Cape Council of Policy
761
1685-09-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 761
- Date
- 1685-09-05
- Year
- 1685
English translation
At 4 p.m.,
This afternoon, the French ship La Roijale, arriving here on April 21st, departed from Port Louis, intending to sail directly from here to Surat. The lieutenant of the ship La Roijale appeared on shore here, requesting assistance in the name of Mr. Pillaudine, who was also sailing there as designated director of its East India Company. in Souratte, that she, like all nations, might be admitted unrefusally and granted permission to fetch fresh water here, and also to buy some refreshment from the citizens, and to allow her impotent people to come ashore to refresh themselves, as well as to the Director, who is also weak and impotent, to refresh himself with his family at one of the citizens, which would then be carefully deliberated upon, and especially in view of the recently received order of her Highness Ed. in the Fatherland, stipulating that all foreign European nations, being in alliance with our state, will by no means refuse to fetch water and purchase some refreshments from the citizens, but will agree in polite terms and furthermore show them all outward courtesy to keep them out of complaints.89 It is approved and understood that the aforementioned French friends will fully benefit from the effect of their request, as this will not in any way prejudice or disadvantage the European Union.
Thus done and resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
This afternoon, the French ship La Roijale, arriving here on April 21st, departed from Port Louis, intending to sail directly from here to Surat. The lieutenant of the ship La Roijale appeared on shore here, requesting assistance in the name of Mr. Pillaudine, who was also sailing there as designated director of its East India Company. in Souratte, that she, like all nations, might be admitted unrefusally and granted permission to fetch fresh water here, and also to buy some refreshment from the citizens, and to allow her impotent people to come ashore to refresh themselves, as well as to the Director, who is also weak and impotent, to refresh himself with his family at one of the citizens, which would then be carefully deliberated upon, and especially in view of the recently received order of her Highness Ed. in the Fatherland, stipulating that all foreign European nations, being in alliance with our state, will by no means refuse to fetch water and purchase some refreshments from the citizens, but will agree in polite terms and furthermore show them all outward courtesy to keep them out of complaints.89 It is approved and understood that the aforementioned French friends will fully benefit from the effect of their request, as this will not in any way prejudice or disadvantage the European Union.
Thus done and resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Original Dutch transcription
Op namiddaghs te 4 uren87
Van de namiddagh alhier comende te arriveren ‘t Fransche schip La Roijale den 21e April uijt Port Louijs vertrocken, van intentie zijnde van hier directelijck na Suratte te stevenen, van welcken bodem alhier aan land is comen te verschijnen den luijtenant van ‘t schip La Roijale , versoeckende uijt de naam van de Heer Pillaudine,88 daar mede overvarende als gedesigneert directeur wegens haar Oost Indische Comp. in Souratte , dat haar gelijck als bij alle natien ongeweijgert mochte werden toegelaten en permissie vergunt om alhier versch water te mogen halen, en oock met eene eenige verversingh bij de borgers te mogen copen, en hare impotenten aan landt te laten comen om te refrischeren, mitsgaders insgelijcx aan den Heer Directeur die mede swack en impotent is, met sijn familie bij een der borgers te refrischeeren, waar over dan met aandaght gedelibereert zijnde, en insonderheijt gelet op de jongste becomen ordre van haar Hoogh Ed. in ‘t Patria, vervattende dat men alle vreemde Europiaansche natien met onsen staat in allientie zijnde, ‘t water halen mitsgaders eenige refrischementen bij de borgers te mogen copen, geensints sal weijgeren, maar onder beleefde termen accorderen en haar verders alle uijtterlijke beleeftheden aandoen om haar buijten claghten te houden,89 sulcx goetgevonden en verstaan is de voorn. Franse vrinden ‘t effect van haar gedaan versoeck in ‘t geheel te laten genieten, als geensints tot praejudicie of nadeel van d’ E.Comp. comende te strecken.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert 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:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Van de namiddagh alhier comende te arriveren ‘t Fransche schip La Roijale den 21e April uijt Port Louijs vertrocken, van intentie zijnde van hier directelijck na Suratte te stevenen, van welcken bodem alhier aan land is comen te verschijnen den luijtenant van ‘t schip La Roijale , versoeckende uijt de naam van de Heer Pillaudine,88 daar mede overvarende als gedesigneert directeur wegens haar Oost Indische Comp. in Souratte , dat haar gelijck als bij alle natien ongeweijgert mochte werden toegelaten en permissie vergunt om alhier versch water te mogen halen, en oock met eene eenige verversingh bij de borgers te mogen copen, en hare impotenten aan landt te laten comen om te refrischeren, mitsgaders insgelijcx aan den Heer Directeur die mede swack en impotent is, met sijn familie bij een der borgers te refrischeeren, waar over dan met aandaght gedelibereert zijnde, en insonderheijt gelet op de jongste becomen ordre van haar Hoogh Ed. in ‘t Patria, vervattende dat men alle vreemde Europiaansche natien met onsen staat in allientie zijnde, ‘t water halen mitsgaders eenige refrischementen bij de borgers te mogen copen, geensints sal weijgeren, maar onder beleefde termen accorderen en haar verders alle uijtterlijke beleeftheden aandoen om haar buijten claghten te houden,89 sulcx goetgevonden en verstaan is de voorn. Franse vrinden ‘t effect van haar gedaan versoeck in ‘t geheel te laten genieten, als geensints tot praejudicie of nadeel van d’ E.Comp. comende te strecken.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert 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:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.