Cape Council of Policy
745
1684-05-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 745
- Date
- 1684-05-30
- Year
- 1684
English translation
Regarding the skipper of the returning ship Oostenburgh, named Jan Speelman, who, in the harsh weather at the southern latitude of 34 degrees 55 m, was stranded there, missing its sails and apparently perished, and was subsequently replaced by the second skipper from Alcmaar, named Jan Salomonsz, who died a few days after his arrival here, once again depriving him of a fit head. It was therefore decided to fill the vacant position with a fit sailor, the skipper of the aforementioned remaining ship, Christoffel de Vosch, nominated for this purpose and appointed on good evidence.
The former wife of the Lord and Mr. Daniel Heijns,9 a former member of the public. Council of Justice of Casteels Battavia and at least on the night of the present return fleet, named Isabella Maria van Veen, addressing her upon request to this meeting, stating that she will be transported during the journey from Battavia to here on the return ship Oostenburgh, on which you are presently informed and ordered by the high government to Batavia was affected by many indignities and impertinent treatment, which, in all reasonableness, when separated from here, continued to increase, we have accepted her request to be allowed to transfer to the return ship 'Het Wapen van Alcmar'.
Taking into consideration that most of the return ships, especially Oostenburgh, will still require quite a bit of carpentry and repair before the bottoms can be brought into complete readiness, as the making of the bolts and other ice work will take most of the time, so that according to all appearances at the earliest 14 days will be necessary before the ships can be brought into complete readiness, and since the usual time has already elapsed that far, the aforementioned is arrested. Return ships should not be detained any longer than until the 15th of the coming month. In the hope that Vice-Commander Cansius10 will appear with the Burgh van Leijde[n] in the meantime, to depart from here together with the fleet, which, given the current constitution of times, is very convenient for the service of the General Company.
The skipper of the admiral's ship the Ridderschap van Hollandt, named Jacob Cool, having requested four iron cannons in Council, each firing 8 lb. of ball, to further defend his ship, has been permitted to take them over from the present flute ship the Cryghsman, destined for Battavia.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, dated 11/04/2018.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] DANIEL HEINS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. COOL
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LOEFHOUWER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] AND. DE MAN, Rt. and Sects.
The former wife of the Lord and Mr. Daniel Heijns,9 a former member of the public. Council of Justice of Casteels Battavia and at least on the night of the present return fleet, named Isabella Maria van Veen, addressing her upon request to this meeting, stating that she will be transported during the journey from Battavia to here on the return ship Oostenburgh, on which you are presently informed and ordered by the high government to Batavia was affected by many indignities and impertinent treatment, which, in all reasonableness, when separated from here, continued to increase, we have accepted her request to be allowed to transfer to the return ship 'Het Wapen van Alcmar'.
Taking into consideration that most of the return ships, especially Oostenburgh, will still require quite a bit of carpentry and repair before the bottoms can be brought into complete readiness, as the making of the bolts and other ice work will take most of the time, so that according to all appearances at the earliest 14 days will be necessary before the ships can be brought into complete readiness, and since the usual time has already elapsed that far, the aforementioned is arrested. Return ships should not be detained any longer than until the 15th of the coming month. In the hope that Vice-Commander Cansius10 will appear with the Burgh van Leijde[n] in the meantime, to depart from here together with the fleet, which, given the current constitution of times, is very convenient for the service of the General Company.
The skipper of the admiral's ship the Ridderschap van Hollandt, named Jacob Cool, having requested four iron cannons in Council, each firing 8 lb. of ball, to further defend his ship, has been permitted to take them over from the present flute ship the Cryghsman, destined for Battavia.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, dated 11/04/2018.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] DANIEL HEINS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. COOL
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LOEFHOUWER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] AND. DE MAN, Rt. and Sects.
Original Dutch transcription
Aangesien den schipper van ‘t retourschip Oostenburgh , genaemt Jan Speelman, in ‘t harde weder op de Zuijder breete van 34 graden 55 m., alwaar ‘t schip Affrica is gebleven, met sijn chaloup is vermist, en naar alle apparentie verongeluckt en doenmaals desselfs plaats is gesupeleert met den tweede schipper van Alcmaar , genaamt Jan Salomonsz, die weijnigh daagen naa sijn arrivement alhier is overleeden, waar door dien boodem andermaal van een bequaam hooft is ontbloot geraackt, Soo is goet gevonden die vacante plaats weder met een wacker zeeman te zupeleeren, sijnde daar toe voorgedraagen en op de goede getuijgenis aangestelt den schipper van ‘t gemelte geblevene Affrica , genaamt Christoffel de Vosch.
De gewesene huijsvrouw van d’ Heer en Mr. Daniel Heijns,9 gewesene lidt in den achtb. Raadt van Justitie des Casteels Battavia en altans s.b.nacht der presente retourvloot, genaamt Isabella Maria van Veen, haar bij request aan dese vergaderingh hebbende g’adresseert, vervattende dat haar geduirende de reijs van Battavia tot herwaarts op ‘t retourschip Oostenburgh , alwaar jegenwoordigh op bescheijden en door de hooge regeringh tot Batavia op g’ordonneert was, waaren aangedaan veele cleijnigheeden en impertinente bejegeninge, die naar alle aparentie, wanneer van hier waaren gescheijden noch meer en meer stonden toe te neemen, zulcx wij haar versoeck op ‘t retourschip ‘t Wapen van Alcmar te mogen overgaan, hebben g’accordeert.
In consideraatie genoomen sijnde dat aen de meeste retourscheepen, in sonderheijt Oostenburgh , noch al vrij wat te timmeren en repareeren sal vallen eer die bodems in volcomen gereetheijt sullen connen werden gebracht, sullende ‘t maeken van de bouts en ander ijserwerck de meeste tijt naa sigh sleepen, zulcx naar alle apparenti[e] op sijn spoedighste noch 14 dagen zullen noodigh wesen alvooren de scheepen in volcomen gereetheijt sullen connen werden gebracht, en d’ wijle d’ ordinarij tijt reets soo verre is verloopen, Soo is g’arresteert de voorn. retourscheepen niet langer als tot den 15 der aanstaand[e] maant aan tehouden, In hoope dat de vice Commandeur Cansius10 met d’ Burgh van Leijde[n] inmiddels zal te voorscheijn comen, om met de vlooth gecombineert van hier te vertrecken, waa[r] aan bij d’ jegenwoordige constitutie van tijden voor den dienst van de generaale Compa. veel geleegen leijt.
Den schipper van ‘t admiraals schip d’ Ridderschap van Hollandt , genaamt Jacob Cool, tot te meerder defentie van sijn schip, in Raade versocht hebbende om vier ijsere stucken canon, schietende ijder 8 lb. bals, Soo is hem toegestaan deselve van ‘t aanwesende fluijtschip d’ Cryghsman , naa Battavia gedestineert, over te neemen.
Aldus g’ressolveert in ‘t Casteel d’ Goede Hoop, datum ut antea.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] DANIEL HEINS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. COOL
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LOEFHOUWER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] AND. DE MAN, Rt. en Sects.
De gewesene huijsvrouw van d’ Heer en Mr. Daniel Heijns,9 gewesene lidt in den achtb. Raadt van Justitie des Casteels Battavia en altans s.b.nacht der presente retourvloot, genaamt Isabella Maria van Veen, haar bij request aan dese vergaderingh hebbende g’adresseert, vervattende dat haar geduirende de reijs van Battavia tot herwaarts op ‘t retourschip Oostenburgh , alwaar jegenwoordigh op bescheijden en door de hooge regeringh tot Batavia op g’ordonneert was, waaren aangedaan veele cleijnigheeden en impertinente bejegeninge, die naar alle aparentie, wanneer van hier waaren gescheijden noch meer en meer stonden toe te neemen, zulcx wij haar versoeck op ‘t retourschip ‘t Wapen van Alcmar te mogen overgaan, hebben g’accordeert.
In consideraatie genoomen sijnde dat aen de meeste retourscheepen, in sonderheijt Oostenburgh , noch al vrij wat te timmeren en repareeren sal vallen eer die bodems in volcomen gereetheijt sullen connen werden gebracht, sullende ‘t maeken van de bouts en ander ijserwerck de meeste tijt naa sigh sleepen, zulcx naar alle apparenti[e] op sijn spoedighste noch 14 dagen zullen noodigh wesen alvooren de scheepen in volcomen gereetheijt sullen connen werden gebracht, en d’ wijle d’ ordinarij tijt reets soo verre is verloopen, Soo is g’arresteert de voorn. retourscheepen niet langer als tot den 15 der aanstaand[e] maant aan tehouden, In hoope dat de vice Commandeur Cansius10 met d’ Burgh van Leijde[n] inmiddels zal te voorscheijn comen, om met de vlooth gecombineert van hier te vertrecken, waa[r] aan bij d’ jegenwoordige constitutie van tijden voor den dienst van de generaale Compa. veel geleegen leijt.
Den schipper van ‘t admiraals schip d’ Ridderschap van Hollandt , genaamt Jacob Cool, tot te meerder defentie van sijn schip, in Raade versocht hebbende om vier ijsere stucken canon, schietende ijder 8 lb. bals, Soo is hem toegestaan deselve van ‘t aanwesende fluijtschip d’ Cryghsman , naa Battavia gedestineert, over te neemen.
Aldus g’ressolveert in ‘t Casteel d’ Goede Hoop, datum ut antea.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] DANIEL HEINS.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. COOL
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LOEFHOUWER.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] AND. DE MAN, Rt. en Sects.