Cape Council of Policy
643
1680-03-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 643
- Date
- 1680-03-02
- Year
- 1680
English translation
A citizen and freesmith Joost Janse entered the meeting and requested that he be allowed to depart with the present return fleet to the Patria, further stating that his poor condition did not allow him to pay his board and transport money to the E. Compe. and that in addition he be allowed to earn his board by working on the ship, and in return to sail and embark freely without any further pretense, considering the same danger, for 18 years at this place as well as on the island of Mauritius in the service of the Comp. as he has continued in freedom154 and can certainly be missed here, especially since another smith has already been appointed in his place, so his request155 has been approved.
While the meeting was being held, citizen Jochem Ringel had informed him that he was unable to make a living here with his trade as a ditch maker, and that he was falling more and more into the greatest poverty. He therefore immediately requested permission to depart for Batavia with his family to earn his living there with permitted means. This was noted, and it was also considered that he had been given the option in the Fatherland to stay here or to continue to Batavia, but upon his arrival here he was detained because the ship in which he arrived had been used for the expedition to the island of St. Helena, in addition to that of the E. Compe. but is a burden, and the public derives no benefit from it at all, it has been agreed to grant his above request, provided that he must pay his debt to the Reverend Company before his departure from here.
Similarly, at the request of a certain freeman named Frans Jurge Dresser, he came with the return fleet from Batavia to stay here at his own expense until the arrival of the second shipment from Batavia, with which his wife is also expected, in order to then repatriate with her at the same time. He has been granted this, as the Reverend Company is indifferent to this.
While the meeting was being held, citizen Jochem Ringel had informed him that he was unable to make a living here with his trade as a ditch maker, and that he was falling more and more into the greatest poverty. He therefore immediately requested permission to depart for Batavia with his family to earn his living there with permitted means. This was noted, and it was also considered that he had been given the option in the Fatherland to stay here or to continue to Batavia, but upon his arrival here he was detained because the ship in which he arrived had been used for the expedition to the island of St. Helena, in addition to that of the E. Compe. but is a burden, and the public derives no benefit from it at all, it has been agreed to grant his above request, provided that he must pay his debt to the Reverend Company before his departure from here.
Similarly, at the request of a certain freeman named Frans Jurge Dresser, he came with the return fleet from Batavia to stay here at his own expense until the arrival of the second shipment from Batavia, with which his wife is also expected, in order to then repatriate with her at the same time. He has been granted this, as the Reverend Company is indifferent to this.
Original Dutch transcription
Een borger ende vrijsmith Joost Janse ter vergaderingh binnen gestaen en versocht hebbende dat hem mochte werden toegestaen met ‘d presente retourvloot naa ‘t Patria te moogen vertrecken daer benevens te kenne gevende, mits sijn soobere staat niet machtigh te sijn om sijn kost en transport gelt aen de E.Compe. te betaalen en oversulcx boven dien toegestaan werden omme de cost met arbeijt op ‘t schip te verdienen, ende daar voor sonder eenige vordere pretentie vrijlijck overvaren en aengesien deselve ongevaar 18 jaaren ten deser plaatse als op ‘t eijlant Mauritius soo in dienst van de Comp. als in vrijdom heeft gecontunueert154 en alhier mede seer wel can gemist worden, te meer reets alhier een ander smith in sijn plaats is gestelt, soo is hem sijn versoeckt155 g’accordeert.
Staende de vergaderingh door den borger Jochem Ringel te kennen gegeven sijnde hoe dat alhier met sijn ambacht van slootemaacker geensints aen de cost konde geraacken ende hoe langer hoe meer in de grootste armoede stont te vervallen, dierhalve instantigh versocht dat met sijn familie na Batavia mochte vertreckenom156 aldaar met gepermitteerde middelen sijn kost te innen, waar op dan geleth en daar nevens geconsidereert dat hem in ‘t Patria in sijn optie is gestelt om alhier te verblijven ofte wel na Batavia voort te gaan, maar op sijn aencomst alhier aengehouden om dat het schip waarmede hij overquam tot het exploict na ‘t eijlant St. Helena wiert gebruijckt, behalven dat den selve d’ E.Compe. maar tot een last is, ende het gemeen gantsch geen nutigheijt157 daer van treckt, soo is verstaan hemsijn158 bovenstaende versoeck toe te staan, mits dat voor sijn vertreck van hiersijn schult159 aen d’ E.Compe. sal moeten affleggen.
Ingelijckx is op het versoeck van seeckere vrijman, genaamt Frans Jurge Dresser met d’ retourvloot van Batavia gekoomen om alhier op sijn eijgenen costen tot de komste van de tweede besendingh van Batavia waar mede sijn vrouw verwacht, te moogen vertoeven, om als dan met haar te gelijck te repatrieren, hem sulckx geconsenteert, alsoo sulckx d’ E. Compe. indifferent is.
Staende de vergaderingh door den borger Jochem Ringel te kennen gegeven sijnde hoe dat alhier met sijn ambacht van slootemaacker geensints aen de cost konde geraacken ende hoe langer hoe meer in de grootste armoede stont te vervallen, dierhalve instantigh versocht dat met sijn familie na Batavia mochte vertreckenom156 aldaar met gepermitteerde middelen sijn kost te innen, waar op dan geleth en daar nevens geconsidereert dat hem in ‘t Patria in sijn optie is gestelt om alhier te verblijven ofte wel na Batavia voort te gaan, maar op sijn aencomst alhier aengehouden om dat het schip waarmede hij overquam tot het exploict na ‘t eijlant St. Helena wiert gebruijckt, behalven dat den selve d’ E.Compe. maar tot een last is, ende het gemeen gantsch geen nutigheijt157 daer van treckt, soo is verstaan hemsijn158 bovenstaende versoeck toe te staan, mits dat voor sijn vertreck van hiersijn schult159 aen d’ E.Compe. sal moeten affleggen.
Ingelijckx is op het versoeck van seeckere vrijman, genaamt Frans Jurge Dresser met d’ retourvloot van Batavia gekoomen om alhier op sijn eijgenen costen tot de komste van de tweede besendingh van Batavia waar mede sijn vrouw verwacht, te moogen vertoeven, om als dan met haar te gelijck te repatrieren, hem sulckx geconsenteert, alsoo sulckx d’ E. Compe. indifferent is.