Cape Council of Policy
156
1658-06-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 156
- Date
- 1658-06-22
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Around noon, Caepmans Captain's Sons Schaccher with Pieter Ottegno, along with a few others, also Herrij was inside the fort on the front, as well as all the principal freemen, who agreed with us that one should not let this beautiful opportunity pass by, as they believed, as we also believe, that the runaway slaves were apprehended by the Caepmans, after which Harman Remajenne had seen them yesterday taking their course, when he ran over one of them, etc., Also in connection with the detention of their father (the elder) Gogosaa511 before that because the captured animals of Henrick Boom had given so little alteration: but these were then first disposed of again. Thus, at the Council with the advice of the aforementioned freemen it was decided to allow the two aforementioned persons, Schaccher and Pieter Ottegno, together with another of the principal of the Caepmans named Osaoa, to be detained, as was immediately done upon the latter's notification, namely that after we had often seen that the Hottentoes' wife had given roasted turtle shells and other food to the slaves and beckoned them by hand towards the Lupaertsgebergte; and they refused to go out, and sought other reasons, which all led us firmly to believe, that they were being held back by them to be brought to the Cochoquas, and by them further to the Hamcumquas or daccha-makers, etc.,512 that this had made us agree to keep the aforementioned people here as stewards until all the runaway slaves are rehoused, and they will therefore be kept for the time being in the surgeon's cookhouse, where they are locked up, and they have been ordered to pay them all good wages.
The freemen have also handed over today the record of the four persons nominated by them, namely
Henrick Boom. }beyond Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^513]
Henrick Boom. }beyond Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^514]
Harman Remajenne van Ceulen and
Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael, all freemen here, to choose two from them and have them sit in our Council this year as freemen councilors: to help investigate and decide on (offenses occurring among them). The Council has therefore understood: to always have someone with experience and not always newcomers, Steven Jansz van Wageningen (appointed as first freeman councilor by the Reverend Commissioner van Goens in the past) to continue this year as first freeman councilor, and to admit freemen Henrick Henricksz Boom of Amsterdam as second, finally aforesaid, which shall be communicated to them so that they may duly serve it.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, the date of the ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
515
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
The freemen have also handed over today the record of the four persons nominated by them, namely
Henrick Boom. }beyond Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^513]
Henrick Boom. }beyond Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^514]
Harman Remajenne van Ceulen and
Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael, all freemen here, to choose two from them and have them sit in our Council this year as freemen councilors: to help investigate and decide on (offenses occurring among them). The Council has therefore understood: to always have someone with experience and not always newcomers, Steven Jansz van Wageningen (appointed as first freeman councilor by the Reverend Commissioner van Goens in the past) to continue this year as first freeman councilor, and to admit freemen Henrick Henricksz Boom of Amsterdam as second, finally aforesaid, which shall be communicated to them so that they may duly serve it.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, the date of the ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
515
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Omtrent middagh Caepmans Capiteijns Zoons Schaccher met Pieter Ottegno, neffens eenige andre, Item oocq Herrij binnen ‘t fort op de voorsael wesende, mitsgaders oock alle de principaelste van de vrijeluijden, welcke met ons sustineerden dat men jegenwoordigh dese schoone gelegentheijt niet behoorde te laten passeren, als meenende gelijcq wij oocq voor vast houden dat de weghgelopen slaven bij de Caepmans wierden aengehouden daer na toe Harman Remajenne gister haer had gesien hun cours nemen, doen hij den eenen onderliep &a., Item oocq ten aensien het vasthouden van haer vader (den ouden) Gogosaa511 voor dato om de genomen beesten van Henrick Boom soo weijnich alteratie hadde gegeven: maer deselve daerop ten eersten wierden wederom beschickt, Soo is bij den Raedt met advijs voor voorsz vrijeluyden goetgevonden de twee meergenoemde persoonen Schaccher ende Pieter Ottegno nevens noch een ander van de principaelste der Caepmans genaempt Osaoa te laten vasthouden, gelijcq dan terstont is geschiet op dit aenseggen van deselve, namentlijcq dat nademael wij dickwils hadden gesien, de vrouwe van de Hottentoos gebraden schiltpadtjens ende ander cost hadden aen de slaven gegeven ende haer met de handt gewenckt na ‘t Lupaertsgebergte ; ende sijluijden niet uijt wilden gaen soecken, ende andre redenen meer, ‘t welcke alle ons vastelijcq dede geloven, deselve van haar wierden opgehouden om aen de Cochoquas te brengen, ende door de selve dan wijders aen de Hamcumquas offte daccha-makers &a.,512 dat ons sulcx hadde doen goetvinden haerluyden voornoempt hier als ostagiers te houden tot ons al de wegh gelopen slaven sullen wederom beschickt sijn, ende haer derhalven soo lange sullen onthouden in ‘t koockhuijsjen van den chirurgijn daer se affgeslooten ende g’ordonneert sijn alle goet tractement aen te doen.
Heden oocq door de vrijeluijden overgegeven sijnde de notitie van de vier persoonen bij haer op nominatie gebracht nementlijcq
Henrick Boom. }beyde van Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^513]
Henrick Boom. }beyde van Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^514]
Harman Remajenne van Ceulen ende
Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael, alle vrijeborgers alhier omme harentwegen twee daer uijt te kiesen ende desen jaere als Borger-raden in onsen Raedt sessie te laeten hebben: omme (delicten onder haer voorvallende) daerover te helpen besoigneren ende besluijten, Soo is by den Raedt verstaen: om altijt ijmandt van ervaringe te hebben ende niet t’ elckens altemael nieuwelinghen, den persoon Steven Jansz van Wageningen (door d’ E. heer Commissaris van Goens anno passado tot eerste Borgerraedt gestelt) dit jaer als out Borger-raedt noch te continueren, ende daerby te admitteeren den vrijborger Henrick Henricksz Boom van Amsterdam tot den tweeden, ten eijnde voorsz, ‘t welcke haerluyden sal worden gecommuniceert om hun van te mogen dienen na behooren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope den datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
515
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Heden oocq door de vrijeluijden overgegeven sijnde de notitie van de vier persoonen bij haer op nominatie gebracht nementlijcq
Henrick Boom. }beyde van Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^513]
Henrick Boom. }beyde van Amsterdam.
Jan Raijniersz[^514]
Harman Remajenne van Ceulen ende
Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael, alle vrijeborgers alhier omme harentwegen twee daer uijt te kiesen ende desen jaere als Borger-raden in onsen Raedt sessie te laeten hebben: omme (delicten onder haer voorvallende) daerover te helpen besoigneren ende besluijten, Soo is by den Raedt verstaen: om altijt ijmandt van ervaringe te hebben ende niet t’ elckens altemael nieuwelinghen, den persoon Steven Jansz van Wageningen (door d’ E. heer Commissaris van Goens anno passado tot eerste Borgerraedt gestelt) dit jaer als out Borger-raedt noch te continueren, ende daerby te admitteeren den vrijborger Henrick Henricksz Boom van Amsterdam tot den tweeden, ten eijnde voorsz, ‘t welcke haerluyden sal worden gecommuniceert om hun van te mogen dienen na behooren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope den datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.
515
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.