Cape Council of Policy
716
1682-12-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 716
- Date
- 1682-12-08
- Year
- 1682
English translation
It has been considered57 that the water pump, located in the center of the castle on the square, has never been properly installed and has been completely unsuitable for daily use for some time now. This is primarily due58 to the lack of adequate pump builders, as well as the lead pipes through which the water must be drawn, which has greatly inconvenienced the garrison within the castle. Therefore, it has been decided and understood that the aforementioned pump should be converted into a suitable water well, especially since this can be done without expense within a few days.
Given the frequent consumption of the recently designated native cattle, we are at least equipped with sufficient slaughter animals and sheep for the upcoming return ships from India. Therefore, following previous deliberation, it was deemed appropriate to first initiate an exchange with the Hesse nation (the richest of the cattle being the nearest), in order to have them here before the arrival of the return fleet from India. Sergeant Otto Cruse,59 along with 15 men to assist him with the necessary merchandise, will be used for this purpose.
Thus arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Sects.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Original Dutch transcription
Geconsidireert57 dat de waterpomp, in ‘t midden van ‘t Casteel op ‘t pleijn staende, noch nooijt recht en nu geruijmen tijt herwaerts tot ‘t nootwendigh gebruijck gants onbequaem is geraeckt, ten principaelen ontstaenden58 dat van geen goede pompmaakers sijn voorsien, mitsgaeders dat de loode pijpen waerdoor ‘t water moet werden op gehaelt, t’ eenemael onbequaem sijn geraeckt, waer door men tot gerieff van ‘t guarnisoens volcq binnen ‘t Casteel grootelijcx verleegen is, weshalven goet gevonden en verstaan is, de voorn. pomp tot een waaterput bequaem te maeken, te meer alsoo sulcx sonder oncosten binnen corte daegen can geschieden.
Aengesien door de veelvuldige consumptie van de jonghst aengewesen vaderlants scheepen wij ons althans van genoeghsame slachtbeesten en schaapen voor de aenstaende verwacht werdende retourscheepen uijt India destituijt bevinden, Soo is naer voorgaende deliberaetie goet gevonden een ruijlingh nae de Hessequeas -natie (van de vee rijckste wel de nae bij gelegentste sijnde) ten eersten te doen onderneemen, om deselve noch voor de komst van de retourvlooth uijt India alhier te hebben, sullen daertoe werden gebruijckt als hoofden den sargeant Otto Cruse59 nevens 15 mannen t’ sijnder assistentie met de vereyste coopmanschappen daer toe noodigh.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum ut supra.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. en Sects.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.