Cape Council of Policy
863
1688-04-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 863
- Date
- 1688-04-06
- Year
- 1688
English translation
In the presence of all the members except Sr. Ludoviq van der Stel, assumed by the Honourable Gentlemen Jacobus Couper,111 Mr. Jan Bitter112 and Mr. Vincent Paets113 and further, the Broad Council of the present return fleet.
The Honourable Gentlemen Commendators, both in this city and of the present return fleet, having proposed in meeting the necessity to plan and determine a certain day for the departure of the aforementioned return fleet, noting that this has been brought before the court in reasonable readiness. Therefore, after careful consideration of the matter, it has been unanimously decided and, in the interest of our Lords and Masters, approved that the aforementioned fleet should be launched under the flag of the Honourable Gentlemen. Commender Jacobus Couper, no later than the 20th of this month, with all due diligence, to allow them to depart for their homeland; in the hope that in the meantime the further expected return ships might arrive here and that any goods or persons with which the present are impeded might be released on them.
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAS. COUPER.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. BITTERZ, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
114
[Signed:] PR. CUIJCQ V. MIJEROP.
115
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
116
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
117
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
118
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
119
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
The Honourable Gentlemen Commendators, both in this city and of the present return fleet, having proposed in meeting the necessity to plan and determine a certain day for the departure of the aforementioned return fleet, noting that this has been brought before the court in reasonable readiness. Therefore, after careful consideration of the matter, it has been unanimously decided and, in the interest of our Lords and Masters, approved that the aforementioned fleet should be launched under the flag of the Honourable Gentlemen. Commender Jacobus Couper, no later than the 20th of this month, with all due diligence, to allow them to depart for their homeland; in the hope that in the meantime the further expected return ships might arrive here and that any goods or persons with which the present are impeded might be released on them.
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAS. COUPER.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. BITTERZ, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
114
[Signed:] PR. CUIJCQ V. MIJEROP.
115
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
116
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
117
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
118
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
119
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
In iegenwoordigheid van alle de leden behalven sr.Ludoviq van der Stel, assumptis d’ EE.Heeren Jacobus Couper,111 mr. Jan Bitter112 en mr. Vincent Paets113 en verderen Breeden Raad der anwesende retourvloot.
D’ EE.Heeren Commendeurs, so te deser stede als der ter rhede leggende retour-vloot, hebbende in vergadering voorgedragen de noodsaaklijkheid om sekeren dag tot ‘t vertrek der opgemelde retourvloot te beraamen en vast te stellen, gemerkt deselve in tamelijke bereidschap voor ‘t jegenwoordige gebragt is; So is eenstemmig na rijpe overweging van saken verstaan en ten meesten dienste onser Heeren en Meesteren goedgevonden, de meergemelde vloot onder de vlag van den E.Hr. Commendeur Jacobus Couper uijterlijkst den 20 deser maand, God ten naadsten, na ‘t vaderland te laten vertrekken; in hope dat middelerwijl de verdere verwagte retour-schepen hier mogten ankomen en dat men in deselve enige goederen of personen, waarmede de jegenwoordige belemmerd zijn, mogte loosen.
Aldus geärresteerd en beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAS. COUPER.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. BITTERZ, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
114
[Signed:] PR. CUIJCQ V. MIJEROP.
115
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
116
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
117
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
118
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
119
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D’ EE.Heeren Commendeurs, so te deser stede als der ter rhede leggende retour-vloot, hebbende in vergadering voorgedragen de noodsaaklijkheid om sekeren dag tot ‘t vertrek der opgemelde retourvloot te beraamen en vast te stellen, gemerkt deselve in tamelijke bereidschap voor ‘t jegenwoordige gebragt is; So is eenstemmig na rijpe overweging van saken verstaan en ten meesten dienste onser Heeren en Meesteren goedgevonden, de meergemelde vloot onder de vlag van den E.Hr. Commendeur Jacobus Couper uijterlijkst den 20 deser maand, God ten naadsten, na ‘t vaderland te laten vertrekken; in hope dat middelerwijl de verdere verwagte retour-schepen hier mogten ankomen en dat men in deselve enige goederen of personen, waarmede de jegenwoordige belemmerd zijn, mogte loosen.
Aldus geärresteerd en beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAS. COUPER.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. BITTERZ, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
114
[Signed:] PR. CUIJCQ V. MIJEROP.
115
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
116
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
117
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
118
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
119
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.