Cape Council of Policy
71
1655-07-17
Minute details
- Entry number
- 71
- Date
- 1655-07-17
- Year
- 1655
English translation
The galley Tulp (returned from St. Helena on the 8th of this month) was inspected by the Commander and chiefs of Fort de Goede Hoope, and it was found to be somewhat weakly built, but could nevertheless be strengthened with some gunwales, and also fitted with a fore-top and bowsprit from the Cape Forest. It is also necessary to have sufficient opportunity to strengthen and equip it, so that it would be suitable and sufficient to be able to make another voyage to Madagascar to further investigate the trade that had begun there.
It should also be noted that, because of the rainy season and the fact that the seals cannot gain much benefit from their junk and small traps, it should therefore be superseded by the dry season201, between which time the aforementioned galley would be able to make a trip to the aforementioned large island without any delay. And that the Honorable Governor-General and Council of India, in their letter sent to us on the 10th of February 2022, also believe that our Lord Mrs. In the fatherland, traffic will apparently be inclined, which, according to our hopes, will not happen, it would be most necessary that with another voyage this year, we at least try to keep that trade alive and the King even more inclined towards us, since the sub-merchant Verburgh has recently given him sufficient assurance or hope of our continuation until that order is sent annually, and the King has subsequently promised to have a good supply of rice gathered in advance, etc.
The necessity of this frequentation for this location has been noted, and with due diligence, it has been decided to have the aforementioned galley properly reinforced and made suitable for the aforementioned voyage, as much as is feasible here. For this purpose, it is also understood that it should sail with the first good wind to Saldanha Bay to be cleaned and harpooned there; and, on its return voyage back from Dassen Island, to bring a cargo of shells to a lime kiln for unloading, and then to have it prepared for the aforementioned purpose.
The chief captains of the aforementioned galley have also revealed to us their surrogacy over the person of Michiel Woutersz van Dansicq, who arrived here with the aforementioned galley the Tulp on April 18, 1654, for 13 guilders as sailor-maker, to take the place of the former first boatswain Claes Wopkes, who had been appointed second mate by E. van Goens: because the skipper Samuel Volckersz, at his own request, had been transferred as a passenger to the homeland by the municipality of His E. and the second mate had been reassigned to the skipper's place, this is understood in view of the good testimony of the municipality. Chiefs, to approve the aforementioned surrogacy of the sailmaker as a boatswain, as we do hereby: and in addition to this, to pay him, according to the general article, a salary of 17 guilders per month, effective today, by halving his wages.
And as Jonas de Laguere van Haver, the midshipman Grace, arrived here in 1653, at 10 guilders per ship, and has had it used for water protection since its arrival here, and through his diligence has brought in much water to support the company. common table: sickness, etc., so that, at his many requests and instances, as well as in consideration of his extraordinary diligence and wear and tear on clothes, etc., it is hereby granted to him to earn 15 guilders monthly as a means of protection, provided that he remains obligated to serve his time at the Cape for this purpose: effective this date.
And to maintain good order in the consumption of provisions and victuals, as well as on board as is done here on land, ultimately for the benefit of the E. Compe. As cost-effective as possible, it is understood that the chiefs of the aforementioned garrison will regulate their provision for the general garrison population according to the following order or method, namely:
Here on the Rhine:
At sea.
And if fresh meat, birds, or fish can be obtained in some places without neglecting the Comp's service, then, just as is the case here on land, other costs, especially salt meat and bacon, will be saved in return, and the people will be shorn over a comb both on board and on land, to minimize murmuring among them.
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:] CORNEL(I)S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TYMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES WOPCKES.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
It should also be noted that, because of the rainy season and the fact that the seals cannot gain much benefit from their junk and small traps, it should therefore be superseded by the dry season201, between which time the aforementioned galley would be able to make a trip to the aforementioned large island without any delay. And that the Honorable Governor-General and Council of India, in their letter sent to us on the 10th of February 2022, also believe that our Lord Mrs. In the fatherland, traffic will apparently be inclined, which, according to our hopes, will not happen, it would be most necessary that with another voyage this year, we at least try to keep that trade alive and the King even more inclined towards us, since the sub-merchant Verburgh has recently given him sufficient assurance or hope of our continuation until that order is sent annually, and the King has subsequently promised to have a good supply of rice gathered in advance, etc.
The necessity of this frequentation for this location has been noted, and with due diligence, it has been decided to have the aforementioned galley properly reinforced and made suitable for the aforementioned voyage, as much as is feasible here. For this purpose, it is also understood that it should sail with the first good wind to Saldanha Bay to be cleaned and harpooned there; and, on its return voyage back from Dassen Island, to bring a cargo of shells to a lime kiln for unloading, and then to have it prepared for the aforementioned purpose.
The chief captains of the aforementioned galley have also revealed to us their surrogacy over the person of Michiel Woutersz van Dansicq, who arrived here with the aforementioned galley the Tulp on April 18, 1654, for 13 guilders as sailor-maker, to take the place of the former first boatswain Claes Wopkes, who had been appointed second mate by E. van Goens: because the skipper Samuel Volckersz, at his own request, had been transferred as a passenger to the homeland by the municipality of His E. and the second mate had been reassigned to the skipper's place, this is understood in view of the good testimony of the municipality. Chiefs, to approve the aforementioned surrogacy of the sailmaker as a boatswain, as we do hereby: and in addition to this, to pay him, according to the general article, a salary of 17 guilders per month, effective today, by halving his wages.
And as Jonas de Laguere van Haver, the midshipman Grace, arrived here in 1653, at 10 guilders per ship, and has had it used for water protection since its arrival here, and through his diligence has brought in much water to support the company. common table: sickness, etc., so that, at his many requests and instances, as well as in consideration of his extraordinary diligence and wear and tear on clothes, etc., it is hereby granted to him to earn 15 guilders monthly as a means of protection, provided that he remains obligated to serve his time at the Cape for this purpose: effective this date.
And to maintain good order in the consumption of provisions and victuals, as well as on board as is done here on land, ultimately for the benefit of the E. Compe. As cost-effective as possible, it is understood that the chiefs of the aforementioned garrison will regulate their provision for the general garrison population according to the following order or method, namely:
Here on the Rhine:
At sea.
And if fresh meat, birds, or fish can be obtained in some places without neglecting the Comp's service, then, just as is the case here on land, other costs, especially salt meat and bacon, will be saved in return, and the people will be shorn over a comb both on board and on land, to minimize murmuring among them.
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:] CORNEL(I)S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TYMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES WOPCKES.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den Commandeur ende opperhooffden van ‘t fort de Goede Hoope gevisiteert sijnde ‘t galjot den Tulp (den 8en deser van St. Helena geretourneert) ende bevonden ‘t selve wel wat swack van timmeragie te wesen, maer nochtans hier met eenige knies wel fraij ende hecht te verstercken, mitsgaders oock te cunnen worden versien met een voorstenge ende boeghspriet uijt het Caepse bos: daer oock om benodight is &a. invougen genoeghsame gelegentheijt hebben om selve sulcx te verstercken en versien, dat bequaem ende suffichantsal wesen200 om noch een tochtjen te mogen doen na Madagascar tot nader preuve van den begonnen handel aldaer &a.
Wijders gemerckt dat oock voor als noch aen de robbenvanghst vermits de regentijt, ende dat de robben door hare jonckte noch wat cleijn vallen weijnigh voordeel can gedaen worden, ende dierhalven tot de drooge tijtdaermeede201 dient gesupercedeert, tusschen welcken tijt voorhaelde galijot sonder versuijm genoegh een tochtjen op voorsz groot eijlant soude cunnen doen, Ende dat oock d’ Ed. Hrn. Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India bij hare aen ons gesondene missivevan den10eFeb.202 passo. menen dat onse Hrn. Mrs. in ‘t vaderlant tot die trafficque apparent wel sullen g’inclineert wesen, ‘t welcke na onse hoope soo uijtvallende, dan ten hooghsten nootsaeckelijck ware, dat men met noch een ander tochtjen desen jare dien handel ten minste noch sochte levendigh ende den Coningh te meer tot ons genegen te houden: dewijle doch den ondercoopman Verburgh ao. passo. aen den selven genoeghsame toeseggingh offte hoope heefft gegeven van onse continuatie tot die besendingh jaerlijcx ende den Coningh daer op beloffte van goede partije rijs op voorraet te laten gaderen &a.
Soo is gemerckt de nootsaeckelijckheijt van die frequentatie voor dese plaetse, met rijpheijt van rade goetgevonden ‘t gemelte galjot als voorsz na behoren te laten verstercken ende tot voorhaelde vojagie suffichant ende bequaem te maken, emmers soo veel ons hier doenelijck wesen sal, ten welcken eijnde dan oock verstaen is ‘t selve met d’ eerste goede wint te laten varen na de baij van Saldanha om aldaer ter degen schoon gemaeckt ende geharpuijst te worden; mitsgaders in sijn wederom reijse herwaerts van ‘t Dasseneijlant empassant noch meede te brengen een ladinge schulpen tot een calckoven omme daer van ontladen wesende, dan vorders te laten klaer maken ten eijnde voorsz.
Door d’ opperhooffden van ‘t gemelte galjot ons oock verthoont wesende hare gedane surrogatie over den persoon Michiel Woutersz van Dansicq, hier g’arriveert met voorsz galjot de Tulp 18 April ao. 1654 voor seijlmaecker a 13 gl., tot hooghbootsman203 in plaetse van den gewesen hooghbootsman Claes Wopkes die door d’ E. van Goens tot onderstuijrman was gestelt: vermits den schipper Samuel Volckersz op desselffs versoeck door gem. Sijn E. als passagier na ‘t vaderlant gelargeert ende den onderstuijrman in do. schippersplaetse weder g’avanceert was, soo is verstaen vermits de goede getuijgenisse van gem. opperhooffden, voorhaelde gedane surrogatie des seijlmaeckers tot bootsman t’ approberen, gelijck doen bij desen: ende beneffens dien den selven toe te leggen volgens den generalen articulbrieff bij halveringh van gagie een tractement van 17 gl. ‘s maents heden ingaende.
Ende alsoo Jonas de Laguere van Haver de Grace204 adelborst a 10 gl. ao. 1653 per de Salmander hier te lande gecomen, sigh sedert desselffs aenwesen alhier heefft laten gebruijcken tot wiltschut ende door sijne naerstigheijt veel wilt aengebracht tot onderhout van Comps. gemene tafel: siecken, &a., soo is dat den selven op sijn veelvoudige versoecken ende instantien, als ten aensien van sijn extraordinaire vlijt ende slijtagie aen clederen &a. bij desen tot soulagiment van ‘t een ende ‘t ander wert toegeleijt voortaen als wiltschut te winnen 15 gl. maendelijcks mits gehouden blijvende daer voor sijn verbonden tijt aen de Caap uijt te dienen: ingaende dato deser.
Ende omme goede ordre te houden in de consumptie van de provisien ende victualien soo wel te scheep als hier aen lant gedaen wort, ten eijnde alles voor d’ E. Compe. Soo oncostelijck mochte worden gemaeckt als mogelijck sij, soo is verstaen d’ opperhooffden van ‘t voorsz galijot in ‘t schaffen voor ‘t gemene galijotsvolcq haer te laten reguleren na d’onderstaende ordre offte maniere als te weten:
Hier op de rhee:
In zee.
Ende alsser ergens aen sommige plaetsen versch vleijs, vogels off vis te crijgen sij sonder versuijm van Comps. dienst, soo sal gelijck oock hier aen lant geschiet d’ andere cost insonderheijt soute vleijs ende speck daer tegen verspaert ende alsoo te scheep ende aen lant ‘t volcq over eenen cam geschoren worden, tot te minder oorsaecke van murmuratie onder deselve.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] CORNEL(I)S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TYMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES WOPCKES.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Wijders gemerckt dat oock voor als noch aen de robbenvanghst vermits de regentijt, ende dat de robben door hare jonckte noch wat cleijn vallen weijnigh voordeel can gedaen worden, ende dierhalven tot de drooge tijtdaermeede201 dient gesupercedeert, tusschen welcken tijt voorhaelde galijot sonder versuijm genoegh een tochtjen op voorsz groot eijlant soude cunnen doen, Ende dat oock d’ Ed. Hrn. Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India bij hare aen ons gesondene missivevan den10eFeb.202 passo. menen dat onse Hrn. Mrs. in ‘t vaderlant tot die trafficque apparent wel sullen g’inclineert wesen, ‘t welcke na onse hoope soo uijtvallende, dan ten hooghsten nootsaeckelijck ware, dat men met noch een ander tochtjen desen jare dien handel ten minste noch sochte levendigh ende den Coningh te meer tot ons genegen te houden: dewijle doch den ondercoopman Verburgh ao. passo. aen den selven genoeghsame toeseggingh offte hoope heefft gegeven van onse continuatie tot die besendingh jaerlijcx ende den Coningh daer op beloffte van goede partije rijs op voorraet te laten gaderen &a.
Soo is gemerckt de nootsaeckelijckheijt van die frequentatie voor dese plaetse, met rijpheijt van rade goetgevonden ‘t gemelte galjot als voorsz na behoren te laten verstercken ende tot voorhaelde vojagie suffichant ende bequaem te maken, emmers soo veel ons hier doenelijck wesen sal, ten welcken eijnde dan oock verstaen is ‘t selve met d’ eerste goede wint te laten varen na de baij van Saldanha om aldaer ter degen schoon gemaeckt ende geharpuijst te worden; mitsgaders in sijn wederom reijse herwaerts van ‘t Dasseneijlant empassant noch meede te brengen een ladinge schulpen tot een calckoven omme daer van ontladen wesende, dan vorders te laten klaer maken ten eijnde voorsz.
Door d’ opperhooffden van ‘t gemelte galjot ons oock verthoont wesende hare gedane surrogatie over den persoon Michiel Woutersz van Dansicq, hier g’arriveert met voorsz galjot de Tulp 18 April ao. 1654 voor seijlmaecker a 13 gl., tot hooghbootsman203 in plaetse van den gewesen hooghbootsman Claes Wopkes die door d’ E. van Goens tot onderstuijrman was gestelt: vermits den schipper Samuel Volckersz op desselffs versoeck door gem. Sijn E. als passagier na ‘t vaderlant gelargeert ende den onderstuijrman in do. schippersplaetse weder g’avanceert was, soo is verstaen vermits de goede getuijgenisse van gem. opperhooffden, voorhaelde gedane surrogatie des seijlmaeckers tot bootsman t’ approberen, gelijck doen bij desen: ende beneffens dien den selven toe te leggen volgens den generalen articulbrieff bij halveringh van gagie een tractement van 17 gl. ‘s maents heden ingaende.
Ende alsoo Jonas de Laguere van Haver de Grace204 adelborst a 10 gl. ao. 1653 per de Salmander hier te lande gecomen, sigh sedert desselffs aenwesen alhier heefft laten gebruijcken tot wiltschut ende door sijne naerstigheijt veel wilt aengebracht tot onderhout van Comps. gemene tafel: siecken, &a., soo is dat den selven op sijn veelvoudige versoecken ende instantien, als ten aensien van sijn extraordinaire vlijt ende slijtagie aen clederen &a. bij desen tot soulagiment van ‘t een ende ‘t ander wert toegeleijt voortaen als wiltschut te winnen 15 gl. maendelijcks mits gehouden blijvende daer voor sijn verbonden tijt aen de Caap uijt te dienen: ingaende dato deser.
Ende omme goede ordre te houden in de consumptie van de provisien ende victualien soo wel te scheep als hier aen lant gedaen wort, ten eijnde alles voor d’ E. Compe. Soo oncostelijck mochte worden gemaeckt als mogelijck sij, soo is verstaen d’ opperhooffden van ‘t voorsz galijot in ‘t schaffen voor ‘t gemene galijotsvolcq haer te laten reguleren na d’onderstaende ordre offte maniere als te weten:
Hier op de rhee:
In zee.
Ende alsser ergens aen sommige plaetsen versch vleijs, vogels off vis te crijgen sij sonder versuijm van Comps. dienst, soo sal gelijck oock hier aen lant geschiet d’ andere cost insonderheijt soute vleijs ende speck daer tegen verspaert ende alsoo te scheep ende aen lant ‘t volcq over eenen cam geschoren worden, tot te minder oorsaecke van murmuratie onder deselve.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] CORNEL(I)S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TYMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] CLAES WOPCKES.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.