Cape Council of Policy
219
1659-08-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 219
- Date
- 1659-08-16
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Since the first walls of the fort, given that their strength could easily be scaled, especially by these swift Hottentoes, etc., and the storm poles having lain there for a long time, have also perished somewhat, which would therefore be very easy to break by the Prince. It has been decided, for further reinforcement of the fort, to place a strong palisade around the bottom of the embankment, consisting of rungs 8 feet long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches thick, just like the one made for the animals. These rungs, in order to allow the work to proceed, have been commissioned to bailiff Leendert Cornelisz van Sevenhuysen for 3 stuivers to saw the plaster and sharpen the top, provided that it is brought home by free wagons at the expense of the Company.
Tielman Hendricxz van Utrecht, young man aged 27, free architect of Commander Jan van Riebeeck, having entered into a pledge of trust with Maijken Hendricx van den Berch, born in Cooltiens Plaet, aged 34, widow of Jacob Teunisz van Cooltjens Plaet, former freeman here at Cabo de Boa Esperance, requesting to be legally confirmed with others in the Holy State; and to that end, to grant that their first commandment might be recited the next day after the sermon.
Therefore, the Council (having learned only that both were gentlemen and free persons who, according to their own declaration and under oath, had no dealings with anyone in the world regarding this matter) saw fit to consent to these people's request: and to that end, to have their first agreement made the next day after the end of the Christian sermon, and likewise every Sunday until the third inclusive, so that, after the last proclamation, the Secretary of our Council (as they have no minister) would pronounce the solemnization for all the people (in opening the door (camer) advises to make the legal arrangements happen and to continue with the marriage.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hope date from above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Tielman Hendricxz van Utrecht, young man aged 27, free architect of Commander Jan van Riebeeck, having entered into a pledge of trust with Maijken Hendricx van den Berch, born in Cooltiens Plaet, aged 34, widow of Jacob Teunisz van Cooltjens Plaet, former freeman here at Cabo de Boa Esperance, requesting to be legally confirmed with others in the Holy State; and to that end, to grant that their first commandment might be recited the next day after the sermon.
Therefore, the Council (having learned only that both were gentlemen and free persons who, according to their own declaration and under oath, had no dealings with anyone in the world regarding this matter) saw fit to consent to these people's request: and to that end, to have their first agreement made the next day after the end of the Christian sermon, and likewise every Sunday until the third inclusive, so that, after the last proclamation, the Secretary of our Council (as they have no minister) would pronounce the solemnization for all the people (in opening the door (camer) advises to make the legal arrangements happen and to continue with the marriage.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hope date from above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Nademael de eerde wallen van ‘t fort, mits de scheuijnheijt van deselve gemackelijck cunnen opgelopen worden, insonderheijt van dese rappe Hottentoos &a., ende de stormpalen langen tyt daer in gelegen hebbende, oocq veele al wat vergaen sijn, die daeromme gansch licht bij entreprinse48 te breecken soude wesen, Soo is verstaen tot meerder versterckinge van ‘t fort een stercke staketsel rondtsom onder op de barm te stellen van sporten 8 voeten langh, 4 duijm breedt ende 2 duijm dick gelijck ‘t crael voor de beesten gemaeckt is, welcke sporten dan om dat werck oock al ten eersten te laten voortganck nemen, den vrij-houdtsager Leendert Cornelisz van Sevenhuysen sijn aenbesteet tot 3 stuijvers ‘t stucq te sagen ende boven scherp te maecken mits men deselve op Comps. costen door vrijel. wagens sal laten thuijs halen.
Tielman Hendricxz van Uijtrecht jonghman out 27 jaren, vrij bouknecht van d’ heer Commandr. Jan van Riebeeck, sich in troubelofte hebbende begeven met Maijken Hendricx van den Berch geboortich van Cooltiens Plaet , out 34 jaren, weduwe van Jacob Teunisz van Cooltjens Plaet, gewesen vrijborger alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, welcke versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. echten staet wettelijck te mogen worden bevesticht; mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt morgen na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundicht worden,
Soo is bij den Raedt (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde lieber ende vrije persoonen waren welcke met niemandt ter weerelt volgens haerl. eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede ytwes dien aengaende uijtstaende hadden) goedt gevonden dese luyden haer billick versoeck te consenteren: mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen na ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondagen tot de derde incluijs omme als dan na de laeste affroepinge, door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt (alsoo geen predicandt hebben) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke (in openen raedtcamer) wettelijcken te laten geschieden ende met de trou voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Tielman Hendricxz van Uijtrecht jonghman out 27 jaren, vrij bouknecht van d’ heer Commandr. Jan van Riebeeck, sich in troubelofte hebbende begeven met Maijken Hendricx van den Berch geboortich van Cooltiens Plaet , out 34 jaren, weduwe van Jacob Teunisz van Cooltjens Plaet, gewesen vrijborger alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, welcke versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. echten staet wettelijck te mogen worden bevesticht; mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt morgen na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundicht worden,
Soo is bij den Raedt (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde lieber ende vrije persoonen waren welcke met niemandt ter weerelt volgens haerl. eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede ytwes dien aengaende uijtstaende hadden) goedt gevonden dese luyden haer billick versoeck te consenteren: mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen na ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondagen tot de derde incluijs omme als dan na de laeste affroepinge, door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt (alsoo geen predicandt hebben) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke (in openen raedtcamer) wettelijcken te laten geschieden ende met de trou voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.