Cape Council of Policy
1019
1698-12-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 1019
- Date
- 1698-12-30
- Year
- 1698
English translation
According to the annual custom, the respective colleges have been changed to elect from the transferred nominations of double the number of persons (placed in place of the outgoing members by each college and submitted to the Council). Firstly, the elections as elder in the congregation here at Cape of Good Hope were approved by the Eastern Church Council for the freeman Adriaan van Braakel, as was also done in the French congregation at Drakenstein on Isaac Taillefert.
Furthermore, from the nominated deacons thereto in this Cape of Good Hope Church Council, the Council and Secretaries were elected in place of the outgoing. From the E.A. Council of Justice, Melchior Kemels, and the butler, Jurrien Hendrix Zuijderbergh;61 item to Stellenbos, the free farmer, Wessel Praetorius,62 additionally, in the French municipality, to Drakensteijn, Pieter Villiers, and Jan Magnet.63
Similarly, from the double number of nominated presidents and commissioners of small-scale corporations, the second person of this residence, E. Samuel Elsevier, was again nominated for president. And as commissioners from the freemen, Theunis Dircksz. van Schallickwijck, with Claas Hendrixsz Diepenauw.
Also, from the double number of orphan masters, in place of the outgoing, from the aforementioned freemen, Henningh Husingh and Claas Hendricksz Diepenauw.
And likewise, in place of the one outgoing member of the Board of Commissioners of Marriage Affairs, Cornelis Botma.
Having also finally been arrested for the transfer of the civil government, according to the nomination thereto, the aforementioned Claas Hendrixsz Diepenauw and Abraham Diemer were also delivered to espouse it.64
Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Cape of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] S. V. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] HCUS. MUNCKERUS., 1699.
[Signed:] JACOB CRUSE.
[Signed:] WM. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] JNS. SWELLENGREBEL.
Original Dutch transcription
Volgens de jaarlixe gewoonte getreden sijnde tot de veranderinge der respective collegien omme de electien uijt de overgebrachte nominatien van dubbel getal persoonen (in plaatsse van de afgaande leden bij yder collegie opgestelt ende in Raade overgeleijt) t’ doen, Soo sijn eerstelijck de electien als ouderlingh in de gemeente alhier aan Cabo de Goede Hoop door den E.Kerckenraade op de vrijeluijden Adriaan van Braakel als van gelijcken mede in de Fransse -gemeente aan Drakensteijn op Isaacq Taillefert gedaan, bij ons g’approbeert.
Ende verder uijt de genomineerde diaconen daer toe in dese Caabsse-Kerckenraade, in plaatsse van de afgaande, verkosen den Raad en Secrets. van den E.A.Raad van Justitie, Melchior Kemels, en den bottelier, Jurrien Hendrix Zuijderbergh;61 item aan Stellenbos den vrijlandbouwer, Wessel Praetorius,62 mitsgs. in de Fransse gemeente aan Drakensteijn , Pieter Villiers en Jan Magnet.63
Soo is mede op het dubbelt genomineert getal van den president en Commissarissen van kleijne-saaken Comps. wegen weder g’eligeert voor president den E.Samuel Elsevier, secunde persoon deser Residentie; Ende als Commissarissen uijt de vrijborgers Theunis Dircksz. van Schallickwijck, met Claas Hendrixsz Diepenauw.
Mitsgs. uijt het dubbelt getal der weesmeesteren in plaatsse van de afgaande wegens de vrijborgers Henningh Husingh en Claas Hendricksz Diepenouw voornt.
En soo van gelijcken mede in plaatsse van het eene afgaande lid van ‘t collegie der Commissarissen van huwelixe saaken, Cornelis Botma.
Zijnde eijndelijck ook g’arresteert op het versetten van de borgerlijcke regeringe volgens de nominatie dienaengaande mede overgelevert daer toe te eligeren de voors. Claas Hendrixsz Diepenauw ende Abraham Diemer.64
Aldus g’arresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel van Cabo de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] S. V. STEL.
[Signed:] S. ELSEVIER.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] HCUS. MUNCKERUS., 1699.
[Signed:] JACOB CRUSE.
[Signed:] WM. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] JNS. SWELLENGREBEL.