Cape Council of Policy
719
1682-12-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 719
- Date
- 1682-12-26
- Year
- 1682
English translation
Considering that the sub-merchant, Andries de Man, is at least occupied with three functions: tax, secretarial, and cashier, which he has fulfilled to his complete satisfaction up to now, but due to the multiple occupations, could no longer continue to hold, besides the fact that it is not at all fitting that one person be burdened with so many different functions, it has been deemed appropriate to relieve him of his cashiership and entrust it to the bookkeeper Willem Adriaen van der Stell, assuming the position of dispensary, and to appoint the assistant Adriaen van der Stel as dispensary in his place.
The Commander, having informed the Council of the situation, informed him that at the location where the English ship the Joanna was wrecked east of the Cape last June, not far from shore, there would be some cash lying about, which could easily be recovered and obtained. Therefore, on his advice, it was deemed advisable to send 5 or 6 people there today to make inquiries and, if necessary, to attempt to salvage and return them.
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.
The Commander, having informed the Council of the situation, informed him that at the location where the English ship the Joanna was wrecked east of the Cape last June, not far from shore, there would be some cash lying about, which could easily be recovered and obtained. Therefore, on his advice, it was deemed advisable to send 5 or 6 people there today to make inquiries and, if necessary, to attempt to salvage and return them.
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
Geconsidereert sijnde dat den ondercoopman, Andries de Man, altans is g’occupeert met drij bedieningen, bestaende in ‘t fiscaelsampt, Secrets. en cassier, dewelcke tot dato tot volcomen genoegen heeft waer genomen doch door de veelvoudige occupatie niet wel langer soude connen blijven becleden, behalven dat oock gants niet en voeght, dat een persoon met soo veel verscheijde bedieni[n]gen wert belast, Soo is goet gevonden den selven van sijn cassierschap te ontlasten en ‘t selve op te draegen aen den boeckhouder Willem Adriaen van der Stell, altans de plaets van dispencier becleedende, en weeder in desselfs plaets als dispencier aen te stellen den adsistent Adriaen van der Stel.
De Heer Commandeur den Raadt hebbende g’communiceert hoe dat sijn E. van ter zeijden was g’informeert dat ter plaetse, alwaer ‘t Engelse schip d’ Joanna in de maent Junij jonghstleeden b’oosten de Caap is comen te verongelucken, niet verre van de wal noch eenige contanten soude leggen, die bequaemelijck soude connen werden opgedoocken en gecreegen, weshalven op sijn E. voorstell, goet gevonden is de novo 5 a 6 persoonen derwaerts te zenden om daer naer te inquireren en bij bevindinge, is ‘t doenlijck, trachten te salveeren en herwaerts te brengen.
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.
De Heer Commandeur den Raadt hebbende g’communiceert hoe dat sijn E. van ter zeijden was g’informeert dat ter plaetse, alwaer ‘t Engelse schip d’ Joanna in de maent Junij jonghstleeden b’oosten de Caap is comen te verongelucken, niet verre van de wal noch eenige contanten soude leggen, die bequaemelijck soude connen werden opgedoocken en gecreegen, weshalven op sijn E. voorstell, goet gevonden is de novo 5 a 6 persoonen derwaerts te zenden om daer naer te inquireren en bij bevindinge, is ‘t doenlijck, trachten te salveeren en herwaerts te brengen.
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.