen stondt, Soo is bij den Gouverneur en Raat daerover met groote opmerckingh gedelibereert en goetgevonden eenige Hottentots die bevoorens de vrijluijden gedient hebben (om die diefstallen en gewelden voor te komen) in de plaats van rijst hart broot (waar van noch wel versien sijn) voor haaren arbeijt te laten geven en voor eerst de Hottentots capitainen (in onse handen becomende) in goede verseeckeringh te houwden tot dat soodanige schelmen in onse macht comen over te leveren om deselve na exigentie van saken haare welverdiende straffe daarover te doen gevoelen, ende op dat een ijder een sich wel sal hebben te wachten en op hoede wesen dat soodanige gewelt van die schelmen, als seer hongerigh sijnde, altans in swangh gaet dat de onwetende mede niet en werde achterhaelt noch bedroogen, Soo is mede gearresteert den lt. Jeronimus Cruse op morgen een ronde en visite alomme ten platten landen te laten doen en alle de vrijel. aan te seggen dat wie soodanige schelmen weet in onse handen over te leveren, sal werden voor sijne moeijte gegeven 260 lb. rijs en vermits geseijde Hottentots seer geswint sijn, dat niet wel ‘t sij te paert off te voet kunnen werden achterhaelt, vermits het stijle clipachtigh gebergte tot haar voordeel cunnen nemen),16 Soo is efter mede noch beslooten de patrolie ‘s nachts vigilant te laten oppassen en allerwegen te laten uijtsien en eenige ruiterij, soo bij dagh als bij nacht, gunts en herwaarts te doen rijden omme te sien off daarmede eenige moeijlijckheden dien aangaende sullen kunnen prevenieeren.
In ‘t Fort de Hoop geresolveert en gearresteert ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.
Aangesien het schip Rommerswael bij resolutie van den 12 April genomen is vastgestelt soo ras vaerdigh ware geweest om te laten vertrecken, soo is efter gemelten bodem door het inconvenient van het Deensche scheepje de Vogel Phoenix , hier op den 9en deser gearriveert, eenige dagen opgehouden en heden andermael geresolveert vermits zeijlvaardigh leijt en vooraangetoogen Deenschen bodem uijt de bhaij reets vertrocken is, bij onse resolutie voors. te blijven persisteeren, weer en wint dienende, op morgen na Batavia voort te laten rijs vorderen om haar Edle. van onse advijsen hoe eer hoe liever te dienen.
En is mede in vergaderingh aan den Gouverneur en Raat overgetransporteert wegens den gewesen Deenschen capitain Antonio van Dooren seecker request, vervolgende van woorde tot woorde aldus:
Aan de EdIe.Heer Johan Bax genaemt van Herentals, Gouverneur aan Cabo de Boa Esperance mitsgaders den E. agtbaren Raadt.
‘Geeft met alle onderdanigheijt te kennen Antoni van Doorne, gewesen capteijn op ‘t Conincklijcken schip van Deenemarcken de Phoenix , dewijle het gemelte Deensche schip reets van dese rheede is vertrocken, dat UEdle. agtbare de goetheijt gelieven te hebben om hem suppliant uijt sijn detensie off arrest in de fortificatie waar als noch is geplaatst te ontslaan om vrij op en neer te mogen gaan, aangesien de oncosten tot sijn levensonderhout dagelijcx merckelijck worden verswaart en door het derven van sijne meeste en principaelste goederen die op het gemelte schip de Phenix door de opperhoofden seer impertinent sijn aangehouden en niet hebben willen laten volgen, hem supplt. niet mogelijck is soodanige oncosten langer te dragen als sullende hem supplt. seer beswaarlijck vallen te voldoen de oncosten die daar reets op sijn geloopen ten welcken opsichte hij supplt. hem wijders tot Uedle. agtbare keert met versoeck dat hij met de eerste gelegentheijt na ‘t vaderlandt magh werden versonden gemerckt hij supplt. naeckt en bloot is, en dewijle hij supplt. in de noortzee en daar omtrent langh heeft gevaeren, Soo vermeent hij supplt. de thuijsgaande schepen in ‘t aandoen van de havenen van het vaderlandt goede diensten te sullen connen toebrengen ‘t Welck doende; onderstont: en was geteijckent Antoni van Dooren.’
‘t Welcke in Rade naergesien en exactelijck geresumeert sijnde, is gemelde capitain Antoni van Doorn van wegens uijt sijn detensie te moogen werden ontslagen, En vrij en liber op en neer te moogen gaan (om sijne redenen hier boven geallegeert) sulcx veraccordeert met dien verstande nochtans dat het Deensche schip eerst behoorlijck buijten ‘t sicht van de rheede moet wesen, en nopende denselven op sijn versoecq na ‘t vaderlant te demitteeren, daar toe niet te sijn gequalificeert ten opsichte de ordres van onse Edle. Heeren Majores uijt vaderlant waren meldende, soodanige persoonen na Batavia te senden, en ‘t welcke voorseijde capitain (achtervolgens vooraangeroerde ordres is toegestaen) en aangeseght sich te willen vervardigen om met Rommerswael (thans zeijlvaerdigh leggende) te sullen vertrecken.
Gelijck mede heden in vergaderingh sijn verscheenen vier stx. persoonen namentlijck: Jan Arentse van Utrecht, Jacob Sijbrants van Amsterdam, Roelof Jansz van do., Jacob Pieterse van do. Alle matroosen van het Deensche scheepje de Vogel Phoenix , alhier aan lantverbleven,10 te kennen gevende dat expres door ‘t quade tractement van die Natie hadden de walgh gecregen en dat sijl. alle geboren Nederlanders waren en seer geinclineert om in den dienst der E. Comp. te gaan voor ƒ10 per maent, gelijck alsse bevoorens bij de Deensche Natie oocq hadden gewonnen, Soo is mede goetgevonden deselve ijder wederom 10 gl. per maandt in den dienst der E. Comp. te latengenieten11 ende drie van de selve na Batavia per Rommerswael te laten vertrecken behalven Jacob Pietersz die een kuijper is en hier is benodight en op sijn versoecqbij gebrecq van een cuijper12 sal op de hoecker de Quartel overgaan mits dat alvoorens (tot alle gerustheijt) comen een verclaringe te passeeren dat vrijwilligh in voors. dienst op haer instantigh versoecq sijn aangenomen en oocq alle vier gebooren Nederlanders sijn.13
Ende gemerct diverse vrijluijden van wijt en zijdt in vergaderingh hebben comen aandienen de geweldenarij en diefachtigheijt der Hottentots soodanigh te sijn ingebroocken dat ijder van sijn vee een merckelijcke quantiteijt niet alleen met openbaer gewelt werden afhandigh gemaeckt van de cuddens schapen die de schaepwagters voor haare Meesters sijn weijdende, maar werden daarentegen in haa[r]l. gesicht gedoot en verconsumeert in soodaniger maniere dat sijl. seer grotelijcx gedreijgt werdende van deselve den hals te willen breecken, daarenboven voor haar lijff niet seker en gaan, en verscheijde andere hostiliteijten en insolentien meer dienaangaende ons abundant ter ooren comende als dat mede die ongebonde Natie haer niet hebben geschroomt bij claer lichten dagh geweldiger handt speck en vleesch uijt de vrijeluijden haare huijsen wegh te nemen en daarenboven deselve, sulcx trachtende te beletten, te slaen en soodanigh te opposeeren dat onvermogens sijn sulcx te kunnen tegengaen; causeerende het selve stelen van die Natie wel ten principaelen door de menagie die op de rijs altans gestelt is, en sulcx de rijsroll van de vrijluijden vercleijnt sijnde, de meeste part door ‘t derven van die voetsame cort14 hebben moeten haare Hottentots casseeren; ende ditselve door den Gouverneur en Raat sijnde ingesien, als mede dat door den grooten hongeronder die Africanen15 soodanige hostiliteijten daer op sijn gevolght, streckende tot ruine van den armen borger, ende daer in tijts niet in voorsien werdende, meerder toe als af te nemen stondt, Soo is bij den Gouverneur en Raat daerover met groote opmerckingh gedelibereert en goetgevonden eenige Hottentots die bevoorens de vrijluijden gedient hebben (om die diefstallen en gewelden voor te komen) in de plaats van rijst hart broot (waar van noch wel versien sijn) voor haaren arbeijt te laten geven en voor eerst de Hottentots capitainen (in onse handen becomende) in goede verseeckeringh te houwden tot dat soodanige schelmen in onse macht comen over te leveren om deselve na exigentie van saken haare welverdiende straffe daarover te doen gevoelen, ende op dat een ijder een sich wel sal hebben te wachten en op hoede wesen dat soodanige gewelt van die schelmen, als seer hongerigh sijnde, altans in swangh gaet dat de onwetende mede niet en werde achterhaelt noch bedroogen, Soo is mede gearresteert den lt. Jeronimus Cruse op morgen een ronde en visite alomme ten platten landen te laten doen en alle de vrijel. aan te seggen dat wie soodanige schelmen weet in onse handen over te leveren, sal werden voor sijne moeijte gegeven 260 lb. rijs en vermits geseijde Hottentots seer geswint sijn, dat niet wel ‘t sij te paert off te voet kunnen werden achterhaelt, vermits het stijle clipachtigh gebergte tot haar voordeel cunnen nemen),16 Soo is efter mede noch beslooten de patrolie ‘s nachts vigilant te laten oppassen en allerwegen te laten uijtsien en eenige ruiterij, soo bij dagh als bij nacht, gunts en herwaarts te doen rijden omme te sien off daarmede eenige moeijlijckheden dien aangaende sullen kunnen prevenieeren.
In ‘t Fort de Hoop geresolveert en gearresteert ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM, Secrts.