Cape Council of Policy
869
1688-10-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 869
- Date
- 1688-10-12
- Year
- 1688
English translation
In the presence of all the members except E. Captain De Chavonnes and SS Van der Stel and Linnes.
By way of summary, the Council deliberated and decided to dispatch the galley Noord to Rio de Ja Goa alone,5 as the yacht Centaurus was found to be leaky and unfit for the voyage. The aforementioned galley would be provisioned for four months and manned with its usual crew, plus seven soldiers and Sergeant Louijs Beraut,6 who would rank next to the skipper in the ship's council. The aforementioned galley would also be ordered, upon its return, to run along the coast of Africa and primarily that of Terra de Natal and to call at suitable places, and to attempt to recover the remaining crew of the ship Stavenesse.7 Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN CUIJCK.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
By way of summary, the Council deliberated and decided to dispatch the galley Noord to Rio de Ja Goa alone,5 as the yacht Centaurus was found to be leaky and unfit for the voyage. The aforementioned galley would be provisioned for four months and manned with its usual crew, plus seven soldiers and Sergeant Louijs Beraut,6 who would rank next to the skipper in the ship's council. The aforementioned galley would also be ordered, upon its return, to run along the coast of Africa and primarily that of Terra de Natal and to call at suitable places, and to attempt to recover the remaining crew of the ship Stavenesse.7 Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN CUIJCK.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
In iegenwoordigheid van alle de leden behalven den E.capitain De Chavonnes en ssrs. van der Stel en Linnes.
Bij resumptie is in Raade gedelibereerd en besloten het galjot de Noord na Rio de Ja Goa alleen te depecheren,5 angesien ‘t jagtje Centaurus te lek en tot de reis onbekwaam bevonden word, sullende ‘t voors. galjot voor den tijd van vier maanden geproviandeerd en met sijn gewoonlijk scheeps-volk boven seven soldaten en den sergeant Louijs Beraut6 bemand worden, die rang na den schipper in scheeps-raade hebben sal. Ook sal ‘t galjot voors. gelast werden op sijn wederom komst de wal van Africa en voornamelijk die van Terra de Natal langs te loopen en bekwaame plaatzen an te doen, en ‘t resterende volk van ‘t schip Stavenesse 7 tragten te bergen.
Aldus geärresteerd en beslôten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN CUIJCK.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Bij resumptie is in Raade gedelibereerd en besloten het galjot de Noord na Rio de Ja Goa alleen te depecheren,5 angesien ‘t jagtje Centaurus te lek en tot de reis onbekwaam bevonden word, sullende ‘t voors. galjot voor den tijd van vier maanden geproviandeerd en met sijn gewoonlijk scheeps-volk boven seven soldaten en den sergeant Louijs Beraut6 bemand worden, die rang na den schipper in scheeps-raade hebben sal. Ook sal ‘t galjot voors. gelast werden op sijn wederom komst de wal van Africa en voornamelijk die van Terra de Natal langs te loopen en bekwaame plaatzen an te doen, en ‘t resterende volk van ‘t schip Stavenesse 7 tragten te bergen.
Aldus geärresteerd en beslôten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DIRCK VAN CUIJCK.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.