Cape Council of Policy
786
1686-05-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 786
- Date
- 1686-05-30
- Year
- 1686
English translation
In the presence of the Honorable Gentlemen of Bevere and the Commander, along with the other members of the Council, except for Sirs Van Keulen, Van Breugel, and Van der Stel.29
The chiefs of the surviving Portuguese ship No. Sta. de los Milagros, having made known by petition in Council, how, after the shipwreck with the King of Portugal, they had salvaged a capital of five hundred thousand rixes, consisting of diamonds, having fortunately landed here and having no hope, chance, or expectation of being able to salvage any of His Highness Mayts's or other goods in or around the wreck, despite the favorable offer from the Honorable Honourable With the Commander's help, they were compelled, in order not to incur unnecessary expense for their King, to abandon the aforementioned wreck and all its belongings, and, at the opportunity of the return ship Emeland, to request permission to sail with it to Holland, accompanied by eleven of her sailors.
After deliberation, it was approved by seven of the chief officers, namely the chief and second merchant, the first mate, the bookkeeper and boatswain, the gunner, and the gunner, to grant their request.
The first four were to be decommissioned in the cabin of the aforementioned ship and lodged in the cabin, if possible; and the rest were placed in the gunner's room according to rank and next to the Comps. servants were modestly imprisoned there, leaving at the disposal of her Ed. Ho. Achtb. the assessment and collection of board and lodging, freight, and other debts, both of her persons and goods. And seven of her sailors, who immediately request to be accepted into the service of the E.C.O., will be assigned to the ships Oosterland and De Beurs, which are moored there, to sail to Batavia and make their request known to the High Government of India. They will be divided, namely four on the former and three on the Amsterdam Exchange, provided that during the voyage they will be held responsible for their board and lodging.31
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] G. v. BEVEREN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. THE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. COLOGNE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secret.
The chiefs of the surviving Portuguese ship No. Sta. de los Milagros, having made known by petition in Council, how, after the shipwreck with the King of Portugal, they had salvaged a capital of five hundred thousand rixes, consisting of diamonds, having fortunately landed here and having no hope, chance, or expectation of being able to salvage any of His Highness Mayts's or other goods in or around the wreck, despite the favorable offer from the Honorable Honourable With the Commander's help, they were compelled, in order not to incur unnecessary expense for their King, to abandon the aforementioned wreck and all its belongings, and, at the opportunity of the return ship Emeland, to request permission to sail with it to Holland, accompanied by eleven of her sailors.
After deliberation, it was approved by seven of the chief officers, namely the chief and second merchant, the first mate, the bookkeeper and boatswain, the gunner, and the gunner, to grant their request.
The first four were to be decommissioned in the cabin of the aforementioned ship and lodged in the cabin, if possible; and the rest were placed in the gunner's room according to rank and next to the Comps. servants were modestly imprisoned there, leaving at the disposal of her Ed. Ho. Achtb. the assessment and collection of board and lodging, freight, and other debts, both of her persons and goods. And seven of her sailors, who immediately request to be accepted into the service of the E.C.O., will be assigned to the ships Oosterland and De Beurs, which are moored there, to sail to Batavia and make their request known to the High Government of India. They will be divided, namely four on the former and three on the Amsterdam Exchange, provided that during the voyage they will be held responsible for their board and lodging.31
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] G. v. BEVEREN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. THE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. COLOGNE.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secret.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid der Ed. Heeren van Bevere en den Commandeur mitsgs. d’ andere leden van den Raad, uijtgesonderd sigrs. Van Keulen, Van Breugel en Van der Stel.29
D’ opperhoofden van ‘t gebleve Portugiesche schip Nra. Sta. de los Milagros hebbende bij requeste in Rade bekent gemaackt, hoe sij na geledene schipbreuk met des koninghs van Portugal geborge capitâl ten bedraghe van vijfhonderd duijsend rixds., bestaande in diamanten, hier geluckig beland zijnde en geen hoop, kans, nog verwagting overig hebbende om iets van Syn Hooghstgemte. Mayts. of andere luijden goederen in of ontrent ‘t wrack te konnen bergen, onangesien de gunstige anbieding van des E.Hr. Commandeurs behulpsame hand, sij genoodsaackt wierden om haar Koning op geen onnodige onkosten te brengen, ‘t voors. wrack met alles dat daaran en toegehoord te verlaten, en bij de gelegentheid van ‘t retourschip Emeland te versoecken met ‘t selve, in geselschap van elff harer matrosen, na Holland over te mogen gaan.
Waarop gedelibereerd zijnde, is goedgevonden an seven van de hooft officieren, namentlijck den opper en onderkoopman, den opperstuurman, den boeckhouder en bootsman, schieman en den konstapel haar versoeck toe te staan.30
Sullende de vier eerste in de cajuijt van ‘t voors. schip gedefroijeerd en in de hut, in dien ‘t mogelijk is, gelogeerd; en de rest in constapelskamer na rang geplaatst en nevens Comps. dienaaren aldaar bescheiden gespeisigt werden, latende ter dispositie van haar Ed. Ho. Achtb. ‘t taxêren en invorderen van ‘t kost en vragtgeld, en andere schulden, so van haar personen als goederen. En sullen seven harer matrosen, die instantelijk versoecken in dienst der E.Comp. angenomen te mogen werden, op de seilrede leggende schepen Oosterland en De Beurs , om daar mede na Batavia te gaan en haar versoeck an de Hooge regering van India bekent te maken, verdeeld werden, te weten vier op ‘t eerste en drie op de Beurs van Amsterdam, mits dat geduurende de reijse voor de kost gehouden sullen zijn matrosewerck te doen.31
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] G. v. BEVEREN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.
D’ opperhoofden van ‘t gebleve Portugiesche schip Nra. Sta. de los Milagros hebbende bij requeste in Rade bekent gemaackt, hoe sij na geledene schipbreuk met des koninghs van Portugal geborge capitâl ten bedraghe van vijfhonderd duijsend rixds., bestaande in diamanten, hier geluckig beland zijnde en geen hoop, kans, nog verwagting overig hebbende om iets van Syn Hooghstgemte. Mayts. of andere luijden goederen in of ontrent ‘t wrack te konnen bergen, onangesien de gunstige anbieding van des E.Hr. Commandeurs behulpsame hand, sij genoodsaackt wierden om haar Koning op geen onnodige onkosten te brengen, ‘t voors. wrack met alles dat daaran en toegehoord te verlaten, en bij de gelegentheid van ‘t retourschip Emeland te versoecken met ‘t selve, in geselschap van elff harer matrosen, na Holland over te mogen gaan.
Waarop gedelibereerd zijnde, is goedgevonden an seven van de hooft officieren, namentlijck den opper en onderkoopman, den opperstuurman, den boeckhouder en bootsman, schieman en den konstapel haar versoeck toe te staan.30
Sullende de vier eerste in de cajuijt van ‘t voors. schip gedefroijeerd en in de hut, in dien ‘t mogelijk is, gelogeerd; en de rest in constapelskamer na rang geplaatst en nevens Comps. dienaaren aldaar bescheiden gespeisigt werden, latende ter dispositie van haar Ed. Ho. Achtb. ‘t taxêren en invorderen van ‘t kost en vragtgeld, en andere schulden, so van haar personen als goederen. En sullen seven harer matrosen, die instantelijk versoecken in dienst der E.Comp. angenomen te mogen werden, op de seilrede leggende schepen Oosterland en De Beurs , om daar mede na Batavia te gaan en haar versoeck an de Hooge regering van India bekent te maken, verdeeld werden, te weten vier op ‘t eerste en drie op de Beurs van Amsterdam, mits dat geduurende de reijse voor de kost gehouden sullen zijn matrosewerck te doen.31
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] G. v. BEVEREN.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] A. v. BREUGEL.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.