Cape Council of Policy
904
1690-05-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 904
- Date
- 1690-05-20
- Year
- 1690
English translation
The Honourable Lord Commander, having announced to the meeting the arrival of the Ceylon companion ships Pampus and Handboog, and subsequently given consideration to how best to proceed with them, is unanimously approved and decided, largely in the interest of the Honourable Commander, noting that the fleet of the first order is now almost ready, and that the aforementioned two ships could be prepared in a few days to continue their journey to the homeland, under the flag of the Reverend Jan Parve and other representatives, to continue their journey to the homeland without leaving them behind here, in order to await the expected return ships from Batavia on uncertain terms and at the expense of the Reverend Company, and in company with them to resume their journey to the homeland.97
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN PARVÉ.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] A. POST.
[Signed:] A. DE BIRD.
[Signed:] H. PLEGHMAN.
[Signed:] DO VAN D' GAAGH.
[Signed:] Ps. VILLERIUS, 1690.
[Signed:] J.P. KOOL.
[Signed:] OTTO VAN THIEL.
[Signed:] JACOB SWAAF.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] P. STIPPERT.
[Signed:] JAN EERLOFFS.
[Signed:] A. FOCKESZ.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
D’ Edle.Heer Commandeur ter vergadering d’ ankomst der Ceijlonse naschepen Pampus en Handboog bekend gemaakt en vervolgens t’ overwegen gegeeven hebbende hoe best met deselve te vervaaren; So is eenpariger stemme ten meesten dienste van d’ E.Comp. goedgevonden en beslôten, gemerkt de vloot der eerste besending nu ten naadsten bij klaar legt, en dat de voors. twe schepen mede in weinig dagen tot ‘t vervorderen harer reise na ‘t vaderland konnen seilvairdig gemaakt worden, deselve onder de vlag van den E. Heer Jan Parve en verdere gesaghebbers hun reis na ‘t vaderland te laaten vervorderen, sonder deselve hier ter rhede agter te laaten, ten einde om de verwagte Bataviase retourschepen op een ongewisse voet en ten koste van d’ E.Comp. hier in te wagten, en in geselschap van deselve hun begonne reis na ‘t vaderland voor te setten.97
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN PARVÉ.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] A. POST.
[Signed:] A. DE VOGEL.
[Signed:] H. PLEGHMAN.
[Signed:] DOE VAN D’ GAAGH.
[Signed:] Ps. VILLERIUS, 1690.
[Signed:] J. P. KOOL.
[Signed:] OTTO VAN THIEL.
[Signed:] JACOB SWAAF.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] P. STIPPERT.
[Signed:] JAN EERLOFFS.
[Signed:] A. FOCKESZ.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.