Cape Council of Policy
818
1687-02-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 818
- Date
- 1687-02-05
- Year
- 1687
English translation
The captains of the return ship, 't Wapen van Alkmaar, moored here, having presented the Reverend Commender in Council with a list of the goods found in the possession of the deceased skipper Marten Wildvang and the first mate Roelof Pijl, the youngest on the aforementioned ship in the service of the Reverend Company, with the request to be allowed to sell the aforementioned goods for the benefit of the deceased's heirs:
Thus it was unanimously decided, and in the interest of the Reverend Company, approved to have the aforementioned goods sold by public auction to the highest bidder for cash, provided that the proceeds thereof shall be deposited here in the Company. cash was counted, and to be paid into his account.98
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
99
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.
Original Dutch transcription
D’ opperhoofden van ‘t hier ter rhede leggende retourschip, ‘t Wapen van Alkmaar , hebbende den E.Heer Commendeur in Rade over-reikt een lijste der goederen, bevonden bij d’ overledene schipper Marten Wildvang, en den opperstuurman Roelof Pijl, jongst op ‘t voors. schip in dienst der E.Comp. bescheiden, met versoek d’ opgemelte goederen ten voordeel van d’ ervgenamen der afgestorvene te mogen verkopen:
So is eenpariger stemme verstaan, en ten meesten dienste van d’ E.Comp. goedgevonden de meergemelte goederen bij openbare veilinge an den meestbiedende in gereden gelde te laten verkopen, mits dat de penningen daar uijt voortkomende hier in ‘s Comps. cassa geteld,en op sijn rekening goed gedaan te werden.98
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
99
[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.