Cape Council of Policy
231
1659-12-18
Minute details
- Entry number
- 231
- Date
- 1659-12-18
- Year
- 1659
English translation
The Council of the fortress of Good Hope (fortified with the captains of the ships Erasmus and the Crowned Lion) having been busy for three days now, taking information, conducting examinations, etc., concerning the very execrable and enormous plan of some persons against the Company's fortress and the yacht Erasmus, as well as of the same servants and all free residents here, with assaults, murders, fires, etc., and how far this matter has now come. that the aforementioned Council, on the aforementioned clear indications, through examinations complete and more than satisfactory, has been shown by the voluntary confession of the persons mentioned below, that they had intended to begin their raid last Sunday evening at the third glass if they could have obtained their men (who had already given their consent to this) from the others, of which one of the principals was received into understanding around five o'clock that same Sunday evening, and the next day99 the rest, except two, namely, Hendrick Hendricxsz van Cloppenburgh and Jacob Born van Glasco, sheep guards,100 which they appointed fugitives and these also received into understanding, and have come to the aforementioned confession, namely:
Pieter Barber of Haamstede, soldier; Jacob Dircxen of Antwerp, soldier; Patricq 't Jock of Glasco, 5th; Marcus Tommelson of Ogel, 5th; and Pasquael Rodriego of Tenerife, bandit.
Thus, after due deliberation, it has been approved and understood, with God's permission, to hold a meeting next Saturday, being the day after tomorrow, to consider the sentence or otherwise, primarily in the interest of the E. Compe. and the best of the public may or may be found acceptable, meanwhile, order has also been established everywhere to possibly capture the two persons who are still fugitive, whether alive or dead, as best they can or will fall, and for that purpose, 25 reals of 8 are appointed on their bodies, alive, and half as many, to prevent any potential harm from them, etc.
And regarding the other five persons in custody, and three more who have given evidence of their departure, after all of whom, nevertheless, no boat of the aforementioned enormous treason can be found; but that some of them had been approached by the aforementioned prisoner confessors to flee through the country to Angola. It is understood that they should remain in a state of enlightened appearance for so long until the main matters of the aforementioned nominees have been dealt with.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAER.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Pieter Barber of Haamstede, soldier; Jacob Dircxen of Antwerp, soldier; Patricq 't Jock of Glasco, 5th; Marcus Tommelson of Ogel, 5th; and Pasquael Rodriego of Tenerife, bandit.
Thus, after due deliberation, it has been approved and understood, with God's permission, to hold a meeting next Saturday, being the day after tomorrow, to consider the sentence or otherwise, primarily in the interest of the E. Compe. and the best of the public may or may be found acceptable, meanwhile, order has also been established everywhere to possibly capture the two persons who are still fugitive, whether alive or dead, as best they can or will fall, and for that purpose, 25 reals of 8 are appointed on their bodies, alive, and half as many, to prevent any potential harm from them, etc.
And regarding the other five persons in custody, and three more who have given evidence of their departure, after all of whom, nevertheless, no boat of the aforementioned enormous treason can be found; but that some of them had been approached by the aforementioned prisoner confessors to flee through the country to Angola. It is understood that they should remain in a state of enlightened appearance for so long until the main matters of the aforementioned nominees have been dealt with.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAER.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Raet van ‘t fort de Goede Hoope (versterckt met de opperhooffden van de scheepen Erasmus en de Gecroonde Leeu ) in besoignes sijnde geweest nu drie dagen aen den anderen, met ‘t nemen van informatien, examinatien &a. over het seer execrabel ende enorm voornemen eeniger persoonen tegens Comps. fortresse ende ‘t. jacht Erasmus , als der selver dienaren ende alle vrije ingesetenen alhier, met affloopen, moorden, branden &a. voorgehadt, ende in die saecken nu soo verde gecomen sijnde. dat den Raet voorsz op voorgaende clare inditien, door examinatien volcomentlijck ende den rechten meer als genoegh sijnde, is gebleecken bij eijgen vrijwillige bekentenisse van onderstaende persoonen, dat deselve hadden voorgenomen verleeden Sondagh des avondts op het derde glas haer boos opset te beginnen indien se haer volck (hier toe al consent gedragen) hadden cunnen bij den anderen crijgen, waer van den eenen principaelsten omtrent ten vijff uijren desselven Sondagh ‘s avonts te voren in apprehentie gecregen wierdt, ende des anderdaeghs99 de rest op twee na, te weeten, Hendrick Hendricxsz van Cloppenburgh ende Jacob Born van Glasco, schape wachters,100 welcke haer hebben fugitijff gestelt mitsgaders dese in apprehentie gecregen, ende tot belydenisse voorsz gecomen, te weten:
Pieter Barber van Haamsteede soldaet; Jacob Dircxen van Antwerpen soldaet; Patricq ‘t Jock van Glasco do.; Marcus Tommelson van Ogel do.; ende Pasquael Rodriego de Teneriffa bandit.
Soo is na genomen deliberatie goedtgevonden ende verstaen met Godes toelatinge Saterdagh aenstaende wesende overmorgen, vergaderingh te houden om over de sententie ofte andersints te besoigneren, soo ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. ende best van ‘t gemeen sal cunnen ofte mogen goedtgevonden worden, sijnde onderwijlen overal oock ordre gestelt om de twee noch fugutijff sijnde personen mogelijck synde mede in handen te crijgen, ‘t sij levendigh of doot soo ‘t best sal cunnen offte willen vallen ende ten dien eijnde op haer lijff levendigh gestelt 25 realen van 8en, doot halff sooveel, om alle te vreesen onheijlen van deselve te mogen verhinderen &a.
Ende aengaende d’ andere vijff personen in hechtenisse sittendemitsgaders noch 3 buyten hechtenisse welcke getuygenisse hebben gegeven, van ‘t weghgaen na101 bij dewelckealle nochtans102 geen schuit van voorsz enorme verraderije can gevonden worden; maer wel dat eenige van de selve door bovengenoemde gevangene confessanten waren aengesproocken geweest, om mede door ‘t landt na Angola wegh te loopen, Is verstaen noch soo langh in verlichte apparentie te houden tot de hooftsaecken van de bovengenomineerde sullen affgehandelt wesen.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAER.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.
Pieter Barber van Haamsteede soldaet; Jacob Dircxen van Antwerpen soldaet; Patricq ‘t Jock van Glasco do.; Marcus Tommelson van Ogel do.; ende Pasquael Rodriego de Teneriffa bandit.
Soo is na genomen deliberatie goedtgevonden ende verstaen met Godes toelatinge Saterdagh aenstaende wesende overmorgen, vergaderingh te houden om over de sententie ofte andersints te besoigneren, soo ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. ende best van ‘t gemeen sal cunnen ofte mogen goedtgevonden worden, sijnde onderwijlen overal oock ordre gestelt om de twee noch fugutijff sijnde personen mogelijck synde mede in handen te crijgen, ‘t sij levendigh of doot soo ‘t best sal cunnen offte willen vallen ende ten dien eijnde op haer lijff levendigh gestelt 25 realen van 8en, doot halff sooveel, om alle te vreesen onheijlen van deselve te mogen verhinderen &a.
Ende aengaende d’ andere vijff personen in hechtenisse sittendemitsgaders noch 3 buyten hechtenisse welcke getuygenisse hebben gegeven, van ‘t weghgaen na101 bij dewelckealle nochtans102 geen schuit van voorsz enorme verraderije can gevonden worden; maer wel dat eenige van de selve door bovengenoemde gevangene confessanten waren aengesproocken geweest, om mede door ‘t landt na Angola wegh te loopen, Is verstaen noch soo langh in verlichte apparentie te houden tot de hooftsaecken van de bovengenomineerde sullen affgehandelt wesen.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAER.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, Secrets.