Cape Council of Policy
821
1687-03-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 821
- Date
- 1687-03-14
- Year
- 1687
English translation
In the presence of all the members except Oelof Berg.
The Reverend Commendatore, having considered and presented in Council the large number of criminals arrested here at the Castle for these and other crimes, and that likely others are also involved in the same crimes, so that it is to be feared that in short, insufficient prisons would still be available for their protection if they were to intervene in time.
Therefore, for the protection and reassurance of the common good, it was unanimously deemed essential, and it was decided to reinforce this garrison with twenty men from the ship Zalland, which is moored here, with the understanding that if they deem it no longer necessary, they will be sent immediately to India.
And since Jambi is about to be led into the slave trade in Madagascar,4 and that for this purpose round, weighty, and well-stamped Mexican pieces of eight are needed, it has been decided to levy two thousand of them from the aforementioned cargo of Zalland, and to open the aforementioned invoice for this purpose, and to have an equal number of pieces of eight counted from the Comps. cashier in its place.5
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrets.
The Reverend Commendatore, having considered and presented in Council the large number of criminals arrested here at the Castle for these and other crimes, and that likely others are also involved in the same crimes, so that it is to be feared that in short, insufficient prisons would still be available for their protection if they were to intervene in time.
Therefore, for the protection and reassurance of the common good, it was unanimously deemed essential, and it was decided to reinforce this garrison with twenty men from the ship Zalland, which is moored here, with the understanding that if they deem it no longer necessary, they will be sent immediately to India.
And since Jambi is about to be led into the slave trade in Madagascar,4 and that for this purpose round, weighty, and well-stamped Mexican pieces of eight are needed, it has been decided to levy two thousand of them from the aforementioned cargo of Zalland, and to open the aforementioned invoice for this purpose, and to have an equal number of pieces of eight counted from the Comps. cashier in its place.5
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid van alle de leden behalven Oelof Berg.
D’ E. Heer Commendeur overwogen en in Rade voorgedragen hebbende ‘t groot getal der misdadigers over dese en gene wandevoiren hier ten Castele gearresteerd en dat waarschijnlijk nog andere in deselve feiten bewoeld zijn, so dat te vresen staat men in korten niet genoegsame gevangenhuijsen nog manschap t’ harer versekering soude hebben t’ en ware men bijtijds daar in wilde versien.
So is eenparigerstemme tot versekering en gerustheid van ‘t gemeene beste hoognodig gevonden en besloten tot versterking deser besetting twintig koppen van ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip Zalland te ligten, met dien verstande dat so haast men-se hier niet meer sal van noden oordeelen, deselve anstonds na India te sullen versenden.
En nademaal ‘t jagt Jambi tot den slaven-handel op Madagascar in korten staat angeleid te werden4 en dat ten dien einde ronde, wigtige en welgestempelde Mexicânse realen van achten van noden zijn, So is goedgevonden twe duijsend daar van uijt ‘t cargasoen van Zalland voors. te ligten, en ten fine voors. desselvs factura te openen, en gelijk getal stukken van agten uijt ‘s Comps. cassa in derselver plaats te doen tellen.5
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. 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, Secrts.
D’ E. Heer Commendeur overwogen en in Rade voorgedragen hebbende ‘t groot getal der misdadigers over dese en gene wandevoiren hier ten Castele gearresteerd en dat waarschijnlijk nog andere in deselve feiten bewoeld zijn, so dat te vresen staat men in korten niet genoegsame gevangenhuijsen nog manschap t’ harer versekering soude hebben t’ en ware men bijtijds daar in wilde versien.
So is eenparigerstemme tot versekering en gerustheid van ‘t gemeene beste hoognodig gevonden en besloten tot versterking deser besetting twintig koppen van ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip Zalland te ligten, met dien verstande dat so haast men-se hier niet meer sal van noden oordeelen, deselve anstonds na India te sullen versenden.
En nademaal ‘t jagt Jambi tot den slaven-handel op Madagascar in korten staat angeleid te werden4 en dat ten dien einde ronde, wigtige en welgestempelde Mexicânse realen van achten van noden zijn, So is goedgevonden twe duijsend daar van uijt ‘t cargasoen van Zalland voors. te ligten, en ten fine voors. desselvs factura te openen, en gelijk getal stukken van agten uijt ‘s Comps. cassa in derselver plaats te doen tellen.5
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. 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, Secrts.