Cape Council of Policy
98
1656-11-24
Minute details
- Entry number
- 98
- Date
- 1656-11-24
- Year
- 1656
English translation
With the return of the seal hunt from Saldanha Bay on the 19th, news had arrived that the seals on the islands in that bay had begun to breed again, and were also coming to shore in large numbers. It was therefore decided to arrange everything necessary for the catch: to send the assistant Jan Woutersz by joint yacht and the chaloup Peguijn with the first of them, and to engage in seal fishing. Ultimately, by the return of the fleet, another party for the Patria could be assembled, to defray the heavy expenses of the Company here.
And because it would require less men to be taken from the passing ships to strengthen our garrison here, which will ultimately be quite weakened by the sending of people, as this will necessarily require at least 28 to 30 people, it is therefore still possible without taking men from our garrison and to stave off the illness that has arisen, it has been decided to stop making bricks (over 20 men) for the next week, and for this season only to fire the small oven; To employ some of the people involved in seal fishing or other necessary work, as it would be impossible to keep it going with such a small force. And to raise more, which would be displeasing to the Honourable Lords General and Councillors of India in Batavia and would be especially costly for the King and Queen, as well as the heavy taxation of this place, notwithstanding that the King and Queen would be of good service here by doing so, especially in agriculture, etc.
Gijsbert Andriesz van Langesont arrived here on the ship Salmander on 10 August 1653 for 11 guilders. the month, which for some time since the departure of the former boss in the forest has been used here over the woodcutters and sawyers and his service for that has been well observed, is in that view also confirmed because of the aforementioned time expiration as boss in the forest, and de novo accepted for 3 years in Comps. service for a reward of 16 guilders. per month, however with the understanding that if the present Commander of this place were to depart earlier, he would be allowed to take his journey to the homeland from India with the return ships (arriving here in the year 1659), as this would shorten his time by only four months, which he was granted to maintain his good diligence, as well as the common salary of sixteen guilders a month, to commence on the 10th of August, the day after his first banishment expired.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
And because it would require less men to be taken from the passing ships to strengthen our garrison here, which will ultimately be quite weakened by the sending of people, as this will necessarily require at least 28 to 30 people, it is therefore still possible without taking men from our garrison and to stave off the illness that has arisen, it has been decided to stop making bricks (over 20 men) for the next week, and for this season only to fire the small oven; To employ some of the people involved in seal fishing or other necessary work, as it would be impossible to keep it going with such a small force. And to raise more, which would be displeasing to the Honourable Lords General and Councillors of India in Batavia and would be especially costly for the King and Queen, as well as the heavy taxation of this place, notwithstanding that the King and Queen would be of good service here by doing so, especially in agriculture, etc.
Gijsbert Andriesz van Langesont arrived here on the ship Salmander on 10 August 1653 for 11 guilders. the month, which for some time since the departure of the former boss in the forest has been used here over the woodcutters and sawyers and his service for that has been well observed, is in that view also confirmed because of the aforementioned time expiration as boss in the forest, and de novo accepted for 3 years in Comps. service for a reward of 16 guilders. per month, however with the understanding that if the present Commander of this place were to depart earlier, he would be allowed to take his journey to the homeland from India with the return ships (arriving here in the year 1659), as this would shorten his time by only four months, which he was granted to maintain his good diligence, as well as the common salary of sixteen guilders a month, to commence on the 10th of August, the day after his first banishment expired.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
Original Dutch transcription
Met de wederomcompste van ‘t Robbejachtjen uijt de Saldanhabaij den 19en passo. tijdingh becomen hebbende dat de robben aen d’ eijlanden in deselve baij weder begonnen te jongen, ende oock al veele op ‘t lanttecomen, Soo is verstaen alles tot die vanghst weder claer te laten maken: om den adsistent Jan Woutersz per gem. jachtjen ende de chaloup Peguijn met den aldereersten derwaerts te senden ende aen ‘t robbe-vangen te laten vallen, ten eijnde tegen de compste van de retourvlote weder partije voor ‘t Patria mochte opgesamelt worden, tot soulaes van Comps. swaer dragende oncosten alhier.
Ende op dat daer toe te min volcq uijt de passerende schepen soude behoeven gelicht te worden om ons guarnisoen alhier te verstercken, ‘t welck door ‘t versenden van de luijden ten eijnde voorsz vrij sal worden verswackt, alsoo daer toe nootsaeckelijck ten minsten al 28 a 30 persoonen sullen vereijsschen, soo is ommedienoch mogelijck sijnde sonder lichtinge uijtons guarnisoensvolcq ende d’ opgecomene sieckente steecken, goetgevonden, de naeste weeck het steenmaken (over de 20 man toe sijnde) te staeken, ende voor dit saijsoen maer alleen den cleijnen oven aff te backen; om eenige van de daer aen besigh wesende persoonen mede tot de robbevanghst off ander nodiger werck te emploijeeren, dewijl men ‘t doch over al met soo weijnich volcq niet can gaende houden, Ende meerder te lichten d’ Ed. Hren. Generael ende Raden van India tot Batavia onaengenaem ende d’ E. Compe. voornamentlijck costelijck vallen soude, tot oock al groote belastinge deser plaetse,. niet jegenstaande d’ E. Compe. alhier goeden dienst met de selve soude te doen wesen, bijsonderlijck in den lantbouw, &a.
Gijsbert Andriesz van Langesont hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 10en Augustij ao. 1653 voor bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents, welcke sedert eenigen tijt herwaerts door ‘t vertreck van den gewesenen baes in ‘t bos over de houthackers ende sagers is gebruijckt ende sijnen dienst daervoor wel waergenomen heefft, wort ten dien insichte vermits oock tijtsexpiratie bij desen als baes in ‘t bosch voorsz geconfirmeert, ende de novo noch voor 3 jaren in Comps. dienst aengenomen onder een belooninge van 16 gl. per maent, Edoch met bespreck304 dat soo den jegenwoordigen Commandeur deser plaetse eerder quame te vertrecken, den selven dan met de retour schepen (in ‘t voor jaer 1659 hier te comen) soude mogen sijn reijse na ‘t vaderlant off India nemen, alsoo dan maer vier maanden aen sijn tijt sal te cort schieten, ‘t welcke hem omme sich in sijnen goeden ijver g’animeert te houden is geconsenteert, mitsgaders oocq de gem. gagie van sesthien gls. maandelijcx voorsz in te gaen den 10en Augustij passo. dat sijn eerste verbant is g’expireert geweest.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
Ende op dat daer toe te min volcq uijt de passerende schepen soude behoeven gelicht te worden om ons guarnisoen alhier te verstercken, ‘t welck door ‘t versenden van de luijden ten eijnde voorsz vrij sal worden verswackt, alsoo daer toe nootsaeckelijck ten minsten al 28 a 30 persoonen sullen vereijsschen, soo is ommedienoch mogelijck sijnde sonder lichtinge uijtons guarnisoensvolcq ende d’ opgecomene sieckente steecken, goetgevonden, de naeste weeck het steenmaken (over de 20 man toe sijnde) te staeken, ende voor dit saijsoen maer alleen den cleijnen oven aff te backen; om eenige van de daer aen besigh wesende persoonen mede tot de robbevanghst off ander nodiger werck te emploijeeren, dewijl men ‘t doch over al met soo weijnich volcq niet can gaende houden, Ende meerder te lichten d’ Ed. Hren. Generael ende Raden van India tot Batavia onaengenaem ende d’ E. Compe. voornamentlijck costelijck vallen soude, tot oock al groote belastinge deser plaetse,. niet jegenstaande d’ E. Compe. alhier goeden dienst met de selve soude te doen wesen, bijsonderlijck in den lantbouw, &a.
Gijsbert Andriesz van Langesont hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 10en Augustij ao. 1653 voor bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents, welcke sedert eenigen tijt herwaerts door ‘t vertreck van den gewesenen baes in ‘t bos over de houthackers ende sagers is gebruijckt ende sijnen dienst daervoor wel waergenomen heefft, wort ten dien insichte vermits oock tijtsexpiratie bij desen als baes in ‘t bosch voorsz geconfirmeert, ende de novo noch voor 3 jaren in Comps. dienst aengenomen onder een belooninge van 16 gl. per maent, Edoch met bespreck304 dat soo den jegenwoordigen Commandeur deser plaetse eerder quame te vertrecken, den selven dan met de retour schepen (in ‘t voor jaer 1659 hier te comen) soude mogen sijn reijse na ‘t vaderlant off India nemen, alsoo dan maer vier maanden aen sijn tijt sal te cort schieten, ‘t welcke hem omme sich in sijnen goeden ijver g’animeert te houden is geconsenteert, mitsgaders oocq de gem. gagie van sesthien gls. maandelijcx voorsz in te gaen den 10en Augustij passo. dat sijn eerste verbant is g’expireert geweest.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.