Cape Council of Policy
626
1679-05-19
Minute details
- Entry number
- 626
- Date
- 1679-05-19
- Year
- 1679
English translation
Praesentibus d' Heer Dirck Blom, Council Ordinary of India, d' Heer Jacobus van der Waeijen, Commander of the fleet, d' E.Hendrick Crudop, Chief of the place, Bartholomeus Nouters, Vice Commander of the return fleet ...83 Brakel, coopman and rear admiral, Dircq Jansz Smient, captain here, Matthijs Vonck, skipper of Africa, Jeronimus Cruse and M. van Banchem, political councilors.
In meeting read and summarized is a certain letter from the Lords, the Directors and Plenipotentiary of the Assembly of the Lords Seventeen for secret matters, dated 3 November 1678,84 dictating that in the event the return fleet should be able to land at the Cape either combined or around the same time, that it will likewise have to set off again combined for the Fatherland, provided that this does not take longer than the usual time of three weeks and until at least two or three strong ships may wait together. From which matter it is sufficient to understand that their Honor. intention in principle there strongly[s] to send the return fleet85 from here to the homeland as soon as possible and not to delay its departure; further considering that the usual time as well as the season has already passed quite far and consequently the fleet is expected to reach the homeland late in the year, which will not without reason cause great concern to Our Lords Majores and will make them very anxious after its arrival, which, after all appearances, will not be expected so late, and further noting that the largest part of the fleet can be brought in a position to undertake the voyage within a few days. Thus, according to the aforementioned deliberation, in accordance with her Honor. order86 found good and understood to direct the work there and to put all efforts to have the fleet ready within 4 or 5 days and to let the ships that will then be able to sail, up to 4 or 5 or more in number, weather and wind permitting, depart in combination without stopping one after the other, but in the event after the expiry of the aforementioned. stipulated time, 1 or 2 days not understood, the fleet in the general was brought into that state to put to sea together and the ship Maccasser, at least in the process of repairing, and there was no wind or contrarian, in which case all means and devoirs would be used to get it in shape88 and it is doable with to allow the fleet to leave in combination.
Thus, the date referred to above is arrested in 't Casteel de Goede Hoop.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] BARTHOLOMEUS NOUTERS.
[Signed:] J.v. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] JOAN BRAKEL.
[Signed:] MATTHIJS VONCK.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
In meeting read and summarized is a certain letter from the Lords, the Directors and Plenipotentiary of the Assembly of the Lords Seventeen for secret matters, dated 3 November 1678,84 dictating that in the event the return fleet should be able to land at the Cape either combined or around the same time, that it will likewise have to set off again combined for the Fatherland, provided that this does not take longer than the usual time of three weeks and until at least two or three strong ships may wait together. From which matter it is sufficient to understand that their Honor. intention in principle there strongly[s] to send the return fleet85 from here to the homeland as soon as possible and not to delay its departure; further considering that the usual time as well as the season has already passed quite far and consequently the fleet is expected to reach the homeland late in the year, which will not without reason cause great concern to Our Lords Majores and will make them very anxious after its arrival, which, after all appearances, will not be expected so late, and further noting that the largest part of the fleet can be brought in a position to undertake the voyage within a few days. Thus, according to the aforementioned deliberation, in accordance with her Honor. order86 found good and understood to direct the work there and to put all efforts to have the fleet ready within 4 or 5 days and to let the ships that will then be able to sail, up to 4 or 5 or more in number, weather and wind permitting, depart in combination without stopping one after the other, but in the event after the expiry of the aforementioned. stipulated time, 1 or 2 days not understood, the fleet in the general was brought into that state to put to sea together and the ship Maccasser, at least in the process of repairing, and there was no wind or contrarian, in which case all means and devoirs would be used to get it in shape88 and it is doable with to allow the fleet to leave in combination.
Thus, the date referred to above is arrested in 't Casteel de Goede Hoop.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] BARTHOLOMEUS NOUTERS.
[Signed:] J.v. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] JOAN BRAKEL.
[Signed:] MATTHIJS VONCK.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
Original Dutch transcription
Praesentibus d’ Heer Dirck Blom, Raad ordinaris van India, d’ Heer Jacobus van der Waeijen, Commandeur der vloot, d’ E.Hendrick Crudop, Opperhooft deser plaats, Bartholomeus Nouters, Vice Commandeur der retourvloot …83 Brakel, coopman en schout bij nagt, Dircq Jansz Smient, capitain alhier, Matthijs Vonck, schipper van Africa , Jeronimus Cruse en M. van Banchem, politijque raatspersonen.
In vergaderingh gelesen en geresumeert sijnde seekere missive van de Heeren gecommitteerde Bewinthebberen en gevolmachtigde van de Vergaderingh van de Heeren Seventhienen tot de secrete saken sub dato 3 November 1678,84 dicterende dat in gevalle de retourvloot of gecombineert of omtrent een en deselve tijt aan de Caap soude moogen comen aan te landen dat deselve haar insgelijcx weder gecombineert op reijse na ‘t Patria sal hebben te begeven mits niet langer als d’ ordinaris tijt van drij weeken en tot dat ten minsten twee a drij schepen sterck sullen sijn, nae malcanderen sullen moogen wagten. Uijt welcke materie genoegsaem is te beseffen dat haar Edle. intentie ten principalen daar heen sterck[t] om deretourvloot85 soo haast als eenigsints doenlijck is van hier na ‘t vaderlandt aff te vaardigen en haar vertreck niet traineerende te houden; daar beneven geconsidereert dat de ordinari tijt mitsgaders ‘t saisoen al vrij is verloopen en gevolglijck de vloot laat in ‘t jaar ‘t vaderlandt staet te bereijcken, dat onse Heeren Majores niet sonder redenen groote becommeringh sal aanbrengen en na der selver komst seer sal doen verlangen, die na alle apparentie geensints deselve soo laat sullen sijn verwachtende en wijders aangemerct dat ‘t meeste gedeelte van de vloot binnen weijnigh dagen in staat sal connen werden gebracht om de reijs te connen onderneemen, Soo is naar alvooren genoomen deliberatieingevolge van opgemelte haar Edle. ordre86 goet gevonden en verstaan ‘t werck daar heen te dirigeeren en alle kracht aan te spannen om de vloot binnen 4 a 5 dagen in gereetheijt te brengen en de schepen die als dan tot87 4 a 5 off meer in getal seijlvaardigh sullen sijn, weer en windt toe latende, gecombineert te laten vertrecken sonder na de andere op te houden, doch ingevalle echter na expiratie van de voors. gestipuleerde tijt, 1 a 2 dagen onbegrepen, de vloot in ‘t generaal in die staat conde werden gebragt om gesamentlijck ‘t zee te kiesen en ‘t schip Maccasser , altans besich met repareren, en d’ windt noch contrarie was, in welcken geval alle middelen en devoiren sullen werden aangewent om‘t selve mede88 in gereetheijt te brengen en is ‘t doenlijck met de vloot gecombineert te laten vertrecken.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] BARTHOLOMEUS NOUTERS.
[Signed:] J.v. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] JOAN BRAKEL.
[Signed:] MATTHIJS VONCK.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
In vergaderingh gelesen en geresumeert sijnde seekere missive van de Heeren gecommitteerde Bewinthebberen en gevolmachtigde van de Vergaderingh van de Heeren Seventhienen tot de secrete saken sub dato 3 November 1678,84 dicterende dat in gevalle de retourvloot of gecombineert of omtrent een en deselve tijt aan de Caap soude moogen comen aan te landen dat deselve haar insgelijcx weder gecombineert op reijse na ‘t Patria sal hebben te begeven mits niet langer als d’ ordinaris tijt van drij weeken en tot dat ten minsten twee a drij schepen sterck sullen sijn, nae malcanderen sullen moogen wagten. Uijt welcke materie genoegsaem is te beseffen dat haar Edle. intentie ten principalen daar heen sterck[t] om deretourvloot85 soo haast als eenigsints doenlijck is van hier na ‘t vaderlandt aff te vaardigen en haar vertreck niet traineerende te houden; daar beneven geconsidereert dat de ordinari tijt mitsgaders ‘t saisoen al vrij is verloopen en gevolglijck de vloot laat in ‘t jaar ‘t vaderlandt staet te bereijcken, dat onse Heeren Majores niet sonder redenen groote becommeringh sal aanbrengen en na der selver komst seer sal doen verlangen, die na alle apparentie geensints deselve soo laat sullen sijn verwachtende en wijders aangemerct dat ‘t meeste gedeelte van de vloot binnen weijnigh dagen in staat sal connen werden gebracht om de reijs te connen onderneemen, Soo is naar alvooren genoomen deliberatieingevolge van opgemelte haar Edle. ordre86 goet gevonden en verstaan ‘t werck daar heen te dirigeeren en alle kracht aan te spannen om de vloot binnen 4 a 5 dagen in gereetheijt te brengen en de schepen die als dan tot87 4 a 5 off meer in getal seijlvaardigh sullen sijn, weer en windt toe latende, gecombineert te laten vertrecken sonder na de andere op te houden, doch ingevalle echter na expiratie van de voors. gestipuleerde tijt, 1 a 2 dagen onbegrepen, de vloot in ‘t generaal in die staat conde werden gebragt om gesamentlijck ‘t zee te kiesen en ‘t schip Maccasser , altans besich met repareren, en d’ windt noch contrarie was, in welcken geval alle middelen en devoiren sullen werden aangewent om‘t selve mede88 in gereetheijt te brengen en is ‘t doenlijck met de vloot gecombineert te laten vertrecken.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] DIRCK BLOM.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] BARTHOLOMEUS NOUTERS.
[Signed:] J.v. WAEIJEN.
[Signed:] JOAN BRAKEL.
[Signed:] MATTHIJS VONCK.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.