Cape Council of Policy
763
1685-09-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 763
- Date
- 1685-09-12
- Year
- 1685
English translation
Whereas we are at least quite short of provisions for the spring ships, which we now meet every day from home, and of all the damage it would be too great for the Company to call upon their young and female cattle, except that the same is not of the required quality for the service of the Company. It was deemed entirely necessary, first of all, to undertake an expedition to the Soeswaase nation, in the hope that we would acquire a reasonable number of sheep there, especially since its captain, recently appointed here, invited us to the cattle trade. A corporal of nine soldiers, equipped with the necessary merchants, would be used for this purpose.
Thus done and arrested at 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.
Thus done and arrested at 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
Dewijle93 wij altans vrij sober van slachtvee voor de schepen van ‘t voorjaar, die wij nu alle dagen uijt vaderlant te gemoet sien, sijn geproviandeert, en van alle te grooten schade voor de Comp. soude wesen haar jongh en moervee aan te spreeken, behalven dat ‘t selve van de vereijste bequaamheijt niet en is, soo is voor den dienst van de Compe. gants nodigh g’oordeelt ten eersten een landttocht na de Soeswaase natie t’ onderneemen, in hoope dat wij aldaar een reedelijck aantal schapen sullen machtigh werden, te meer desselfs capteijn op sijn jongst aanwesen alhier ons tot den veehandel heeft uijtgenoodigt, sullende daar toe werden gebruijckt een corporael94 met 9 soldaten, versien met de vereijste coopmanschappen daar toe nodigh.
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:] CORNLS. 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:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.