Cape Council of Policy
69
1655-07-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 69
- Date
- 1655-07-03
- Year
- 1655
English translation
The following persons have been nominated to us by the captains of the ship the Prince (also mentioned below) in order to be relieved of them because they are filthy snappers, drunkards and gamblers: they usually cause trouble and a lot of unrest, etc. causing considerable disturbances among the people and in the ship's discipline, etc., which caused them to fear or be afraid of further disasters or difficulties, so that in order to be allowed to cross in peace and quiet, we immediately requested, as before, that we take them ashore here, and some others named in the place to be transferred, namely:
Having carefully considered and considered the great price that this ship (going alone at sea) is subjected to, due to the security as previously approved, the chiefs thought it reasonable to grant their request, in order to allow the Company's ship and to sail safely and securely under good discipline from our Lord. In order to bring Mrs. t’huis, and to keep the common and other people on the ship in even greater devotion and reverence, it was also agreed that the aforementioned persons should first be kept here on land in the ice until the ship departed, so that they might be well protected from it, etc.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] PIETER JONASCHEN.
[Signed:] DAV(IDT) VERDONCK.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Having carefully considered and considered the great price that this ship (going alone at sea) is subjected to, due to the security as previously approved, the chiefs thought it reasonable to grant their request, in order to allow the Company's ship and to sail safely and securely under good discipline from our Lord. In order to bring Mrs. t’huis, and to keep the common and other people on the ship in even greater devotion and reverence, it was also agreed that the aforementioned persons should first be kept here on land in the ice until the ship departed, so that they might be well protected from it, etc.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] PIETER JONASCHEN.
[Signed:] DAV(IDT) VERDONCK.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Door d’ opperhooffden van ‘t schip de Prins (hier onder meede geteijckent) ons voorgedragen sijnde navolgende personen om van die te mogen werden ontlast vermits het vuijle snappers, dronckaerts ende speelders sijn: doorgaens moeijten ende veele onlusten &a. veroorsaeckende onder den volcke ende in de scheepsdissipline ende niet min groote ongeregeltheden &a., waer door deselve in vreese offte beduchtinge waren van meerder onheijlen offte swarigheden sulcx dat om in ruste ende vreede op ‘t segourste te mogen overvaren instantelijck versochten als voren, dat wij deselve hier aen lant wilden nemen: ende eenige andere in de plaetse oversetten sijnde genaempt als te weten:
Waer op met rijpe deliberatie geleth ende overwogen ‘t groote prijckel dat dit schip (als alleen deur zee gaende) onderworpen is om de verseeckertheijt als voren goetgevonden sij, de gedachte opperhooffden haer billicq versoeck toe te staen, ten eijnde Comps. schip ende goet doch verseeckert mochte onder goede dissipline onser Hrn. Mrs. t’ huijs gebracht worden, ende omme de gem. ende vordere luijden op ‘t schip onder te meer devotie ende ontsagh te houden, soo is oock verstaen boven gestelde personen vooreerst hier aen lant in d’ ijsers te houden tot het schip vertrocken sij om van de selve doch wel verseeckert te mogen wesen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] PIETER JONASCHEN.
[Signed:] DAV(IDT) VERDONCK.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Waer op met rijpe deliberatie geleth ende overwogen ‘t groote prijckel dat dit schip (als alleen deur zee gaende) onderworpen is om de verseeckertheijt als voren goetgevonden sij, de gedachte opperhooffden haer billicq versoeck toe te staen, ten eijnde Comps. schip ende goet doch verseeckert mochte onder goede dissipline onser Hrn. Mrs. t’ huijs gebracht worden, ende omme de gem. ende vordere luijden op ‘t schip onder te meer devotie ende ontsagh te houden, soo is oock verstaen boven gestelde personen vooreerst hier aen lant in d’ ijsers te houden tot het schip vertrocken sij om van de selve doch wel verseeckert te mogen wesen &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] PIETER JONASCHEN.
[Signed:] DAV(IDT) VERDONCK.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.