Cape Council of Policy
760
1685-08-29
Minute details
- Entry number
- 760
- Date
- 1685-08-29
- Year
- 1685
English translation
In view of the old Lord Commander's residence, which stood within the formerly demolished Fort, according to the express order of the High Noble Sir Hendrick Adriaan van Reede, Lord of Mijdrecht & a, representing the meeting of the 17th as Commissioner, now that it has already fallen into disrepair to such an extent that only the place previously provisionally appropriated as a bakery for the general garrison remains, and that the said Highness His Ede has expressly ordered that at the first opportunity the aforementioned to understand the bakery within the Castle, as was also the further recommendation of the Reverend Commander before his departure inland, so that the members of this Council together set about finding such a suitable place; until then, having considered the surrounding area in the Castle, no more suitable opportunity could have been found for this than in the cortijn between the bulwarks of Orangie and Nassou, which subsequently was also arrested with common advice in the middle of the aforementioned. to appropriate a suitable and convenient bread bakery for the general garrison, 29 feet long and 14 feet wide,[86] for which the old and still undamaged materials of the aforementioned demolished Lord Commander's residence will be used, as well as, to avoid fire and other mishaps, to cover the roof with tiles, which will provide considerable peace of mind.
Thus done and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. V. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORN. P. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Thus done and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. V. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORN. P. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Original Dutch transcription
Aangesien83 ‘t oude Heer Commandeurs woonhuijs, gestaan hebbende binnen ‘t weleer gedemoljeerde Fort, volgens de expresse gegeven ordre van den Hoogh Edle. Heer Hendrick Adriaan van Reede, Heere van Mijdrecht &a,84 representeerende de vergaderinghe van de 17e als Commissaris, nu reets soo verre is afgebroocken, datter maar eenelijck komt te resteeren de plaats voorheen provisioneel g’ approprieert tot een backerij voor ‘t generaale guarnisoen, en dat hoogh gemelt sijn Ede. expresselijck heeft gelieven te ordonneren met d’ eerste occasie op een bequaame plaats de voorn. backerij binnen ‘t Casteel te begrijpen, gelijck sulcx oock is geweest d’ nader recommandatie van d’ E. Heer Commandeur voor sijn vertreck te landewaart, sulcx de leden van desen Raat gesamentlijck haar gedachten hebben laten gaan tot uijtvinding van een sodanigen bequamen plaats; totdien eijnde rontsom in ‘t Casteel daar naomgesien85 sijnde, heeft men geen accommodabelder gelegentheijt daar toe connen uijt vinden als in de cortijn tusschen de bolwercken Orangie en Nassou, welcken volgend[e] ooc met gemeen advis is g’arresteert in ‘t midden van de voorn. cortijn te approprieeren een bequame en handige brootbackerij voor ‘t generale guarnisoen ten lengte van 29 en breete van veertien voeten,86 waar toe sullen werden gebruijckt van d’ oude en noch deugtsame materiaelen van ‘t affgebrookene Heer Commandeurs woonhuijs voornoemt, mitsgaders tot voortcominge van brant en andere ongelucken ‘t affdack te beleggen met pannen dat veel gerustheijt sal geven.
Aldus gedaan en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum ut supra.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. V. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORN. P. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Aldus gedaan en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum ut supra.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. V. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORN. P. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.