Cape Council of Policy
624
1679-05-15
Minute details
- Entry number
- 624
- Date
- 1679-05-15
- Year
- 1679
English translation
Although by resolution dated April 27th, the small hooker ship d'Quartel was arrested, the return fleet from Batavia was added to a fore-sailer to the Patria, for the reasons widely deduced to be detained here and used for the slave trade in Madagascar in the Bay of St. Augustine, and has since been sent off to cruise on the said fleet around Cape Aquilles, without anything as yet having come to light: So it is now proposed at the meeting of Mr. Jacobus van der Waeijen,74 Commander of the return fleet and Commissioner of his residence, that the return fleet of the said small hooker ship, since the usual time is very elapsed and late in the year, in passing behind Hitland and around the north, as well as in calling at the ports of our country, in discovering these and other coasts and other necessities for greater security and protection of the fleet, and consequently requiring at most that repatriation be made in company with the aforementioned fleet, it has been approved (after previous deliberation) and understood that the aforementioned small ship should appear in the meantime, be repatriated in company with the returning fleet, so that it can serve as before at the time of: insert the aforementioned small ship, which the High Indian government has assigned to the fleet as a precursor.
The written commission of Mr. Jacobus van der Waeijen, deputed by the High Indian Government on His Eminence to inspect this residence as Commissioner, having been read and summarized in Council: Subsequently, the Chief, Mr. Hendrik Crudop, and other members of the Council, notified His Eminence, pursuant to the mandate of Their Honor. The High Indian Government, with all due obedience, have accepted His Eminence to recognize, respect, and obey Him, as well as to render all help and assistance in this matter.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J.V. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
The written commission of Mr. Jacobus van der Waeijen, deputed by the High Indian Government on His Eminence to inspect this residence as Commissioner, having been read and summarized in Council: Subsequently, the Chief, Mr. Hendrik Crudop, and other members of the Council, notified His Eminence, pursuant to the mandate of Their Honor. The High Indian Government, with all due obedience, have accepted His Eminence to recognize, respect, and obey Him, as well as to render all help and assistance in this matter.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J.V. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel bij resolutie onder dato 27e April was g’arresteert ‘t hoeckerscheepje d’ Quartel d’ retourvloot van Batavia tot een voorseijlder tot in ‘t Patria bijgevoegt om d’ redenen daarbij wijdtloopich gededuceert alhier aan te houden en gebruijct te werden tot den slavenhandel op Madagascar in d’ baaij St. Augustijn en immiddels van afgesonden om op d’ gemelte vloot omtrent Caap Aquilles te cruijtsen, sonder dat voor als noch is te voorschijn gecomen: Soo is als nu op het geproponeerd ter vergaderinge van d’ Heer Jacobus van der Waeijen,74 Commandeur der retourvloot en Commissaris deser residentie, dat de retourvloot van ‘t gemelte hoeckerscheepje, vermits d’ ordinarij tijdt seer verloopen en laat in ‘t jaar is, in ‘t passeren achter Hitlandt en om d’ noord, mitsgaders in ‘t aandoen van d’ havenen onses vaderlants grooten dienst can trecken, in ‘t ontdecken van dese en geene custen en andere nootsaeckelijckheden tot meerder securiteijt en verseeckeringe van d’ vloot, en gevolglijck ten hoogsten vereijst dat in compa. van d’ gemelte vloot repatrieert, is (nae voorgaande deliberatie) goet gevonden en verstaan ‘t gemelte hoeckerscheepje soo immiddels te voorschijn comt, in compa. van d’ retourvloot te laeten repatrieren om haar ten fine als voren in der tijdt van te connen dienen: invoegen ‘t gemelte dodemtje door d’ Hooge Indische regeeringe d’ vloot voor een voorlooper is toegevoegt.
In Rade geleesen en geresumeert sijnde d’ schriftelijcke commissie van d’ Heer Jacobus van der Waeijen door d’ Hooge Indise regeeringe op sijn E. gedecerneert om dese residentie als Commissaris te visiteren: welcken volgende het opperhooft d’ E. Hendric Crudop en verdere leeden van den Raadt sijn E. opgemelt ingevolge van ‘t mandaet van haar Edle. d’ Hooge Indise regeeringe met alle schuldige gehoorsaamheijt hebben aangenomen sijn E. daar voor t’ erkennen, respecteeren en gehoorsaemen, mitsgaders daarin alle hulp en atsistentie toe te brengen.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J.V. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
In Rade geleesen en geresumeert sijnde d’ schriftelijcke commissie van d’ Heer Jacobus van der Waeijen door d’ Hooge Indise regeeringe op sijn E. gedecerneert om dese residentie als Commissaris te visiteren: welcken volgende het opperhooft d’ E. Hendric Crudop en verdere leeden van den Raadt sijn E. opgemelt ingevolge van ‘t mandaet van haar Edle. d’ Hooge Indise regeeringe met alle schuldige gehoorsaamheijt hebben aangenomen sijn E. daar voor t’ erkennen, respecteeren en gehoorsaemen, mitsgaders daarin alle hulp en atsistentie toe te brengen.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J.V. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.