Cape Council of Policy
979
1695-09-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 979
- Date
- 1695-09-12
- Year
- 1695
English translation
In the presence of all the members.
As it had been understood from the national advice that the enemy, with its large accompanying squadron, intended to undertake a deliberate action against the E. Company in India, and that the Lord Majors were also not beyond all consideration that their actions might not have been well-advised at this residence, therefore, the Honourable Governor and this E. Eighth Council (to take all necessary measures against this) for the well-being of this Colony and the support of this garrison, in his E. letter of the 7th of May of this year, the Heemraaden ordered Stellenbos and Draackensteijn to order that they should send 100 men from the inhabitants there, including 20 horses, all well armed and equipped, properly distributed among their officers, as soon as possible to this Castle to be relieved by an equal number of the same inhabitants within 14 days, in order to ensure proper service from them, as well as from the citizens of this Taeffel Valley, during these French rumours. enjoy.91 Then, while one could also conclude from the aforementioned advice that the time when the enemy might have had all eyes on this our government had passed: And furthermore, one considers that this march, which has now lasted for some time, was costly to the said freemen, and as a result also caused the agriculture to deteriorate: So, after deliberation, and at their immediate request, the aforementioned are the Honourable and E. Aghtb. The Council has agreed to release the aforementioned citizens and residents provisionally and in accordance with the order, and subsequently to permit them to return home with express orders, nevertheless, to transport them properly to this Castle at any time (if necessary) at the first notice of the court.92
Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
93
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOYER, Secrets.
As it had been understood from the national advice that the enemy, with its large accompanying squadron, intended to undertake a deliberate action against the E. Company in India, and that the Lord Majors were also not beyond all consideration that their actions might not have been well-advised at this residence, therefore, the Honourable Governor and this E. Eighth Council (to take all necessary measures against this) for the well-being of this Colony and the support of this garrison, in his E. letter of the 7th of May of this year, the Heemraaden ordered Stellenbos and Draackensteijn to order that they should send 100 men from the inhabitants there, including 20 horses, all well armed and equipped, properly distributed among their officers, as soon as possible to this Castle to be relieved by an equal number of the same inhabitants within 14 days, in order to ensure proper service from them, as well as from the citizens of this Taeffel Valley, during these French rumours. enjoy.91 Then, while one could also conclude from the aforementioned advice that the time when the enemy might have had all eyes on this our government had passed: And furthermore, one considers that this march, which has now lasted for some time, was costly to the said freemen, and as a result also caused the agriculture to deteriorate: So, after deliberation, and at their immediate request, the aforementioned are the Honourable and E. Aghtb. The Council has agreed to release the aforementioned citizens and residents provisionally and in accordance with the order, and subsequently to permit them to return home with express orders, nevertheless, to transport them properly to this Castle at any time (if necessary) at the first notice of the court.92
Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
93
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOYER, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordicheijt van alle de leeden.
Alsoo men uijt de vaderlandsse advijsen hadde verstaan dat den vijand door sijn groote aangeleijde equipagie voornemens was ijts van consideratie tegens de E. Compagnie in de Indiens t’ ondernemen, en dat de Heeren Majores ook niet buijten alle bedencken waren off desselffs desseijnen op deese residentie niet wel mochten sijn aangeleijt, Soo is bij den wel Ede. Heer Gouverneur en deesen E.Achtb. Raade (om alle voorsieninge daer tegens te doen) tot welstand van deese Colonie en onderschragingh van dit guarnisoen op ‘t hoogh[s]te noodich geacht bij sijn E. aanschrijvens van den 7 Maij deeses jaars de Heemraaden aan Stellenbos en Draackensteijn te ordonneeren dat sij soo uijt de ingesetenen aldaer 100 man, waar onder 20 t’ paart, alle wel gewapent en toegerust onder haare officieren behoorlijck verdeelt, op het spoedighste na deesen Casteele souden hebben op te senden omme van 14 tot 14 dagen door gelijck getal der selver ingesetenen te werden affgelost, ten eijnde men van deselve beneffens de borgerije van dese Taeffelvalleij den behoorlicken dienst geduijrende deese Fransse geruchten souden genieten.91 Dan, terweijl men uijt de gemelte advijsen ook conde staat maacken dat den tijt so den vijand al het oogh op dit ons gouvernement mochte hebben gehadt, verstreeken was: En wijders ook g’considereert dat desen optoght, welcke nu al eenige tijd heefft geduurt, de geseijde vrijluijden costelijck viel, en daer door ook in verachteringe van de landbouw geraackte: Soo is nae genomen deliberatie, en op haerluijder instantelijck versoeck bij gemelte sijn wel Edle. en E. Aghtb. Raade verstaan de meergeseijde borgeren en inwoonderen bij provisie en tot naarder ordre daer aff te ontslaan en vervolgens haarluijden gepermitteert nae huijs te mogen keeren met espres bevel, nochtans, om[m]e ten allen tijde (des van noode zijnde) op het eerste zeijn ten fine vermelt, haar weder behoorlijck nae deesen Casteele te transporteren.92
Aldus gearresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
93
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOYER, Secrets.
Alsoo men uijt de vaderlandsse advijsen hadde verstaan dat den vijand door sijn groote aangeleijde equipagie voornemens was ijts van consideratie tegens de E. Compagnie in de Indiens t’ ondernemen, en dat de Heeren Majores ook niet buijten alle bedencken waren off desselffs desseijnen op deese residentie niet wel mochten sijn aangeleijt, Soo is bij den wel Ede. Heer Gouverneur en deesen E.Achtb. Raade (om alle voorsieninge daer tegens te doen) tot welstand van deese Colonie en onderschragingh van dit guarnisoen op ‘t hoogh[s]te noodich geacht bij sijn E. aanschrijvens van den 7 Maij deeses jaars de Heemraaden aan Stellenbos en Draackensteijn te ordonneeren dat sij soo uijt de ingesetenen aldaer 100 man, waar onder 20 t’ paart, alle wel gewapent en toegerust onder haare officieren behoorlijck verdeelt, op het spoedighste na deesen Casteele souden hebben op te senden omme van 14 tot 14 dagen door gelijck getal der selver ingesetenen te werden affgelost, ten eijnde men van deselve beneffens de borgerije van dese Taeffelvalleij den behoorlicken dienst geduijrende deese Fransse geruchten souden genieten.91 Dan, terweijl men uijt de gemelte advijsen ook conde staat maacken dat den tijt so den vijand al het oogh op dit ons gouvernement mochte hebben gehadt, verstreeken was: En wijders ook g’considereert dat desen optoght, welcke nu al eenige tijd heefft geduurt, de geseijde vrijluijden costelijck viel, en daer door ook in verachteringe van de landbouw geraackte: Soo is nae genomen deliberatie, en op haerluijder instantelijck versoeck bij gemelte sijn wel Edle. en E. Aghtb. Raade verstaan de meergeseijde borgeren en inwoonderen bij provisie en tot naarder ordre daer aff te ontslaan en vervolgens haarluijden gepermitteert nae huijs te mogen keeren met espres bevel, nochtans, om[m]e ten allen tijde (des van noode zijnde) op het eerste zeijn ten fine vermelt, haar weder behoorlijck nae deesen Casteele te transporteren.92
Aldus gearresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
93
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOYER, Secrets.