Cape Council of Policy
120
1657-08-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 120
- Date
- 1657-08-08
- Year
- 1657
English translation
Today before the Council inspected the copy of certificates and confessions & etc. submitted yesterday by the sub-merchant of the ship the Provintie and besides which the surrogated skipper requested redress in the matters concerning the faults of adultery committed by the skipper Andries van Nes, with the wife of the said sub-merchant & etc. and about which the same, besides also. A woman named Cornelia van Savelpoel is detained on board by the ship's council. So, after due deliberation, it was decided to first conduct a thorough investigation and gather information, as there are also some disagreements in the current naval administration, and that proper order is being maintained by these newly appointed and appointed officers with good regulations, so that one might determine whether the Company's valuable ship, with which it will subsequently sail to Batavia, can be trusted, etc.
And regarding the aforementioned faults, it was agreed that the certifiers and confessors should be questioned at some point, so that further action can be taken as determined, primarily in the Company's best interest. To preserve the aforementioned precious ship and goods, and for this purpose, the skipper of the yacht Maria and Roeloff de Man, bookkeeper and companion in the Council of this fortress, in the presence of the Secretary of this same Council, have been appointed.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope, date hereof.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
And regarding the aforementioned faults, it was agreed that the certifiers and confessors should be questioned at some point, so that further action can be taken as determined, primarily in the Company's best interest. To preserve the aforementioned precious ship and goods, and for this purpose, the skipper of the yacht Maria and Roeloff de Man, bookkeeper and companion in the Council of this fortress, in the presence of the Secretary of this same Council, have been appointed.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope, date hereof.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden bij den Raadt oversien de copie attestatien ende confessien &a. op gister door den ondercoopman van ‘t schip de Provintie overgegeven ende neffens den gesurrogeerden schipper versocht redres in de saecken aengaende de faulten van overspel begaen bij den schipper Andries van Nes, met de huijsvrouw van voorsz ondercoopman &a. ende waerover deselve, neffens oock do. vrouwe genaempt Cornelia van Savelpoel aen boort bij den Scheepsraedt gedetineert sijn, Soo is na genomen deliberatie goetgevonden, vooreerst scherp ondersoeck ende informatie te nemen, offer oock eenige tweespalt in de jegenwoordige scheeps-regeeringe sij, ende door dese nieuwe gesurrogeerde ende opgeclommen officianten met goet reglement wel de behoorlijcke ordre gehouden wordt, ten eijnde men daeruijt soude mogen sien of Comps. costelijck schip met deselve voorts na Batavia te vertrouwen sal wesen &a.
Ende aengaende de gemelte faulten is verstaen bij gelegentheijt de attestanten ende confessanten eens te verhooren: omme na ‘t selve daerinne dan vorders te handelen als bevonden sal worden ten meesten dienste van de Compe. tot behoudenisse van voorsz costelijck schip ende goet te vereijsschen, ende waer toe dan sijn gecommitteert den schipper van ‘t jacht Maria ende Roeloff de Man bouckhouder ende medelit in den Raedt deser fortresse, ten overstaen van den Secretaris deses selven Raedts.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteent in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Ende aengaende de gemelte faulten is verstaen bij gelegentheijt de attestanten ende confessanten eens te verhooren: omme na ‘t selve daerinne dan vorders te handelen als bevonden sal worden ten meesten dienste van de Compe. tot behoudenisse van voorsz costelijck schip ende goet te vereijsschen, ende waer toe dan sijn gecommitteert den schipper van ‘t jacht Maria ende Roeloff de Man bouckhouder ende medelit in den Raedt deser fortresse, ten overstaen van den Secretaris deses selven Raedts.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteent in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] KLAES FRANSEN BORDIJNGH.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.