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1687-04-08

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Entry number
822
Date
1687-04-08
Year
1687

English translation

Present omnibus dempto D. Joh. van Keulen, assumed D. D. Daniel Braams,6 Admiral, Crijn Coster,7 Vice Commendeur, and Adrian Verbrugge,8 Rear Admiral. The Right Honourable Lords Commendeur and Admiral, having proposed to the meeting the necessity to set a certain day for the departure of the present return fleet, noting that it has been brought in reasonable readiness for the present; It is therefore unanimously understood and, in the interest of our Lords and Masters, found appropriate to have the aforementioned fleet depart for homeland under the flag of the aforementioned Right Honourable Lord Admiral Daniel Braams no later than the 20th of this month.9

Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope, year and day as above.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] DANIEL BRAEMS.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN. J. KEULEN.

[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.

[Signed:] L. v. STEL.

[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.

[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.

[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.

Original Dutch transcription

Praesentibus omnibus dempto D. Joh. van Keulen, assumptis D. D. Daniel Braams,6 Admiraal, Crijn Coster,7 vice Commendeur, en Adrian Verbrugge8 schout bij nagt. D’ E.E.Heeren Commendeur en Admirâl, hebbende ter vergadering voorgedragen de noodsaaklijkheid om sekeren dag tot ‘t vertrek der anwesende retour-vloot vast te stellen, gemerkt deselve in tamelijke bereidschap voor ‘t tegenwoordige gebragt is; So word eenstemmig verstaan en ten meesten dienste onser Heeren en Meesteren goedgevonden, d’ opgemelte vloot onder de vlag van den voors. E. Heer Admiral Daniel Braams uijterlijk den 20 deses na ‘t vaderland te laten vertrekken.9

Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, jaar en dag als boven.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] DANIEL BRAEMS.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN. J. 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.