Cape Council of Policy
775
1686-03-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 775
- Date
- 1686-03-04
- Year
- 1686
English translation
The captain of the Chenouquan Hottentoots, named Claas, appearing at the meeting, reported that he had understood that some of the Obiquan nation had murdered some Dutchmen who had gone out shooting into the country during the previous year, whereupon the captain, out of his own motive and affection for the East India Company, had marched out with his people to attack the said Obiquas and take over the aforementioned. to take revenge, that he having arrived at the quarters of the aforementioned Obicquas, three women were sent to him by her, with a request to renew and confirm the old friendship between them both, which he, with three of his Hottentoots and a tribute of toback, requested that the captain of the aforementioned Obiquas would come and visit him in his quarters, as was also done the next day by the aforementioned captain with ten of his own, Captain Claas was very kindly entertained and treated by him with the slaughter of a wether, so that he would give Claas the aforementioned the following day. Obiquaas, again entertaining them well in all appearance of friendship, and making them merry in her own way with dancing and drumming, and seeing this as his opportunity, ordered some of his men, in Dutch, to apprehend the said captain of Obiquas, along with his own. This done, he asked Captain Claas if they were inclined to murder some more Dutchmen. To which he was told yes, and immediately gave orders to put the same Obiquas to death, who was consequently executed without delay, sparing him, however, three of them by flight, which was deliberated upon, understood, and resolved upon by the appointed Captain. To honor Claes as a reward for his faithful service with two bunches of copper beads, a roll of 20 lb. Virgin tobacco, an aniseed arrack, 150 lb. of rice, and a pair of coarse socks.
Thus resolved and arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date 129
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. VAN KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Thus resolved and arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date 129
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. VAN KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Original Dutch transcription
Den capitain der Chenouquase Hottentoots, genaamt Claas, ter vergaderinge comparerend, rapporteerde dat hij verstaan hebbende enige der Obiquase natie in den voorleden jaare eenige Nederlanders, in ‘t land uijt schieten gegaan zijnde, hadde vermoort, waar op hij capitaijn uijt eijge motive ende genegentheijt die hij tot d’ E.Comp. hadde, met sijn volck opgebroocken was, om gemelte Obiquas t’ atacqueren ende over d’ voors. moort revengie te nemen, dat hij gecomen zijnde omtrent de cralen van meergemelte Obicquas, door haar tot hem gesonden wierden 3 vrouwen, met versoeck omme d’ oude vrindschap tusschen haar beijde te verniuwen en te bevestigen, dewelcke hij met 3 van sijne Hottentoots ende een vereeringh van toback te rugh sendende, versogt heeft dat den capitain der voors. Obiquas hem in sijn koraal wilde komen besoecken, gelijck oock door den meergemelte capitain met 10 van de sijne des anderen daags is geschiet, werdende van hem capitain Claas met ‘t slaghten van een hamel seer vriendelijck onthaalt ende getracteert, dat hij Claas den volgenden dagh de voorn. Obiquaas weder in alle scheijn van vrintschap wel onthalende, ende hun met dansen ende op de trom slaan op haar manier doende vrolijck wesen, ende sulcx sijn kans schoon siende, aan eenige van de sijne bevolen heeft, in de Nederduijtsche tale, gemelte capitain der Obiquas, benevens de sijne te vatten, ‘t welck gedaan zijnde, hij captn. Claas haar afgevraagt heeft of wel genegen waren weder eenige Nederlanders te vermoorden, waar op hem g’antwoord zijnde van ja, aanstonts order gaf de selve Obiquas om hals te brengen, gelijck oock gevolglijck sonder uijtstel wierde g’executeert, salverende sigh eghter 3 van hun met de vlught, waar op gedelibereert, is verstaan en geresolveert den gemten. captn. Claes tot een belooning van sijnen trouwen dienst te vereeren met 2 bossen kopre kralen, een rol Virgines taback van 20 lb., een ancker anijs arack, 150 lb. rijs en een paar grove koussen.
Aldus geresolveert ende gearresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum uts.129
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. VAN KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
Aldus geresolveert ende gearresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum uts.129
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. VAN KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.