Cape Council of Policy
680
1681-11-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 680
- Date
- 1681-11-26
- Year
- 1681
English translation
Having reported to the meeting by the Commander-in-Chief how a certain Hottentot some time ago had been so disposed by his E. that he had promised to dispose of some of the Namacquase nations here, for which purpose he had gone to their villages and now yesterday returned from the country again with the news that he had discovered some of the aforementioned nations (among them 3 or 4 of the most respectable of them) among the Gieregicquas,45 another kind of Hottentot, to whom the aforementioned Namacquas had come from their country, because of the gifts given them by the aforementioned. Hottento, bestowed by Gieregicquas, and received from us for that purpose, which, upon his request, he had given in reply to transport her hither in his company, since never before had d'Cape been in possession of this place for so long, so unconscious was our manner of conduct to them, and they were hesitant to do so on such an uncertain footing. to come to us, with this addition: in the event we should send any of our own men there to guide them, they would then come to us, provided that this had to happen as quickly as possible, or else they were of the opinion to return to their country within a few days, having in mind the aforementioned. Hottento, on his departure,46 handed over a few pieces of copper, just as in the region where they withdrew from the mountains, to be shown to us here, and marked by the aforementioned. Namacquas, according to all appearances, will learn what has so far remained hidden from us, which is at the service of the Company. is particularly situated, so it was resolved to send Sargeant Jan Hampe with 12 men there as soon as possible to capture the foreland. "Namacquase afgesant[en] to be brought here."47
Taking into consideration the shameful and infamous domestic conduct of two families, one a Timorese housewife and the other a certain freed slave named Catarijn, where the slaves of the Company, as private individuals, are known to transport them at certain set times and give their bodies over entirely to all detestable carnal pleasures and allow them to be used by Europeans, even unashamed to indulge their filthy lusts in public, and since it is neither permitted nor should be tolerated, it has been deemed appropriate to designate the aforementioned two as taxable persons of this residence. to inspect houses whenever he deems such a thing reasonable, and if any Europeans are found there, to point them out for the first time and simultaneously warn them to refrain from doing so. However, if they are found there a second time, to apprehend them to be punished for the matter. However, according to the regulations for women or slaves, if any are found there, they are immediately put in custody to be punished for it.48
Thus arrested and resolved at the Castle of Good Hope, date of issue.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] TOBIAS FLAX BARRELS.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Secrts.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Taking into consideration the shameful and infamous domestic conduct of two families, one a Timorese housewife and the other a certain freed slave named Catarijn, where the slaves of the Company, as private individuals, are known to transport them at certain set times and give their bodies over entirely to all detestable carnal pleasures and allow them to be used by Europeans, even unashamed to indulge their filthy lusts in public, and since it is neither permitted nor should be tolerated, it has been deemed appropriate to designate the aforementioned two as taxable persons of this residence. to inspect houses whenever he deems such a thing reasonable, and if any Europeans are found there, to point them out for the first time and simultaneously warn them to refrain from doing so. However, if they are found there a second time, to apprehend them to be punished for the matter. However, according to the regulations for women or slaves, if any are found there, they are immediately put in custody to be punished for it.48
Thus arrested and resolved at the Castle of Good Hope, date of issue.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] TOBIAS FLAX BARRELS.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Secrts.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Original Dutch transcription
Door d’ Hr. Commandeur ter vergaderinge gerapporteert sijnde hoe dat seecker Hottento44 door sijn E. voor eenigen tijt soo verre was gedisponeert dat hij hadde belooft eenige der Namacquase natien herwaarts te disponeeren, ten welcken eijnde hem na haare negorijen hadde begeven en nu op gisteren weder uijt ‘t landt geretourneert met bericht dat hij eenige der voorne. natien (waer onder 3 a 4 van de aansienelijckste derselver) hadde ontdeckt bij de Gieregicquas,45 een ander soort van Hottentots, tot dewelcke de voorne. Namacquas uijt haer landt waaren affgecomen, door de geschencken haer door de voorne. Hottento door de Gieregicquas toegeschickt, en van ons tot dien eijnde ontfangen, dewelcke aan hem op sijn versoeck om in sijn geselschap haer herwaerts te willen transporteeren ten andtwoort hadde gegeven, vermits noch noijt soo langh als d’ Compe. hier ter plaatse possessie hadde gehadt, aen d’ Caep te sijn geweest, sulcx onse maniere van doen aen haer onbewust was, en op soo een onseeckere voet beschroomt te sijn om tot. ons over te comen, met deese bijvoegingh ingevalle wij eenige van de onse wilden derwaerts schicken om haer herwaerts te geleijden, dat sij alsdan tot ons zouden affcomen, mits dat sulcx op ‘t alderspoedichste moste geschieden, off dat sij andersints van meninge waaren binnen corte dagen weder na haer landt te trecken, hebbende aen den voorne. Hottento op sijn affscheijden46 verhandtreijckt eenige stuckies cooper, gelijck als in de landstreeck alwaar sij haer onthouden door haer selffs uijt ‘t geberghte wert gehaalt, om aan ons alhier te vertoonen, en gemerckt ons door de voorne. Namacquas naer alle apparentie sal ter kennisse komen dat tot nogh toe voor ons is verborgen gebleven, waer aan den dienst van de Compe. bijsonderlijck gelegen is, Soo is geresolveert den sargeant Jan Hampe met 12 man ten alderspoedichsten derwaerst aff te senden om de voorne. Namacquase affgesant[en] herwaarts over te brengen.”47
In aanmerckinge genoomen sijnde de schandeleuse en infame huijshoudinge van twee familiën, sijnde het eene Timorees huijsgesin en ‘t ander seecker vrijgeworden slavin, Catarijn genaemt, alwaer soo wel de slavinnen van de Compe. als particuliere haer op seeckere gesette tijden weeten te transporteeren en haer lichaem t’ eenemael aen alle verfoeijelijcke vleesselijcke wellusten overgeven en door Europianen laaten gebruijcken, selffs sigh niet schamende haer vuijle lusten in ‘t openbaer te plegen, en dewijl ‘t selve niet magh nogh behoorde te werden getollereert, Soo is goetgevonden den fiscael deser residentie te qualificeeren de voorne. twee huijsen, t’elckens wanneer hij sulcx raatzaem oordeelt, te visiteeren, en bij bevindinge van eenige Europianen aldaer, d’selve voor d’ eerste maal van daer te wijsen en te gelijck te waarschouwen haer van daer te onthouden, dogh echter voor de tweedemael aldaer weder gevonden werdende, deselve te apprehendeeren om naer bevinden van saacken daerover gestraft te werden, maer in ‘t reguart van de vrouwluijden off slavinnen is verstaan wanneer daar eenige gevonden werden, dat deselve aanstonts in verseeckeringh sal neemen om daer over gestraft te werden.48
Aldus g’arresteert en geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoope, datum uts.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. en Secrts.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
In aanmerckinge genoomen sijnde de schandeleuse en infame huijshoudinge van twee familiën, sijnde het eene Timorees huijsgesin en ‘t ander seecker vrijgeworden slavin, Catarijn genaemt, alwaer soo wel de slavinnen van de Compe. als particuliere haer op seeckere gesette tijden weeten te transporteeren en haer lichaem t’ eenemael aen alle verfoeijelijcke vleesselijcke wellusten overgeven en door Europianen laaten gebruijcken, selffs sigh niet schamende haer vuijle lusten in ‘t openbaer te plegen, en dewijl ‘t selve niet magh nogh behoorde te werden getollereert, Soo is goetgevonden den fiscael deser residentie te qualificeeren de voorne. twee huijsen, t’elckens wanneer hij sulcx raatzaem oordeelt, te visiteeren, en bij bevindinge van eenige Europianen aldaer, d’selve voor d’ eerste maal van daer te wijsen en te gelijck te waarschouwen haer van daer te onthouden, dogh echter voor de tweedemael aldaer weder gevonden werdende, deselve te apprehendeeren om naer bevinden van saacken daerover gestraft te werden, maer in ‘t reguart van de vrouwluijden off slavinnen is verstaan wanneer daar eenige gevonden werden, dat deselve aanstonts in verseeckeringh sal neemen om daer over gestraft te werden.48
Aldus g’arresteert en geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoope, datum uts.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. en Secrts.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.