Cape Council of Policy
713
1682-10-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 713
- Date
- 1682-10-26
- Year
- 1682
English translation
From the captain of the present English ship d’ Suratse Marchant, Gent. Nathaniel Rijnolds, a petition having been delivered in Council, containing that without our assistance he would not be able to continue his journey to Bantham, where he had been diverted, seeing that during the journey 15 of his best sea and carpenters had died, gr. that there and moreover he was neither present nor hampered with many sick, in such a way that without our assistance he would not have been able to bring his ship to the right roadstead here, in which respect it was necessary to address him to this meeting with a humble request that he might be assisted with 3 or 4 sailors and a carpenter, in addition to a week's provisions for refreshments, in return for grateful payment, with the further addition that without this accommodation his far journey could not progress without great difficulty, to which then the Reverend Ordinary Council, Martinus Pith, and the Reverend Extraordinary Council, Nicolaes Schaegen, grs. The past few minutes of this meeting having been carefully summarized, the matter was contained in three separate general letters written by the Noble Gentlemen, the Commissioner Directors, at the meetings of the 17th to Mr. Commander and Council in person, dated November 21, 1679, June 20, 1680, and January 23, 1681, regarding the subject of how one should behave henceforth regarding the accommodation of this and other European nations upon their arrival here. 45 Thus, after the aforementioned deliberation, it could not be judged, Your Highness. to be the intention that, in the greatest embarrassment, as is evident in this subject, any European nation being compelled to come to this place, will leave it entirely in embarrassment, without in the least assisting it, and especially with the English nation, marked now two years in succession by order of the Noble Governor General and the Right Honourable Councillors of India, the ships from Batavia to refresh the island of St. Helena have arrived, where ours were very politely received by that nation. with everything that ours needed was accommodated for a civil payment. So, after due deliberation and taking into account everything that was relevant to this matter, it was approved and arrested, nevertheless, against the sentiment of Mr. Commander van der Stell, the aforementioned captain of the English ship, to agree to be allowed to buy some refreshments from the freemen, with the restriction, however, that to ensure that no excesses are committed in this regard, the freemen will be inducted46 and no refreshments will be allowed to reach the aforementioned English friends, without first informing Mr. To give the Commander communication, and considering the regularity of the requested carpenter and the necessity of that, it has been found good to let him arrive a carpenter from the existing ships, which are richly provided with them, on condition that upon his arrival in Bantam he will be liable to reimburse the Company for the same costs without indemnity, provided that he treats him well on the voyage and allows him to enjoy such a monthly wage as he is entitled to at the Company, without any deficiency, since his company will enter into their service as soon as possible at the Company. were closed, but due to his urgent request for some sailors, this was approved, with the excuse that they could not be missed.
This being proposed to the meeting by the Honourable Ordinary Councillor Marten Pith, how his Honourable... Commander Van der Stel had been informed that several goods from the cargo of the Burgh van Leijden were still here, which had so far not been able to be shipped to Batavia due to a lack of sufficient ship space. Therefore, on his proposal, it was agreed and understood that the combined skippers of the ships at sea should be ordered to consult with each other, after inspection of the ships, about the quantity of goods that could be shipped off in each ship, with the condition, however, that upon arrival in Batavia, they would be subject to inspection by the crew chief there, and if it were found that they had been able to stow more goods, they would be held accountable for this. Wet goods and other goods most susceptible to spoilage were preferred to other bulky goods and merchandise that are not subject to such deterioration, and whatever remains, which is primarily intended to consist of anchors, ropes, rivets, and masts, should be shipped at the first suitable opportunity.
Standing this meeting ering by the crew chief and constabulary of Casteels, Jacob van de Voorden,47 together with his wife, Jelletie Hartmans, midwife,48 in the service of the E.Comp. here in place, having been informed that they both had now approximately49 remortified here in the aforementioned qualities for nine years, with the understanding that she had been appointed here as a midwife without ever having any connection with the Comp. to have entered into, and if they were now willing to depart for Batavia, especially since this Colony would not suffer any disadvantage from it, since a certain freedwoman lived here who had understood this, and several times these and no women had been assisted and released in the nuisance, except that the aforementioned midwife could not be prevented from staying longer for reasons, and moreover there was no fear that her departure would cause the women at the Cape any embarrassment. So it was understood and approved, despite the intention of Mr. Commander van der Stell, to allow both of the aforementioned persons to depart for Batavia on the ship Alcmar, except for the aforementioned. Jelltje Hartmans will first of all, for the sake of utmost reassurance, demonstrate to the Council that there is no other woman here who has aptly and effectively demonstrated that she has assisted and acted properly to the women who were in that state; in which case her salary will also be transferred from the time that her departure is approved by the Council.
This being proposed to the meeting by the Honourable Ordinary Councillor Marten Pith, how his Honourable... Commander Van der Stel had been informed that several goods from the cargo of the Burgh van Leijden were still here, which had so far not been able to be shipped to Batavia due to a lack of sufficient ship space. Therefore, on his proposal, it was agreed and understood that the combined skippers of the ships at sea should be ordered to consult with each other, after inspection of the ships, about the quantity of goods that could be shipped off in each ship, with the condition, however, that upon arrival in Batavia, they would be subject to inspection by the crew chief there, and if it were found that they had been able to stow more goods, they would be held accountable for this. Wet goods and other goods most susceptible to spoilage were preferred to other bulky goods and merchandise that are not subject to such deterioration, and whatever remains, which is primarily intended to consist of anchors, ropes, rivets, and masts, should be shipped at the first suitable opportunity.
Standing this meeting ering by the crew chief and constabulary of Casteels, Jacob van de Voorden,47 together with his wife, Jelletie Hartmans, midwife,48 in the service of the E.Comp. here in place, having been informed that they both had now approximately49 remortified here in the aforementioned qualities for nine years, with the understanding that she had been appointed here as a midwife without ever having any connection with the Comp. to have entered into, and if they were now willing to depart for Batavia, especially since this Colony would not suffer any disadvantage from it, since a certain freedwoman lived here who had understood this, and several times these and no women had been assisted and released in the nuisance, except that the aforementioned midwife could not be prevented from staying longer for reasons, and moreover there was no fear that her departure would cause the women at the Cape any embarrassment. So it was understood and approved, despite the intention of Mr. Commander van der Stell, to allow both of the aforementioned persons to depart for Batavia on the ship Alcmar, except for the aforementioned. Jelltje Hartmans will first of all, for the sake of utmost reassurance, demonstrate to the Council that there is no other woman here who has aptly and effectively demonstrated that she has assisted and acted properly to the women who were in that state; in which case her salary will also be transferred from the time that her departure is approved by the Council.
Original Dutch transcription
Van wegens den capt. van ‘t presente Engelse schip d’ Suratse Marchant gent. Nathaniel Rijnolds, in Raaden overgelevert sijnde een request, vervattende dat hij sonder onse assistentie sijn reijse nae Bantham , werwaerts gedisteneert is, niet soude connen vervolgen, aengesien staende de reijse 15 sijner beste zee en timmerluijden waeren overleden, mitsgrs. dat daer en boven present noch was belemmert met veele siekelingen, In dier voegen dat hy sonder onse adsistentie niet machtigh soude zijn geweest sijn schip alhier op de rechte reede te brengen, ten welcken opsichte genootsaeckt was hem aen dese vergaderingh te addresseeren met ootmoedigh versoeck, dat hij met 3 a 4 mattroosen en een timmerman mochte werden geadsisteert, nevens een week provisie van verversingh, tegens danckbaere betaelingh te mogen genieten, met verdre bij voeginge, dat sonder die accommodaetie sijn verdre reijs niet sonder groote swaerigheijt soude connen vervorderen, waer op dan bij d’ E. Heer Ordinaris Raat, Martinus Pith, en den E. Hr. Extraordinaris Raat, Nicolaes Schaegen, mitsgrs. de verdre leeden deser vergaederingh met aendacht geresumeert sijnde, de materie vervath bij drie distincte geneeraele[sic] brieven door de Edle. Heeren gecommitteerden Bewinthebberen ter vergaederingen van 17en aen den Hr. Commandeur, en Raat in loco geschreven sub dato 21 November 1679, 20 Junij 1680 en drie en twintigste Jannearij ao. 1681 nopende ‘t subiject hoedaenigh men sigh voortaen ontrent de accommodatie van die en andre Europiaense natie op haer aenkomst alhier soude hebben te gedraegen,45 Soo heeft naer voorgaende genomen delibiratie niet connen geoordeelt werden haer hoogh Edle. intentie te wesen dat men in de grootste verlegentheden, gelijck in cas subiject komt te blijcken, eenige Europiaense natie genootsaeckt sijnde dese plaets daerom aen te doen, t’ eenemael in verlegentheijt sal laeten, sonder haer in ‘t minste te adsisteeren en specialijck met do. Engelse natie, gemerckt nu twee jaeren achter den anderen door ordre van de Edle. Hr. Gouverneur Generael en d’ E.E.Heeren Raaden van India de naeschepen van Batavia om te ververschen ‘t eijlandt St. Helena sijn aen geweest, alwaer de onse door die natie seer beleefdelijck sijn gerecipieert mitgrs. met al ‘t geene, waer om de onse benodight waeren, tegen een civile betalingh sijn geacommodeert, Soo is naer gehouden deliberaetie en gelet op alles wat te deser materie dienende was, goetgevonden ende gearresteert nochtans, tegens het sentiment van den Hr. Commandeur van der Stell, de voorn. capt. van ‘t Engelse schip te consenteeren eenige verversinge van de vrijborgers te mogen koopen, met die restrictie nochtans, dat men tot voorcominge dat daer omtrent geen excessen comen gepleeght te werden, de vrijborgers geinijungeert46 sal werden geen verversinge aen de meer gemelte Engelsche vrinden te laten toekomen, sonder alvoorens daer van aen den Hr. Commandeur communicatie te geven, en in ‘t reguart van de versochte timmerman en d’ nootsaekelijckheijt van dien geconsidereert sijnde, Soo is goet gevonden hem een timmerman van de aen wesende scheepen die daer rijckelijck mede sijn voorsien te laete toecomen, mits dat hij op sijn arrivement tot Bantam den selven costen schaedeloos aen de Comp. sal gehouden sijn te restitueeren mitsgrs. den selven op de reijs wel te tracteeren en soodaenige maendelijcxe gagie te laeten genieten als den selven present bij de Comp. is winnende, sonder eenige defalquati[e], vermits desselfs reek. soo haest in haer dienst komt te treeden, bij d’ Comp. sal werden aff geslooten doch noopende sijn versoeck om eenige mattroosen, sulcx is goetgevonden aen haar onder voorgeven dat deselve niet gemist connen werden, te excuseeren.
Door den E.Hr. Ordinaris Raat Marten Pith ter vergaederingh voor gedragen sijnde, hoe sijn E. van den Hr. Commandeur van der Stel was g’informeert, dat alhier noch waren verscheijde goederen van de ladinge van de Burgh van Leijden , die tot noch toe door gebreck van genoeghsaeme scheepsruijmte Batavia waerts niet hebben connen versonden worden, Soo is op sijn E. voorstel goet gevonden en verstaen de gesamentlijcke schippers van de ter rheede leggende scheepen te gelasten om naer genomen visitatie van de scheepen met malkanderen te overleggen wat quantiteijt van goederen in ijder schip sal conne werden affgescheept, met die voorwaerde nochtans, dat sij op Batavia aengekomen sijnde, sullen subiject wesen door den equipagiemeester aldaer gevisiteert te werden en bij bevindinge, dat sij meerder goederen hadden connen bergen, daer voor aenspreekelijck te zullen wesen, sullende de natte waeren en andre goederen die het meeste bederff onderhavigh sijn voor andre volumneuse goederen en koopmanschappen die sulcx niet subiject sijn, werden geprefereert en ‘t geen dat noch sal moeten over blijven, dat men staat maeckt principael in anckers, touwen, klinckert en masten te zullen bestaen, bij d’ eerste bequame gelegentheijt mede te versenden.
Staande dese vergaederingh door den equipagiemeester en constapel deses Casteels, Jacob van de Voorden,47 mitsgrs. desselfs huijsvrouw,Jelletie Hartmans vroetvrou,48 in dienste der E.Comp. hier ter plaatse, te kennen gegeven sijnde hoe dat sij beijde nu ongevaer49 negen jaeren hier ter plaets in voors. qualiteijten hadden geremoreert, mitsgrs. dat sij als vroetvrouw alhier was aengestelt sonder echter oijt eenigh verbant met d’ Comp. te hebben aengegaen, en als nu genegen waeren om na Batavia te vertrecken, te meer dese Colonie daer door geen nadeel stont te leijden, overmits seeker vrijborgers vrouw hier woonachtigh is die haer daer mede was op verstaende, en verscheijde maelen dese en geene vrouwen in den noot hadden geadsisteert en verlost, behalven dat men de voorn. vroetvrouw tot langer verblijff met reedenen niet en konde constringeeren, daer beneffens niet en was te duchten dat door haer vertreck de vrouwen aen de Caap eenige verlegentheijt sullen comen te leijden, Soo is verstaen en goetgevonden nochtans tegen ‘t zentement van den Hr. Commandeur van der Stell de voorn. beijde persoonen toe te staen om met ‘t schip Alcmar na Batavia te mogen vertrecken, behoudens dat voorn. Jelltje Hartmans alvoorens om de meeste gerustheijt den Raet sal doen blijcken, dat hier noch een andre vrouw is, die bequaem en effective getoont heeft dat se vrouwen die in die staet waeren, geholpen en behoorlijck gehandelt heeft; in welcken gevalle haere gagie oock sal cesseeren van die tijt dat haer vertreck bij den Raat sal wesen geaccordeert.
Door den E.Hr. Ordinaris Raat Marten Pith ter vergaederingh voor gedragen sijnde, hoe sijn E. van den Hr. Commandeur van der Stel was g’informeert, dat alhier noch waren verscheijde goederen van de ladinge van de Burgh van Leijden , die tot noch toe door gebreck van genoeghsaeme scheepsruijmte Batavia waerts niet hebben connen versonden worden, Soo is op sijn E. voorstel goet gevonden en verstaen de gesamentlijcke schippers van de ter rheede leggende scheepen te gelasten om naer genomen visitatie van de scheepen met malkanderen te overleggen wat quantiteijt van goederen in ijder schip sal conne werden affgescheept, met die voorwaerde nochtans, dat sij op Batavia aengekomen sijnde, sullen subiject wesen door den equipagiemeester aldaer gevisiteert te werden en bij bevindinge, dat sij meerder goederen hadden connen bergen, daer voor aenspreekelijck te zullen wesen, sullende de natte waeren en andre goederen die het meeste bederff onderhavigh sijn voor andre volumneuse goederen en koopmanschappen die sulcx niet subiject sijn, werden geprefereert en ‘t geen dat noch sal moeten over blijven, dat men staat maeckt principael in anckers, touwen, klinckert en masten te zullen bestaen, bij d’ eerste bequame gelegentheijt mede te versenden.
Staande dese vergaederingh door den equipagiemeester en constapel deses Casteels, Jacob van de Voorden,47 mitsgrs. desselfs huijsvrouw,Jelletie Hartmans vroetvrou,48 in dienste der E.Comp. hier ter plaatse, te kennen gegeven sijnde hoe dat sij beijde nu ongevaer49 negen jaeren hier ter plaets in voors. qualiteijten hadden geremoreert, mitsgrs. dat sij als vroetvrouw alhier was aengestelt sonder echter oijt eenigh verbant met d’ Comp. te hebben aengegaen, en als nu genegen waeren om na Batavia te vertrecken, te meer dese Colonie daer door geen nadeel stont te leijden, overmits seeker vrijborgers vrouw hier woonachtigh is die haer daer mede was op verstaende, en verscheijde maelen dese en geene vrouwen in den noot hadden geadsisteert en verlost, behalven dat men de voorn. vroetvrouw tot langer verblijff met reedenen niet en konde constringeeren, daer beneffens niet en was te duchten dat door haer vertreck de vrouwen aen de Caap eenige verlegentheijt sullen comen te leijden, Soo is verstaen en goetgevonden nochtans tegen ‘t zentement van den Hr. Commandeur van der Stell de voorn. beijde persoonen toe te staen om met ‘t schip Alcmar na Batavia te mogen vertrecken, behoudens dat voorn. Jelltje Hartmans alvoorens om de meeste gerustheijt den Raet sal doen blijcken, dat hier noch een andre vrouw is, die bequaem en effective getoont heeft dat se vrouwen die in die staet waeren, geholpen en behoorlijck gehandelt heeft; in welcken gevalle haere gagie oock sal cesseeren van die tijt dat haer vertreck bij den Raat sal wesen geaccordeert.