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1658-06-30

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Entry number
159
Date
1658-06-30
Year
1658

English translation

Wouter Cornelisz Mostert of Utrecht, young man and free citizen523 here aged 23 years, having entered into a marriage vow with the honorable young daughter Hester Weijers of Lier aged 24 years in the service and under the guardianship of the chief merchant Willem Bastincq, on the ship Prins Willem moored here, and requesting permission from the same chief merchant to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy Real State: and for that purpose to grant that their first commandment could be concluded today after the sermon by that above-mentioned ship presently sailing524 moored to depart with the first good wind. So it is in order to put the same ship in the matter mentioned above in not to delay or delay their voyage, etc., having been unable to learn from the Council of this fortress525 that both were liberal and free persons who, according to their own statement as well as the aforementioned chief merchant, had not understood anything in the world about what was outstanding, these young men agreed to their just request, and to that end and for that reason, to have their first prayers said this morning526 after the end of the Christian sermon, and likewise every Sunday until the third inclusive, in order that if no legal cause of impediment arose after the last call, the Secretary of our Council (since here no (having a minister) to have the solemnization for all the people take place in open council chambers, legally527, and to proceed publicly with fidelity.

Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.

[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.

Original Dutch transcription

Wouter Cornelisz Mostert van Utrecht jongman ende vrijburger523 alhier out 23 jaren, sich in trouwbeloffte begeven hebbende met d’ eerbare jongedochter Hester Weijers van Lier out 24 jaren in dienst ende onder voogdije staende van den oppercoopman Willem Bastincq bescheyden op ‘t alhier ter rheede leggende schip Prins Willem , ende versoeckende mits toestaen van den selven oppercoopman metten anderen wettelijcq in den H. echten staet te mogen bevesticht worden: mitsgaders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt heden na ‘t sermoen soude mogen werden afgecundicht door dien bovengemelte schip jegenwoordighseijlvaerdigh524 leght om met den eersten goeden wint te vertrecken, Soo is om ‘t selve schip ter saecke voorsz in sijn te doene voijagie niet te retardeeren offte op te houden &a., bij den Raedt deser fortresse525 niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde liber ende vrije persoonen waren welcke met niemandt ter werelt volgens haer als oocq voorsz oppercoopmans eijgen verclaringe yts wes dienaengaende uytstaende hadden verstaen, deselve jongeluyden haer billicq versoecq te consenteren mitsgaders ten dien fine ende om redenen voorszdese morgen526 na ‘t eijndigen des Cristelijcken sermoens haer eerste affcundigen te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondagen tot de derde incluijs om als dan na de laeste affroepinge geen wettige oorsaecke van verhinderinge voortcomende, door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt (vermits hier geen predicant hebben) de solemnisatie voor allen den volcke in openen raedtcamerewettelijck527 te laten geschieden ende met de trouw publijckelijck voort te varen.

Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.

[Signed:] WILLM. BASTIJNCQ.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.