Cape Council of Policy
60
1655-01-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 60
- Date
- 1655-01-21
- Year
- 1655
English translation
In the council of this fortress de Hope, fortified with the captains of the ship de Draeck, this following request was delivered by the captains of the ship de Gecroonde Leeuw.
'Aen d'E Commander van 't Fort de Goede Hopeende byhagen Raet.172 '
'With due respect to the chiefs of the ship the Crowned Lion, demonstrating how the period of 6 months that elapsed between Patrya and the current voyage, provided that the wintry and the pleasant family returned, consummated all the gray and white remains that were with her on the voyage. which was given as a source of sustenance for the 340 people who consumed it, was not considered to be more than 15 narrow tons of groats, but only for 20 days and could no longer be achieved, and it is noted that since this period has now fallen into a colder climate, the people are all the more hungry, therefore, the groats provide the society's community. will be able to purchase meat and speck every day, thereby reducing consumption. Mrs. ration letter also given will be expendable, to the great detriment of the E. Compe. if in India the speck and meat were of utmost necessity, we therefore address them to syn Ed., reverently noting that the confection E. Hr. Commander, please subsidize the large consumption of special meat by its people with groats or rye for pottage to remove this partner's debt. Which they did.173
Having summarized the aforementioned request, it was deemed appropriate to answer the aforementioned chiefs first, on behalf of the chiefs of this proposed fortress, that it cannot be spared, as it must be provided by the incoming ships themselves, especially with the food that has been in dire straits here from the beginning, and which has not been provisioned for so long. Also, a small amount that might be transferred for 350 men on the ship, being of little help, nevertheless, since, according to the order of the Reverend Mr. General and Council of India: the garrison here will have to be freed up, and half of that, a good portion of the population, will also have to go to Batavia. The aforementioned chiefs are permitted to take 2,000 lbs. of rice from the fort's warehouse.
And regarding the chiefs of the ship "De Draeck," they declare that they cannot or are not allowed to spare anything at all, and therefore, if the ship's victuals touch the country's victuals, they will have to attack them, as often happens.
And as the chief surgeon of this fortress, Matthijs Witsma, remonstrated that a certain person, named Dirck Janse Lyndrayer, had been cured of an impure disease and had promised the former passenger the sum of 44 guilders, which, having no cash, he requested from the petitioner's account, which should be paid and the other person's account should be charged in advance to arrive at the rightful payment. The petitioner's request was granted, and the bookkeeper was ordered to book it in debit form, all of which appears to be in accordance with the law.
Thus done in the Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as mentioned above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOGER.
[Signed:] PIETER ALBERTS.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, 1655.
[Signed:] SAMUEL VOLCKERTSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
'Aen d'E Commander van 't Fort de Goede Hopeende byhagen Raet.172 '
'With due respect to the chiefs of the ship the Crowned Lion, demonstrating how the period of 6 months that elapsed between Patrya and the current voyage, provided that the wintry and the pleasant family returned, consummated all the gray and white remains that were with her on the voyage. which was given as a source of sustenance for the 340 people who consumed it, was not considered to be more than 15 narrow tons of groats, but only for 20 days and could no longer be achieved, and it is noted that since this period has now fallen into a colder climate, the people are all the more hungry, therefore, the groats provide the society's community. will be able to purchase meat and speck every day, thereby reducing consumption. Mrs. ration letter also given will be expendable, to the great detriment of the E. Compe. if in India the speck and meat were of utmost necessity, we therefore address them to syn Ed., reverently noting that the confection E. Hr. Commander, please subsidize the large consumption of special meat by its people with groats or rye for pottage to remove this partner's debt. Which they did.173
Having summarized the aforementioned request, it was deemed appropriate to answer the aforementioned chiefs first, on behalf of the chiefs of this proposed fortress, that it cannot be spared, as it must be provided by the incoming ships themselves, especially with the food that has been in dire straits here from the beginning, and which has not been provisioned for so long. Also, a small amount that might be transferred for 350 men on the ship, being of little help, nevertheless, since, according to the order of the Reverend Mr. General and Council of India: the garrison here will have to be freed up, and half of that, a good portion of the population, will also have to go to Batavia. The aforementioned chiefs are permitted to take 2,000 lbs. of rice from the fort's warehouse.
And regarding the chiefs of the ship "De Draeck," they declare that they cannot or are not allowed to spare anything at all, and therefore, if the ship's victuals touch the country's victuals, they will have to attack them, as often happens.
And as the chief surgeon of this fortress, Matthijs Witsma, remonstrated that a certain person, named Dirck Janse Lyndrayer, had been cured of an impure disease and had promised the former passenger the sum of 44 guilders, which, having no cash, he requested from the petitioner's account, which should be paid and the other person's account should be charged in advance to arrive at the rightful payment. The petitioner's request was granted, and the bookkeeper was ordered to book it in debit form, all of which appears to be in accordance with the law.
Thus done in the Fort de Goede Hope on the date and year as mentioned above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOGER.
[Signed:] PIETER ALBERTS.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, 1655.
[Signed:] SAMUEL VOLCKERTSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In den Rade deser fortresse de Hope versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van ‘t schip den Draeck door de opperhooffden van ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw overgelevert synde dese navolgende Requeste.
‘Aen d’ E Commandeur van ‘t Fort de Goede Hopeende byhebbenden Raet.172 ‘
‘Met behoorlycke eerbiedinge syn de opperhooffden van ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw remonstrerende hoe dat door den tyt van 6 maenden die tusschen Patrya ende dese jegenwoordige rheede mits de slapheijt des wints ende aengenaem weder syn door gebracht alle de graeuwe ende witte erreten syn geconcuimeert die haer op de reijse waren mede gegeven ende tot potspijs voor de 340 ophebbende coppen niet meerder wert bevonden als 15 smaltonnen gort daer mede maer 20 dagen ende langer niet connen strecken, ende gemerckt van dese rheede aff gaende datelyck in couder climaet vervallen, ‘t volck des te hongerigh mitsdien ‘t gort verschaft synde genootsaeckt sullen syn dagelyckx vlees ende speck te schaffen, waerdoor de consumptie verre d’ Hrn. Mrs. mede gegeven rantsoenbrieff sal comen te excedeeren, tot groote schade van de E. Compe. als in India het speck ende vlees dienstigh ende ten hooghsten noodigh synde, weshalven sy vertho[o]nders haer sijn addresserende aen syn Ed., reverentelijck versouckende dat de gemelte E. Hr. Commandeur gelieve tot weghneminge van die vennootsaeckte groote consumptie van speq ende vlees haer lieden met gort ofte rys tot potspijs te subsidieeren. ‘t Welck doende.173 ‘
Welck voorsz request welgeresumeert hebbende, goet gevonden is, de gemelte opperhoofden tot antwoort te dienen eerst van wegen d’ opperhoofden deser gedachter fortresse dat van ‘t selve niet can gemist worden alsoo selfs uyt de aencomende schepen moeten versorght syn insonderheijt van ‘t potspys daer ‘t hier ter plaetse van den beginne aen doorgaens dapper aen gehapert heeft, ende voor soo heel langh jegenwoordigh oock niet geprovideert is, Item oock een kleyntien dat men al moghte oversetten voor 350 man op do. schip wesende weynigh helpen can, echter evenwel dewijle na de ordere van d’ E. Hrn. Generael ende Raden van India ‘t garnisoen alhier vry sal moeten besneden worden ende dier halven al goet deel volcx sullen dienen mede na Batavia te gaen, is toe gestaen de gemelte opperhoofden daer toe met 2000 lb. rijs te secunderen uyt het forts magasyn.
Ende aengaende d’ opperhoofden van ‘t schip den Draeck verclaren gansch niet cunnen ofte mogen missen ende derhalven de scheepsvictualie op rakende ‘t ‘s lants fictualie sullen moeten aen tasten gelijck dat wel meer gebeurt.
Ende alsoo den oppersurgyn deser fortresse genaempt Matthijs Witsma remonstreert dat seker persoon, genaempt Dirck Janse Lyndrayer, van onreyne sieckte heeft gecureert ende den gewesen pasient hem daer voor belooft hadde de somme van 44 gl. welcke geen contante hebbende, versochte op den supliant reecq. mochten goet gedaen ende den anderen voor belast worden om alsoo aen rechtmatige betalinge te comen, Soo is den supliant versouck toegestaen ende den bouckhouder gelast ‘t selve in debita forme te boucken op dat alles blycken na behooren.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] PIETER ALBERTS.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, 1655.
[Signed:] SAMUEL VOLCKERTSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
‘Aen d’ E Commandeur van ‘t Fort de Goede Hopeende byhebbenden Raet.172 ‘
‘Met behoorlycke eerbiedinge syn de opperhooffden van ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw remonstrerende hoe dat door den tyt van 6 maenden die tusschen Patrya ende dese jegenwoordige rheede mits de slapheijt des wints ende aengenaem weder syn door gebracht alle de graeuwe ende witte erreten syn geconcuimeert die haer op de reijse waren mede gegeven ende tot potspijs voor de 340 ophebbende coppen niet meerder wert bevonden als 15 smaltonnen gort daer mede maer 20 dagen ende langer niet connen strecken, ende gemerckt van dese rheede aff gaende datelyck in couder climaet vervallen, ‘t volck des te hongerigh mitsdien ‘t gort verschaft synde genootsaeckt sullen syn dagelyckx vlees ende speck te schaffen, waerdoor de consumptie verre d’ Hrn. Mrs. mede gegeven rantsoenbrieff sal comen te excedeeren, tot groote schade van de E. Compe. als in India het speck ende vlees dienstigh ende ten hooghsten noodigh synde, weshalven sy vertho[o]nders haer sijn addresserende aen syn Ed., reverentelijck versouckende dat de gemelte E. Hr. Commandeur gelieve tot weghneminge van die vennootsaeckte groote consumptie van speq ende vlees haer lieden met gort ofte rys tot potspijs te subsidieeren. ‘t Welck doende.173 ‘
Welck voorsz request welgeresumeert hebbende, goet gevonden is, de gemelte opperhoofden tot antwoort te dienen eerst van wegen d’ opperhoofden deser gedachter fortresse dat van ‘t selve niet can gemist worden alsoo selfs uyt de aencomende schepen moeten versorght syn insonderheijt van ‘t potspys daer ‘t hier ter plaetse van den beginne aen doorgaens dapper aen gehapert heeft, ende voor soo heel langh jegenwoordigh oock niet geprovideert is, Item oock een kleyntien dat men al moghte oversetten voor 350 man op do. schip wesende weynigh helpen can, echter evenwel dewijle na de ordere van d’ E. Hrn. Generael ende Raden van India ‘t garnisoen alhier vry sal moeten besneden worden ende dier halven al goet deel volcx sullen dienen mede na Batavia te gaen, is toe gestaen de gemelte opperhoofden daer toe met 2000 lb. rijs te secunderen uyt het forts magasyn.
Ende aengaende d’ opperhoofden van ‘t schip den Draeck verclaren gansch niet cunnen ofte mogen missen ende derhalven de scheepsvictualie op rakende ‘t ‘s lants fictualie sullen moeten aen tasten gelijck dat wel meer gebeurt.
Ende alsoo den oppersurgyn deser fortresse genaempt Matthijs Witsma remonstreert dat seker persoon, genaempt Dirck Janse Lyndrayer, van onreyne sieckte heeft gecureert ende den gewesen pasient hem daer voor belooft hadde de somme van 44 gl. welcke geen contante hebbende, versochte op den supliant reecq. mochten goet gedaen ende den anderen voor belast worden om alsoo aen rechtmatige betalinge te comen, Soo is den supliant versouck toegestaen ende den bouckhouder gelast ‘t selve in debita forme te boucken op dat alles blycken na behooren.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] PIETER ALBERTS.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, 1655.
[Signed:] SAMUEL VOLCKERTSZ.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.