Cape Council of Policy
958
1693-05-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 958
- Date
- 1693-05-30
- Year
- 1693
English translation
In the presence of all members except SSRS. Adriân van Reede, lieutt., and Ludoviq van der Stel, cashier, assumptis d' EE. Herman Voet, 94 Commander of the returning return fleet, provided that: Michiel de Vries, Jan Gerritsz95 and Jan de With,96 skippers in the service of the E.Comp. on their respective return ships anchored here.
Having been presented to the Honorable Lord Governor at the meeting the necessity to implement the Comps. not to allow the return fleet sailing here at the dock and for the most part to sail, without obtaining it from a competent person, in order to qualify as a fiscal tax on the Comps. interests and maintenance of our Lords Master's order; Thus, it was unanimously decided, in the interests of the Royal Dutch Company, to appoint, for the purpose of taxing the aforementioned return fleet, the person of Johs. Stomphius, bookkeeper on the return ship, the Purmer, moored here, in the service of the Royal Dutch Company, as having provided sufficient proof of his loyalty and competence.97
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope for the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] HARMEN VOET.
[Signed:] MICHIEL D’VRIES.
[Signed:] JAN DE WITH.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Having been presented to the Honorable Lord Governor at the meeting the necessity to implement the Comps. not to allow the return fleet sailing here at the dock and for the most part to sail, without obtaining it from a competent person, in order to qualify as a fiscal tax on the Comps. interests and maintenance of our Lords Master's order; Thus, it was unanimously decided, in the interests of the Royal Dutch Company, to appoint, for the purpose of taxing the aforementioned return fleet, the person of Johs. Stomphius, bookkeeper on the return ship, the Purmer, moored here, in the service of the Royal Dutch Company, as having provided sufficient proof of his loyalty and competence.97
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope for the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] HARMEN VOET.
[Signed:] MICHIEL D’VRIES.
[Signed:] JAN DE WITH.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
In iegenwoordigheid van alle de leden behalven ssrs. Adriân van Reede, lieutt., en Ludoviq van der Stel, cassier, assumptis d’ EE. Herman Voet,94 Commandeur der anwesende retourvloot, mitsgs. Michiel de Vries, Jan Gerritsz95 en Jan de With,96 schippers in dienst der E.Comp. op hun respective hier ter rhede geänkerde retour-schepen bescheiden.
Bij den Edle Heer Gouverneur ter vergadering voorgedragen zijnde de noodsaaklijkheid om ‘s Comps. hier ter rhede en ten meesten deele seil-rhe leggende retourvloot niet te laten vertrekken, sonder deselve van een bekwaam persôn te versien, om in qualiteit als fiscâl op ‘s Comps. belangen en onderhouding van onser Heeren Meesteren ordres te letten; So is eenpariger stemme verstaan en ten meesten dienste van d’ E.Comp. besloten ten fine voors. tot fiscâl over geseide retourvloot an te stellen den persôn van Johs. Stomphius, boekhouder op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende retourschip de Purmer , in dienst der E.Comp. bescheiden, als hebbende sijner trouw en bekwaamheid genoegsame proeven gegeven.97
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jâre voorn.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] HARMEN VOET.
[Signed:] MICHIEL D’ VRIES.
[Signed:] JAN DE WITH.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
Bij den Edle Heer Gouverneur ter vergadering voorgedragen zijnde de noodsaaklijkheid om ‘s Comps. hier ter rhede en ten meesten deele seil-rhe leggende retourvloot niet te laten vertrekken, sonder deselve van een bekwaam persôn te versien, om in qualiteit als fiscâl op ‘s Comps. belangen en onderhouding van onser Heeren Meesteren ordres te letten; So is eenpariger stemme verstaan en ten meesten dienste van d’ E.Comp. besloten ten fine voors. tot fiscâl over geseide retourvloot an te stellen den persôn van Johs. Stomphius, boekhouder op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende retourschip de Purmer , in dienst der E.Comp. bescheiden, als hebbende sijner trouw en bekwaamheid genoegsame proeven gegeven.97
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jâre voorn.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] C. J. SIMONS.
[Signed:] W. PADT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] HARMEN VOET.
[Signed:] MICHIEL D’ VRIES.
[Signed:] JAN DE WITH.
[Signed:] JAN GERRITSZ
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.