Cape Council of Policy
580
1678-04-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 580
- Date
- 1678-04-26
- Year
- 1678
English translation
Presentibus omnibus.
Announced by Lieutenant J. Cruse in accordance with our latest decision in 23 and since we had been absent from tracking down and receiving the Hottentots, we were informed by the following lieutenant. were brought up six stx. Hottentots, called Soncquas, who are said to be active in the cattle thefts and other insidious hostilities committed against these inhabitants here, and since some of the principal adherents, by their very nature, have ventured into the steep, rocky mountains and have managed to stop there in inaccessible paths and prominent hiding places, where it is impossible for our nation to overtake them, despite the fact that strong descendants were daily employed to do so, in order to bring such people into our hands, and since such searches have been fruitless for us, they and other means are entirely useful to implement in the most effective manner. The E.E. Governor, having been summoned, gave the Council this consideration, and after deliberation it was decided to summon the Hottentot captains Kuijper, Schagger, and Thomas to a meeting and to sternly inform them that we ourselves must surrender such criminals or arrest them, and that we must establish order as quickly as possible. We ourselves must remain in custody for so long and before they could be released, the Trompetter and Hertebeest, being among the most cunning robbers, were delivered into our hands. After that, we had to do our best to avoid bringing the E. Company on our neck again. which having been presented to them in a meeting, they have given orders to receive the aforementioned two Hottentots, and have willingly entered into arrest as surety (after each had been intoxicated with a Roman aracq a couple). In order to more easily and amicably encourage the nation to surrender these cattle thieves and highwaymen, and to prevent the theft of the nation as much as possible, it has also been primarily in the interest of the E. Company and for the general tranquility of the farmer and bailiff. In view of the aforementioned captain's complaints, the Hottentots, who are now unable to make a living and are very hungry, have been arrested in such a way as to extract the milk from the Company. To establish a fortification and to have them eat some rice or hearty bread in return, and furthermore to demonstrate that we are also serious about taking legal action against the authors and principal conspirators of such rogue enterprises and, upon discovery of the matter, to punish them. Furthermore, as a deterrent to other suspected rogues, we banish them under close surveillance to Robben Island, where they may be used for some temporary work for the benefit of the E. Company.
Thus resolved and arrested at Fort de Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] J. BAX.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
Announced by Lieutenant J. Cruse in accordance with our latest decision in 23 and since we had been absent from tracking down and receiving the Hottentots, we were informed by the following lieutenant. were brought up six stx. Hottentots, called Soncquas, who are said to be active in the cattle thefts and other insidious hostilities committed against these inhabitants here, and since some of the principal adherents, by their very nature, have ventured into the steep, rocky mountains and have managed to stop there in inaccessible paths and prominent hiding places, where it is impossible for our nation to overtake them, despite the fact that strong descendants were daily employed to do so, in order to bring such people into our hands, and since such searches have been fruitless for us, they and other means are entirely useful to implement in the most effective manner. The E.E. Governor, having been summoned, gave the Council this consideration, and after deliberation it was decided to summon the Hottentot captains Kuijper, Schagger, and Thomas to a meeting and to sternly inform them that we ourselves must surrender such criminals or arrest them, and that we must establish order as quickly as possible. We ourselves must remain in custody for so long and before they could be released, the Trompetter and Hertebeest, being among the most cunning robbers, were delivered into our hands. After that, we had to do our best to avoid bringing the E. Company on our neck again. which having been presented to them in a meeting, they have given orders to receive the aforementioned two Hottentots, and have willingly entered into arrest as surety (after each had been intoxicated with a Roman aracq a couple). In order to more easily and amicably encourage the nation to surrender these cattle thieves and highwaymen, and to prevent the theft of the nation as much as possible, it has also been primarily in the interest of the E. Company and for the general tranquility of the farmer and bailiff. In view of the aforementioned captain's complaints, the Hottentots, who are now unable to make a living and are very hungry, have been arrested in such a way as to extract the milk from the Company. To establish a fortification and to have them eat some rice or hearty bread in return, and furthermore to demonstrate that we are also serious about taking legal action against the authors and principal conspirators of such rogue enterprises and, upon discovery of the matter, to punish them. Furthermore, as a deterrent to other suspected rogues, we banish them under close surveillance to Robben Island, where they may be used for some temporary work for the benefit of the E. Company.
Thus resolved and arrested at Fort de Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] J. BAX.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
Original Dutch transcription
Presentibus omnibus.
Aengesien door den luijtenant J. Cruse in conformitte van ons jongste besluijt in dato 23en deser om de Hottentots na te speuren en op te vanghen uijtgeweest sijnde, ons door opgemelte luijtent. sijn opgebraght ses stx. Hottentots, Soncquas genaamt, soo men seght handadigh aen die vee dieverijen18 en verdre inpertinente hostilitijten meer aan deese inwoonderen alhier gepleeght, ende vermits mede nogh eenighe van de principale adhaerenten sigh door haare geswinthijt op ‘t stijll klipaghtigh geberghte hebben begeven ende aldaar in ontoeganckelicke paden en voorname schuijlhoecken haar weeten op te houden alwaar voor onse natie onmogelijck sijn te aghterhaalen, onaengesien stercke debvoiren daartoe dagelix werden aengewent, om de sodanige in onse handen te becoomen, en dewijle sulcx soecken voor ons maar vrughteloos sij en andre middelen op de saghste mannier daar toe in ‘t werck te stellen gants dienstigh sijn, Soo is door de E.E.Heer Gouverneur den Raat bij een geconvoceert sijnde, sulcx mede in bedenckinge gegeven, ende daar over weder sijts gedelibeereert en goetgevonden die Hottentots cappitainen Kuijper, Schagger en Thomas in vergaderingh te ontbiden en de selve ernstigh aen te seggen dat ons selfs sullen moeten hebben over te geven sodanighe quaatdoenders off voor deselve op te vanghen de ordre te moeten stellen alsoo sijl. selfs soo langh in arrest moeten blijven en eer niet konnen werden ontslaaghen voor dat den Trompetter en Hertebeest, sijnde van de slimste rovers, in onse handen waaren gelevert, en daar na haar beste wel hadden te doen in gevalle begeerden d’ E.Compa. niet meer op den hals krijgen; ‘t welcke deselve in vergaderinghe voorgehouden sijnde, hebben tot ‘et opvanghen van bovengemelte twee Hottentots ordre gegeven en sijn goetwilligh tot borghtoght (nadat ijder met een romer aracq a twee beschoncken was) in arrest getreden ende om die natie op de sagste en minnelickste wijse tot ‘et overgeven van die veedieven en struijckrovers te lighter te annimeren, en ‘t steelen van die natie soo veel doenlijck te beletten, soo is mede nogh ten meesten dienste der E.Compa. ende tot een algemene rust van de bouwman en vrijborger g’arresteert ten opsigte voors. capitainen klaghen die Hottentots als nu niet welin desen tijt19 kunnen aen de kost komen en seer hongerigh sijn, de sodanighe aen ‘t uijtdelven van ‘t ‘s Comps. fortificatie graft te werck te stellen en deselve daar voor eenighe rijst off hart broot te doen geniten, en voorts om te tonen dat het onse ernst oocq is tegens de autheurs en voornaamste conspirateeurs van sodanighe schelmaghtighe onderneminghen te procederen en na bevindinghe van saacken te straffen en desselfs mede complicen tot afschrick van andre meerdre suspecte schelmen onder een goede opsight te bannen op het Robbeneijlant om aldaar tot eenighen offresserende arbijt ten dienst der E. Compa. voor een tijt te werden gebruijckt.
Aldus geresolveert en gearresteert in ‘t Fort de Hoop, datum ut supra.
[Signed:] J. BAX.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
Aengesien door den luijtenant J. Cruse in conformitte van ons jongste besluijt in dato 23en deser om de Hottentots na te speuren en op te vanghen uijtgeweest sijnde, ons door opgemelte luijtent. sijn opgebraght ses stx. Hottentots, Soncquas genaamt, soo men seght handadigh aen die vee dieverijen18 en verdre inpertinente hostilitijten meer aan deese inwoonderen alhier gepleeght, ende vermits mede nogh eenighe van de principale adhaerenten sigh door haare geswinthijt op ‘t stijll klipaghtigh geberghte hebben begeven ende aldaar in ontoeganckelicke paden en voorname schuijlhoecken haar weeten op te houden alwaar voor onse natie onmogelijck sijn te aghterhaalen, onaengesien stercke debvoiren daartoe dagelix werden aengewent, om de sodanige in onse handen te becoomen, en dewijle sulcx soecken voor ons maar vrughteloos sij en andre middelen op de saghste mannier daar toe in ‘t werck te stellen gants dienstigh sijn, Soo is door de E.E.Heer Gouverneur den Raat bij een geconvoceert sijnde, sulcx mede in bedenckinge gegeven, ende daar over weder sijts gedelibeereert en goetgevonden die Hottentots cappitainen Kuijper, Schagger en Thomas in vergaderingh te ontbiden en de selve ernstigh aen te seggen dat ons selfs sullen moeten hebben over te geven sodanighe quaatdoenders off voor deselve op te vanghen de ordre te moeten stellen alsoo sijl. selfs soo langh in arrest moeten blijven en eer niet konnen werden ontslaaghen voor dat den Trompetter en Hertebeest, sijnde van de slimste rovers, in onse handen waaren gelevert, en daar na haar beste wel hadden te doen in gevalle begeerden d’ E.Compa. niet meer op den hals krijgen; ‘t welcke deselve in vergaderinghe voorgehouden sijnde, hebben tot ‘et opvanghen van bovengemelte twee Hottentots ordre gegeven en sijn goetwilligh tot borghtoght (nadat ijder met een romer aracq a twee beschoncken was) in arrest getreden ende om die natie op de sagste en minnelickste wijse tot ‘et overgeven van die veedieven en struijckrovers te lighter te annimeren, en ‘t steelen van die natie soo veel doenlijck te beletten, soo is mede nogh ten meesten dienste der E.Compa. ende tot een algemene rust van de bouwman en vrijborger g’arresteert ten opsigte voors. capitainen klaghen die Hottentots als nu niet welin desen tijt19 kunnen aen de kost komen en seer hongerigh sijn, de sodanighe aen ‘t uijtdelven van ‘t ‘s Comps. fortificatie graft te werck te stellen en deselve daar voor eenighe rijst off hart broot te doen geniten, en voorts om te tonen dat het onse ernst oocq is tegens de autheurs en voornaamste conspirateeurs van sodanighe schelmaghtighe onderneminghen te procederen en na bevindinghe van saacken te straffen en desselfs mede complicen tot afschrick van andre meerdre suspecte schelmen onder een goede opsight te bannen op het Robbeneijlant om aldaar tot eenighen offresserende arbijt ten dienst der E. Compa. voor een tijt te werden gebruijckt.
Aldus geresolveert en gearresteert in ‘t Fort de Hoop, datum ut supra.
[Signed:] J. BAX.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] ...........................
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.