Cape Council of Policy
63
1655-03-01
Minute details
- Entry number
- 63
- Date
- 1655-03-01
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Today in the council of this fortress (fortified with the skippers and crew of the ships Oliphant, and the Arms of Holland) having been represented by the chiefs of the aforementioned ship Malacca: that the sea was quite leaky, such that all glasses (being at sea) had to pump over a thousand gauges, and therefore made it difficult to proceed from here to sea alone, and since it is not known which of the other two ships would be best allowed to remain with the aforementioned Malacca without the slightest harm, it is understood that all three of the aforementioned ships will arrive together in company on Sunday. to depart: since it is only the 7th day of the Wapen van Holland, the 9th day of the Elephant, and the 10th day of Malacca's arrival, and therefore all of us are not yet ready and properly refreshed. Which will therefore also be obliged to remain with the other all the way to Batavia, inclusive: if it were found that the Oliphant or the Wapen van Hollant, one of both was sailing so sparingly that the other, with Malacca, would be noticeably shortened in the speed of the voyage, in which case, then, with due consideration of advice or any other certain signal, a separation may be made from the weakest sailor, but in any case one must remain with the ship Malacca: in order to be able to assist her of great importance in case of overcrowding, at least as far as St. Paulo or Amsterdam 183, in order there (if better weather arrives) to consult with the other or to sail from that place to Batavia. Each also his best may offer or not offer without any price.
And since the aforementioned Mallacca is loaded with 10 chests of gold and the elephant has no more than 2, making a total of 12, it has been understood that, in order not to leave the majority of the capital on the leakiest ship, the 12 chests will be divided over 2 bottoms and, accordingly, 4 chests will be transferred from Malacca to the elephant, so that each ship can sail to Batavia with 6 chests, thus minimizing the risk to the East Indies.
And since it has been resolved as aforesaid that the ships arriving until Sunday will remain here for the reasons stated, and that there are no cattle or sheep here to give the people to the cove and the other vegetable plots, and furthermore it has been considered that since the galley the Roode Vos will remain in the bay of Zaldanha for a long time, there will apparently be a good trade of cattle and sheep there: it has been decided to let all three large boats of the aforesaid ships make a trip to the common, under the watchful eye of the chief pilot of the galley the Tulp, named Tijmon Egbertsz (known to this waterway). As we affirm, it can be arranged in 3 to 4 days to fetch some animals and sheep from there, and if necessary, to load the same boats with as many fresh birds and eggs (of which there should be plenty) as can be brought along, so that the crew can get enough refreshments along with the fish and vegetables. To this end, they can also be given their departure this evening, so that they can return sooner.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
And since the aforementioned Mallacca is loaded with 10 chests of gold and the elephant has no more than 2, making a total of 12, it has been understood that, in order not to leave the majority of the capital on the leakiest ship, the 12 chests will be divided over 2 bottoms and, accordingly, 4 chests will be transferred from Malacca to the elephant, so that each ship can sail to Batavia with 6 chests, thus minimizing the risk to the East Indies.
And since it has been resolved as aforesaid that the ships arriving until Sunday will remain here for the reasons stated, and that there are no cattle or sheep here to give the people to the cove and the other vegetable plots, and furthermore it has been considered that since the galley the Roode Vos will remain in the bay of Zaldanha for a long time, there will apparently be a good trade of cattle and sheep there: it has been decided to let all three large boats of the aforesaid ships make a trip to the common, under the watchful eye of the chief pilot of the galley the Tulp, named Tijmon Egbertsz (known to this waterway). As we affirm, it can be arranged in 3 to 4 days to fetch some animals and sheep from there, and if necessary, to load the same boats with as many fresh birds and eggs (of which there should be plenty) as can be brought along, so that the crew can get enough refreshments along with the fish and vegetables. To this end, they can also be given their departure this evening, so that they can return sooner.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden in den Raadt deser fortresse (versterckt met de schippers ende coopl. van de schepen Oliphant ,ende ‘t Wapen van Hollant ) voorgestelt sijnde door de opperhooffden van voorsz schip Malacca : dat sijl. vrij leck waren sulcx dat alle glasen (in zee zijnde) over de duijsent steecken hebben moeten pompen ende dierhalven swarigheijt maeckten omme van hier vorders alleen deur zee te gaen, ende nademael men niet en weet welck van d’ andere 2 schepen best bij voorsz Mallacca sonder ‘t minste verlet sal cunnen offte mogen blijven, soo is verstaen alle drie de voorhaelde schepen Sondagh aenstaende te samen in compe. te laten vertrecken: vermits ‘t heden van ‘t Wapen van Hollant noch maer den 7en, van den Oliphant den 9en, ende Malacca den 10en dagh is, dat hier g’arriveert ende daeromme al te samen noch niet gereet ende na behoren ververscht sijn.
Welcke derhalven dan oock sullen gehouden wesen bij den anderen te blijven tot Batavia incluijs: ten ware bevonden wierd’ den Oliphant offte ‘t Wapen van Hollant , een van beijde soo sober beseijlt was, dat ‘t ander met Malacca daerdoor merckelijck in’t spoedigen van de reijse soude vercort blijven, in welcken gevalle, dan van den swacksten zeijlder met overlegh van rade offte eenigh seecker seijn sal affgescheijden mogen werden, maer in allen gevalle een moeten blijven bij ‘t schip Malacca : omme ‘t selve bij overcompste van groote noot te mogen adsisteren, ten minsten tot St. Paulo off Amsterdam 183 omme aldaer (in beter weer comende) metten anderen dan wijders t’ overleggen off van die plaetse voorts na Batavia te seijlen, Elcx mede sijn beste sonder prijckel sal cunnen offte mogen doen off niet.
Ende dewijle voorsz Mallacca beladen is met 10 kisten gelt ende den Oliphant niet meer als 2, sijnde zamen 12, soo is verstaen, om ‘t meeste capitael niet op ‘t leckste schip te laten, die 12 kisten op 2 bodems te verdeelen ende dierhalven uijt Malacca aen den Oliphant over te doen setten 4 kisten omme alsoo elck schip met 6 kisten te laten na Batavia varen, ende d’ E. Compe. te minder risico te doen lopen.
Ende nademael dan als voorsz geresolveert is de schepen om redenen gemelt tot Sondagh toecomende hier noch te laten verblijven, ende hier geen beesten off schapen sijn om ‘t volcq tot de cool en de andere moescruijden te geven, mitsgaders geconsid[e]reert dat vermits ‘t galjot de Roode Vos langh verblijff in de baij van Zaldanha apparent aldaer goeden handel van beesten ende schapen sal gevonden wesen: soo is verstaen alle drie de groote boots van de voorhaelde schepen onder ‘t gesagh van den opperstuijrman van ‘t galjot de Tulp , genaempt Tijmon Egbertsz (dit vaerwater bekent) te laten een tochjen doen na de gem. baij alsoo ons affirmeert ‘t selve in 3 a 4 dagen sal cunnen beschickt worden, omme van daer eenige beesten ende schapen te halen: ende bij missinge van dien deselve boots te laden: met soo veel verse vogels ende eijeren (daer in overvloet te becomen) als sulcx cunnen meede brengen omme ‘t scheepsvolcq tot haer meerder verversinge met de cool ende moescruijden te samen te laten schaffen, ende ten dien eijnde deselve oock desen avont noch haer affscheijt te geven, om te vroeger te mogen wederom comen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Welcke derhalven dan oock sullen gehouden wesen bij den anderen te blijven tot Batavia incluijs: ten ware bevonden wierd’ den Oliphant offte ‘t Wapen van Hollant , een van beijde soo sober beseijlt was, dat ‘t ander met Malacca daerdoor merckelijck in’t spoedigen van de reijse soude vercort blijven, in welcken gevalle, dan van den swacksten zeijlder met overlegh van rade offte eenigh seecker seijn sal affgescheijden mogen werden, maer in allen gevalle een moeten blijven bij ‘t schip Malacca : omme ‘t selve bij overcompste van groote noot te mogen adsisteren, ten minsten tot St. Paulo off Amsterdam 183 omme aldaer (in beter weer comende) metten anderen dan wijders t’ overleggen off van die plaetse voorts na Batavia te seijlen, Elcx mede sijn beste sonder prijckel sal cunnen offte mogen doen off niet.
Ende dewijle voorsz Mallacca beladen is met 10 kisten gelt ende den Oliphant niet meer als 2, sijnde zamen 12, soo is verstaen, om ‘t meeste capitael niet op ‘t leckste schip te laten, die 12 kisten op 2 bodems te verdeelen ende dierhalven uijt Malacca aen den Oliphant over te doen setten 4 kisten omme alsoo elck schip met 6 kisten te laten na Batavia varen, ende d’ E. Compe. te minder risico te doen lopen.
Ende nademael dan als voorsz geresolveert is de schepen om redenen gemelt tot Sondagh toecomende hier noch te laten verblijven, ende hier geen beesten off schapen sijn om ‘t volcq tot de cool en de andere moescruijden te geven, mitsgaders geconsid[e]reert dat vermits ‘t galjot de Roode Vos langh verblijff in de baij van Zaldanha apparent aldaer goeden handel van beesten ende schapen sal gevonden wesen: soo is verstaen alle drie de groote boots van de voorhaelde schepen onder ‘t gesagh van den opperstuijrman van ‘t galjot de Tulp , genaempt Tijmon Egbertsz (dit vaerwater bekent) te laten een tochjen doen na de gem. baij alsoo ons affirmeert ‘t selve in 3 a 4 dagen sal cunnen beschickt worden, omme van daer eenige beesten ende schapen te halen: ende bij missinge van dien deselve boots te laden: met soo veel verse vogels ende eijeren (daer in overvloet te becomen) als sulcx cunnen meede brengen omme ‘t scheepsvolcq tot haer meerder verversinge met de cool ende moescruijden te samen te laten schaffen, ende ten dien eijnde deselve oock desen avont noch haer affscheijt te geven, om te vroeger te mogen wederom comen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.