Cape Council of Policy
79
1655-11-11
Minute details
- Entry number
- 79
- Date
- 1655-11-11
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Summoned to the ship Amersfoort by the Reverend Commander Pieter Kemp were the skipper Daen Pietersz Lelij and the chief carpenter of the ship 't Slot van Honingen, and to reinforce his council, also the Commander of the Fort de Goede Hoope, as well as those appointed in and for it.
Firstly, the unruly nature of the aforementioned ship Amersfoort, which can barely be kept on course at 7 or 8 speeds.
And secondly, the weakness of the bowsprit, which had developed a large crack in the lowest turbulence.
And then, the aforementioned and the Commander's chief ship's carpenter were summoned to council. It was also advised by the same that it would be helpful to add a somewhat broader skeg to the rudder, as well as to create a channel underneath. After careful deliberation, given the importance of the matter, it was decided that the common rudder should be lifted and then, after further inspection, both the aforementioned carpenters should repair it as best and most necessary.
Furthermore, the skippers of the common ships232 had the bowsprit inspected and found that it was also in dire need of repair. It was also resolved to furnish it with sidewalls, etc., so that it would be sufficient to sail without looking back. To which end, proper order has been established by E., so that the water collection and other necessary work can be progressed and carried out without hindrance.
And thus, while this meeting was held with the Commander of Fort de Goede Hoope, a certain letter was communicated to him from the Lords Directors from the meeting of the 17th, dated 6 October 1654, in which, among other things, they ordered those of the aforementioned fort to, if possible and provided they had suitable vessels, explore the islands of what might be done there, primarily in order to ensure suitable harbors, water, and opportunities for refreshment, etc.
Therefore, after examination of the galley Nachtglas, according to the advice of the chiefs of the same, it is deemed suitable for this purpose, after consultation of the matter and deliberation. It was also agreed to employ the galiot for this purpose and, for this purpose, to have the first one made sail so that it could be sailed out again this summer, with the aim of ensuring that it could be properly recovered with the upcoming return fleet, and, in light of the advice from experience, it was also concluded that, according to the orders of the Lords, this cannot be done with less expense than is currently the case with this galiot, especially since this is the first time it can be done without it.
Thus done and resolved, the ship Amersfoort will anchor in Taeffel Bay at Cape Boa Esperance on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] PIETER KEMP.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HENDRIK GROTENHUIJS.
[Signed:] DAEM PIETERSZ LELY.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Firstly, the unruly nature of the aforementioned ship Amersfoort, which can barely be kept on course at 7 or 8 speeds.
And secondly, the weakness of the bowsprit, which had developed a large crack in the lowest turbulence.
And then, the aforementioned and the Commander's chief ship's carpenter were summoned to council. It was also advised by the same that it would be helpful to add a somewhat broader skeg to the rudder, as well as to create a channel underneath. After careful deliberation, given the importance of the matter, it was decided that the common rudder should be lifted and then, after further inspection, both the aforementioned carpenters should repair it as best and most necessary.
Furthermore, the skippers of the common ships232 had the bowsprit inspected and found that it was also in dire need of repair. It was also resolved to furnish it with sidewalls, etc., so that it would be sufficient to sail without looking back. To which end, proper order has been established by E., so that the water collection and other necessary work can be progressed and carried out without hindrance.
And thus, while this meeting was held with the Commander of Fort de Goede Hoope, a certain letter was communicated to him from the Lords Directors from the meeting of the 17th, dated 6 October 1654, in which, among other things, they ordered those of the aforementioned fort to, if possible and provided they had suitable vessels, explore the islands of what might be done there, primarily in order to ensure suitable harbors, water, and opportunities for refreshment, etc.
Therefore, after examination of the galley Nachtglas, according to the advice of the chiefs of the same, it is deemed suitable for this purpose, after consultation of the matter and deliberation. It was also agreed to employ the galiot for this purpose and, for this purpose, to have the first one made sail so that it could be sailed out again this summer, with the aim of ensuring that it could be properly recovered with the upcoming return fleet, and, in light of the advice from experience, it was also concluded that, according to the orders of the Lords, this cannot be done with less expense than is currently the case with this galiot, especially since this is the first time it can be done without it.
Thus done and resolved, the ship Amersfoort will anchor in Taeffel Bay at Cape Boa Esperance on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] PIETER KEMP.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HENDRIK GROTENHUIJS.
[Signed:] DAEM PIETERSZ LELY.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Door d’ E. heer Commandeur Pieter Kemp aen ‘t schip Amersfoort ontboden sijnde den schipper Daen Pietersz Lelij met den oppertimmerman van ‘t schip ‘t Slot van Honingen , ende tot versterckinge sijnes Raets oock den Commandeur van ‘t fort de Goede Hoope, mitsgaders in ende voor deselve geproponeert-
Eerstelijck d’ ongemaniertheijt des voorhaelden schips Amersfoort met ‘t welcke qualijck op 7 a 8 streecken can cours gehouden worden,
Ende ten anderen de swackheijt van de boeghspriet die onder omtrent de benedenste woelingen een groote crack heefft gecregen,
Ende daer op in Rade geroepen wesende voorhaelde ende oock den Commandeurs opperscheepstimmerl. mitsgaders door deselve g’adviseert dattet aen ‘t roer apparent wel soude te helpen wesen met een schegge ‘t selve wat breeder: mitsgaders oock een geut daer onder in te maecken, soo is na wel genomen deliberatie, ten aensien van de gewichticheijt der saecke goet gevonden gem. roer te laten lichten omme als dan na noch vorder visie ‘t selve sulcx te laten door beyde de gemelte timmerluijden verhelpen als ten besten noch vorder sal g’oordeelt worden te vereijsschen.
Wijders door de schippers van de gem.schepen232 oock ter degen hebbende laten visiteren de boeghspriet ende bevonden dat de selve mede hooghnodigh dient verholpen, Soo is oock geresolveert die soodanigh met wangen &a. te versien dat bastant sal mogen wesen om sonder omkijcken noch langh te mogen varen. Tot welck een ende ander door sijn gedachte E. de behoorlijcke ordre is gestelt ten eijnde ‘t selve oock sonder verlet van ‘t water halen ende ander nodigh werck sal mogen gevordert worden ende voortgaen.
Ende alsoo staende dese vergaderinge bij den Commandeur van ‘t fort de Goede Hoope, wort gecommuniceert seecker missive van de Heren Bewinthebberen uijtte vergaderinge van de 17e in Dato 6 October 1654 aen hem geschreven waerbij deselve onder andren die van voorsz fort ordonneren bij goede occasie ende mits hebbende bequaem vaertuijgh te on [t ]deckend’ eijlanden van233 wat aldaerte doen234 soude mogen wesen principalijck ten reguarde van bequame havens, water ende gelegentheijt tot ververssinge &a.,
Soo is dewijle na examinatie ‘t hier sijnde galijot Nachtglas volgens advijs van de opperhooffden des selffs daer toe wort g’acht bequaem te wesen, na overlegh van saecken ende genomen deliberatie mede goetgevonden do. galijot daer toe te emploijeren ende ten dien eijnde met den alder eersten vaerdich te laten maecken omme in dese somertijt ‘t selve noch te mogen laten uijtrechten, ten eijnde haer opgem. Ed. daer van met d’ aenstaende retourvlote mochten becomen behoorlijck ende seecker advijs van d’ ondervindinge, geconsid[e]reert oock dat ‘t selve na d’ ordre van de Hren. Meesters met geen minder oncosten als nu per dit galijot can gedaen worden, te meer dewijle ‘t hier voor eerst daer toe oock can worden gemist.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t schip Amersfoort g’anckert in de Taeffelbaij aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] PIETER KEMP.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HENDRIK GROTENHUIJS.
[Signed:] DAEM PIETERSZ LELY.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Eerstelijck d’ ongemaniertheijt des voorhaelden schips Amersfoort met ‘t welcke qualijck op 7 a 8 streecken can cours gehouden worden,
Ende ten anderen de swackheijt van de boeghspriet die onder omtrent de benedenste woelingen een groote crack heefft gecregen,
Ende daer op in Rade geroepen wesende voorhaelde ende oock den Commandeurs opperscheepstimmerl. mitsgaders door deselve g’adviseert dattet aen ‘t roer apparent wel soude te helpen wesen met een schegge ‘t selve wat breeder: mitsgaders oock een geut daer onder in te maecken, soo is na wel genomen deliberatie, ten aensien van de gewichticheijt der saecke goet gevonden gem. roer te laten lichten omme als dan na noch vorder visie ‘t selve sulcx te laten door beyde de gemelte timmerluijden verhelpen als ten besten noch vorder sal g’oordeelt worden te vereijsschen.
Wijders door de schippers van de gem.schepen232 oock ter degen hebbende laten visiteren de boeghspriet ende bevonden dat de selve mede hooghnodigh dient verholpen, Soo is oock geresolveert die soodanigh met wangen &a. te versien dat bastant sal mogen wesen om sonder omkijcken noch langh te mogen varen. Tot welck een ende ander door sijn gedachte E. de behoorlijcke ordre is gestelt ten eijnde ‘t selve oock sonder verlet van ‘t water halen ende ander nodigh werck sal mogen gevordert worden ende voortgaen.
Ende alsoo staende dese vergaderinge bij den Commandeur van ‘t fort de Goede Hoope, wort gecommuniceert seecker missive van de Heren Bewinthebberen uijtte vergaderinge van de 17e in Dato 6 October 1654 aen hem geschreven waerbij deselve onder andren die van voorsz fort ordonneren bij goede occasie ende mits hebbende bequaem vaertuijgh te on [t ]deckend’ eijlanden van233 wat aldaerte doen234 soude mogen wesen principalijck ten reguarde van bequame havens, water ende gelegentheijt tot ververssinge &a.,
Soo is dewijle na examinatie ‘t hier sijnde galijot Nachtglas volgens advijs van de opperhooffden des selffs daer toe wort g’acht bequaem te wesen, na overlegh van saecken ende genomen deliberatie mede goetgevonden do. galijot daer toe te emploijeren ende ten dien eijnde met den alder eersten vaerdich te laten maecken omme in dese somertijt ‘t selve noch te mogen laten uijtrechten, ten eijnde haer opgem. Ed. daer van met d’ aenstaende retourvlote mochten becomen behoorlijck ende seecker advijs van d’ ondervindinge, geconsid[e]reert oock dat ‘t selve na d’ ordre van de Hren. Meesters met geen minder oncosten als nu per dit galijot can gedaen worden, te meer dewijle ‘t hier voor eerst daer toe oock can worden gemist.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t schip Amersfoort g’anckert in de Taeffelbaij aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] PIETER KEMP.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] HENDRIK GROTENHUIJS.
[Signed:] DAEM PIETERSZ LELY.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.