Background - continued
27/6/1687..the French raise their anchors and set sail [held up by calms]
28/6 ... they reached the open sea, la Maligne remaining to take news of them to France ...
11/7 ... towards noon the aforementioned Maligne raised her anchors and set sail ...
10/10 ... this morning the Hon. Commandeur left Stellenbosch, going towards the Berg River, accompanied by the freemen who had asked for land ... in the afternoon came to a very fruitful and large valley ... His Honour gave this pleasing region the name of Drakenstein ... 23 farms ...
30/10 Resolutions ... The Hon. Commander having considered the dangers run by the Company's ships ... resolved to make a tour to the said False Bay with the galliot Noord ... to survey it and make a chart ... to find a good roads or anchorage, or at least to see if no wellplaced fish-rich corner were to be found. [He was there in November: see Plate 51].
10/11 [Centaurus sent to seek the rest of the Stavenisse crew, and brought 2; and later 19 more according to letter to Holland 22/4/88 and dr 19/2/88]
25/12 Resolutions ... those wishing to move from the Cape to Drakenstein to make application ...
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