Cape Council of Policy
807
1686-11-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 807
- Date
- 1686-11-07
- Year
- 1686
English translation
In the presence of all members except ssrs. De Man, Van Keulen, De Chavonnes and Breugel.
Having made known to the E.Her Commendeur in Rade how he had been pressed on the report made to him by the Chief Master Wilhelm ten Damme regarding the serious and vanity-mixed illness of the E.administrator Andries de Man on the first day of the month, in consideration of his duty at the service of the E.Comp. to the sick d' E.E. Hijeronimus Cruse, scoutmaster of the settlement, provided that: to send the fiscal mr. Johannes van Keulen to appear before the secret scribe Joh. Guil. de Grevenbroek, offering all helpful assistance, to ask him whether, in view of his precarious and perilous situation, it would not be in his best interest to have some capable person at his assistance for the closing of the trading books.71 He had previously replied that he did not always require assistance, as long as he could move his tongue, but that this afternoon he had personally approached the Commendeur, requesting, because of the weakness of his body and sight, as well as the ignorance of his clerks in bookkeeping, in addition to the urgent need for the closing, the shopkeeper, Sr. Cornelis Pietersz Linnes was added; this request having been thoroughly considered in Council, it was unanimously decided and approved, due to the necessity of time and scarcity of more qualified persons, to grant it, although it seems to conflict with the E. Comps. order to grant a shopkeeper access to the business books. He was further instructed to ensure that copies of the business books of the previous year were sent to Batavia for filing there.72
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. COLOGNE.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secret.
Having made known to the E.Her Commendeur in Rade how he had been pressed on the report made to him by the Chief Master Wilhelm ten Damme regarding the serious and vanity-mixed illness of the E.administrator Andries de Man on the first day of the month, in consideration of his duty at the service of the E.Comp. to the sick d' E.E. Hijeronimus Cruse, scoutmaster of the settlement, provided that: to send the fiscal mr. Johannes van Keulen to appear before the secret scribe Joh. Guil. de Grevenbroek, offering all helpful assistance, to ask him whether, in view of his precarious and perilous situation, it would not be in his best interest to have some capable person at his assistance for the closing of the trading books.71 He had previously replied that he did not always require assistance, as long as he could move his tongue, but that this afternoon he had personally approached the Commendeur, requesting, because of the weakness of his body and sight, as well as the ignorance of his clerks in bookkeeping, in addition to the urgent need for the closing, the shopkeeper, Sr. Cornelis Pietersz Linnes was added; this request having been thoroughly considered in Council, it was unanimously decided and approved, due to the necessity of time and scarcity of more qualified persons, to grant it, although it seems to conflict with the E. Comps. order to grant a shopkeeper access to the business books. He was further instructed to ensure that copies of the business books of the previous year were sent to Batavia for filing there.72
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. COLOGNE.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[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 van alle de leden behalven ssrs. De Man, Van Keulen, De Chavonnes en Breugel.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur in Rade bekend gemaakt hebbende hoe hij op ‘t rapport hem by den oppermeester Wilhelm ten Damme angaande de sware en met ijdelhoofdigheid vermengde siekte van den E.administrateur Andries de Man op den eersten deser maand gedaan, ‘s daags daaran geprangd was geworden, in betragting sijner pligt ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. tot den kranken d’ E.E. Hijeronimus Cruse, hopman deser besetting, mitsgs. den fiscal mr. Johannes van Keulen, te senden om ten overstaan des geheimschrijvers Joh. Guil. de Grevenbroek, onder anbieding van alle gedienstige hulp, hem af te vragen of niet ten ansien sijns bekommerlijken en hachlijken toestands genegen soude wesen hem d’ een of d’ ander bekwaam persôn t’ sijner adsistentie tot ‘t sluijten der negotie-boeken toegevoegd wierde.71 Dewelcke doenmaals wel geantwoord hadde geen hulp altoos te benodigen, so lange sijn tong roeren konde, dog dat hij heden namiddag sig in persôn by hem Commendeur vervoegd hadde, versoekende om de swackheid sijns lichaams en gesigts, mitsgaders d’ onkunde sijner klercken in ‘t boekhouden, nevens d’ andringende tyd tot ‘t sluijten derselver vereijscht, hem tot adsistentie de winckelier, sr. Cornelis Pietersz Linnes bijgevoegd wierde; welk versoek rijpelijk in Rade overwogen zijnde, So is met eenparige stemmen wegens noodlijkheid des tijds en schaarsheid bekwamer personen, goedgevonden en besloten ‘t selve in te willigen, onangesien ‘t eniger maten met der E.Comps. ordres schijnd te strijden an een winckelier tot de negotieboeken toegang te vergunnen, sullende deselve bovendien gelast werden sorge te dragen, dat der negotie-boeken des lestledene jaars afschriften na Batavia om aldaar op te leggen, versonden werden.72
Aldus geärresteerd 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:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur in Rade bekend gemaakt hebbende hoe hij op ‘t rapport hem by den oppermeester Wilhelm ten Damme angaande de sware en met ijdelhoofdigheid vermengde siekte van den E.administrateur Andries de Man op den eersten deser maand gedaan, ‘s daags daaran geprangd was geworden, in betragting sijner pligt ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. tot den kranken d’ E.E. Hijeronimus Cruse, hopman deser besetting, mitsgs. den fiscal mr. Johannes van Keulen, te senden om ten overstaan des geheimschrijvers Joh. Guil. de Grevenbroek, onder anbieding van alle gedienstige hulp, hem af te vragen of niet ten ansien sijns bekommerlijken en hachlijken toestands genegen soude wesen hem d’ een of d’ ander bekwaam persôn t’ sijner adsistentie tot ‘t sluijten der negotie-boeken toegevoegd wierde.71 Dewelcke doenmaals wel geantwoord hadde geen hulp altoos te benodigen, so lange sijn tong roeren konde, dog dat hij heden namiddag sig in persôn by hem Commendeur vervoegd hadde, versoekende om de swackheid sijns lichaams en gesigts, mitsgaders d’ onkunde sijner klercken in ‘t boekhouden, nevens d’ andringende tyd tot ‘t sluijten derselver vereijscht, hem tot adsistentie de winckelier, sr. Cornelis Pietersz Linnes bijgevoegd wierde; welk versoek rijpelijk in Rade overwogen zijnde, So is met eenparige stemmen wegens noodlijkheid des tijds en schaarsheid bekwamer personen, goedgevonden en besloten ‘t selve in te willigen, onangesien ‘t eniger maten met der E.Comps. ordres schijnd te strijden an een winckelier tot de negotieboeken toegang te vergunnen, sullende deselve bovendien gelast werden sorge te dragen, dat der negotie-boeken des lestledene jaars afschriften na Batavia om aldaar op te leggen, versonden werden.72
Aldus geärresteerd 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:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.