Cape Council of Policy
61
1655-01-27
Minute details
- Entry number
- 61
- Date
- 1655-01-27
- Year
- 1655
English translation
As the ships Muijden and Weesp, along with the ships Ter Schellingh and Draeck that arrived here, sailed from Batavia to continue their journey together via this place to the homeland, have not yet appeared, but it is understood that they will have reached far and sailed further to St. Helena to await the others there, so that we are again frustrated by the horses and saddles we have brought with us and will be missing a great deal, since we need them for various things as much as bread in the mouth, primarily to fetch fuel from the forest with wagons, which is starting to become very scarce here and is in short supply. So our Council, reinforced by Vice Commander Huijbert Hugo and Merchant Willem Vockers, after careful deliberation, has agreed and understood to send the galley Tulp 175, with the Schellingh 176 and Draeck, in company, somewhat nearer to Ste. Helena: in order to capture the horses and saddles that had strayed from Muiden and Weesp and to transport them back there; as well as to use all possible diligence with the help of the people of these common return ships to also accommodate the horses set there in 1651 from the fleet of Mr. van Teijlingen178, in order to be of service here as well to the E. Compe. To be used, and so that the people might be all the more eager to capture it, it was also decided to place 6 or more 179 rixdollars as a token of appreciation on each horse received.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HUBERT HUGO.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HUBERT HUGO.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo de scheepen Muijden ende Weesp met de hier g’arriveerde scheepen Ter Schellingh ende Draeck te gelijck van Batavia geseijlt omme hare reijse gesamentlijck over dese plaetse na ‘t vaderlant te vervorderen tot heden noch niet verscheenen sijn maer gemeent wort dat verbij geraeckt ende na St. Helena voorts geseijlt sullen wesen omme den anderen aldaer in te wachten, sulcx dat wij weder van de inhebbende paerden ende sadels staen gefrustreert te blijven ende daerbij veele sullen commen te missen vermits ons de selve tot verscheijden saecken soo nodigh als broot in den mont sijn, principael om branthout uijt [‘t] bos met wagens te halen dat ons hier dapper schrael begint te worden ende niet weijnich te mancqueren, Soo is bij onsen Raet, versterckt met den vice Commandr. Huijbert Hugo, ende Coopman Willem Vockers, na goet overlegh goet gevonden ende verstaen ‘t galjot de Tulp 175 met der Schellingh 176 ende Draeck in compe.off wel wat nae177 mede na Ste. Helena af te vaerdigen: omme aldaer de met Muijden ende Weesp verbij geraeckte paerden en sadels in te nemen ende weder herwaerts te voeren: mitsgaders oock alle mogelijcken ijver met behulp van ‘t volcq deser gem. retourschepen aen te wenden om oock met eenen op te vangen de paerden aldaer in den jare 1651 aengeset uijt de vloot van d’ Hr. van Teijlingen178 omme oock alhier ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. gebruijckt te worden, ende op dat ‘t volcq tot het op vangen des te ijveriger mochten wesen is oock verstaen op ijder paert dat gecregen wort te stellen 6off meer179 rijcxdaelders tot een vereeringe.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HUBERT HUGO.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HUBERT HUGO.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.