Cape Council of Policy
878
1689-02-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 878
- Date
- 1689-02-16
- Year
- 1689
English translation
In the presence of all the members, except Mr. Dirk van Cuijk.
The petition of E. Pieter van Helsdingen, designated fiscal in the service of the Royal Dutch Company in Surat, currently on the ship 't Wapen van Alkmâr, anchored here, having been read in Council, contains a request to be allowed to take a slave named Claasje from the Company's slave house to serve as a midwife for his pregnant wife in Batavia. It has therefore been unanimously agreed to grant the supp. his request and to allow him to follow the aforementioned slave, provided that he pays the Company's cashier in Batavia for the fare and return journey, as taxed by the High Government of India, and the Royal Dutch Company. to atone for the damages she would suffer if the aforementioned slave Claasje were to die or run away before her return.30
In the Castle of Good Hope, thus arrested and decided on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
The petition of E. Pieter van Helsdingen, designated fiscal in the service of the Royal Dutch Company in Surat, currently on the ship 't Wapen van Alkmâr, anchored here, having been read in Council, contains a request to be allowed to take a slave named Claasje from the Company's slave house to serve as a midwife for his pregnant wife in Batavia. It has therefore been unanimously agreed to grant the supp. his request and to allow him to follow the aforementioned slave, provided that he pays the Company's cashier in Batavia for the fare and return journey, as taxed by the High Government of India, and the Royal Dutch Company. to atone for the damages she would suffer if the aforementioned slave Claasje were to die or run away before her return.30
In the Castle of Good Hope, thus arrested and decided on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[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 mr. Dirk van Cuijk.
Het versoek-schrivt van den E.Pieter van Helsdingen, gedesigneerde fiscâl ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. na Suratta , thans op ‘t hier ter rhede geankerde schip ‘t Wapen van Alkmâr bescheiden, in Raade geleesen zijnde, inhoudende versoek om uijt ‘s Comps. slavenhuijs een slavinne genaamt Claasje tot vroetvrouw ten dienste van sijn swangere hujsvrouw na Batavia mede te mogen neemen. So is eenpaarig verstaan den suppt. syn versoek toe te staan en hem de voors. slavinne ten fine voorn. te laaten volgen, mits dat hij ter taxatie van de Hooge regering van India kost en vragt geld voor heen en weer reis in ‘s Comps. cassa op Batavia betaale, en de E.Comp. voor de schaade goedspreeke die deselve soude komen te lijden, indien de meergenoemde slavinne Claasje voor haar wederkomst kwame te sterven, of weg te loopen.30
In ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop aldus geärresteerd en beslooten ten dage en jaare als voren.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Het versoek-schrivt van den E.Pieter van Helsdingen, gedesigneerde fiscâl ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. na Suratta , thans op ‘t hier ter rhede geankerde schip ‘t Wapen van Alkmâr bescheiden, in Raade geleesen zijnde, inhoudende versoek om uijt ‘s Comps. slavenhuijs een slavinne genaamt Claasje tot vroetvrouw ten dienste van sijn swangere hujsvrouw na Batavia mede te mogen neemen. So is eenpaarig verstaan den suppt. syn versoek toe te staan en hem de voors. slavinne ten fine voorn. te laaten volgen, mits dat hij ter taxatie van de Hooge regering van India kost en vragt geld voor heen en weer reis in ‘s Comps. cassa op Batavia betaale, en de E.Comp. voor de schaade goedspreeke die deselve soude komen te lijden, indien de meergenoemde slavinne Claasje voor haar wederkomst kwame te sterven, of weg te loopen.30
In ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop aldus geärresteerd en beslooten ten dage en jaare als voren.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.