Cape Council of Policy
58
1655-01-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 58
- Date
- 1655-01-12
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Today, the Commander and Council of the Fortress of Good Hope has been commissioned by the Deputy Merchant Lucas van der Dussen, by special commission of the naval authorities of the ship the Crowned Lion, to request that we kindly accept the services of its Sargeant Lambert Steenhage and his wife, who, following the same resolution (communicated to us) this morning, were resigned and taken into custody, alleging that during their departure from the very beginning they have behaved very inorbitantly and insubordinately towards their superiors, according to the evidence, which we have to exhibit. Furthermore, we would also kindly accept, after having received the information, the judicatuere of the case in that the aforementioned Ship's Council should not be calumniated by him sergeant, i.e. his formal parties and those neutral judges etc., and noting that it is generally written sergeant that all we would have a large following of soldiers, who on d. ship stronger than the sailors. Therefore, after careful deliberation, it has been decided, to avoid all misfortune and any dreadful difficulties, to grant the captains of the aforementioned ship their request, and to that end, to secure the alleged sergeant to be brought ashore with his wife and companions, to detain them separately for provisional purposes,168 in order to obtain such information and examination of the matter from both sides as is proper, so that we may see what the substance of the matter is. Therefore, the skipper of the galley the Roode Vosch, Jan Simonsz, and Corporal Willem Muller are hereby commissioned to take over and bring ashore the aforementioned sergeant and his wife, as mentioned above, by the commander of this fortress. Furthermore, the aforementioned sub-merchant, on behalf of the aforementioned captains of the aforementioned ship, requests that the sergeant's chamber be established on the ship, and that, in order for her to be discharged from any losses related to her goods, the aforementioned commissioners are also instructed to set up the seal of the aforementioned commander at this chamber, which they have been given for that purpose.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] F. VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] F. VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden aen ons den Commandeur ende Raedt deser fortresse de Goede Hope gecommitteert comende den ondercoopman Lucas van der Dussen, by speciale commissie van des scheepsoverigheyt van ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , ten principalen omme te versoecken dat wij souden gelieven in dese fortresse geapprehendeert over te nemen haren sargeant Lambert Steenhage ende syn huijsvrou, bij haer heden morgen achtervolgende der selver resolutie (ons gecommuniceert) gesaijseert ende in versekeringe genomen, over dat de selve geduyrende de uijtreijse van den beginne af sich seer inhorbitant ende inobedient tegen hunne overicheijt hebben gecomporteert na luijt van de blycken, daer van by de selve te exhiberen, Item dat wy oock souden gelieven na genomen informatie aen te nemen de judicatuere van de saecke op dat den voorsz Scheepsrade door hem sargeandt niet souden mogen worden gecalumineert te weten syne formele partijen ende gene neutrale rechteren &a., ende gemerckt datter gemeent wort verschreven sergeandt al wy grooten aenhangh van soldaten soude hebben, die op do. schipp stercker als de matroosen sijn, Soo is na goedt overlegh verstaen tot voorcominge van alle onheijlen ende te vreesen swarigheden, d’ opperhooffden van voorsz schip haer versouck toe te staen, ende ten dien eijnde den gedaghten sergeant versekert aen lant te halen met syn vrou mitsghaders de selvebij provisie168 gesepareert te detineren, omme als dan van wedersyde soodanige vorder informatie ende examinatie van saecken te nemen als behoorlijck is, ten eynde ons blycken moge wat in den grondt van de saecke sijn &a.
Worden dier halven by desen gecommit[t]eert den schipper van ‘t galjot de Roode Vosch , Jan Simonsz, ende den corporael Willem Muller, omme door den geweldiger deser fortresse over te nemen ende aen lant te halen voornoemden sergeant ende vrouw ten fijne voormelt, ende alsoo voorsz ondercoopman uijt den name van de versz opperhooffden des gemelten schips oock versoeckt dat des sergeantscamertien op ‘t schip soude mogen worden gesloten ende versegelt ten eijnde de selve moghte gedechargeert blijven van eenige caluminen van vercortinge haerer goederen daer in staende, soo syn de versz gecommit[t]eerde oock gelast op dito cammertien te setten ‘t segel van den Commandeur voorsz haer ten dien eynde mede gegeven.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] F. VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Worden dier halven by desen gecommit[t]eert den schipper van ‘t galjot de Roode Vosch , Jan Simonsz, ende den corporael Willem Muller, omme door den geweldiger deser fortresse over te nemen ende aen lant te halen voornoemden sergeant ende vrouw ten fijne voormelt, ende alsoo voorsz ondercoopman uijt den name van de versz opperhooffden des gemelten schips oock versoeckt dat des sergeantscamertien op ‘t schip soude mogen worden gesloten ende versegelt ten eijnde de selve moghte gedechargeert blijven van eenige caluminen van vercortinge haerer goederen daer in staende, soo syn de versz gecommit[t]eerde oock gelast op dito cammertien te setten ‘t segel van den Commandeur voorsz haer ten dien eynde mede gegeven.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] F. VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.