Cape Council of Policy
148
1658-04-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 148
- Date
- 1658-04-06
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Hendrick Hendricxsz of Surwurden, young man and free citizen here, aged 23 years, having entered into a promise of marriage with the honorable young daughter Grietge Fransz Meeckhoff, born in Steenwijck, aged 19 years in the service and under the guardianship of the chief merchant Willem Reijersz, stated on the ship Wapen van Amsterdam moored here, and requesting permission from the same chief merchant to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy City; and for that purpose to grant that the promises could be signed within the next two days by the above-mentioned. ship is currently sailing near enough to depart with the first. So (in order not to delay or delay the same ship in the aforementioned voyage, etc.) the Council of this fortress is reinforced with the E. Commander Cornelis Qualbergen and the aforementioned chief merchant, having been able to learn nothing other than that both were liberal and free persons who, according to their own as well as the aforementioned chief merchant's own statement, had no relation to anyone in the world in this regard, these young men understood to consent to their request, and to that end, for reasons aforesaid tomorrow, Sunday being after the Christian sermon, their first, To have their third prayers performed in the evening after the prayers on the second and on Monday evening, so that on Tuesday morning (unless there is a legal reason for impediment) the Secretary of our Council (since we have no minister here) may conduct the solemnization for all the people in an open council chamber, and to proceed with the faithful public.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] WILLEM REIJERSSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] WILLEM REIJERSSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Hendrick Hendricxsz van Surwurden jonghman ende vrijburger alhier out 23 jaren, sich in trouwbeloffte begeven hebbende met d’ eerbare jonge dochter Grietge Fransz Meeckhoff geboortich van Steenwijck Out 19 jaren in dienst ende onder voogdije staende van den oppercoopman Willem Reijersz bescheyden op ‘t alhier ter rheede leggende schip Wapen van Amsterdam , ende versoeckende mits toestaen van denselven oppercoopman metten andren wettelijck in den H. echten staedt te mogen bevesticht worden: mitsgaders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat de gebooden soude mogen binnen dese twee navolgende dagen werden affgecundicht door dien bovengem. schip jegenwoordich ten naestenbij vaerdigh leght om metten eersten te vertrecken, Soo is (om ‘t selve schip ter saecke voorsz in sijn voorder te doene voijagie niet te retardeeren offte op te houden &a.) bij den Raedt deser fortresse versterckt met d’ E. Commandeur Cornelis Qualbergen ende oppercoopman voorsz niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije persoonen waren welcke met niemandt ter werelt, volgens haer als ook voorsz oppercoopmans eijgen verclaringe, ijtswes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden, verstaen deselve jonge luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteeren, mitsgaders ten dien fine, om redenen voorsz morgen Sondagh sijnde nae ‘t Cristelijck sermoen haer eerste, ‘s avonts na ‘t gebedt de tweede ende op Maendagh des avonts haer derde affcundigen te laten doen, omme als dan Dincxdagh ‘s morgens (geen wettige oorsaecke van verhinderinge voorcomende) door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt (vermits hier geen predicant hebben) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke in openen raedtcamere te laten geschieden, ende met de trouw publijckelijck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] WILLEM REIJERSSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] WILLEM REIJERSSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.