Cape Council of Policy
753
1685-03-24
Minute details
- Entry number
- 753
- Date
- 1685-03-24
- Year
- 1685
English translation
By resolution of the 10th of this month, the Batavian return ships, after those from Ceylon and the Romeijn from Bengal, were arrested not to be detained here any longer than until the 20th of this month. In the meantime, the Ceylon return ships Silversteijn, Coeverden, and Langewijck arrived here safely on the 11th and 13th of the current month, and, together with the other return ships, were prepared to undertake their patriotic voyage at the more preferred time of the 24th of the current month. On the hired ship, the Romeijn from Bengal, this morning, as we intended to give the return ships their dispatch, they would also arrive here. So it was decided by the Honourable. Mr. Ordinary Council and Commissioner Van Goens proposed that, for the greater security of the Company's realm containing the freight shipments amounting to ƒ420,616.6, our previous resolution should not be delayed to such an extent and the fleet's departure delayed long enough for the vessel to depart from here, especially since the skipper is expected to be ready within four, or at the latest five, days. This proposal having been carefully deliberated upon, all members of this meeting unanimously confirmed their honorary proposal. Meanwhile, all reasonable steps will be taken to reach that bottom in time, so that the fleet, with suitable weather and wind, will be able to set sail before the end of this month, when the order of the High Government of India regarding the fleet as a whole has been fulfilled.
Thus done, arrested, and resolved in the Comps. house of Rustenburgh at Cabo de Boa Esperance, on the day, month, and year as before. Signed by order of the Noble Commissioner of Goens, Gillis Borremans, 52 Ete. Approved by Caep de Goede Hoope, 29 March 1685, Gillis Borremans, E. Clercq.
Thus done, arrested, and resolved in the Comps. house of Rustenburgh at Cabo de Boa Esperance, on the day, month, and year as before. Signed by order of the Noble Commissioner of Goens, Gillis Borremans, 52 Ete. Approved by Caep de Goede Hoope, 29 March 1685, Gillis Borremans, E. Clercq.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij resolutie van den10en deeser maent zijnde g’arresteert de Batavische retourscheepen na die van Ceijlon en d’ Romeijn uijt Bengale niet langer als tot den 20en deeser lopende maent alhier op te houden, soo zijn inmiddels de Ceijlonse retourscheepen Silversteijn en Coeverden en Langewijck den 11 en en 13en courant alhier behouden comen in te vallen, en nevens de verdere retourscheepen in staet gebragt om op den nader geprefigeerden tijt van den 24en courant de vaderlantse voijagie te onderneemen, Waer op ‘t gehuerde schip de Romeijn uijt Bengale deesen morgen voordagh, soo als wij de retourscheepen meenden haer depeschie te geeven, meede alhier comende te arriveeren, Soo is door den Edle. Heer Ordinaris Raet en Commissaris Van Goens voorgestelt off men niet om verscheijde consideratien tot te meerder securiteijt van ‘s Comps. rijck daer in geladen retouren ter somma van ƒ420616:6 onse voorgaende resolutie soo verre behoorden te altereeren en ‘t vertreck van de vloot soo lange te traineeren, dat dien bodem in desselfs comp. van hier kan vertrecken, te meer den schipper staet maeckt binne 4, off uijterlijck 5 dagen in gereetheijt te zullen connen weesen; waer op met aendagt gedelibereert zijnde, soo hebben haer alle de leeden deeser vergaderingh met zijn Edle. voorstel eenparigh geconfirmeert; zullende inmiddels alle bedenckelijcke debvoiren werden aengewent om dien bodem soo tijdich vaerdich te krijgen, dat de vloot bij bequaem weeder en wint noch voor het uijteijnde van deese maent sal connen onder zeijl gaen, wanneer d’ ordre van d’ hooge regeeringh van India in ‘t reguart van de vloot in zijn geheel sal voldaen weesen.
Aldus gedaen, g’arresteert en geresolveert in ‘s Comps. thuijn Rustenburgh aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage, maent en jare als vooren. Was geteeckent ter ordonnantie van d’ Edle. Heer Commissaris van Goens Gillis Borremans,52 Ete. Clercq, Simon van der Stel, M. van Luchtenburgh,53 I. van Schinne,54 I. Munnick,55 Carel de Manveljo, Barent Visser, Adriaen Muts, Pr.Rande, Gerrit Krieck, Carsten de Gilde, Adn.Ammans, Andries de Man, J. Cruse, Jan Babtist en Gillis Borremans, Ete. Clercq. Accordeert Caep de Goede Hoope, den 29 Maert 1685, Gillis Borremans, E. Clercq.
Aldus gedaen, g’arresteert en geresolveert in ‘s Comps. thuijn Rustenburgh aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage, maent en jare als vooren. Was geteeckent ter ordonnantie van d’ Edle. Heer Commissaris van Goens Gillis Borremans,52 Ete. Clercq, Simon van der Stel, M. van Luchtenburgh,53 I. van Schinne,54 I. Munnick,55 Carel de Manveljo, Barent Visser, Adriaen Muts, Pr.Rande, Gerrit Krieck, Carsten de Gilde, Adn.Ammans, Andries de Man, J. Cruse, Jan Babtist en Gillis Borremans, Ete. Clercq. Accordeert Caep de Goede Hoope, den 29 Maert 1685, Gillis Borremans, E. Clercq.