Cape Council of Policy
752
1685-02-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 752
- Date
- 1685-02-05
- Year
- 1685
English translation
Since the arrested person is at the time when we have resolved to let the return ship, the Burgh van Lijden, depart from here to the ports of our homeland, as has now appeared to appear, and later on the cust Chormandel has arrived here on the way back to our homeland, the rented yacht Juffr. Anna, as well as the letters and papers to our Lords-in-Chief are in readiness, the Noble Commissioner van Goens, the Council, assisted by the skippers of the aforementioned two return boats, once again deliberates [sic] on whether there are any reasons that might cause us to alter our previous resolution regarding this matter, to let the aforementioned to keep ships to the principal return fleet from India longer, in order to depart from here in combination with it, as Her Honor, the High Government of India, in its letter of August 16 of the past year to the Noble Governor and the Councillor to Chormandel in the reguart of Miss Anna, have kindly ordered. This was also communicated to the Commander and the Councillor in loco, but it should be noted that the same reflects on the troubling thoughts that Her Honor, have had concerning the unpeaceful times of our state in Europe, which have now come to an end with the certain news of the Treves47, and no firm position can be made on the return fleet from India, the arrival of which could still take a whole month or longer, taking into account the usual laying days of the same here in the river, where by the aforementioned ships would still have to be held up for a considerable time, to the considerable expense of the Company without that itself, in order to the aforementioned. alluded to the fact that the return ship, the Burgh van Leijden, according to the statement of skippers Nouters and Speelman,49 has been repaired and refitted to such an extent that the voyage to the homeland could be made without the slightest difficulty, and was deemed as suitable for this purpose by them as the Juffr. d’ Anna or any other ship could be, wherefore, after further careful deliberation, for the greatest benefit of the Company. It has been unanimously resolved and approved to adhere to our previous resolution in full, and to allow the aforementioned two return ships to continue their journey to the homeland tomorrow (in God's Name) without further delay.
Thus arrested and resolved at Cabo de Boa Esperance, at the house of Rustenburgh, dated 20th.
By order of the Noble Commissioner Van Goens, ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] BARTHOTONIS NOUTERS.
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[Signed:] JAN BABTIST.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ.
[Signed:] JAN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] I present J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.
Thus arrested and resolved at Cabo de Boa Esperance, at the house of Rustenburgh, dated 20th.
By order of the Noble Commissioner Van Goens, ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] BARTHOTONIS NOUTERS.
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[Signed:] JAN BABTIST.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ.
[Signed:] JAN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] I present J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle46 de g’arresteerde tijdt, wanneer wij geresolveert hebben om ‘t retourschip, de Burgh van Lijden , van hier naa de havenen van ons vaderlant te laten affgaan als nu is coomen te verschijnen, en naderhant van d’ cust Chormandel in retour voor ‘t vaderlant nogh alhier is coomen arriveeren ‘t gehuurde jaght d’ Juffr. Anna , mitsgaders de brieven en papieren aan de Heeren onse Principaele in gereetheijt zijn, soo geeft den Edle. Heer Commissaris van Goens den Raadt, g’assisteert met de schippers van de voorn. bijde retourbodems noghmaals in delibiratie [sic] offer eenige reedenen sijn, die ons van onse voorgaande resolutie, deesen aangaande genoomen, soude connen doen altereeren, om de voorn. bodems naa de principaele retourvlooth uijt India langer te houden, om met deselve gecombineert van hier t[e] connen vertrecken, gelijck haar Edle. de Hooge regeringh van India bij haare missive van dien 16 Augustus des vergangen jaars aan den Edle. Heer Gouverneur en den Raadt tot Chormandel in ‘t reguart van de Juffrouw Anna hebben gelieven te ordoneeren. Waar van aan den Commandeur en den Raadt in loco mede is advertentie gegeven, doch aangemerckt ‘t selve t’ eenemaal reflexie heeft op de becommerlijcke gedaghten die haar hoogh Edle. hebben gehadt noopende de onvredige tijden van onsen staat in Europa , die nu met de seeckere tijdingh van den treves47 zijn coomen te cesseeren, en geen vasten staat op de retourvlooth uijt Indien is te maacken, welckers comst nogh een geheele maant of langer soude connen aanloopen waar bij dan nogh gereeckent de ordinarij leghdaagen van deselve hier ter rheede, waar door de voornoemde bodems nogh een geruijmen lijdt soude moeten werden opgehouden tot merckelijcke lasten van de Comp. sonder dat selve, om d’ voorn. g’allegeerde redeenen48 van eenige nootsaacklijchijt can werden aangesien, te meer ‘t retourschip, de Burgh van Leijden , volgens d’ verclaaringh der schippers Nouters en Speelman altants49 soo verre is gerepareert en vertimmert dat sonder de minste becommeringh de voijagie naa ‘t vaderlant sal connen afleggen, en alsoo bequaam door haar daar toe wert g’oordeelt als de Juffr. d’ Anna off eenige andere bodem soude connen weesen, weshalven naa noghmaale genoomen rijpe delibiratie, voor den meesten dienst van de Compe. met eenparige advisen is geresolveert en goetgevonden bij onse voorgaande resolutie in ‘t geheel te blijven persisteeren, en de voornoemde bijde50 retourbodems sonder verder tijdtsversuijm op morgen (in Godes Naam) haar rijse naa ‘t vaderlant te laaten vervolgen.
Aldus gearresteert en geresolveert aen Cabo de Boa Esperance aen ‘t huijs Rustenburgh , dato uts.
Ter ordonnantie van de Edle. Heer Commissaris Van Goens, ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] BARTHOTONIS NOUTERS.
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[Signed:] JAN BABTIST.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ.
[Signed:] JAN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.
Aldus gearresteert en geresolveert aen Cabo de Boa Esperance aen ‘t huijs Rustenburgh , dato uts.
Ter ordonnantie van de Edle. Heer Commissaris Van Goens, ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] BARTHOTONIS NOUTERS.
51
[Signed:] JAN BABTIST.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ.
[Signed:] JAN SPEELMAN.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.