Cape Council of Policy
986
1695-12-28
Minute details
- Entry number
- 986
- Date
- 1695-12-28
- Year
- 1695
English translation
To the full assembly.
The Honorable Governor, having demonstrated to the assembly how it had been committed to memory by the bookkeeper, Christiaan Freser,110, and that he had thereby been deprived of the use of his five senses, and was therefore unsuitable for the service of the E. Comp., provided that he had been here for some years as the E. Comp.'s dispensary. wet and dry goods had been administered and traded, and for which no final accounting or justification had been made to him to date, and it already appears that he was short a considerable sum, according to the trading books, minus all that would benefit him in return, according to a certain memorandum on this matter kept at the trading account here: that it was therefore entirely necessary to take proper precautions against this in time, so that the E. Compe. would not be shortchanged at the very end of his account. Therefore, the matter was well considered and considered by his E. Honour and this E. Eighth Councillor. Having considered this, it was resolved that all his goods and effects, both inside and outside this castle, and wherever else they might be discovered and discovered, should be properly inventoried and recorded in the presence of commissioners, with the secretaries of the Council of Justice as their deputy, in order to record anything the E. Comps. might find deficient in his accounts. Furthermore, that his person, so that no harm might come to him through his madness, should be guarded and preserved by a soldier, acting as a guard, both inside and outside this fortress.
While we are awaiting the order of the high government in Batavia regarding the repairs to the stranded frigate "Standvasticheijt," it has been further resolved to nurse the third guard with six men for the preservation of that bottom. In accordance with our resolution of the 21st, remaining there, the remaining chiefs and the common man of the aforementioned frigate are to be distributed on the following Dutch ships, which are destined for Batavia for their transport there, namely:
Chiefs, common man. Claas Bronchorst, skipper, and Jan Choij, chief master at 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, bookkeeper at De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, chief pilot at De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., subordinate to Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^111] Constapel and Jurrien Gerritsz, boatswain at Carthago 6
the sailor ...[^112] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
Chiefs. common man. Claas Bronchorst, skipper, and Jan Choij, chief master at 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, bookkeeper at De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, chief pilot at De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., subordinate to Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^113] Constapel and Jurrien Gerritsz, boatswain at Carthago 6
the gunner ...[^114] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
And while there is no good material here to fill the vacant chief master positions on some of the aforementioned ships that have become vacant due to death: It has also been decided in Council that the submasters where the aforementioned Chief Masters will be missing, who will have to fill the vacancies faithfully and diligently, thereby recommending themselves to the High Government in Batavia.
The minister Poolman has also been granted permission, based on his own exhibited right, to remain here on land with his wife and children until the aforementioned wife, who is in her last stages of pregnancy, is released from childbirth, so that she can then sail with the first departing ship to Batavia.
Finally, in accordance with the respective nominations received, Captain Oloff Bergh, president, shopkeeper Willem Corssenaer, and Burgher Councillor Henning Hüsingh were appointed as orphan masters in place of the outgoing members.
And in the assembly of the marriage, the aforementioned Willem Corssenaar, president, Secretaries Hugo de Goijer, and former Burgher Councillor Theunis Dircksz. van Schalckwijck, acted as commissioners.
Therefore, in place of the outgoing Stellenbos and Draackensteijn aldermen, Pieter van der Beijl, as Stellenbos alderman, and Jacques de Savoije, as Drakensteijn alderman, were appointed.
Thus done, they were arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] I present HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
The Honorable Governor, having demonstrated to the assembly how it had been committed to memory by the bookkeeper, Christiaan Freser,110, and that he had thereby been deprived of the use of his five senses, and was therefore unsuitable for the service of the E. Comp., provided that he had been here for some years as the E. Comp.'s dispensary. wet and dry goods had been administered and traded, and for which no final accounting or justification had been made to him to date, and it already appears that he was short a considerable sum, according to the trading books, minus all that would benefit him in return, according to a certain memorandum on this matter kept at the trading account here: that it was therefore entirely necessary to take proper precautions against this in time, so that the E. Compe. would not be shortchanged at the very end of his account. Therefore, the matter was well considered and considered by his E. Honour and this E. Eighth Councillor. Having considered this, it was resolved that all his goods and effects, both inside and outside this castle, and wherever else they might be discovered and discovered, should be properly inventoried and recorded in the presence of commissioners, with the secretaries of the Council of Justice as their deputy, in order to record anything the E. Comps. might find deficient in his accounts. Furthermore, that his person, so that no harm might come to him through his madness, should be guarded and preserved by a soldier, acting as a guard, both inside and outside this fortress.
While we are awaiting the order of the high government in Batavia regarding the repairs to the stranded frigate "Standvasticheijt," it has been further resolved to nurse the third guard with six men for the preservation of that bottom. In accordance with our resolution of the 21st, remaining there, the remaining chiefs and the common man of the aforementioned frigate are to be distributed on the following Dutch ships, which are destined for Batavia for their transport there, namely:
Chiefs, common man. Claas Bronchorst, skipper, and Jan Choij, chief master at 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, bookkeeper at De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, chief pilot at De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., subordinate to Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^111] Constapel and Jurrien Gerritsz, boatswain at Carthago 6
the sailor ...[^112] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
Chiefs. common man. Claas Bronchorst, skipper, and Jan Choij, chief master at 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, bookkeeper at De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, chief pilot at De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., subordinate to Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^113] Constapel and Jurrien Gerritsz, boatswain at Carthago 6
the gunner ...[^114] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
And while there is no good material here to fill the vacant chief master positions on some of the aforementioned ships that have become vacant due to death: It has also been decided in Council that the submasters where the aforementioned Chief Masters will be missing, who will have to fill the vacancies faithfully and diligently, thereby recommending themselves to the High Government in Batavia.
The minister Poolman has also been granted permission, based on his own exhibited right, to remain here on land with his wife and children until the aforementioned wife, who is in her last stages of pregnancy, is released from childbirth, so that she can then sail with the first departing ship to Batavia.
Finally, in accordance with the respective nominations received, Captain Oloff Bergh, president, shopkeeper Willem Corssenaer, and Burgher Councillor Henning Hüsingh were appointed as orphan masters in place of the outgoing members.
And in the assembly of the marriage, the aforementioned Willem Corssenaar, president, Secretaries Hugo de Goijer, and former Burgher Councillor Theunis Dircksz. van Schalckwijck, acted as commissioners.
Therefore, in place of the outgoing Stellenbos and Draackensteijn aldermen, Pieter van der Beijl, as Stellenbos alderman, and Jacques de Savoije, as Drakensteijn alderman, were appointed.
Thus done, they were arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the date as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] I present HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Voor de volle vergaderinge.
De Ede.Heer Gouverneur ter vergaderinge gedemonstreert hebbende hoe dat het den boeckhouder, Christiaan Freser,110 in de memorie was geslagen en dat den selven daer door van het gebruijck van sijn vijff sinnen was ontset, en oversulcx ten dienste van de E.Compe. onbequaam, mitsgs. dat deselve eenige jaaren herwaarts als dispensier des E.Comps. natte en drooge waaren hadde geadministreert en gehandelt, en waer aff bij hem tot dato noch geene finale reeckeninge noch verantwoordinge was gedaan, en reets comt te blijcken dat hij een merckelijcke somma, volgens de negotieboecken te cort comt, onder afftreck van allet geene hem daer tegens weder t’ baate soude mogen comen, volgens seeckere memorie daar aff ten negotiecomptoir alhier berustende: dat het dierhalven gans nodich was om in tijts behoorlicke voorsieninge daer tegens te doen, ten eijnde de E.Compe. bij het uijtterlicke slot van sijn reecke. niet mochte te cort comen: Soo is bij sijn Ede en desen E.Achtb. Raade de saake wel ingesien ende rijpel. overwogen sijnde, geresolveert alle desselffs goederen en effecten soo binnen als buijten desen Casteele en waar die verder mochten achterhaalt ende uijtgevonden werden, ten overstaan van gecommitteerdens, hebbende tot haar adjunct den secrets. van de Raad van Justitie, behoorlijck te doen inventariseren en versegelen omme daar aan t’ repeteren allet geene de E.Comps. bij sloote sijner reeckeninge bevonden mochte werden te cort te comen, en dat ook immiddels sijn persoon, op dat hem door sijn gekheijt niets quaats mochte overcomen, door een soldaat als een oppasser soo binnen als buijten dese fortresse sal werden gevollight en bewaart.
Is noch wijders geresolveert terwijl men alhier affwachtende is, de ordre van de hooge regeringe te Batavia aangaende de reparatien aan het gestrande fregat de Standvasticheijt te verplegen den derdewaack met ses man tot conservatie van dien bodem, ingevolge onse resolutie van den 21do. daer op verblijvende, de verdere opperhoofden en den gemeene man van ‘t voors. fregat op de navolgende vanderlandsse-schepen [sic] welcken na Batavia sijn gedestineert tot hareluijder transport derwaerts t’ verdeelen als namentlijck
Opperhoofden. gemeene man.
Claas Bronchorst, schipper en Jan Choij, oppermeester op 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, boechouder De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, opperstuerman De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., onderdo Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^111] Constapel en Jurrien Gerritsz bootsman Carthago 6
den schieman ...[^112] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
Opperhoofden. gemeene man.
Claas Bronchorst, schipper en Jan Choij, oppermeester op 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, boechouder De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, opperstuerman De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., onderdo Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^113] Constapel en Jurrien Gerritsz bootsman Carthago 6
den schieman ...[^114] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
En terwijle men althans alhier van geen goede stoffe versien is, omme daar mede de vacante oppermeestersplaatssen op sommige der voors. scheepen door sterffte vacant geworden t’ suppleren: Soo is in Raade mede verstaan dat de ondermeesters alwaer de voors. oppermeesters comen te mancqueren, die openstaandeplaatsen115 trouwelijck en neerstelijck sullen hebben waar t’ nemen, op dat soo doende haer selven daer door aan de hooge Regeringe te Batavia comen te recommanderen.
Is mede den predicant Poolman op desselfs g’exhibeerde reqte. geconsenteert met vrouw en kinderen alhier aan land soo lange te mogen verblijven, tot dat de voors. sijn huijsvrouw die op het uijtterste swanger is, uijt het kraam-bedde sal sijn verlost omme als dan met het eerste vertreckende schip naar Batavia mede t’ navigeren.
Eijndelijck soo sijn ingevolge de respective ingecomen nominatie in plaatsse van de afgaande leden tot weesmeesters aangestelt den E.capitein116 Oloff Bergh als president, den winckelier Willem Corssenaer en den Borgerraad Henning Hüsingh.
En in ‘t collegie van den huwelixe saacken de voors. Willem Corssenaar voor president, den Secrets. Hugo de Goijer en den oud Borgerraad Theunis Dircksz. van Schalckwijck, als Commissarissen.
Mitsgs. in plaatsse van de affgaande heemraaden aan Stellenbos en Draackensteijn Pieter van der Beijl117 als heemraad aan Stellenbos en Jacques de Savoije voor heemraad aan Drakensteijn .
Aldus gedaen gearresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
De Ede.Heer Gouverneur ter vergaderinge gedemonstreert hebbende hoe dat het den boeckhouder, Christiaan Freser,110 in de memorie was geslagen en dat den selven daer door van het gebruijck van sijn vijff sinnen was ontset, en oversulcx ten dienste van de E.Compe. onbequaam, mitsgs. dat deselve eenige jaaren herwaarts als dispensier des E.Comps. natte en drooge waaren hadde geadministreert en gehandelt, en waer aff bij hem tot dato noch geene finale reeckeninge noch verantwoordinge was gedaan, en reets comt te blijcken dat hij een merckelijcke somma, volgens de negotieboecken te cort comt, onder afftreck van allet geene hem daer tegens weder t’ baate soude mogen comen, volgens seeckere memorie daar aff ten negotiecomptoir alhier berustende: dat het dierhalven gans nodich was om in tijts behoorlicke voorsieninge daer tegens te doen, ten eijnde de E.Compe. bij het uijtterlicke slot van sijn reecke. niet mochte te cort comen: Soo is bij sijn Ede en desen E.Achtb. Raade de saake wel ingesien ende rijpel. overwogen sijnde, geresolveert alle desselffs goederen en effecten soo binnen als buijten desen Casteele en waar die verder mochten achterhaalt ende uijtgevonden werden, ten overstaan van gecommitteerdens, hebbende tot haar adjunct den secrets. van de Raad van Justitie, behoorlijck te doen inventariseren en versegelen omme daar aan t’ repeteren allet geene de E.Comps. bij sloote sijner reeckeninge bevonden mochte werden te cort te comen, en dat ook immiddels sijn persoon, op dat hem door sijn gekheijt niets quaats mochte overcomen, door een soldaat als een oppasser soo binnen als buijten dese fortresse sal werden gevollight en bewaart.
Is noch wijders geresolveert terwijl men alhier affwachtende is, de ordre van de hooge regeringe te Batavia aangaende de reparatien aan het gestrande fregat de Standvasticheijt te verplegen den derdewaack met ses man tot conservatie van dien bodem, ingevolge onse resolutie van den 21do. daer op verblijvende, de verdere opperhoofden en den gemeene man van ‘t voors. fregat op de navolgende vanderlandsse-schepen [sic] welcken na Batavia sijn gedestineert tot hareluijder transport derwaerts t’ verdeelen als namentlijck
Opperhoofden. gemeene man.
Claas Bronchorst, schipper en Jan Choij, oppermeester op 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, boechouder De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, opperstuerman De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., onderdo Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^111] Constapel en Jurrien Gerritsz bootsman Carthago 6
den schieman ...[^112] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
Opperhoofden. gemeene man.
Claas Bronchorst, schipper en Jan Choij, oppermeester op 't Huijs Overrijp 3
Joost Struijs, boechouder De Leca -
Pieter Crijnssen, opperstuerman De Waterman 3
Hillebrand Martensz., onderdo Jerusalem 2
Thomas ...[^113] Constapel en Jurrien Gerritsz bootsman Carthago 6
den schieman ...[^114] Driebergen 3
Brandenburg 6
Nichteveght 6
Schoonderloo 3
En terwijle men althans alhier van geen goede stoffe versien is, omme daar mede de vacante oppermeestersplaatssen op sommige der voors. scheepen door sterffte vacant geworden t’ suppleren: Soo is in Raade mede verstaan dat de ondermeesters alwaer de voors. oppermeesters comen te mancqueren, die openstaandeplaatsen115 trouwelijck en neerstelijck sullen hebben waar t’ nemen, op dat soo doende haer selven daer door aan de hooge Regeringe te Batavia comen te recommanderen.
Is mede den predicant Poolman op desselfs g’exhibeerde reqte. geconsenteert met vrouw en kinderen alhier aan land soo lange te mogen verblijven, tot dat de voors. sijn huijsvrouw die op het uijtterste swanger is, uijt het kraam-bedde sal sijn verlost omme als dan met het eerste vertreckende schip naar Batavia mede t’ navigeren.
Eijndelijck soo sijn ingevolge de respective ingecomen nominatie in plaatsse van de afgaande leden tot weesmeesters aangestelt den E.capitein116 Oloff Bergh als president, den winckelier Willem Corssenaer en den Borgerraad Henning Hüsingh.
En in ‘t collegie van den huwelixe saacken de voors. Willem Corssenaar voor president, den Secrets. Hugo de Goijer en den oud Borgerraad Theunis Dircksz. van Schalckwijck, als Commissarissen.
Mitsgs. in plaatsse van de affgaande heemraaden aan Stellenbos en Draackensteijn Pieter van der Beijl117 als heemraad aan Stellenbos en Jacques de Savoije voor heemraad aan Drakensteijn .
Aldus gedaen gearresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop op dato als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.