Skip to content
GenDatabase
Sign in

Cape Council of Policy

206

1659-06-24

Back

Minute details

Entry number
206
Date
1659-06-24
Year
1659

English translation

Notwithstanding the audacity committed by the freeman Elbert Dircxsz and his mother-in-law's servant Hans Jacobsz on the 10th last, namely that they climbed the walls of Comps. outside or in the besiegement, and there the sentry was deprived of his gun, without finding him asleep, while he was on duty, and that they, following him, had commandeered the gun and bravely repulsed it, not as Christians, but as if they were barbaric men, since they had no order to investigate the fort's guards, commanding them outside to call out to passing embassies and to answer when called upon by them. They added that they had committed very serious crimes, especially in these present times of war, with very dangerous consequences, which would have ended badly for the Military Council if it came to them bravely. Thus, The Commander, out of the compassion of the aforementioned Elbert's wife, first brought this matter before the Daily Council (reinforced by the Citizens' Council), which, in view of the aforementioned and out of pure grace, decided not to bring the matter before the Military Council, but to impose on the aforementioned individuals a civil amendment to pay an amendment for the poor of 10 Ra, 8 Ra, namely Elbert 6 Ra and Hans Jacobsz 4 Ra, as well as to allow the fiscal claimant to make up his claim with the same means, provided that he nevertheless pays double the closing fee to the commander.11

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

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] The X-mark of HENDRICK HENDRICX BOOM, freeman of Borger.

[Signed:] The X-mark of JAN REYNIERSZ.

[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.

Original Dutch transcription

Onaengesien de stoutigheijt begaen bij den vryborger Elbert Dircxsz ende sijn schoonmoeders knegt Hans Jacobsz op den 10en verleeden, namentlijck dat sij hebben beclommen de wallen van Comps. buijtenwercq ofte beestecrael ende aldaer den schiltwacht sijn geweer ontnomen sonder hem nochtans slapende te vinden, terwyl den selven sijn gevoegh was doende, ende dat sij door hem nagevolght ende ‘t geweer affgevordert hebbende, noch dapper affsloegen, niet als Christen maer of se barbarise menschen waren geweest daer se tot ondersoecq van des forts wachten geen ordre hadden, vorder als deselve buyten om passerende empassant toe te roepen ende te antwoorden wanneer se van deselve aengeroepen worden, Invoegen sijlieden daeraen begaen hebbende seer sware crimen bijsonderlijck in dese jegenwoordige oorlooghstyden van seer dangireuse gevolge, ‘t welcke voor den Crijghsraedt comende dapper qualijck soude aflopen, Soo heeft nochtans den Commandr. uijt medogentheijt van voorsz Elberts vrou sulcx eerst voor den dagelijcxen Raedt (versterckt met de Borgerraden) gebracht, welcke dan ten insichte voorsz ende uijt puijre gratie hebben goedtgevonden, de saecke voor den Chrijgsraedt niet te laten comen, maar de gemelte personen civilijck op te leggen een amende te betalen voor den armen van 10 Ra. van 8en te weten Elbert 6 ende Hans Jacobsz 4 Ra. mitsgaders den fiscael vorders toe te staen met de selve wegen syne pretentie te composeeren, mits niet te min betalende dubbelt sluijtgelt aen den geweldiger.11

Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.

[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.

[Signed:] ‘T mercq X van HENDRICK HENDRICX BOOM, vry Borgerraedt.

[Signed:] ‘T merck X van JAN REYNIERSZ.

[Signed:] GIJSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.