Cape Council of Policy
200
1659-05-27
Minute details
- Entry number
- 200
- Date
- 1659-05-27
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Since the Council currently consists of no more persons than the Commander. and the under-merchant Roeloff de Man, as well as the soldier's sergeant, who was very ill and therefore rarely used, and who, being present among the Hottentoes warfare, etc., (which came so suddenly that we suspected it), can be deliberated on a daily basis rather than in an ordinary manner. So (given the competence of the fiscal Abraham Gabbema and his knowledge of matters acquired through long experience), which has also been used since the death of the vendor Jan van Herwarden (like the same has been used everywhere, both indoors and outdoors, on all occasions) with the approval of Eden. The Governor-General and Councillors of India understand, to strengthen the aforementioned Council, to accept the same as a member of the Council, and to have the aforementioned cession taken, in addition to the sub-merchant, as well as the assistant Gysbert van Campen, as Secretary in the aforementioned Gabbema's town, who also held the office of treasury, both of whom then took the customary oath.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date of this.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle den Raedt jegenwoordich in geen meer persoonen bestaet, als den Commandr. en de onder-coopman Roeloff de Man, mitsgaders den sargandt van de soldaten, die heel siecq ende daerom oocq selden gebruyckt is cunnen worden, ende jegenwoordich mits der Hottentoos oorlogh &a., (ons boven vermoeden soo schielijck over den hals gecomen) dagelycx wat meer als ordinaire te delibereren valt, Soo is (ingesien de bequaemheijt van den fiscael Abraham Gabbema ende sijne door lange ervarentheijt becomen kennisse van saken) welcqe oocq sedert het affsterven van den vendrigh Jan van Herwarden (gelijcq den selven in alle voorvallende gelegentheijt soo buijten als binnen overal is gebruijcqt) op aprobatie661 van d’ Eden. Heeren Gouverneur generael ende Raden van India verstaan, den selven tot versterckinge des voorsz Raedts mede als een lidt in den Raadt te assumeeren, ende naest den ondercoopman voorsz cessie te laten nemen mitsgaders den adsistent Gysbert van Campen als Secretaris in voorsz Gabbema’s steede die ‘t beneffens het fiscus-ampt plach te becleden, welcqe beijde dan de gewoonelijcke eedt sijn affgenomen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.