Cape Council of Policy
72
1655-08-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 72
- Date
- 1655-08-07
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Pursuant to our resolution of the 17th of July, the galley Tulp is present with several gunwales in its stern and reinforced at the stem, etc., as well as being fitted with a newly made topmast, bowsprit, bulkhead, and other necessary items, therefore, in the opinion of the skipper and helmsmen, sufficiently strong and sufficient to make the voyage to Madagascar. Therefore, in accordance with the aforementioned resolution, it is understood that first the cargo prepared for that purpose should be shipped, consisting of various goods, a little thin, iser, loot, and some crammers, both from Comps. Warehouses, as if privately gathered, and to have requisitions made ready and victualed for 25 heads for 5 months, in order to be able to commence the voyage in the name of the Lord in the first day of the coming week, to continue this trade and under the administration of the sub-merchant Fredrick Verburgh, following the instructions to be devised and delivered for that purpose.
And also, in order to explore all the small rivers and bays on the aforementioned island, and to practice trade everywhere there, like the French do, a reasonably smooth-going vessel or barque was necessary for the aforementioned galley, which cannot easily be reached there from here; and the boat of the... galley for which is also too small, as well as to arrive at the island of Mauritius, since the chiefs there at the pass, in the hope of obtaining a yacht for the aforementioned trade from India, intended to establish a suitable vessel for that purpose, which will now mostly be perfect, or if not, some of their other vessels are suitable for that purpose and can be dispensed with, since at present only 30 Comp. servants have been ordered to reside there by the Honorable Mr. General and Council of India, and are therefore for their fishing, etc. Apparently, they won't need that many vessels, especially since no ebony will be chopped or harvested. It has also been approved to allow the aforementioned galley from here, adroicture206, to call at Mauritius, since it can't hinder the voyage to Madagascar at all, but is sufficient for the passenger to arrive there without causing any delay, so that, upon arrival, they can request the commander to enlarge such a vessel. To this end, the commander of this fortress will also write a letter of request to him, so that the commanders can be better prepared for this.
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. 1655.
[Signed:] CORNEL[I]S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TIJMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
And also, in order to explore all the small rivers and bays on the aforementioned island, and to practice trade everywhere there, like the French do, a reasonably smooth-going vessel or barque was necessary for the aforementioned galley, which cannot easily be reached there from here; and the boat of the... galley for which is also too small, as well as to arrive at the island of Mauritius, since the chiefs there at the pass, in the hope of obtaining a yacht for the aforementioned trade from India, intended to establish a suitable vessel for that purpose, which will now mostly be perfect, or if not, some of their other vessels are suitable for that purpose and can be dispensed with, since at present only 30 Comp. servants have been ordered to reside there by the Honorable Mr. General and Council of India, and are therefore for their fishing, etc. Apparently, they won't need that many vessels, especially since no ebony will be chopped or harvested. It has also been approved to allow the aforementioned galley from here, adroicture206, to call at Mauritius, since it can't hinder the voyage to Madagascar at all, but is sufficient for the passenger to arrive there without causing any delay, so that, upon arrival, they can request the commander to enlarge such a vessel. To this end, the commander of this fortress will also write a letter of request to him, so that the commanders can be better prepared for this.
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. 1655.
[Signed:] CORNEL[I]S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TIJMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Achtervolgende onse resolutie van den 17en Julij passo. t’ galjot de Tulp jegenwoordigh met verscheijde knies in sijn rujm ende aen steven &a. versterckt: mitsgaders daer beneffens oock versien sijnde met een nieuwe gemaeckte stengh, boeghspriet, wangh ende andere nootwendigheden, dierhalven na ‘t oordeel van schipper ende stuijrluijden genoeghsaem hecht ende suffichant om de tocht op Madagascar te doen, soo is conform resolutie voorsz verstaen ten eersten in ‘t selve te schepen het cargasoen tot dien handel geprepareert, bestaende in verscheijden deden, weijnigh thin, iser, loot, ende sommige cramerijen, soo uijt Comps. magasijnen, als van particuliere bij een geraept, ende vorders te laten claer maken ende victualieren ten behoeve van 25 coppen voor 5 maenden, om in ‘t eerste van de toecomende weeck in de name des Heeren de reijse te mogen aenvangen, tot vervolgh van dien handel ende onder administratie van den ondercoopman Fredrick Verburgh, achtervolgende de instructie ten dien eijnde te concipieren ende meede te geven.
Ende alsoo omme alle cleijne rivieren ende baijkens aen voorsz eijlant te ondersoecken, ende daer overal gelijck de Francen doen den handel te exerceren, wel nodigh was een redelijck vlot gaende vaertujgh offte barck bij voorn. galjot, ‘t welck van hier niet wel derwaerts te crijgen: ende ‘t schuitjen van do. galjot daer toe oock te cleijn is, mitsgaders aen ‘t eijlant Mauritius wel te becomen soude wesen, vermits d’ opperhooffden aldaer ao. passo. op hope van een jacht tot voorsz handel uijt India te becomen, voornemens waren een bequaem vaertuijgh ten dien eijnde op stabel te stellen, ‘t welcke nu al meest sal volmaeckt, offte des neen, wel eenige van haer ander vaertuijgh daer toe bequaem bij de hant wesen, ende bij haer genoeghsaem cunnen gemist worden, dewijle daer jegenwoordig doch maer 30 Comps. dienaren door d’ Ed. Hrn. Generael ende Raden van India sijn g’ordonneert te resideren, ende daeromme tot hare visserijen, &a. soo veel vaertuijgh apparent wel niet sullen van node hebben, te meer dewijl der doch oock geen ebbenhout gehackt offte gehaelt wort: soo is meede goetgevonden ‘t voorn. galjot van hier adroicture206 voorsz Mauritius te laten aendoen, dewijle ‘t selve doch gansch geen beleth in de reijse na Madagascar geven can, maer genoeghsaem empassant sonder eenige verachteringe te doen sij, omme aldaer gecomen wesende, ‘t opperhoofft tot largeringe van soo een vaertuijgh te versoecken: waer toe den Commandeur deser fortresse oock een missive van versoeck aen den selven sal schrijven, ten eijnde do. opperhooffden daer toe te beter souden mogen werden gedisponeert.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] CORNEL[I]S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TIJMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Ende alsoo omme alle cleijne rivieren ende baijkens aen voorsz eijlant te ondersoecken, ende daer overal gelijck de Francen doen den handel te exerceren, wel nodigh was een redelijck vlot gaende vaertujgh offte barck bij voorn. galjot, ‘t welck van hier niet wel derwaerts te crijgen: ende ‘t schuitjen van do. galjot daer toe oock te cleijn is, mitsgaders aen ‘t eijlant Mauritius wel te becomen soude wesen, vermits d’ opperhooffden aldaer ao. passo. op hope van een jacht tot voorsz handel uijt India te becomen, voornemens waren een bequaem vaertuijgh ten dien eijnde op stabel te stellen, ‘t welcke nu al meest sal volmaeckt, offte des neen, wel eenige van haer ander vaertuijgh daer toe bequaem bij de hant wesen, ende bij haer genoeghsaem cunnen gemist worden, dewijle daer jegenwoordig doch maer 30 Comps. dienaren door d’ Ed. Hrn. Generael ende Raden van India sijn g’ordonneert te resideren, ende daeromme tot hare visserijen, &a. soo veel vaertuijgh apparent wel niet sullen van node hebben, te meer dewijl der doch oock geen ebbenhout gehackt offte gehaelt wort: soo is meede goetgevonden ‘t voorn. galjot van hier adroicture206 voorsz Mauritius te laten aendoen, dewijle ‘t selve doch gansch geen beleth in de reijse na Madagascar geven can, maer genoeghsaem empassant sonder eenige verachteringe te doen sij, omme aldaer gecomen wesende, ‘t opperhoofft tot largeringe van soo een vaertuijgh te versoecken: waer toe den Commandeur deser fortresse oock een missive van versoeck aen den selven sal schrijven, ten eijnde do. opperhooffden daer toe te beter souden mogen werden gedisponeert.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] CORNEL[I]S JANSEN.
[Signed:] TIJMEN EGBERTSZ.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.