Cape Council of Policy
934
1691-06-25
Minute details
- Entry number
- 934
- Date
- 1691-06-25
- Year
- 1691
English translation
In the presence of all the members, assumptis d'E. Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commander of the opposing return fleet, provided that: Bruijn Jansz,21 Cornelis Sman,22 Gillis Brouwer,23 Pieter Goedland,24 Gerrit Kriek, Huijbert Hoffen,25 Balthes Doen, Jan Michielsz and Jan Nobel, all skippers employed by the E.Comp. modest return fleet anchored here at Rhede.
D'Edle. Having nominated the Lord Governor at the meeting and announced how three distinct and successive with 's Comps were still in his custody and custody. from incoming ships brought here closed letters, written by the Lords Plenipotentiary Directors for secret matters, and addressed to the Commander of Our Lordships' return fleet expected here this year, and noting that they might contain something that was not contained in the letter handed to E. Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commander of the attending return fleet, in a meeting on the 16th of this month: Thus it is largely in the service of the E. Comp. and for greater peace of mind and assurance of everyone's duty, to ensure the prosperity of our Lords, the masters, unanimously understood and decided to hand over the separate three repaid letters to the E. de Ruhe and to authorize him to open and read them, in order to arrange the contents of them for the service of the return fleet and the community, and after the lecture has been taken, the more-mentioned letters with syn E. cachet, and thus closed the Ed. Mr. to be handed over again to the Governor to hand over to the Batavian return ships.
Verders is at the service of d'E.Comp. We have unanimously agreed and decided to allow the yacht "D' Engel Michael" to depart for the homeland, along with the galley "D' Alida," with the return fleet at its service. We will also divide the said fleet into two crew members, sent here by our Lord Masters for this purpose, while the third will remain here to be used on the expected return ships to Batavia.
And in order not to leave the aforementioned fleet without capable commanders, it has been unanimously agreed and decided to appoint skipper Gillis Brouwer as vice-commander on it, with the order that he will fly the fore-mast flag on the ship "Goudestein" during the voyage.
And finally, it has also been agreed to appoint skipper Cornelis Sman as rear admiral of the aforementioned fleet, with the charge to fly the flag from the topmast while at sea, and furthermore to bear both of them as befits loyal, pious, and honorable Comps. servants, to respect and obey their aforementioned Commander, and to support Syn E. in all matters with advice and action.
Thus arrested and confined at the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] D. RUHE.
[Signed:] PIETER GOEDLANDT.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
[Signed:] N. DE JONGE VAN SIRJANSLANDT.
[Signed:] B. DOEN.
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
[Signed:] JAN MICHIELSZ.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN NOBEL.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] GILLIS BROUWER.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D'Edle. Having nominated the Lord Governor at the meeting and announced how three distinct and successive with 's Comps were still in his custody and custody. from incoming ships brought here closed letters, written by the Lords Plenipotentiary Directors for secret matters, and addressed to the Commander of Our Lordships' return fleet expected here this year, and noting that they might contain something that was not contained in the letter handed to E. Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commander of the attending return fleet, in a meeting on the 16th of this month: Thus it is largely in the service of the E. Comp. and for greater peace of mind and assurance of everyone's duty, to ensure the prosperity of our Lords, the masters, unanimously understood and decided to hand over the separate three repaid letters to the E. de Ruhe and to authorize him to open and read them, in order to arrange the contents of them for the service of the return fleet and the community, and after the lecture has been taken, the more-mentioned letters with syn E. cachet, and thus closed the Ed. Mr. to be handed over again to the Governor to hand over to the Batavian return ships.
Verders is at the service of d'E.Comp. We have unanimously agreed and decided to allow the yacht "D' Engel Michael" to depart for the homeland, along with the galley "D' Alida," with the return fleet at its service. We will also divide the said fleet into two crew members, sent here by our Lord Masters for this purpose, while the third will remain here to be used on the expected return ships to Batavia.
And in order not to leave the aforementioned fleet without capable commanders, it has been unanimously agreed and decided to appoint skipper Gillis Brouwer as vice-commander on it, with the order that he will fly the fore-mast flag on the ship "Goudestein" during the voyage.
And finally, it has also been agreed to appoint skipper Cornelis Sman as rear admiral of the aforementioned fleet, with the charge to fly the flag from the topmast while at sea, and furthermore to bear both of them as befits loyal, pious, and honorable Comps. servants, to respect and obey their aforementioned Commander, and to support Syn E. in all matters with advice and action.
Thus arrested and confined at the Castle of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] D. RUHE.
[Signed:] PIETER GOEDLANDT.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
[Signed:] N. DE JONGE VAN SIRJANSLANDT.
[Signed:] B. DOEN.
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
[Signed:] JAN MICHIELSZ.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN NOBEL.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] GILLIS BROUWER.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
In iegenwoordigheid van alle de leden, assumptis d’ E. Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commandeur der anwesende retourvloot, mitsgs. Bruijn Jansz,21 Cornelis Sman,22 Gillis Brouwer,23 Pieter Goedland,24 Gerrit Kriek, Huijbert Hoffen,25 Balthes Doen, Jan Michielsz en Jan Nobel, alle schippers in dienst der E.Comp. op derselver hier ter rhede geankerde retourvloot bescheiden.
D’ Edle. Heer Gouverneur ter vergadering voorgedragen en bekend gemaakt hebbende, hoe onder hem nog berustende en in bewaring waren drie onderscheide en successivelijk met ‘s Comps. uijtkomende schepen hier angebragte beslote brieven, geschreven bij de Heeren gevolmagtigde Bewindhebberen tot de Secrete saaken, en gerigt an den Commandeur van onser Heeren Meesteren retourvloot in desen jaare hier verwagt, en gemerkt deselve wel iets mogten behelsen ‘t welke niet vervat stond in den briev op den 16 deser maand den E.Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commandeur der anwesende retourvloot, in vergadering ter hand gesteld: So is ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Comp. en tot meerder gerustheid en versekering van ieders pligt, tot ‘t betragten van onser Heeren Meesteren welvaart, eenpariger stemme verstaan en besloten de geseide drie versegelde brieven den E. de Ruhe ter hand te stellen en hem t’ auctoriseren die t’ openen en te leesen, om sig na den inhoude van dien ten dienste der retourvloot en des gemeene bestens te schikken, en na genomene lecture de meer-gemelde brieven met syn E. cachet te sluijten, en so geslote den Ed. Hr. Gouverneur wederom ter hand te stellen, om deselve an de Bataviase retourschepen t’ overreiken.
Verders is ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. mede eenpariger stemme verstaan en besloten ‘t jagt d’ Engel Michael nevens ‘t galjot d’ Alida met de retourvloot ten dienste van deselve naar ‘t vaderland te laten vertrekken, en op geseide vloot te verdeelen twe lootsluijden door onse Heeren Meesteren ten dien einde herward gesonden, sullende de derde hier verblijven om op de verwagte Bataviase retourschepen gebruijkt te worden.
En om gemelde vloot niet ontbloot van bekwame gesaghebbers te laaten, So is eenhellig verstaan en besloten tot vice-commandeur op deselve an te stellen den schipper, Gillis Brouwer, met ordre dat hij geduurende de reis de vlagge van de voor-steng26 op ‘t schip Goudestein sal hebben te laaten waijen.
En eindelijk is mede verstaan tot schout bij nagt der meergemelde vloot te maken den schipper Cornelis Sman met de last om in zee zijnde de vlag van de kruijssteng te laten waijen, en verders hun beide te dragen als trouwe, vroome en eerlievende Comps. dienaren betaamd en hun Commandeur voorn. te respecteren en te gehoorsamen en Syn E. in alles met raad en daad bij te staan.
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] D. RUHE.
[Signed:] PIETER GOEDLANDT.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
[Signed:] N. DE JONGE VAN SIRJANSLANDT.
[Signed:] B. DOEN.
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
[Signed:] JAN MICHIELSZ.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN NOBEL.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] GILLIS BROUWER.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D’ Edle. Heer Gouverneur ter vergadering voorgedragen en bekend gemaakt hebbende, hoe onder hem nog berustende en in bewaring waren drie onderscheide en successivelijk met ‘s Comps. uijtkomende schepen hier angebragte beslote brieven, geschreven bij de Heeren gevolmagtigde Bewindhebberen tot de Secrete saaken, en gerigt an den Commandeur van onser Heeren Meesteren retourvloot in desen jaare hier verwagt, en gemerkt deselve wel iets mogten behelsen ‘t welke niet vervat stond in den briev op den 16 deser maand den E.Joan Bernhard de Ruhe, Commandeur der anwesende retourvloot, in vergadering ter hand gesteld: So is ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Comp. en tot meerder gerustheid en versekering van ieders pligt, tot ‘t betragten van onser Heeren Meesteren welvaart, eenpariger stemme verstaan en besloten de geseide drie versegelde brieven den E. de Ruhe ter hand te stellen en hem t’ auctoriseren die t’ openen en te leesen, om sig na den inhoude van dien ten dienste der retourvloot en des gemeene bestens te schikken, en na genomene lecture de meer-gemelde brieven met syn E. cachet te sluijten, en so geslote den Ed. Hr. Gouverneur wederom ter hand te stellen, om deselve an de Bataviase retourschepen t’ overreiken.
Verders is ten dienste van d’ E.Comp. mede eenpariger stemme verstaan en besloten ‘t jagt d’ Engel Michael nevens ‘t galjot d’ Alida met de retourvloot ten dienste van deselve naar ‘t vaderland te laten vertrekken, en op geseide vloot te verdeelen twe lootsluijden door onse Heeren Meesteren ten dien einde herward gesonden, sullende de derde hier verblijven om op de verwagte Bataviase retourschepen gebruijkt te worden.
En om gemelde vloot niet ontbloot van bekwame gesaghebbers te laaten, So is eenhellig verstaan en besloten tot vice-commandeur op deselve an te stellen den schipper, Gillis Brouwer, met ordre dat hij geduurende de reis de vlagge van de voor-steng26 op ‘t schip Goudestein sal hebben te laaten waijen.
En eindelijk is mede verstaan tot schout bij nagt der meergemelde vloot te maken den schipper Cornelis Sman met de last om in zee zijnde de vlag van de kruijssteng te laten waijen, en verders hun beide te dragen als trouwe, vroome en eerlievende Comps. dienaren betaamd en hun Commandeur voorn. te respecteren en te gehoorsamen en Syn E. in alles met raad en daad bij te staan.
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS SMAN.
[Signed:] D. RUHE.
[Signed:] PIETER GOEDLANDT.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] G. KRIECK.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
[Signed:] N. DE JONGE VAN SIRJANSLANDT.
[Signed:] B. DOEN.
[Signed:] BRUIJN JANSZ.
[Signed:] JAN MICHIELSZ.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JAN NOBEL.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] GILLIS BROUWER.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.