Cape Council of Policy
167
1658-07-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 167
- Date
- 1658-07-21
- Year
- 1658
English translation
After the sermon had ended this morning without the slightest hindrance, and according to Cristelycq custom, the third call had passed of the betrothed persons: Jan Sacharias of Amsterdam, young man and freeman here, and Maria, a native of Bengal, a former slave of the sick comforter Pieter van der Stael, and freed by the aforementioned Jan Sacharias for that purpose. Furthermore, nothing had occurred to us that might have delayed or hindered them in their intentions. It was understood by the Council, following the resolution of the July 6th Passado, to allow the further solemnization of the marriage to proceed in the Name of the Lord, and to that end also It was approved, so that everything might proceed lawfully and in good order (to God's greatest glory), to have the aforementioned solemnization (as without a minister) administered by the Secretary of our Council, for the same and for all the people, in an open council chamber, as was publicly performed and effectuated on the date after the reading of the Christian sermon in the Name of the Lord.
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Original Dutch transcription
Na ‘t eijndigen des sermoens desen voormiddagh sonder eenige de minste verhinderinge, volgens Cristelycq gebruijck de derde affroepinge gepasseert sijnde van de ondertroude persoonen Jan Sacharias van Amsterdam, jongman ende vrijburger alhier, ende Maria geboortich van Bengale gewesene slavin van den sieckentrooster Pieter van der Stael, ende door voorsz Jan Sacharias tot dien eijnde vrijgecofft, Wijders ons niet voorgecomen wesende, waerdoor deselve in haer voornemen soude cunnen offte mogen geretardeert offte beleth worden, Soo is bij den Raedt verstaen achtervolgende de resolutie van den 6en Julij passado, de verdere solemnisatie van de trouw in den Name des Heeren te laten voortgaen, ende ten dien eijnde oocq goetgevonden, op dat alles wettelijcq ende met goede ordre (tot Godes meeste eere) mochte toegaen, de gemelte solemnisatie (alsoo geen predicant hebben) door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt, voor deselve ende alle den volcke in openen raedtcamere te laten bedienen, gelijcq sulcx op dato na ‘t lesen des Cristelijcken sermoens in den Name des Heeren openbaerlijcq geschiet ende g’effectueert is.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658