Cape Council of Policy
216
1659-07-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 216
- Date
- 1659-07-22
- Year
- 1659
English translation
In Rade (fortified by the captains of the ship 't Hoff van Zeelandt and**25 committed by the person Lucas Caspersz of Neder Cassel, because of some foul deeds he allegedly committed with the boys Barent Barentsz Noorman and Jan Fransen van den Block, stating word by word that...
Thursday, June 12, 1659.
"The Council has assembled concerning the case of Lucas Caspersz of Neder Cassel to examine the facts of the horrific and abominable26 sod-like sins, partially disclosed to us by the boys Jan Franse Block and Barent Barentsz Noorman, after which, upon being questioned, they declare, once again, that the same had attempted to do work, but that his nature had not been successful and that it had only been against and not in the body of the young Jan Fransen, without more, etc. Dated above, subjoined and signed: CORNELIS REIJERS. CRIMPEN, ADRIAEN VAN DER GOES, HERMAN WILLEMSZ VOS, H.I.: the notice placed with HERMAN JANSZ, and DIRCK JANSE VAN DE VELDE, X: the notice placed with CORNELIS MARTENSZ.
Whereupon the aforementioned young Barent Barents, a Norman, was summoned and declared before the council of this fortress (fortified as above) that the person Luicas Caspersz had come to lie in bed with him and said, because he Barent Barentsz had indicated that he was sick and cold, that he would warm him up, and as if to do so, he had given him his manhood in his hand and had made him do the same things with his hand, which the boy also claims to have done.
After this boy was summoned before the council, young Jan Franse van der Block stated that Luijcas Caspersz had come to him three evenings in a row and had hit him from the front with his manhood on two evenings and from behind with his manhood on the third evening. He had not entered the body but had immediately fallen from the coffin (which lay on it). He had told the other boys the same thing. &a.
Whereupon the confessor Luijcas Caspersz of Neder Caspel, in connection with the aforementioned confession made before the ship's master of the ship Achillis, was read out word by word, distinctly. It remains that he confessed to the ship's master of the aforementioned, but that such evil deed had been committed so far. He says he doesn't know exactly, as he had been drunk at the time, but he did know that Jan France had removed his trousers and hit him bare, though not with the aforementioned limb.
And considering this matter, with the acquisition of further information and further proceedings, so much work would be required that it is inappropriate here. without loss of time and delay of the ships, could ultimately be concluded, and that this matter primarily requires people who are fully aware of the rights of India and fundamentally understand them, etc. Therefore, by a majority vote, it was approved not to discuss this further here, but to allow the delinquent and the boys, along with their documents, to depart for Batavia on this ship, and to report them to their Honor there (being the supreme right of India), in order to cause the aforementioned ships less disruption in their departure.30
The Commander (since the Council is thus united) has been informed of all the circumstances. the opportunity of war among the Hottentoes here, and that several enthusiasts or adventurers, numbering 15 to 20, are offering their services to launch an attack from the Saldanha Bay (sailing thither with our own and independent vessels) from behind on our enemies, where they have now retreated. According to everyone's advice and opinion, skipper Jacob Bartelsz, an experienced old man with much experience in the failure of certain matters, etc., after deliberating on everything, considering the many difficulties they are subjected to, they finally understand that it is not advisable at first, especially since one is enough to be able to set up and preserve the massacre around here, and to take care of it as best it sees fit and to keep an eye on those who come here to steal or kill the animals and commit arson: so as not to fall unknowingly on the wrong armies of the Saldanhars and thus incur too many enemies. because we can see that we can make so much play &a.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hope date uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
[Signed:] CORNELIS REYERSE CRIMPEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] NICOLAUS DE RAEDT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DR. GOES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBERT VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Thursday, June 12, 1659.
"The Council has assembled concerning the case of Lucas Caspersz of Neder Cassel to examine the facts of the horrific and abominable26 sod-like sins, partially disclosed to us by the boys Jan Franse Block and Barent Barentsz Noorman, after which, upon being questioned, they declare, once again, that the same had attempted to do work, but that his nature had not been successful and that it had only been against and not in the body of the young Jan Fransen, without more, etc. Dated above, subjoined and signed: CORNELIS REIJERS. CRIMPEN, ADRIAEN VAN DER GOES, HERMAN WILLEMSZ VOS, H.I.: the notice placed with HERMAN JANSZ, and DIRCK JANSE VAN DE VELDE, X: the notice placed with CORNELIS MARTENSZ.
Whereupon the aforementioned young Barent Barents, a Norman, was summoned and declared before the council of this fortress (fortified as above) that the person Luicas Caspersz had come to lie in bed with him and said, because he Barent Barentsz had indicated that he was sick and cold, that he would warm him up, and as if to do so, he had given him his manhood in his hand and had made him do the same things with his hand, which the boy also claims to have done.
After this boy was summoned before the council, young Jan Franse van der Block stated that Luijcas Caspersz had come to him three evenings in a row and had hit him from the front with his manhood on two evenings and from behind with his manhood on the third evening. He had not entered the body but had immediately fallen from the coffin (which lay on it). He had told the other boys the same thing. &a.
Whereupon the confessor Luijcas Caspersz of Neder Caspel, in connection with the aforementioned confession made before the ship's master of the ship Achillis, was read out word by word, distinctly. It remains that he confessed to the ship's master of the aforementioned, but that such evil deed had been committed so far. He says he doesn't know exactly, as he had been drunk at the time, but he did know that Jan France had removed his trousers and hit him bare, though not with the aforementioned limb.
And considering this matter, with the acquisition of further information and further proceedings, so much work would be required that it is inappropriate here. without loss of time and delay of the ships, could ultimately be concluded, and that this matter primarily requires people who are fully aware of the rights of India and fundamentally understand them, etc. Therefore, by a majority vote, it was approved not to discuss this further here, but to allow the delinquent and the boys, along with their documents, to depart for Batavia on this ship, and to report them to their Honor there (being the supreme right of India), in order to cause the aforementioned ships less disruption in their departure.30
The Commander (since the Council is thus united) has been informed of all the circumstances. the opportunity of war among the Hottentoes here, and that several enthusiasts or adventurers, numbering 15 to 20, are offering their services to launch an attack from the Saldanha Bay (sailing thither with our own and independent vessels) from behind on our enemies, where they have now retreated. According to everyone's advice and opinion, skipper Jacob Bartelsz, an experienced old man with much experience in the failure of certain matters, etc., after deliberating on everything, considering the many difficulties they are subjected to, they finally understand that it is not advisable at first, especially since one is enough to be able to set up and preserve the massacre around here, and to take care of it as best it sees fit and to keep an eye on those who come here to steal or kill the animals and commit arson: so as not to fall unknowingly on the wrong armies of the Saldanhars and thus incur too many enemies. because we can see that we can make so much play &a.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hope date uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
[Signed:] CORNELIS REYERSE CRIMPEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] NICOLAUS DE RAEDT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DR. GOES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBERT VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In Rade (versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van ‘t schip ‘t Hoff van Zeelandt ende**25 gedaen door den persoon Lucas Caspersz van Neder Cassel, wegen eenige vuijlicheeden die hij soude gepleeght hebben met de jongens Barent Barentsz Noorman ende Jan Fransen van den Block, luijdende van woorde te woorde als te weten-
Donderdagh den 12en Junij ao. 1659.
‘Den Raedt over de saeck van Luijcas Caspersz van Neder Cassel vergadert synde omme ‘t wit van saecke, wegens de grouwelijcke abondonnable26 sodijmijtie sonden, door de jongens Jan Franse Block ende Barent Barentsz Noorman soo ten deele ons bekentgemaeckt, waer op ondervraecht sijnde verclaert, eenmael ‘t selve werck hadde trachten te doen, maer dat syn natuijr niet was geschooten ende dat ‘t selve maer tegens ende niet in den jongen van Jan Fransens lichaem waer geweest sonder meerder &a. Dato ut suppra, onderstondt ende was onderteijkent: CORNELIS REIJERS. CRIMPEN, ADRIAEN VAN DER GOES, HERMAN WILLEMSZ VOS, H.I.: ‘t merck gestelt bij HERMAN JANSZ, ende DIRCK JANSE VAN DE VELDE, X: ‘t merck gestelt bij CORNELIS MARTENSZ.’
Waer op den voorsz jongen Barent Barents Noorman geroepen ende voor den Raedt deser fortresse (versterckt als boven) verclaert heeft, dat den persoon Luijcas Caspersz bij hem in de kooij was comen leggen ende geseght, dewijl hij Barent Barentsz te kennen hadde gegeven dat sieckelijck en koudelijck was, hij hem wel soude verwarmen ende als doen in de handt hadde gegeven syn mannelijckheijt ende hem daermede had laten vuijlicheden met de handt bedrijven dat hij jongen oock seght gedaen te hebben.
Na desen jongen voor den Raedt oock geroepen synde den jongen Jan Franse van der Block, verclaert dat den persoon Luijcas Caspersz tot drij avonden na malcander bij hem is gecomen ende twee avonden hem hadde van vooren aen ‘t lijff met sijn mannelijckheijt ende den derden avondt met syn schamelheijt van achter aen ‘t lichaem gestooten, doch daer niet ingeweest maerdaer27 op terstondt neder van de kist (daerop lagh) gevallen synde, heeft sulcx aen d’ andere jongens gesecht &a.
Waer op denconfessant28 Luijcas Caspersz van Neder Caspel29 op voorstaende synde gedane bekentenis voor den Scheepsraedt van ‘t schip den Achillis voors andermael ditto syne confessie van woorde te woorde distinctelijck voorgelesen synde, persisteert wel dat het voorige tegen den Scheepsraedt heeft bekendt maer dat sulck quaedt werck soude soo verde gepleeght hebben, seght niet recht te weten, alsoo dan droncken was geweest, doch wel wiste dat hem namentlijck Jan France de broeck had affgetrocken ende tegen syn bloote lichaem geraeckt maer niet met voorsz lidt.
Ende ingesien aen dese saecke met ‘t nemen van nader informatie ende vordere proceduijren soo veel werckx soude vallen dat het hier qualijck sonder verlies van tijt ende retardement der scheepen soude cunnen ten uyteijnde affgedaen worden, ende dat voornamentlijck tot sulcke saecken oock wel vereijssen luijden haer volcomen de rechtenvan India wetendein de grondt verstaende &a., Soo is bij meerderingh van stemmen goedtgevonden sulcx alhier niet vorder aen te roeren: maer den delinquant en de jongens met de bescheijden op ditto schip voorts gesloten naer Batavia te laten vertrecken, ende aen haer Ed. aldaer (‘thoge recht van India wesende)te renvoijeeren: om de voorsz scheepen in haer vertreck oock te min beleth te causeren.30
Bij den Commandeur (dewijl den Raedt dus sterck by een is) met alle omstandicheden gecommuniceert synde de jegenwoordige gelegentheijt van oorlooge der Hottentoos alhier, ende dat verscheijde lieffhebbers ofte avontuijriers tot 15 a 20 incluijs haer dienst presenteren om een attacque te doen: uyt de Saldanhabaij (met onse ende vrijeluyden vaertuijgen darrewarts te varen) van achteren op onse vyanden daer de selve nu heen geweecken sijn, ende volgens dien daerop versocht ijders advijs ende gevoelen dewijle oock den schipper Jacob Bartelsz een oudt ervaren persoon wesende veele experientie van uijtvall sommiger saecken is hebbende. &a., Soo is na overlegh van alles, ingesien sulcx veele swaricheden subject sij, eijntelijck verstaen ‘t selve voor eerst noch niet raedtsaem te wesen, te meer men doch qualijck genoech den ommeslach hier omtrentcan31 besetten ende bewaren, ende volgens dien best g’oordeelt daerop te passen ende beloeren diegeene welcke haer hier comen begeven om de beesten te steelen ofte moort ende brandtstichtinge aen te rechten: om oock op geen verkeerde legers van de Saldanhars onweetende aen te vallen ende alsoo te veele vyanden op den hals te halen dewijl men siet ons dese reede soo veel spel cunnen maken &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
[Signed:] CORNELIS REYERSE CRIMPEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] NICOLAUS DE RAEDT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DR. GOES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBERT VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Donderdagh den 12en Junij ao. 1659.
‘Den Raedt over de saeck van Luijcas Caspersz van Neder Cassel vergadert synde omme ‘t wit van saecke, wegens de grouwelijcke abondonnable26 sodijmijtie sonden, door de jongens Jan Franse Block ende Barent Barentsz Noorman soo ten deele ons bekentgemaeckt, waer op ondervraecht sijnde verclaert, eenmael ‘t selve werck hadde trachten te doen, maer dat syn natuijr niet was geschooten ende dat ‘t selve maer tegens ende niet in den jongen van Jan Fransens lichaem waer geweest sonder meerder &a. Dato ut suppra, onderstondt ende was onderteijkent: CORNELIS REIJERS. CRIMPEN, ADRIAEN VAN DER GOES, HERMAN WILLEMSZ VOS, H.I.: ‘t merck gestelt bij HERMAN JANSZ, ende DIRCK JANSE VAN DE VELDE, X: ‘t merck gestelt bij CORNELIS MARTENSZ.’
Waer op den voorsz jongen Barent Barents Noorman geroepen ende voor den Raedt deser fortresse (versterckt als boven) verclaert heeft, dat den persoon Luijcas Caspersz bij hem in de kooij was comen leggen ende geseght, dewijl hij Barent Barentsz te kennen hadde gegeven dat sieckelijck en koudelijck was, hij hem wel soude verwarmen ende als doen in de handt hadde gegeven syn mannelijckheijt ende hem daermede had laten vuijlicheden met de handt bedrijven dat hij jongen oock seght gedaen te hebben.
Na desen jongen voor den Raedt oock geroepen synde den jongen Jan Franse van der Block, verclaert dat den persoon Luijcas Caspersz tot drij avonden na malcander bij hem is gecomen ende twee avonden hem hadde van vooren aen ‘t lijff met sijn mannelijckheijt ende den derden avondt met syn schamelheijt van achter aen ‘t lichaem gestooten, doch daer niet ingeweest maerdaer27 op terstondt neder van de kist (daerop lagh) gevallen synde, heeft sulcx aen d’ andere jongens gesecht &a.
Waer op denconfessant28 Luijcas Caspersz van Neder Caspel29 op voorstaende synde gedane bekentenis voor den Scheepsraedt van ‘t schip den Achillis voors andermael ditto syne confessie van woorde te woorde distinctelijck voorgelesen synde, persisteert wel dat het voorige tegen den Scheepsraedt heeft bekendt maer dat sulck quaedt werck soude soo verde gepleeght hebben, seght niet recht te weten, alsoo dan droncken was geweest, doch wel wiste dat hem namentlijck Jan France de broeck had affgetrocken ende tegen syn bloote lichaem geraeckt maer niet met voorsz lidt.
Ende ingesien aen dese saecke met ‘t nemen van nader informatie ende vordere proceduijren soo veel werckx soude vallen dat het hier qualijck sonder verlies van tijt ende retardement der scheepen soude cunnen ten uyteijnde affgedaen worden, ende dat voornamentlijck tot sulcke saecken oock wel vereijssen luijden haer volcomen de rechtenvan India wetendein de grondt verstaende &a., Soo is bij meerderingh van stemmen goedtgevonden sulcx alhier niet vorder aen te roeren: maer den delinquant en de jongens met de bescheijden op ditto schip voorts gesloten naer Batavia te laten vertrecken, ende aen haer Ed. aldaer (‘thoge recht van India wesende)te renvoijeeren: om de voorsz scheepen in haer vertreck oock te min beleth te causeren.30
Bij den Commandeur (dewijl den Raedt dus sterck by een is) met alle omstandicheden gecommuniceert synde de jegenwoordige gelegentheijt van oorlooge der Hottentoos alhier, ende dat verscheijde lieffhebbers ofte avontuijriers tot 15 a 20 incluijs haer dienst presenteren om een attacque te doen: uyt de Saldanhabaij (met onse ende vrijeluyden vaertuijgen darrewarts te varen) van achteren op onse vyanden daer de selve nu heen geweecken sijn, ende volgens dien daerop versocht ijders advijs ende gevoelen dewijle oock den schipper Jacob Bartelsz een oudt ervaren persoon wesende veele experientie van uijtvall sommiger saecken is hebbende. &a., Soo is na overlegh van alles, ingesien sulcx veele swaricheden subject sij, eijntelijck verstaen ‘t selve voor eerst noch niet raedtsaem te wesen, te meer men doch qualijck genoech den ommeslach hier omtrentcan31 besetten ende bewaren, ende volgens dien best g’oordeelt daerop te passen ende beloeren diegeene welcke haer hier comen begeven om de beesten te steelen ofte moort ende brandtstichtinge aen te rechten: om oock op geen verkeerde legers van de Saldanhars onweetende aen te vallen ende alsoo te veele vyanden op den hals te halen dewijl men siet ons dese reede soo veel spel cunnen maken &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum uts.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] JACOB BARTELS.
[Signed:] CORNELIS REYERSE CRIMPEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] NICOLAUS DE RAEDT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN DR. GOES.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBERT VAN CAMPEN, secrets.