Cape Council of Policy
865
1688-04-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 865
- Date
- 1688-04-22
- Year
- 1688
English translation
In the presence of all the members, except Sr. Ludoviq van der Stel, assumptis d' EE.Heeren Jacobus Couper, Commendeur of the opposing return fleet, Mr. Jan Bitter, vice-admiral, Mr. Vincent Paets, rear admiral, the merchant Mierop and all the skippers of the foremen. fleet except Carsten de Gilde.
D' Edle.Hr. The Commender as President having announced to the meeting how the return ship, Goudestein, having also arrived here this morning, felt it was of the utmost importance and necessity to the Lords, without wasting a moment’s time, by employing all dubious means and devises, to prepare that richly laden and valuable ship, and in conjunction with the other ships to allow the journey to the homeland to proceed as quickly as possible; noted that it best accords with the orders and intentions of Our Lords and Masters and with those of the High Government of India, and that it would be too perilous a matter to leave that ship here, on an uncertain footing, waiting for the arrival of the last-minute ships, given the little he needs and the short time required to arrange everything, provided they miss the Cape, or can pass by willingly or in order, so that the aforementioned ship would have to undertake the voyage alone, in view of these dangers and in order to grant the sick more respite for their recovery, as some ships are hampered by this and are concerned about new people: Thus, after mature deliberation, it has been decided and largely in the service of the E.Comp. It was decided and approved to have the present return fleet wait another six days after the aforementioned ship Goudestein, in order to furnish it with four gullies and ice-cold bolts of fresh water and whatever else was needed, with a firm decision that, in case it should not be ready after the stated time, the fleet would depart without delaying an hour.124
Thus arrested and decided 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. BITTER, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ
[Signed:] Ps. CUIJCQ v. MIJEROP.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] COERT VAN BRUGGE.
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
[Signed:] J. H. BITTERZ
[Signed:] ALEXANDER SIJMENS.
[Signed:] HENDR. PRONCK.
[Signed:] Me presente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D' Edle.Hr. The Commender as President having announced to the meeting how the return ship, Goudestein, having also arrived here this morning, felt it was of the utmost importance and necessity to the Lords, without wasting a moment’s time, by employing all dubious means and devises, to prepare that richly laden and valuable ship, and in conjunction with the other ships to allow the journey to the homeland to proceed as quickly as possible; noted that it best accords with the orders and intentions of Our Lords and Masters and with those of the High Government of India, and that it would be too perilous a matter to leave that ship here, on an uncertain footing, waiting for the arrival of the last-minute ships, given the little he needs and the short time required to arrange everything, provided they miss the Cape, or can pass by willingly or in order, so that the aforementioned ship would have to undertake the voyage alone, in view of these dangers and in order to grant the sick more respite for their recovery, as some ships are hampered by this and are concerned about new people: Thus, after mature deliberation, it has been decided and largely in the service of the E.Comp. It was decided and approved to have the present return fleet wait another six days after the aforementioned ship Goudestein, in order to furnish it with four gullies and ice-cold bolts of fresh water and whatever else was needed, with a firm decision that, in case it should not be ready after the stated time, the fleet would depart without delaying an hour.124
Thus arrested and decided 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. BITTER, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V. PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ
[Signed:] Ps. CUIJCQ v. MIJEROP.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] COERT VAN BRUGGE.
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
[Signed:] J. H. BITTERZ
[Signed:] ALEXANDER SIJMENS.
[Signed:] HENDR. PRONCK.
[Signed:] Me presente 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, Commendeur der anwesende retourvloot, mr. Jan Bitter, vice-admirâl, mr. Vincent Paets, schout bij nagt, den koopman Mierop en alle de schippers der voors. vloot behalven Carsten de Gilde.
D’ Edle.Hr. Commendeur als Praesident ter vergadering hebbende bekend gemaakt, hoe ‘t retourschip, Goudestein , desen morgen hier mede ter rhede verschênen zijnde, het hoognodig en van ‘t uijterste belangen der Heeren Meesteren was, om sonder een ogenblik tijds te versuijmen, door ‘t anwenden van alle bedenklijke middelen en devoiren, dien rijk belâden en kostelijken bodem klaar te maken en geconjungeerd met d’ andere schepen de reis na ‘t vaderland op ‘t spoedigste te laten vervorderen; gemerkt ‘t best met d’ ordres en intentie onser Heeren en Meesteren en met die van de Hoge regering van India over een komt, en dat ‘t al te hachelijke saak soude zijn dien bodem, om ‘t weinige des hij benodigd is, en geringen tyd die vereijscht word om hem van alles te versien, hier op een onsekeren voet na de komst van de schepen der laatste besending te laten wagten, angesien die de Caab missen, of willens, of met ordre voorbij lôpen konnen, sulx dat dan de meergemelde bodem alleen de reis soude moeten ondernêmen, ten ansien dan deser gevâren en om meerder respijt an de sieken t’ harer genêsing te gunnen, also enige schepen daarmede belemmerd en om nieuw volk bekommerd zijn: So is na rijpe deliberatie verstaan en ten meesten dienste der E.Comp. goed gevonden en beslôten d’ anwesende retourvloot nog ses dagen na ‘t meergemelde schip Goudestein te laten wagten, om ‘t selve middelerwijl van vier knies en ijsere bouts versch water en wes meer benodigd is, te versien, in vast besluijt, ingeval ‘t na exspiratie van den gesetten tijd niet klaar mogte raken, als dan de vloot sonder een uur langer toevens te doen vertrekken.124
Aldus geärresteerd en beslôten 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. BITTER, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V.PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ
[Signed:] Ps. CUIJCQ v. MIJEROP.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] COERT VAN BRUGGE.
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
[Signed:] J. H. BITTERZ
[Signed:] ALEXANDER SIJMENS.
[Signed:] HENDR. PRONCK.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D’ Edle.Hr. Commendeur als Praesident ter vergadering hebbende bekend gemaakt, hoe ‘t retourschip, Goudestein , desen morgen hier mede ter rhede verschênen zijnde, het hoognodig en van ‘t uijterste belangen der Heeren Meesteren was, om sonder een ogenblik tijds te versuijmen, door ‘t anwenden van alle bedenklijke middelen en devoiren, dien rijk belâden en kostelijken bodem klaar te maken en geconjungeerd met d’ andere schepen de reis na ‘t vaderland op ‘t spoedigste te laten vervorderen; gemerkt ‘t best met d’ ordres en intentie onser Heeren en Meesteren en met die van de Hoge regering van India over een komt, en dat ‘t al te hachelijke saak soude zijn dien bodem, om ‘t weinige des hij benodigd is, en geringen tyd die vereijscht word om hem van alles te versien, hier op een onsekeren voet na de komst van de schepen der laatste besending te laten wagten, angesien die de Caab missen, of willens, of met ordre voorbij lôpen konnen, sulx dat dan de meergemelde bodem alleen de reis soude moeten ondernêmen, ten ansien dan deser gevâren en om meerder respijt an de sieken t’ harer genêsing te gunnen, also enige schepen daarmede belemmerd en om nieuw volk bekommerd zijn: So is na rijpe deliberatie verstaan en ten meesten dienste der E.Comp. goed gevonden en beslôten d’ anwesende retourvloot nog ses dagen na ‘t meergemelde schip Goudestein te laten wagten, om ‘t selve middelerwijl van vier knies en ijsere bouts versch water en wes meer benodigd is, te versien, in vast besluijt, ingeval ‘t na exspiratie van den gesetten tijd niet klaar mogte raken, als dan de vloot sonder een uur langer toevens te doen vertrekken.124
Aldus geärresteerd en beslôten 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. BITTER, 1688.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] V.PAETS ADRZ
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ
[Signed:] Ps. CUIJCQ v. MIJEROP.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] MEIJNDERT PRUIJS.
[Signed:] PIETER VIS JAGER.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] S. V. D. BERGH.
[Signed:] COERT VAN BRUGGE.
[Signed:] CORNELIS WISSE.
[Signed:] J. H. BITTERZ
[Signed:] ALEXANDER SIJMENS.
[Signed:] HENDR. PRONCK.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.