And as we are making our position stronger every day, it is to be hoped that they (Khoisan) will feel less inclined to disturb us, provided, however, that a strict watch be kept on everything and we remain on our guard in every direction, continuing with diligence at the fences and other defensive forts...

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And as we are making our position stronger every day, it is to be hoped that they (Khoisan) will feel less inclined to disturb us, provided, however, that a strict watch be kept on everything and we remain on our guard in every direction, continuing with diligence at the fences and other defensive forts..." in the context of "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1659 - May 1662), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 86
• On the 3rd of May 1658 Jan van Riebeeck gave further instructions to the men on Robben Island." to mean that wisdom is timeless.