The equipagiemeester117 having now several times made these commandments known the particularly bad and sober constitution of the Comps. Two large sailing chaloupes, named Jupiter and Mercurius, because no repairs have been made to them in this area for several years, and due to the intervening need for more work and the unnecessary use of them on the islands situated here, they have been repeatedly and for a long time now, without being able to use them safely any longer, especially the first-mentioned, named Jupiter, which was brought ashore and beached during the last spring tide for the necessary inspection and subsequently inspected precisely and accurately by commissioners appointed for that purpose, namely the skipper of the "fluitje Bharen," the chief carpenter, and the crew chief, who have recorded their findings in the attached report. served, and here before the meeting exhibits the very sober form of the aforesaid bottom, principally consisting that the doubling of the aforesaid vessel has once been lost and eaten by the worm, the rudder has also been so constituted and is unusable for a longer period, and furthermore is deemed unnavigable in order to be able to be used for a longer period, which having been deliberated upon, it has been found and understood that for the reasons stated above it is recommended that the aforesaid vessel firstly be rebuilt and doubled with Cape planks, in order to see which will first be put in order and further repairs will be made there if one shall deems necessary during the rebuilt, as referred to above. The vessel will be able to serve for some time longer without any further trouble.
Thus resolved 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.