Cape Council of Policy
7
1652-05-11
Minute details
- Entry number
- 7
- Date
- 1652-05-11
- Year
- 1652
English translation
It should be noted that here on land, for the construction and completion of the projected fortification, no more than 60 men from the ships Drommedaris, Reijger and Hope are working daily, with which the progress is rather meager, and it will take a long time before we can reach the fort here in force, as if the aforementioned ships were to depart, we would have to miss some of them: in order not to let them sail to Batavia too sparsely equipped with people, and present are the ships Walvis and Oliphant on the 7th pass. arrived here laden with many sick people, some of which were brought ashore for refreshment and rehabilitation. The Broad Council therefore found it advisable to let the weakest and most vulnerable of them stay ashore here and to send them on the following ships from the Netherlands, namely the
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Total[^13] 50 heads.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Total[^14] 50 heads. In addition to victuals for the same for three months, to help them get back on their feet, and to assist the few remaining members of the Dromedary and Heron to work on the fortifications and, with their help, to reach the defense more quickly. Furthermore, in order to ensure that both parties can have their needs met, and the victuals for the Cape of Holland are given sufficient and not too hastily consumed by so many more people. It is understood that the Whale will bring in supplies for its 30 guests.
1400 lb. bread, 1 barrel of meat, 1 do. Speck, 1/2 aem olive oil, 1/2 aem vinegar, 1 lot of salt, 270 cans of wine, 3 barrels of barley or ore, and a lot of stockfish, for 3 months.
And the Elephant for 20 men:
1000 lbs. bread, 1 barrel of meat, 1 barrel of speck, 1/2 aem olive oil, 1/2 aem vinegar, a lot of salt, 180 cans wine, a lot of stockfish, 2 barrels of barley or ore, for 3 months.
Of which the chief merchant Riebeeck will pass a proper receipt to the respective chiefs of the aforementioned ships so that they can account for it in Batavia.
And among the aforementioned 20 men of the Elephant, the sub-barber Leendert Leendertsz is also assigned to the Council on the ship Drommedaris, to sail to Batavia.
Boss Sijmon Cornelisz of Amsterdam is also assigned from the ship Reijger to the yacht Goede Hope to perform his duties as a sailmaker on the yacht, for which purpose his salary is hereby increased from 10 to 14 guilders per month, for which his contracted time will be served.
Thus resolved and arrested on the ship Drommedaris, at the dock in Table Bay at Cabo de Boa Esperance, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] DAVIT CONINCK.
[Signed:] REIJNIER EGBERTS.
[Signed:] DANIEL DE BUCQUOY.
[Signed:] ABRAH. WILLEBRANTS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSZ BOTH.
[Signed:] JAN HOOCHSAET.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Total[^13] 50 heads.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Total[^14] 50 heads. In addition to victuals for the same for three months, to help them get back on their feet, and to assist the few remaining members of the Dromedary and Heron to work on the fortifications and, with their help, to reach the defense more quickly. Furthermore, in order to ensure that both parties can have their needs met, and the victuals for the Cape of Holland are given sufficient and not too hastily consumed by so many more people. It is understood that the Whale will bring in supplies for its 30 guests.
1400 lb. bread, 1 barrel of meat, 1 do. Speck, 1/2 aem olive oil, 1/2 aem vinegar, 1 lot of salt, 270 cans of wine, 3 barrels of barley or ore, and a lot of stockfish, for 3 months.
And the Elephant for 20 men:
1000 lbs. bread, 1 barrel of meat, 1 barrel of speck, 1/2 aem olive oil, 1/2 aem vinegar, a lot of salt, 180 cans wine, a lot of stockfish, 2 barrels of barley or ore, for 3 months.
Of which the chief merchant Riebeeck will pass a proper receipt to the respective chiefs of the aforementioned ships so that they can account for it in Batavia.
And among the aforementioned 20 men of the Elephant, the sub-barber Leendert Leendertsz is also assigned to the Council on the ship Drommedaris, to sail to Batavia.
Boss Sijmon Cornelisz of Amsterdam is also assigned from the ship Reijger to the yacht Goede Hope to perform his duties as a sailmaker on the yacht, for which purpose his salary is hereby increased from 10 to 14 guilders per month, for which his contracted time will be served.
Thus resolved and arrested on the ship Drommedaris, at the dock in Table Bay at Cabo de Boa Esperance, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] DAVIT CONINCK.
[Signed:] REIJNIER EGBERTS.
[Signed:] DANIEL DE BUCQUOY.
[Signed:] ABRAH. WILLEBRANTS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSZ BOTH.
[Signed:] JAN HOOCHSAET.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt hier aen lant tot het maecken ende voltrecken van de geprojecteerde fortificatie dagelijckx niet meer als 60 mannen van de schepen Drommedaris , Reijger ende Hope sijn arbeij[de]nde, waermede ‘t selve wat soberen voortgangh neemt, ende langentijt11 aenlopen sall eer wij hier te degen in deffentie sullen cunnen geraecken, alsoo wij met vertreck der voorgen. schepen van deselve al eenige noch soude moeten missen: om die niet al te sober versien met volck na Batavia te laten varen, ende jegenwoordigh de schepen Walvis ende Oliphant den 7en passo. hier aengecomen met vele siecken beladen waervan eenighe aen lant gebracht sijnom12 wat te ververschen ende te reconvaliseren, Soo is bij den Breeden Raet goet gevonden uijt de swackste ende soberste van dien hier aen lant te laten verblijven ende met de volgende schepen uijt Patria te laten navolgen namentlijck van den
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Samen[^13] 50 coppen.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Samen[^14] 50 coppen.
Nevens victualie tot de selve voor 3 maenden omme als wat beginnen op de been te comen, neffens de weijnige die hier van den Drommedaris ende Reijger blijven aen de fortificatie mede wat te helpen wercken ende met der selver hulpe te spoediger in defentie te geraecken, ende op dat na ordre voor d’ een als d’ ander soude mogen geschafft ende de victualie voor de Caep van Hollant mede gegeven wat gestreckt ende niet alte schielijck bij soo veel meerder volcq geconsumeert worden, Soo is verstaen, dat den Walvis voor sijn 30 eeters aen lant sal laten comen
1400 lb. broot, 1 vat vleijs, 1 do. speck, 1/2 aem olij, 1/2 aem asijn, 1 partjie sout,15 270 can wijn, 3 vaten gort of erten ende partije stockvis,voor 3 maenden.16
Ende den Oliphant voor 20 man:
1000 lb. broot, 1 vat vleijs, 1 vat speck, 1/2 aem olij, 1/2 aem asijn, partije sout, 180 can wijn, partije stockvis, 2 vaten gort off erten, voor 3 maenden.
Waervan den oppercoopman Riebeeck de respective opperhooffden der voorgemelte schepen behoorlijcke recepisse sal passeren omme hun daermede op Batavia te cunnen verantwoorden.
Ende onder voorhaelde 20 man van den Oliphant mede gereeckent worden den onderbarbier Leendert Leendertsz bij den Raet gestelt op ‘t schip den Drommedaris omme daer mede na Batavia te varen.
Gelijck mede van ‘t schip den Reijger op ‘t jacht de Goede Hope over g’ordonneert is den bossr. Sijmon Cornelisz van Amsterdam omme op do. jacht sijn dienst als seijlmaker waer te nemen ten welcken eijnde bij desen verbetert is van 10 tot op 14 gl. per maent waervoor sijn verbonden tijt sal uijtdienen.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t sc[h]ip den Drommedaris ter rhede in de Tafelbaij aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] DAVIT CONINCK.
[Signed:] REIJNIER EGBERTS.
[Signed:] DANIEL DE BUCQUOY.
[Signed:] ABRAH. WILLEBRANTS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSZ BOTH.
[Signed:] JAN HOOCHSAET.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Samen[^13] 50 coppen.
Walvis 30
Van den Oliphant 20
Samen[^14] 50 coppen.
Nevens victualie tot de selve voor 3 maenden omme als wat beginnen op de been te comen, neffens de weijnige die hier van den Drommedaris ende Reijger blijven aen de fortificatie mede wat te helpen wercken ende met der selver hulpe te spoediger in defentie te geraecken, ende op dat na ordre voor d’ een als d’ ander soude mogen geschafft ende de victualie voor de Caep van Hollant mede gegeven wat gestreckt ende niet alte schielijck bij soo veel meerder volcq geconsumeert worden, Soo is verstaen, dat den Walvis voor sijn 30 eeters aen lant sal laten comen
1400 lb. broot, 1 vat vleijs, 1 do. speck, 1/2 aem olij, 1/2 aem asijn, 1 partjie sout,15 270 can wijn, 3 vaten gort of erten ende partije stockvis,voor 3 maenden.16
Ende den Oliphant voor 20 man:
1000 lb. broot, 1 vat vleijs, 1 vat speck, 1/2 aem olij, 1/2 aem asijn, partije sout, 180 can wijn, partije stockvis, 2 vaten gort off erten, voor 3 maenden.
Waervan den oppercoopman Riebeeck de respective opperhooffden der voorgemelte schepen behoorlijcke recepisse sal passeren omme hun daermede op Batavia te cunnen verantwoorden.
Ende onder voorhaelde 20 man van den Oliphant mede gereeckent worden den onderbarbier Leendert Leendertsz bij den Raet gestelt op ‘t schip den Drommedaris omme daer mede na Batavia te varen.
Gelijck mede van ‘t schip den Reijger op ‘t jacht de Goede Hope over g’ordonneert is den bossr. Sijmon Cornelisz van Amsterdam omme op do. jacht sijn dienst als seijlmaker waer te nemen ten welcken eijnde bij desen verbetert is van 10 tot op 14 gl. per maent waervoor sijn verbonden tijt sal uijtdienen.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t sc[h]ip den Drommedaris ter rhede in de Tafelbaij aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] DAVIT CONINCK.
[Signed:] REIJNIER EGBERTS.
[Signed:] DANIEL DE BUCQUOY.
[Signed:] ABRAH. WILLEBRANTS.
[Signed:] CLAES JANSZ BOTH.
[Signed:] JAN HOOCHSAET.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.