Cape Council of Policy
184
1658-11-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 184
- Date
- 1658-11-13
- Year
- 1658
English translation
The freemen Maerten Jochumsz Vlockaert and Jan Adriaensz, both from der Goude, on the 8th of this month, absconded with the ship West Vrieslandt and were arrested; as well as the aforementioned Vlockaert, having left behind, besides various debts to other freemen, a sum of ƒ395:06:10 to the E. Compe., including ƒ147:12:066:06 on his closed account for the Dutch debt, of which 250 guilders is to one Henr. Egbertsz607 where E. Compe, is no further in advance than what he is too good, and according to that matter in his freedom enjoyed E. Compe. behind is the sum of ƒ247.14.04 how much from his goods left here cannot be made after all, because he took everything that was loose with him, so that since Marten Jochumsz Vlockers stayed here, Pieter Jacobsz van Bodegrave (who for this purpose with the aforementioned Vlockaert placed for both of them in the boat and therefore everything that is half due to him and also owes) has requested that he may keep the fishing and the remaining goods, house or huts and the six morgens of garden land alone for the entire debt of ƒ247:14:04 seeing that everything has helped to accomplish etc., It has been deemed appropriate to approve and grant the same to the same Pieter Jacobsz of Bodegrave, as it is approved and granted to him hereby, And according to this then to have the entire debt incurred (standing on Marten Jochumsz's behalf alone) debited privately to the E. Compe. on his behalf, but nevertheless to leave the fugitives' account charged with the back tax open, and also to have it transferred in the new books to be described to The Honorable Governor General and Councilors of India over the persons, their Honorable. Further order was received: in order to be able to further determine the circumstances in which these could be mulched and condemned by the aforementioned their Honors for their faults, etc.
And in order to be able to demonstrate this our permission and agreement, the same Bodegrave was granted an extract hereof, including the hereditary deed of the aforementioned 6 morgens of garden land for himself alone, which previously belonged to him together with his eloping measure, and no hereditary deed because the surveyor had traveled through the land, etc., and had passed through it.
Thus done and passed in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
And in order to be able to demonstrate this our permission and agreement, the same Bodegrave was granted an extract hereof, including the hereditary deed of the aforementioned 6 morgens of garden land for himself alone, which previously belonged to him together with his eloping measure, and no hereditary deed because the surveyor had traveled through the land, etc., and had passed through it.
Thus done and passed in the Fort de Goede Hoope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
De vrijborgers Maerten Jochumsz Vlockaert ende Jan Adriaensz beijde van der Goude op den 8en deser verleden haer met ‘t schip West Vrieslandt versteecken ende fugitijff gestelt; mitsgaders voorsz Vlockaert achtergelaten hebbende, behalven verscheyde schulden aen andre vrijeluijden noch een somme van ƒ395:06:10 aen d’ E. Compe. daeronder ƒ147:12:06606 op sijn geslooten reecqe. over vaderlantse schultdie 250 gl. is aen eenen Henr. Egbertsz607 daer d’ E. Compe, niet verder voor is staende dan alsser te goet is, ende volgens dien over saecken in sijn vrijdom genotenaend’ E. Compe.ten achteren staetde somme van ƒ247:14:04 hoeveel uijt sijn goederen hier gelaten nergens na ende can gemaeckt worden, vermits al wat los was mede genomen heeft, sulcx dan dewijleMarten Jochumsz Vlockershier gebleven maet Pieter Jacobsz van Bodegrave (sigh voor desen met voorsz Vlockaert voor hun beyden in de schuit mede ingestelt ende derhalven alles datter sij halff toecomende ende oocq schuldigh is) versocht heefft de visserije ende ‘t overgebleven goet huijs ofte hutjen ende de ses mergen thuijnlandt alleen te mogen aenhouden voor de geheele schult van ƒ247:14:04 vermits alles doch heeft helpen bearbeijden &a., Soo is goetgevonden den selven Pieter Jacobsz van Bodegrave sulcx te accorderen ende toe te staen, gelijcq hem ‘t selve g’accordeert ende toegestaen wort mits desen, Ende volgens dien dan voor de gansche gemaeckte schult (op Marten Jochumsz reecqe. alleen staende) op sijn reecqe. particulier aen d’ E. Compe. te doen debiteeren, doch echter niet te min de fugitiven hare reecqe. met de t’ achterheijt belast open te laten staen, ende in de nieuwe boecken oocq doen overlopen tot op omschrijven aen d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India over do. persoonen, haer Ed. nader ordre becomen: omme daerop noch te mogen ende cunnen stellen‘t genewaerinne deselve door opgemelte haer Ed. over hunne faulten mochten worden gemulcteert, ende gecondemneert &a.
Ende omme van dese onse vergunninge ende accoort blijck te cunnen thoonen, is den selven Bodegrave hiervan extract verleendt, Item oocq d’ erffbrieff van voorsz 6 mergen thuijnlandt voor hem in ‘t geheel alleen, dat hem voor desen met syn weghgelopen maet samen toequam, ende noch geen erffbrieff vermits des lantmeters reysen in ‘t landt &a. van gepasseert en was.
Aldus gedaen ende gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Ende omme van dese onse vergunninge ende accoort blijck te cunnen thoonen, is den selven Bodegrave hiervan extract verleendt, Item oocq d’ erffbrieff van voorsz 6 mergen thuijnlandt voor hem in ‘t geheel alleen, dat hem voor desen met syn weghgelopen maet samen toequam, ende noch geen erffbrieff vermits des lantmeters reysen in ‘t landt &a. van gepasseert en was.
Aldus gedaen ende gepasseert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.