Cape Council of Policy
787
1686-06-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 787
- Date
- 1686-06-06
- Year
- 1686
English translation
In the presence of the Honourable Commender and all the members.
The Honourable Commender in Council made known how the Lords Siamese ambassadors had verbally requested his assistance in locating their colleague and head of the embassy, who had remained behind, along with some of his entourage; and noting that their request was very reasonable and based on the rights of all nations, and that His Majesty of Siam lived in good intelligence and friendship with the Honourable Commander. It was therefore understood that their loyalty in the service of their king should be treated with Christian love and not given them the slightest cause for displeasure, but, on the contrary, their long-standing correspondence with the Honourable Commanders. To renew and increasingly cultivate servants in Siam through helpfulness and friendly intercourse, thereby dispelling the ill feeling the Portuguese and other nations might have instilled in them about the Dutch, and granting their request; granting them for this purpose a sergeant and ten soldiers, under their escort, and the convenience of two tents with a wagon and cart, along with three steed horses and sufficient provisions, to enable them to achieve their objectives.
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Years and days as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me present J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.
The Honourable Commender in Council made known how the Lords Siamese ambassadors had verbally requested his assistance in locating their colleague and head of the embassy, who had remained behind, along with some of his entourage; and noting that their request was very reasonable and based on the rights of all nations, and that His Majesty of Siam lived in good intelligence and friendship with the Honourable Commander. It was therefore understood that their loyalty in the service of their king should be treated with Christian love and not given them the slightest cause for displeasure, but, on the contrary, their long-standing correspondence with the Honourable Commanders. To renew and increasingly cultivate servants in Siam through helpfulness and friendly intercourse, thereby dispelling the ill feeling the Portuguese and other nations might have instilled in them about the Dutch, and granting their request; granting them for this purpose a sergeant and ten soldiers, under their escort, and the convenience of two tents with a wagon and cart, along with three steed horses and sufficient provisions, to enable them to achieve their objectives.
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Years and days as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me present J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secret.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid van den E.Hr. Commendeur en alle de leden.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur in Rade bekend makende, hoe de Heeren Siamsche ambassadeurs hem bij monde de behulpsame hand tot ‘t opsoeken van hun agtergeblevene amptgenoot, en hoofd der ambassade, mitsgs. enige van desselvs gevolg, versogt hadden; en angemerkt hun versoek seer billijk en op aller volkeren regt gegrond was, en dat Sijn Maijt. van Siam met d’ E.Comp. in goede intelligentie en vrundschap leevde, So is verstaan derselver getrouwigheid ten dienste hares konings met Christlijke lievde te bejegenen en haar geen de minste reden van misnoegen te geven, maar in ‘t tegendeel haar oude correspendentie met de E.Comps. dienaren in Siam , door gedienstigheid en minsame ommegang te vernieuwen, en meer en meer te cultiveren, en daar door ‘t kwade gevoelen dat de Portugiesen en andere natien hun van de Nederlanders mogten hebben ingeboesemd, te benemen, en hun versoek toe te staan; gevende haar ten dien einde een sergeant met thien soldaten om onder derselver geleide en ‘t geriev van twe tenten met wagen en karre nevens drie ried-paarden en genoegsame lijftogt bekwamelijk tot haar oogmerk te konnen geraken.32
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me preasente J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secrt.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur in Rade bekend makende, hoe de Heeren Siamsche ambassadeurs hem bij monde de behulpsame hand tot ‘t opsoeken van hun agtergeblevene amptgenoot, en hoofd der ambassade, mitsgs. enige van desselvs gevolg, versogt hadden; en angemerkt hun versoek seer billijk en op aller volkeren regt gegrond was, en dat Sijn Maijt. van Siam met d’ E.Comp. in goede intelligentie en vrundschap leevde, So is verstaan derselver getrouwigheid ten dienste hares konings met Christlijke lievde te bejegenen en haar geen de minste reden van misnoegen te geven, maar in ‘t tegendeel haar oude correspendentie met de E.Comps. dienaren in Siam , door gedienstigheid en minsame ommegang te vernieuwen, en meer en meer te cultiveren, en daar door ‘t kwade gevoelen dat de Portugiesen en andere natien hun van de Nederlanders mogten hebben ingeboesemd, te benemen, en hun versoek toe te staan; gevende haar ten dien einde een sergeant met thien soldaten om onder derselver geleide en ‘t geriev van twe tenten met wagen en karre nevens drie ried-paarden en genoegsame lijftogt bekwamelijk tot haar oogmerk te konnen geraken.32
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me preasente J. G. DE GREVENBROECK, Secrt.