Cape Council of Policy
106
1657-03-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 106
- Date
- 1657-03-13
- Year
- 1657
English translation
The following request was submitted to Assistant Jan Woutersz in Rade, in words as follows:
'To the E. Honorables, advise the fortress of Goede Hoope to Cabo de Boa Esperanse and the further changes thereto.'
'With all courage and politeness, express the E. Raadt of the Fort de Goede Hope, U. E. very humble subjects, Jan Woutersen van Middelburgh assistant, who arrived in the country with the ship Orangien ao. 1644,326 how he was a suppliant, now last member (by jonckheijts swackheijt) of the E. Mr. Johan van Riebeecq, Commandr. of this place, to discontent, with some gossip, but not knowing whether it must have happened in drunkenness, over which he has now sat in appre[he]ncy for six weeks, therefore humbly pray to the Council that (on the behalf of the Honourable Mr. Rijckloff van Goens from the Fatherland, to be expected every day in capacity of Ordinary Council of India and Commissioner) the petitioner's case may be served and settled, promising that from now on he himself will be well protected from all such gossip and gossip, requesting and humbly praying to the Honourable Council to be allowed to come to his appearance327 as soon as possible and to be released from prison and praying most earnestly for mercy for justice; doing so, etc., and was signed JAN WOUTERSEN.328
Which petition was read, and the petitioner, for that date, had emerged from the Sandanha Bay on the 7th of this month, regarding various errors committed, and was still in custody, having already been interrogated several times on the charges against him, and confessing everything, and also having sufficiently complained in his own confession about the calumnies, slanders, insults, and backbitings, etc., spoken to defame and disgrace the Commander. his commanding chief, and moreover other honorable persons, both men and women, besides praying for forgiveness, etc.
And therefore earnestly requesting not only verbally, but also by petition, that his business might be settled with the Council here, before the Honourable Rijckloff van Goens, in capacity of Council of India and expected to arrive here as Commissioner, was fearful that it might come under His Honour's control, due to the serious faults he had committed, also due to his own disorderly administration and management in Comps. victuals etc. would be completely corrected after merit,
And although the self-sacrifice was too rude and therefore punishable in the highest degree, it should have been done by E. Hr. Commissioner Compste has been awaiting his report, even considering the numerous intercessions, even from all the women he has ranked highest, and whose good name and fame have not been affected much, as well as at the request of his wife, since she is extremely pregnant, and he has now been in detention for a long time, to take further charge of his affairs and to have the tax authorities present their demands and conclusions, and to bring claims before delegated judges, ultimately to proceed against him: since the Commander. but in principle, has a rather coarse rank, and therefore his party should be held formally, for the purpose of this, the following have been delegated as judges: Sergeant Jan van Harwarden, the sheriff Roeloff de Man, the constable of this fortress,329 the present chief of the Robbejachien, and Jan van Bemmel, corporal,330 to also render sentence, pronounce sentence, and execute as required by the case.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN BEMMEL.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1657.
'To the E. Honorables, advise the fortress of Goede Hoope to Cabo de Boa Esperanse and the further changes thereto.'
'With all courage and politeness, express the E. Raadt of the Fort de Goede Hope, U. E. very humble subjects, Jan Woutersen van Middelburgh assistant, who arrived in the country with the ship Orangien ao. 1644,326 how he was a suppliant, now last member (by jonckheijts swackheijt) of the E. Mr. Johan van Riebeecq, Commandr. of this place, to discontent, with some gossip, but not knowing whether it must have happened in drunkenness, over which he has now sat in appre[he]ncy for six weeks, therefore humbly pray to the Council that (on the behalf of the Honourable Mr. Rijckloff van Goens from the Fatherland, to be expected every day in capacity of Ordinary Council of India and Commissioner) the petitioner's case may be served and settled, promising that from now on he himself will be well protected from all such gossip and gossip, requesting and humbly praying to the Honourable Council to be allowed to come to his appearance327 as soon as possible and to be released from prison and praying most earnestly for mercy for justice; doing so, etc., and was signed JAN WOUTERSEN.328
Which petition was read, and the petitioner, for that date, had emerged from the Sandanha Bay on the 7th of this month, regarding various errors committed, and was still in custody, having already been interrogated several times on the charges against him, and confessing everything, and also having sufficiently complained in his own confession about the calumnies, slanders, insults, and backbitings, etc., spoken to defame and disgrace the Commander. his commanding chief, and moreover other honorable persons, both men and women, besides praying for forgiveness, etc.
And therefore earnestly requesting not only verbally, but also by petition, that his business might be settled with the Council here, before the Honourable Rijckloff van Goens, in capacity of Council of India and expected to arrive here as Commissioner, was fearful that it might come under His Honour's control, due to the serious faults he had committed, also due to his own disorderly administration and management in Comps. victuals etc. would be completely corrected after merit,
And although the self-sacrifice was too rude and therefore punishable in the highest degree, it should have been done by E. Hr. Commissioner Compste has been awaiting his report, even considering the numerous intercessions, even from all the women he has ranked highest, and whose good name and fame have not been affected much, as well as at the request of his wife, since she is extremely pregnant, and he has now been in detention for a long time, to take further charge of his affairs and to have the tax authorities present their demands and conclusions, and to bring claims before delegated judges, ultimately to proceed against him: since the Commander. but in principle, has a rather coarse rank, and therefore his party should be held formally, for the purpose of this, the following have been delegated as judges: Sergeant Jan van Harwarden, the sheriff Roeloff de Man, the constable of this fortress,329 the present chief of the Robbejachien, and Jan van Bemmel, corporal,330 to also render sentence, pronounce sentence, and execute as required by the case.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN BEMMEL.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij den Adsistent Jan Woutersz in Rade over gelevert sijnde navolgende request, luijdende van woorde te woorde als volcht:
‘Aen den E. Achtbaren Raadt deser fortresse de Goede Hoope aen Cabo de Boa Esperanse ende verderen ommeslagh van dien.’
‘Geeft in aller oitmoedigheijt ende beleefftheijt te kennen aen den E. Raadt van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, U. E. seer nedrigen onderdaen, Jan Woutersen van Middelburgh adsistent, In ‘t landt gecomen met ‘t schip Orangien ao. 1644,326 hoe dat hij suppliant, nu laestleden (door jonckheijts swackheijt) den E. heer Johan van Riebeecq, Commandr. deser plaetse, tot miscontentement heefft verweckt, met eenige praterije doch daer van niet wetende of ‘t moet in dronckenschap geschiet wesen, waer over nu al ses weecken in appre[he]ntie heefft geseten, bidde dierhalven oitmoedigh aen den Raadt als dat (voor de compste van den E. E. Hr. Rijckloff van Goens uijt Patria, alle dage te verwachten in qualite van Ordinaris Raadt van India ende Commis[s]aris) den suppliant sijn saecken mochten dienen ende affgedaen worden, belovende dat voortaen sijn selve voor al sulcke achterclap ende praterije wel sal wachten, versoeckende ende oitmoedigh biddende aen den E. Raet om haesst te mogen van sijn apperentie327 ende gevangenisse ontslagen te wesen ende biddende hooghlijck om genade voor recht; dit doende etc., ende was geteijckt JAN WOUTERSEN.328 ‘
Welck request gelesen ende den suppliant voor dato over verscheijden gepleeghde fouten den 7en deser geboijt uijt de Sandanhabaij op gecomen ende noch in detentie sittende, mitsgaders al eenige malen verhoort sijnde op de stucken te sijnen laste leggende, ende alles bekent, mitsgaders bij des selffs confessie oock genoeghsaem gereclameert hebbende de calumnien, lasteringen, injurien ende achter clapperijen etc. gesproken tot diffamatie en eerrovinge van den Commandr. sijn gebiedend’ opperhoofft, ende meer andre eerlijcke soo mans als vrous-personen, neffens biddinge om vergiffenisse etc.,
Ende dierhalven gansch oitmoedelijck versoeckende niet alleen bij monde: maer oock per requeste dat sijn saecken voorts bij den Raet alhier mochten worden affgehandelt, alvoren d’ E. Hr. Rijckloff van Goens in qualite van Raet van India ende als Commissaris te verwachten hier quame te arriveren, uijt vrese dat onder Sijn E.s. handen comende, vermits sijne grove begane faulten voorsz wegen oock desselffs onordentelijcke administratie ende gehouden mesnagie in Comps. victualien etc. na verdienste gansch swaerlijck soude worden gecorrigeert,
Ende alhoewel den selven sigh al te groffelijck heefft verlopen ende dierhalven op ‘t alderhooghste straffbaer is, dies wel behoorde des E. Hr. Commissaris compste over hem affgewacht, soo is nochtans ingesien de veelvoudige voorspraken, selffs van alle de vrouwen die hij op ‘t hooghste heefft geledeert, ende in haerluijder goede name ende fame niet weijnigh geraeckt, als oock op ‘t versoeck van sijn huijsvrouw, vermits die op’t uijtterste swanger gaet, ende hij nu al een lange wijl in detentie heefft geseten, sijn saken voorts bij der handt te vatten ende den fiscus eij[s]ch ende conclusie te doen exhiberen, ende vorders voor gedelegeerde rechters ten uijteijnde tegen hem te procederen: vermits den Commandr. doch ten principalen vrij groffelijck geledeert heefft, ende dierhalven sijn partije formeel soude mogen gehouden worden, des ten fine voorsz dan tot rechters gedelegeert sijn den sargeant Jan van Harwarden, den boechouder Roeloff de Man, den constabeldeser fortresse329 jegenwoordigh opperhoofft van ‘t Robbejachien endeJan van Bemmel, corporael,330 omme oock sententie te wijsen, pronunchieren ende te doen executeren als na vereijsch van saken.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN BEMMEL.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1657.
‘Aen den E. Achtbaren Raadt deser fortresse de Goede Hoope aen Cabo de Boa Esperanse ende verderen ommeslagh van dien.’
‘Geeft in aller oitmoedigheijt ende beleefftheijt te kennen aen den E. Raadt van ‘t fort de Goede Hope, U. E. seer nedrigen onderdaen, Jan Woutersen van Middelburgh adsistent, In ‘t landt gecomen met ‘t schip Orangien ao. 1644,326 hoe dat hij suppliant, nu laestleden (door jonckheijts swackheijt) den E. heer Johan van Riebeecq, Commandr. deser plaetse, tot miscontentement heefft verweckt, met eenige praterije doch daer van niet wetende of ‘t moet in dronckenschap geschiet wesen, waer over nu al ses weecken in appre[he]ntie heefft geseten, bidde dierhalven oitmoedigh aen den Raadt als dat (voor de compste van den E. E. Hr. Rijckloff van Goens uijt Patria, alle dage te verwachten in qualite van Ordinaris Raadt van India ende Commis[s]aris) den suppliant sijn saecken mochten dienen ende affgedaen worden, belovende dat voortaen sijn selve voor al sulcke achterclap ende praterije wel sal wachten, versoeckende ende oitmoedigh biddende aen den E. Raet om haesst te mogen van sijn apperentie327 ende gevangenisse ontslagen te wesen ende biddende hooghlijck om genade voor recht; dit doende etc., ende was geteijckt JAN WOUTERSEN.328 ‘
Welck request gelesen ende den suppliant voor dato over verscheijden gepleeghde fouten den 7en deser geboijt uijt de Sandanhabaij op gecomen ende noch in detentie sittende, mitsgaders al eenige malen verhoort sijnde op de stucken te sijnen laste leggende, ende alles bekent, mitsgaders bij des selffs confessie oock genoeghsaem gereclameert hebbende de calumnien, lasteringen, injurien ende achter clapperijen etc. gesproken tot diffamatie en eerrovinge van den Commandr. sijn gebiedend’ opperhoofft, ende meer andre eerlijcke soo mans als vrous-personen, neffens biddinge om vergiffenisse etc.,
Ende dierhalven gansch oitmoedelijck versoeckende niet alleen bij monde: maer oock per requeste dat sijn saecken voorts bij den Raet alhier mochten worden affgehandelt, alvoren d’ E. Hr. Rijckloff van Goens in qualite van Raet van India ende als Commissaris te verwachten hier quame te arriveren, uijt vrese dat onder Sijn E.s. handen comende, vermits sijne grove begane faulten voorsz wegen oock desselffs onordentelijcke administratie ende gehouden mesnagie in Comps. victualien etc. na verdienste gansch swaerlijck soude worden gecorrigeert,
Ende alhoewel den selven sigh al te groffelijck heefft verlopen ende dierhalven op ‘t alderhooghste straffbaer is, dies wel behoorde des E. Hr. Commissaris compste over hem affgewacht, soo is nochtans ingesien de veelvoudige voorspraken, selffs van alle de vrouwen die hij op ‘t hooghste heefft geledeert, ende in haerluijder goede name ende fame niet weijnigh geraeckt, als oock op ‘t versoeck van sijn huijsvrouw, vermits die op’t uijtterste swanger gaet, ende hij nu al een lange wijl in detentie heefft geseten, sijn saken voorts bij der handt te vatten ende den fiscus eij[s]ch ende conclusie te doen exhiberen, ende vorders voor gedelegeerde rechters ten uijteijnde tegen hem te procederen: vermits den Commandr. doch ten principalen vrij groffelijck geledeert heefft, ende dierhalven sijn partije formeel soude mogen gehouden worden, des ten fine voorsz dan tot rechters gedelegeert sijn den sargeant Jan van Harwarden, den boechouder Roeloff de Man, den constabeldeser fortresse329 jegenwoordigh opperhoofft van ‘t Robbejachien endeJan van Bemmel, corporael,330 omme oock sententie te wijsen, pronunchieren ende te doen executeren als na vereijsch van saken.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN BEMMEL.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1657.