Cape Council of Policy
62
1655-02-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 62
- Date
- 1655-02-16
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Since many fires are burning along the entire coast from here to the Bay of Saldanha and beyond, it is apparent that there are many inhabitants there, as the Hottentoos also make themselves known daily (being here with us) with good affirmation, and therefore tend to leave, it seems: to vacate the other place, which perhaps they have with them a lot of cattle and sheep. It is understood that the galley the Red Fox with the first good wind is after the common. to be taken from the bay of Saldanha, along with copper and tobacco, under the administration of the sub-merchant Fredrick Verburgh: to trade as many sheep as possible from the inhabitants there, and thus to simultaneously observe this trade both there and here, as well as the sheep181 being traded there, then, on the way back, to plant them on Robbeneyland, so that the island182 may eventually become so full that there will be little demand for cattle meat.
For this purpose, it has also been considered acceptable to provide copper and tobacco in abundance for the sheep, both there and here.
Remaining Municipality of Sr. Verburgh also recommends that the shipowner, in the ulterior, stop at Dasseneyland to properly assess the seal fishing situation there, and to establish such order as the Council will determine, primarily in the interest of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
It is also agreed to send the large boat along, in order to see if any trade is found there. Verburgh and seven other men will be left with him for the aforementioned cattle trade, and that the galley may first be sent back this way via the aforementioned Dasseneyland to bring over the seal skins in stock there, or otherwise, as determined by the Company. might require &a.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
For this purpose, it has also been considered acceptable to provide copper and tobacco in abundance for the sheep, both there and here.
Remaining Municipality of Sr. Verburgh also recommends that the shipowner, in the ulterior, stop at Dasseneyland to properly assess the seal fishing situation there, and to establish such order as the Council will determine, primarily in the interest of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
It is also agreed to send the large boat along, in order to see if any trade is found there. Verburgh and seven other men will be left with him for the aforementioned cattle trade, and that the galley may first be sent back this way via the aforementioned Dasseneyland to bring over the seal skins in stock there, or otherwise, as determined by the Company. might require &a.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle aen ‘t branden van de menighte vuijren langhs de gansche custe van hier tot de baije van Saldanha ende verder, apparent is dat daer alomme veele inwoonders sijn, soo oock de Hottentoos dagelijckx (hier bij ons sijnde) met goede affirmatie bekent maecken, ende derhalven tenderen om te vertrecken, soo ‘t schijnt: om d’ andere plaets in te ruijmen, welcke misschien veele vee van koebeesten ende schaepen bij haer hebben, Soo is verstaen ‘t galjot de Rode Vos met den aldereersten goeden wint na de gem. baij van Saldanha aff te vaerdigen, nevens partije coper ende tabacq onder administratie van den ondercoopman Fredrick Verburgh: omme van de inwoonders aldaer vindende, soo veele schaepen te handelen, als mogelijck te crijgen wesen sal,ende alsoo ginder ende hier tegelijck dien handel waer te nemen, mitsgaders de schapen181 die daer gehandelt worden, dan in ‘t herwaerts keeren op ‘t Robbeneylant te planten ten eijndesoodoende dat eijlandt182 metter tijt mogen soo vol crijgen dat nae ‘t koebeesten vleijs weijnich verlangen wesen mach.
Ten welcken eijnde oock goetgevonden is vrij rijckelijck coper ende tabacq voor de schaepen te geven, soo wel daer als hier.
Blijvende gem. Sr. Verburgh oock gerecommandeert in ‘t ginsch varen empassant ‘t Dasseneylant aen te doen omme eens behoorlijck visie te nemen, hoe ‘t daer met de robbenvanghst toegaet, ende wijders sodanige ordre te stellen als met advijs van Raede verstaen sal worden, ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. te behooren.
Soo is oock verstaen de groote boot mede te senden: omme of daer handel gevonden wierd’ deselve dan met voorsz Verburgh ende noch 7 man bij hem daer te laten tot den gemelten veehandel, ende ‘t galjot ten eersten weder herwaerts aff te mogen senden over gemelte Dasseneijlant , tot overvoeringe van de aldaer in voorraet sijnde robben-vellen offte soodanigh anders als nae bevindinge van saecken ten meesten dienste van de Compe. soude mogen vereysschen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Ten welcken eijnde oock goetgevonden is vrij rijckelijck coper ende tabacq voor de schaepen te geven, soo wel daer als hier.
Blijvende gem. Sr. Verburgh oock gerecommandeert in ‘t ginsch varen empassant ‘t Dasseneylant aen te doen omme eens behoorlijck visie te nemen, hoe ‘t daer met de robbenvanghst toegaet, ende wijders sodanige ordre te stellen als met advijs van Raede verstaen sal worden, ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. te behooren.
Soo is oock verstaen de groote boot mede te senden: omme of daer handel gevonden wierd’ deselve dan met voorsz Verburgh ende noch 7 man bij hem daer te laten tot den gemelten veehandel, ende ‘t galjot ten eersten weder herwaerts aff te mogen senden over gemelte Dasseneijlant , tot overvoeringe van de aldaer in voorraet sijnde robben-vellen offte soodanigh anders als nae bevindinge van saecken ten meesten dienste van de Compe. soude mogen vereysschen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.