Cape Council of Policy
987
1696-01-17
Minute details
- Entry number
- 987
- Date
- 1696-01-17
- Year
- 1696
English translation
For the full council.
As the Hottentot Captain Doreas, known to us as Claas, had made known to the Honourable Governor how nine cattle had been exchanged with the Hottentots over the mountains by the French or Waldensians, among his own, and that this nation was continuing its work of exchanging with the Hottentots in such a way that they at least had more cattle than the Imperial Company. This is why it was so practicable to combat these irregularities as a cause leading to considerable prejudice against the Imperial Company. The Governor and this E.A. Council have resolved to order the provisional fiscal to rigorously implement the edicts issued against the counter-venteurs in this regard. And to present the aforementioned Captain Claas, for his loyalty to the E.Company shown in this matter, with the aforementioned nine cattle and a few small items, namely a sack of flour, a tub of rice, and some arrack and tobacco, etc.
It has also been further resolved to grant the Companion's servants who served with the first return fleet to the Netherlands in 1692 and at the behest of their High Court. the Gentlemen Directors at the Chamber in Amsterdam had been transferred to the soil of Sirjandsland in Tessel, and on 19 April ao. Passado landed here again, and which were learned at the call of the provisional fiscal and subsequently locked up,119 to work ad opus publicum for a certain period without pay, at their humble supplications and prayers, and repeatedly to gain their relaxation, done in consideration of the long journey, and that now they should have spent approximately a year in the chain, to restore their former capacity and pay and to form the militia in the usual and proper manner.120
Thus done, arrested and confined 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.
As the Hottentot Captain Doreas, known to us as Claas, had made known to the Honourable Governor how nine cattle had been exchanged with the Hottentots over the mountains by the French or Waldensians, among his own, and that this nation was continuing its work of exchanging with the Hottentots in such a way that they at least had more cattle than the Imperial Company. This is why it was so practicable to combat these irregularities as a cause leading to considerable prejudice against the Imperial Company. The Governor and this E.A. Council have resolved to order the provisional fiscal to rigorously implement the edicts issued against the counter-venteurs in this regard. And to present the aforementioned Captain Claas, for his loyalty to the E.Company shown in this matter, with the aforementioned nine cattle and a few small items, namely a sack of flour, a tub of rice, and some arrack and tobacco, etc.
It has also been further resolved to grant the Companion's servants who served with the first return fleet to the Netherlands in 1692 and at the behest of their High Court. the Gentlemen Directors at the Chamber in Amsterdam had been transferred to the soil of Sirjandsland in Tessel, and on 19 April ao. Passado landed here again, and which were learned at the call of the provisional fiscal and subsequently locked up,119 to work ad opus publicum for a certain period without pay, at their humble supplications and prayers, and repeatedly to gain their relaxation, done in consideration of the long journey, and that now they should have spent approximately a year in the chain, to restore their former capacity and pay and to form the militia in the usual and proper manner.120
Thus done, arrested and confined 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 ‘t volle collegie.
Alsoo den Hottentotscapitein Doreas, bij ons Claas genaamt, aan de Edle. Heer Gouverneur hadde bekent gemaackt hoe datter 9 beesten door de Fransse off Waldensen over ‘t geberghte met de Hottentots geruijlt onder sijn beesten waren gecomen, en dat dese natie haar werck van ruijlingh met de Hottentots soodanigh voort sette, dat de selve althans meerder vee hadden als de E.Compe., om welcke ongeregeltheden als een saacke streckende tot merckelicke praejuditie van de E.Compe. soo veel doenlijck te keer te gaan, Soo is bij den Ede. Heer Gouverneur en desen E.A.Raade geresolveert den provisioneel fiscaal te beveelen de placcaten deswegen g’emaneert118 tegens de contraventeurs van dien op ‘t rigoreuste in ‘t werck te stellen: Ende den voors. capitein Claas voor sijn trouwicheijt aan de E.Compe. in desen betoont, de voors. negen beesten met noch eenige kleijnigheden, t’ weten een sack meel, een do. rijs, en wat aracq en taback etc. te beschencken.
Is noch verder geresolveert die Comps. dienaren, de welcke met de eerste retourvloot in den jaare 1692 na ‘t vaderlant waren gefugeert en ter ordre van haar Ede. Groot Achtb. de Heeren Bewinthebberen ter Camer te Amsterdam op den bodem Sirjandsland in Tessel waren doen oversetten, ende den 19 April ao. passado alhier weder aangeland en welcken op de calangie van den provisioneel fiscaal waaren geleerst en vervolgens in de kettingh gekloncken,119 om voor een seeckere tijt ad opus publicum sonder gagie te wercken, op haar oitmoedige supplicatien en beeden, tot meermalen om haer relaxatie te verwerven, gedaen, in consideratie genomen sijnde de langhdurige reise, en dat nu ongeveerlijck den tijt van een jaar in de kettingh hadden moeten gaan, wederom in haer oude qualiteit en gagie t’ herstellen en op de ordinaire en behoorlicke wijse de militie in t’ lijven.120
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.
Alsoo den Hottentotscapitein Doreas, bij ons Claas genaamt, aan de Edle. Heer Gouverneur hadde bekent gemaackt hoe datter 9 beesten door de Fransse off Waldensen over ‘t geberghte met de Hottentots geruijlt onder sijn beesten waren gecomen, en dat dese natie haar werck van ruijlingh met de Hottentots soodanigh voort sette, dat de selve althans meerder vee hadden als de E.Compe., om welcke ongeregeltheden als een saacke streckende tot merckelicke praejuditie van de E.Compe. soo veel doenlijck te keer te gaan, Soo is bij den Ede. Heer Gouverneur en desen E.A.Raade geresolveert den provisioneel fiscaal te beveelen de placcaten deswegen g’emaneert118 tegens de contraventeurs van dien op ‘t rigoreuste in ‘t werck te stellen: Ende den voors. capitein Claas voor sijn trouwicheijt aan de E.Compe. in desen betoont, de voors. negen beesten met noch eenige kleijnigheden, t’ weten een sack meel, een do. rijs, en wat aracq en taback etc. te beschencken.
Is noch verder geresolveert die Comps. dienaren, de welcke met de eerste retourvloot in den jaare 1692 na ‘t vaderlant waren gefugeert en ter ordre van haar Ede. Groot Achtb. de Heeren Bewinthebberen ter Camer te Amsterdam op den bodem Sirjandsland in Tessel waren doen oversetten, ende den 19 April ao. passado alhier weder aangeland en welcken op de calangie van den provisioneel fiscaal waaren geleerst en vervolgens in de kettingh gekloncken,119 om voor een seeckere tijt ad opus publicum sonder gagie te wercken, op haar oitmoedige supplicatien en beeden, tot meermalen om haer relaxatie te verwerven, gedaen, in consideratie genomen sijnde de langhdurige reise, en dat nu ongeveerlijck den tijt van een jaar in de kettingh hadden moeten gaan, wederom in haer oude qualiteit en gagie t’ herstellen en op de ordinaire en behoorlicke wijse de militie in t’ lijven.120
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.