Cape Council of Policy
648
1680-03-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 648
- Date
- 1680-03-12
- Year
- 1680
English translation
At the meeting Lieutenant Jan Baptist arrived here with the return ship Sumatra from Ceylon, having demonstrated how his principal baggage and goods were to be loaded onto the ship d’ Blaauwen Hulcq, which was expected daily, in company. He was supposed to have departed from here, but had been forced by a levy to remain, resting, and as now arrived to be repatriated with the present fleet,208 would have been lost of those209 goods, wherefore he immediately requested that some of them be left here for the next ships from Batavia. This request was approved by the Council, understanding that if the aforementioned soil were to appear before the departure of the present return ships, in such a case he would be obliged to continue his journey to the Fatherland with these ships.
A certain Frenchman, from the youngest French ship indicated here, named Hendrick Gassan210, which has been stranded here on land for some time, has asked this meeting to be allowed to cross with one of the return ships. It has been agreed to grant his request, provided that the cost on board will have to be earned by work.
A certain Frenchman, from the youngest French ship indicated here, named Hendrick Gassan210, which has been stranded here on land for some time, has asked this meeting to be allowed to cross with one of the return ships. It has been agreed to grant his request, provided that the cost on board will have to be earned by work.
Original Dutch transcription
Ter vergaderingh door den luijtenant Jan Baptist met ‘t retourschip Sumatra van Ceijlon hier aengecoomen, gedemonstreert sijnde hoe dat sijn principaale bagasie en goederen op ‘t daagelyckx verwacht werdende schip d’ Blaauwen Hulcq dat in compe. van haer herwaarts souw vertrocken hebben, doch door leccagie genootsaackt geweest over te blijven, waaren berustende, en soo als nu met d’ presente vloot quaem te repatrieren,208 versteecken soude sijn van die209 goederen, weshalven instantigh versocht dat hier tot de na scheepen van Batavia mocht overblijven, welck versoeck hem door den Raat is geaccordeert, verstaende soo gemelte bodem nogh te voorschijn quam voor ‘t vertrecken van de presente retourschepen in sulcken geval gehouden te sijn, sijn reijs na ‘t Patria met dese scheepen nogh te vervolgen.
Zeekere Fransman, van ‘t jongst hier aengewesen Franse scheepje, genaamt Hendrick Gassan210 hier aen lant soo211 voor geeft onnosel staen gebleven, bij request aen dese vergaderingh versocht hebbende om met een van de retourscheepen te moogen overvaaren, Soo is goet gevonden hem sijn versoeck toe te staan, mits dat de cost aen boort met wercken sal moeten verdienen.
Zeekere Fransman, van ‘t jongst hier aengewesen Franse scheepje, genaamt Hendrick Gassan210 hier aen lant soo211 voor geeft onnosel staen gebleven, bij request aen dese vergaderingh versocht hebbende om met een van de retourscheepen te moogen overvaaren, Soo is goet gevonden hem sijn versoeck toe te staan, mits dat de cost aen boort met wercken sal moeten verdienen.