Opening the text

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.Major, Richard Henry

History

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Name: Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.
Author: Major, Richard Henry

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

In order this dangerous voyage, according to these instructions and our
good intentions, may be well regulated and finished, good order kept
amongst the crew, right and justice administered conformable to the
general articles; and everything (which upon so dangerous and long a
voyage may happen and be required) be done and transacted to the
greatest service of the Company; we appoint by this the Honourable Abel
Jansz Tasman, commodore of the three yachts and the crew which sail with
them: we authorise him to hoist the pendant on board the yacht _Limmen_,
to assemble the council, whereof he is to be constantly president:
command, in consequence, the officers, soldiers, and sailors (no body
excepted) appointed upon the yachts _Limmen_, _De Zeemeuw_, and _De
Brak_, to acknowledge and obey him as their chief and commander; to
support him, by good advice and assiduity, to the forwarding of the
voyage and the ordered discovery of the unknown countries, as is the
duty of vigilant and faithful servants, in such a manner as, upon
return, every one may be able to answer.

The council of the three yachts shall consist of the following persons:—

 The commodore           Abel Jansz Tasman       Constantly President
 The skipper chief pilot François Jacobs         Of the Limmen
 The skipper             Dirk Cornelisz Haan     } Of the Zeemeuw
 Super cargo             Isaac Gissmans          }
 The skipper             Jasper Jansz Koops      Of the Brak
 Cryn Henderiskz         First mate              Of the Limmen
 Carsten Jurjansz[21]    First mate              Of the Zeemeuw
 Cornelis Robol          First mate              Of the Brak
 The junior merchant     Anthony Blauw, as councillor or secretary.

By this council shall all occurring business towards forwarding the
voyage, fulfilling of our orders, and administering of justice, be
concluded upon and transacted: if it so happen there is an equal number
of votes the commodore is to have two votes; but in cases of navigation
and discovery of countries, the second mates shall also assist with
advising votes, all which the commodore shall collect, and determine by
the majority of the concluding votes, taking care to have all
resolutions instantly triply registered and strictly complied with for
the service of the Company.

In the council of each particular yacht, the junior merchant or
bookkeeper and high boatswains, shall be called as directed in the
orders of our masters.

If the commodore Tasman (which God forbid) should decease, such a person
shall succeed him as in our sealed act is nominated, which in every
respect, conformable to this instruction, in manner his predecessor
commanded, and (as is right) he shall be obeyed.

The yachts are manned with 111 persons, and amongst them one officer and
16 soldiers. Namely:—

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

History

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

In order this dangerous voyage, according to these instructions and our
good intentions, may be well regulated and finished, good order kept
amongst the crew, right and justice administered conformable to the
general articles; and everything (which upon so dangerous and long a
voyage may happen and be required) be done and transacted to the
greatest service of the Company; we appoint by this the Honourable Abel
Jansz Tasman, commodore of the three yachts and the crew which sail with
them: we authorise him to hoist the pendant on board the yacht _Limmen_,
to assemble the council, whereof he is to be constantly president:
command, in consequence, the officers, soldiers, and sailors (no body
excepted) appointed upon the yachts _Limmen_, _De Zeemeuw_, and _De
Brak_, to acknowledge and obey him as their chief and commander; to
support him, by good advice and assiduity, to the forwarding of the
voyage and the ordered discovery of the unknown countries, as is the
duty of vigilant and faithful servants, in such a manner as, upon
return, every one may be able to answer.

The council of the three yachts shall consist of the following persons:—

 The commodore           Abel Jansz Tasman       Constantly President
 The skipper chief pilot François Jacobs         Of the Limmen
 The skipper             Dirk Cornelisz Haan     } Of the Zeemeuw
 Super cargo             Isaac Gissmans          }
 The skipper             Jasper Jansz Koops      Of the Brak
 Cryn Henderiskz         First mate              Of the Limmen
 Carsten Jurjansz[21]    First mate              Of the Zeemeuw
 Cornelis Robol          First mate              Of the Brak
 The junior merchant     Anthony Blauw, as councillor or secretary.

By this council shall all occurring business towards forwarding the
voyage, fulfilling of our orders, and administering of justice, be
concluded upon and transacted: if it so happen there is an equal number
of votes the commodore is to have two votes; but in cases of navigation
and discovery of countries, the second mates shall also assist with
advising votes, all which the commodore shall collect, and determine by
the majority of the concluding votes, taking care to have all
resolutions instantly triply registered and strictly complied with for
the service of the Company.

In the council of each particular yacht, the junior merchant or
bookkeeper and high boatswains, shall be called as directed in the
orders of our masters.

If the commodore Tasman (which God forbid) should decease, such a person
shall succeed him as in our sealed act is nominated, which in every
respect, conformable to this instruction, in manner his predecessor
commanded, and (as is right) he shall be obeyed.

The yachts are manned with 111 persons, and amongst them one officer and
16 soldiers. Namely:—

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

No reviews yet