Cape Council of Policy
215
1659-07-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 215
- Date
- 1659-07-21
- Year
- 1659
English translation
The Council (reinforced by the skipper Jacob Bartelsz of the ship 't Hoff van Zeelandt moored here) had been informed that Adriaen van der Goes, sub-merchant on the ship Achillis, had entered into a pledge of trust with the honourable young daughter Anna Geens of Amsterdam, niece and under the guardianship of sub-merchant Nicolaes de Raedt, at the aforementioned Hoff van Zeelandt, requesting with the consent of the said sub-merchant de Raedt that they, together with the others, may be legally confirmed in the Holy State; and to that end to grant that their first commandment may be concluded today after the sermon by the above-mentioned alderman present at the nearest to be ready: to depart with the first, so that these ships, for the aforementioned purpose, may not be delayed or detained in their journey by the Council (reinforced as above), having been able to learn no other than that both were liberal and free persons who had no understanding with anyone in the world according to their own, as well as the aforementioned merchant's, statement in this regard, these young men requested their consent and to that end and for the aforementioned reasons to have their first agreement made this morning after the end of the Christian sermon, and likewise every day in the evening after prayer until the third inclusive, so that after the last call coming on Wednesday (being a prayer day) to have the solemnization legally performed for all the people by the preacher Cornelius Jansonius23 and to proceed with the faithful public.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Raedt (versterckt met den schipper Jacob Bartelsz van ‘t hier ter rheede leggende schip ‘t Hoff van Zeelandt ) gecommuniceert synde, dat sich in troubelofte hadde begeven Adriaen van der Goes ondercoopman op ‘t schip den Achillis met d’ eerbare jonge dochter Anna Geens van Amsterdam nichte ende onder vooghdije sijnde van den ondercoopman Nicolaes de Raedt bescheyden op voorsz Hoff van Zeelandt , welcke versoeckende met toestaen van den gemelten ondercoopman de Raedt omme metten anderen wettelijck in den H. echten staet te mogen werden bevesticht: mitsgaders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt heden na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundicht worden door dien bovengemelte schepen jegenwoordich ten naesten bij seijllvaerdich sijn: om met den eersten te vertrecken, Soo is om deselve schepen ter sake voorsz in haer te doene reijse niet te retarderen ofte op te houden by den Raedt (versterckt als boven) niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren welcke met niemandt ter weerelt volgens haer als oock voorsz ondercoopmans eygen verclaringe ijtwes dienaengaende uytstaende hadden verstaen, dese jonge luyden haer billick versoeck te consenteren mitsgaders ten dien fine ende om redenen voorsz desen morgen na ‘t eyndigen des Christelijcken sermoens haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen ende alsoo vervolgens alle dagen ‘s avonts na ‘t gebet tot de derde incluijs om als dan na de laeste affroepinge op Woensdag toecomende (biddagh wesende) door den predicant Cornelius Jansonius23 de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke wettelijck te laten geschieden ende met de trou publieck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
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[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.