Cape Council of Policy
13
1652-10-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 13
- Date
- 1652-10-10
- Year
- 1652
English translation
The prisoners Jan Blanx, Jan van Leijden, Willem Huijtjens, and Gerrit Dircksz by the judge and Christian council29 of this fortress de Goede Hope have been well and legally condemned by sentence: namely, to have shot Jan van Leijden over the head with a bullet, and to have keeled Jan Planx and speared before the mast with 100 blows, together with a banishment of two years each to work in the chain for the Lord on the common works, as well as Willem Huijtjens and Gerrit Dircksz each also to work for two years on the common works in the chain, for that purpose with the other on the 24th pass. had betrayed their sworn service with the intention of traveling to Mosambique, a place of our enemies, and that Jan Blanx had let the E. Compe. go out of his mouth and wanted to do all the harm he could or might, as well as Jan van Leijden was the first to speak of going there, and the other persons, namely Willem Huijtjens and Gerrit Dircksz, had incited it. It is therefore understood that the same sentence should be put to execution tomorrow, and to proceed with the punishment, as well as the chief surgeon Adriaen de Jager and the sub-surgeon Cornelis Hansz Maijerp, as no sufficient proof could be obtained of what had been charged to them by the prisoners, to absolve, and Mr. To release Cornelis from his detention.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SIJMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
[Signed:] This mark of JAN VAN GULIJCK.
[Signed:] WILHEM MULLER.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SIJMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
[Signed:] This mark of JAN VAN GULIJCK.
[Signed:] WILHEM MULLER.
Original Dutch transcription
De gevangene personen Jan Blanx, Jan van Leijden, Willem Huijtjens, ende Gerrit Dircksz door den gerechte ende Chrijsraet29 deser fortresse de Goede Hope wel ende ten rechten bij sententie gecondemneert sijnde: omme namentlijck Jan van Leijden de kogel over ‘t hooft geschoten, ende Jan Planx gekielt ende met 100 slagen voor de mast gelaerst te worden, nevens een bannissement van elckx twee jaren langh in de kettingh voor den Heere aen de gemeene wercken te arbeijden, mitsgaders Willem Huijtjens ende Gerrit Dircksz elckx oock twee jaren aen de gemeene wercken in de kettingh te arbeijden, ter saecke dat met den anderen op den 24en passo. uijt haren besworen dienst trouwelooslijck waren verlopen met meeninghe om op Mosambique te reijsen, een onser vijanden plaetse, ende dat Jan Blanx uijt sijn mont had laten gaen d’ E. Compe. alle affbreuck wilde doen waer hij conde ofte mochte, mitsgaders Jan van Leijden den eersten was die van deurte30 gaen gesproocken, ende d’ andere personen namentlijck Willem Huijtjens ende Gerrit Dircksz daer toe bewogen had, Soo is verstaen deselve sententie op morgen ter executie te doen stellen, ende met de straffe voort te varen, mitsgaders den opperchirurgijn Adriaen de Jager nevens den onderchirurgijn Cornelis Hansz Maijerp, alsoo geen suffisante preuve connen becomen over ‘t geene hun van de gevangens was te last geleijt, te absolveren, ende Mr. Cornelis uijt sijne detentie te ontslaen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SIJMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
[Signed:] Dit merck vanx JAN VAN GULIJCK.
[Signed:] WILHEM MULLER.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] SIJMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
[Signed:] Dit merck vanx JAN VAN GULIJCK.
[Signed:] WILHEM MULLER.