Cape Council of Policy
203
1659-06-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 203
- Date
- 1659-06-07
- Year
- 1659
English translation
As the Lord God has been pleased to come and visit us shortly for our transgressions, so with death under Comps. bestial, as well as with theft among the cattle of the freemen, by the war and murder of this country's brazen people (which fell upon us very suddenly and unsuspected) to the great detriment and oppression of the same and the total ruin of some farmers, while we have always and still very much remained willing to live and interact with the aforementioned nation in complete amicability and friendship, but seeing that this has not been of any use: but we have had to take up arms to oppose their willfulness (which they still do not deter), it has been decided that from now on every Wednesday afternoon around four o'clock a fast or prayer sermon will be delivered, to pray and We implore you to pray for us, and that His Mightiness please grant us His blessing and help against these aforementioned enemies, so that, having triumphed over them and preserved them, we may once again deal with them in peace and quiet. This will be announced to the congregation tomorrow after the Sunday sermon, so that everyone may prepare for it and be present at the appointed time at the place of the regular meeting for religious worship.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secret.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secret.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo ons Godt de Heere om onser overtredinge wille cortelijcks heeft gelieven te comen besoecken, soo met sterffte onder Comps. bestiael, als oocq met roverije onder ‘t vee van de vryeborgers, door den oorloge ende moorderije deser landts brutale menschen (ons seer schielijck ende onverdacht over den hals gevallen) tot groote schade ende onderdrucqinge van deselve ende totale ondergancq eeniger landtbouwers daer wij nochtans altijt ende oocq tot noch seer genegen sijn gebleven met de genoemde natie in alle minne ende vrundtschap te leven ende om te gaen, doch siende dat sulcx niet heeft mogen helpen: maer de wapenen hebben moeten in de handt neemen, omme haren moedtwil (daer se noch niet van af houden) tegen te staan, soo is goedtgevonden voortaan alle Woensdagh ‘s namiddaghs tegen vier uijren een vast ofte bidtpredicatie te laten doen, omme den toren Godts8 door bidden ende smeecken van ons aff te bidden, Ende dat het Sijne Mogentheyt gelieve ons in de plaetse te begenadigen met Syne Zeegeninge ende hulpe tegen dese gemelte onse vyanden ten eynde wij over haer victorie crygende ende behoudende, met deselve in goede rust ende vreede weder mogen handelen ende wandelen ‘t welcqe dan morgen na de Sondagspredicatie de gemeynte sal bekentgemaecqt worden op dat sich ijder daertoe preparere ende ten gestelden tijde wete te vervoegen ter plaetse van de ordinaire vergaderinge des godtsdienst.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secret.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secret.