Cape Council of Policy
232
1659-12-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 232
- Date
- 1659-12-23
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Den Raedt (reinforced with the chief captains of the ship the Gecroonde Leeuw, and the return yacht Erasmus) after various information taken and the examinations carried out, by voluntary confession outside of the pain of bands, icers, or threats thereof, it was evident and the right to do so had proven to be satisfactory, the will to Comps. to overrun the fortress, and make a complete U-turn here, and then to run off with the costly laden return yacht Erasmus, as well as the execrable enormous north, and to burn down all the houses, sheds, etc., under this with one intention by the persons Hendrick van Cloppenburg, Pieter Barber van Aemstede,104 Jacob Dircx van Antwerp, Patricq ‘t Jocq van Glasco, Marcus Tomelson van Ogel, Jacob Born van Glasco, Pasquael Rodrigo van Teneriffe and Claes …105 Wiskebroeck van Lingericq. And that the principal first leader and organizer of everything was the aforementioned sheepkeeper Hendr. Hendr. van Cloppenburgh according to the unanimous declaration of all the nominated confessors, and in accordance with the confession of Cloppenburg's own friend Jacob Born, who declares similarly and that of the same he was seduced to do so &a. and he had taken the oath of allegiance from all of Cloppenburg with hand-wringing, and had also received money from each to buy gunpowder and lead, as well as tobacco and provisions, in execution of which all the aforementioned had been agreed upon, which had been gathered on Sunday (the 14th of this month, December) at the Corenhoop redoubt, just as it was first discovered by the Commander and Council of this fortress that same day in the afternoon around two o'clock by the Chief Curist, Mr. William Robberson van Dondeij, etc. the aforementioned Cloppenburg (who had escaped since Monday the 15th, and was fugitive until Friday the 19th, and as a result was taken into custody) is completely and willingly denying it, understanding that he would be responsible for everything and captive, although today for the second time with 100 lb. weight has been given to the plea and of which the full Council himself has also been convinced by his own mother, and continues to persist steadfastly, in no other or further confession than that which all the other confessors, the aforementioned as a complication, had helped to agree to, according also to the further examination taken today on this matter by the aforementioned Council from the same, In this way one thinks to notice that this Cloppenburg himself had confessed, and might well have decided for that reason not to confess further but to confess all pains etc. to stand by,
Thus, the Commander (making a serious case for various reasons, although the Council sufficiently confirms that he is Cloppenburg's principal suspect and the only first accuser, and, according to him, also the most guilty) proposed that it was not so good that no further proceedings should be taken with him and the aforementioned confessors, but that further examination should be carried out on several others in custody, in addition to all the aforementioned, as well as carefully examining some others who are even more outside of this and are also accused, in order to be able to follow up all those who might be connected to him in the least, and thus, in time and while avoiding this, the decision of The aforementioned serious, critical cases were suspended in the meantime, until the return flight from India arrived here, apparently in 6 or 7 weeks. This was to be communicated to the Commander of that State, who, as possible, would be one of the Councillors of India, our highest authority and (as in previous years) Commissioner for this matter. Furthermore, with His Eminent and Broad Council, they possess greater experience and wisdom to proceed and ultimately litigate such serious, critical cases, and so on. The Commander, by this sanctified delegation, declares that he has never been involved in or near them.
Whereupon then the 107th Council (fortified as before) by the aforementioned Commander. each vote having been rejected, after long consideration, and also considering that it is too perilous to send such criminals (captured) by any ship to Batavia, which is also contrary to the 11th article of the general letter of articles,108 It is unanimously understood and determined that the decision on the aforementioned serious criminal cases should be postponed until the arrival of the aforementioned return fleet, and in the meantime the prisoners should be somewhat loosened from their bonds and kept in good security, in a fixed place, two by two, in chains. And furthermore, those who have little guilt other than by seduction of the aforementioned principal prisoners, should decide their case civilly, and in addition to all the English and Scots, who were found innocent of this, as well as invited from the Hottentoes war, d This year, it was lifted (most of the ship Orangie) by the ship the Gecroonde Leeuw, which was moored here, and exchanged it for some other one after leaving Batavia in order to be able to sense all the injustice in this place.
Addressing the chief cherurgine Mr. William Robbertson Welcke as an honorably pious man for the Gem. has discovered a conspiracy and has reported it to the Commander and Raedt by tyts,109 It is understood that the premium of 50 reales of 8 and in accordance with the articulbrieff is to be applied to the 14 and articul110 in cash in accordance with the articulation letter110, and the reasons for advancement & a. progress there in Thu. Article by which he expresses suspends his presence until the arrival of the aforementioned Commander of the return fleet.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Thus, the Commander (making a serious case for various reasons, although the Council sufficiently confirms that he is Cloppenburg's principal suspect and the only first accuser, and, according to him, also the most guilty) proposed that it was not so good that no further proceedings should be taken with him and the aforementioned confessors, but that further examination should be carried out on several others in custody, in addition to all the aforementioned, as well as carefully examining some others who are even more outside of this and are also accused, in order to be able to follow up all those who might be connected to him in the least, and thus, in time and while avoiding this, the decision of The aforementioned serious, critical cases were suspended in the meantime, until the return flight from India arrived here, apparently in 6 or 7 weeks. This was to be communicated to the Commander of that State, who, as possible, would be one of the Councillors of India, our highest authority and (as in previous years) Commissioner for this matter. Furthermore, with His Eminent and Broad Council, they possess greater experience and wisdom to proceed and ultimately litigate such serious, critical cases, and so on. The Commander, by this sanctified delegation, declares that he has never been involved in or near them.
Whereupon then the 107th Council (fortified as before) by the aforementioned Commander. each vote having been rejected, after long consideration, and also considering that it is too perilous to send such criminals (captured) by any ship to Batavia, which is also contrary to the 11th article of the general letter of articles,108 It is unanimously understood and determined that the decision on the aforementioned serious criminal cases should be postponed until the arrival of the aforementioned return fleet, and in the meantime the prisoners should be somewhat loosened from their bonds and kept in good security, in a fixed place, two by two, in chains. And furthermore, those who have little guilt other than by seduction of the aforementioned principal prisoners, should decide their case civilly, and in addition to all the English and Scots, who were found innocent of this, as well as invited from the Hottentoes war, d This year, it was lifted (most of the ship Orangie) by the ship the Gecroonde Leeuw, which was moored here, and exchanged it for some other one after leaving Batavia in order to be able to sense all the injustice in this place.
Addressing the chief cherurgine Mr. William Robbertson Welcke as an honorably pious man for the Gem. has discovered a conspiracy and has reported it to the Commander and Raedt by tyts,109 It is understood that the premium of 50 reales of 8 and in accordance with the articulbrieff is to be applied to the 14 and articul110 in cash in accordance with the articulation letter110, and the reasons for advancement & a. progress there in Thu. Article by which he expresses suspends his presence until the arrival of the aforementioned Commander of the return fleet.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Raedt (versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van ‘t schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , ende ‘t retourjacht Erasmus ) na verscheyden genoomen informatien ende gedaene examinatien, by vrywillige confessien buijten pyn van banden, ijsers, of dreygementen derselver evident ende den rechten genoegsaem wel gebleecken synde, de wille om Comps. fortresse te over-rompelen, ende gantschen ommeslag alhier ende dan voorts aff te loopen, ‘t costelijck gelaeden retourjacht Erasmus mitsgaeders de execrable enorme rnoordt, ende brantstigtinge van alle huijsen, schuijren &a., onder dies met eenen voorgenoomen by de persoonen Hendrick van Cloppenburg, Pieter Barber van Aemstede,104 Jacob Dircx van Antwerpen, Patricq ‘t Jocq van Glasco, Marcus Tomelson van Ogel, Jacob Born van Glasco, Pasquael Rodrigo van Teneriffe ende Claes …105 Wiskebroeck van Lingericq. Ende dat daervan den principaelsten eersten aenvoerder ende beschicker van alles is geweest voorsz schaepwachter Hendr. Hendr. van Cloppenburgh volgens de eenpaerige verclaeringe van alle de voorgenomineerde confessante, ende conform oock de belijdenisse van Cloppenburgs eygen maet Jacob Born, die insgelycx verclaert ende dat van den selven daertoe verleijt is geworden &a. ende hy Cloppenburg met hant-tastinghe den eedt van getrouwigheijt van hun alle hadde afgenoomen, ende daerop oock van elck geldt ontfangen om cruijt ende loodt, mitsgaeders taback ende provisie voor te coopen, tot uijtvoeringe van allen ‘t selve voorsz dat Sondag (den 14en deser maent December) by de redout Corenhoop vergaedert synde, soude hebben aengegaen, soo als het den Commandeur en de Raedt deser fortresse denselven dag des naemiddags omtrent 2 uijren door den oppercherurgyn Mr. William Robberson van Dondeij, eerst wierde ontdeckt &a. ‘t welck voorsz Cloppenburg (sedert Maendag den 15en ontvlucht, ende tot Vrijdagh den 19en fugitijff geweest, ende als doen in hechtenis gecregen sijnde) gants en gaer is ontkennende verstaende dat hy causa movens van, ende capn. over alles wesen soude, schoon heden voor de 2de mael met 100 lb. gewicht aen de pley geweest ende van dies nochtans voor den vollen Raedt voorsz selffs oock van syn eijgen maedt is overtuijgt geworden, ende gants hartneckig blijft persisteeren, bij geen ander ofte verder confessie als dat met alle d’ ander confessanten, ‘t voorgenoemde als complice, hadde helpen toestemmen, volgens oock de naeder examinatie heden bij den meergemelten Raedt daerover van den selven genoomen, Sulcx men langs soo meer menende te mercken desen Cloppenburg bij sigh selffs opgesedt, ende wel voorgenoomen mochte hebben dienthalven niet vorder te belyden maer alle pijnen &a. deur te staen,
Soo is by den Commandeur (om verscheyde consideratien swaerigheijt makende, schoon den Raedt alles genoegsaem is blijckende, ende dat hy Cloppenburg in der daet den principaelsten van allen ende d’ eenigen eersten opbrenger, mitsgaeders volgens dien oock den schuldigsten is) geproponeert off niet alsoo goet waere dat men met denselve ende voorsz confessanten niet verder en procedeerden maer eenige anderen boven alle de voorgenoembden in hechtenis sittende voorts examineerden, mitsgaeders oock voorsigtelijck sommige andre die daer noch meer buyten syn ende oock mede betigt worden omme alsoo te connen106 achter alle die der in ‘t minste noch mede mochten aen vast weesen, ende sich daer al mede in tyt, ende wyle van verseeckerende, de decisie van voorsz swaere halssaecken ondertusschen suspendeerden, tot de overcomste van de retourvloodte uyt India apparent over 6 a 7 weecken alhier te verwachten, Omme deselve als dan den Commandeur van dien te communiceeren welcke mogelyck een van de heeren Raeden van India, onse hooger ovrigheyt ende (gelyck de voorige jaeren) Commissaris over desen Caepsen ommeslag sal weesen: mitsgaedcrs oock met Syn E. ende Breeden Raedt meerder ervaerentheijt ende wijsheijt hebben, om vorder ende ten uijt eijnde in sodaenige swaere halssaacken te procederen &a. over off by welcke beraedtslaeginge den Commandeur by desen heylighlijck verclaert noyt by ofte omtrent geweest te hebben.
Waerop dan den107 Raedt (versterckt als vooren) by voorsz Commandr. elcx stemmen affgevordert sijnde, na lange overweginge, ende oock dat het te periculeus is sodaenige misdadigers (gevangen) per eenig schip nae Batavia over te senden, ‘t welck oock is strydende, tegens het 11e articul van den generaelen articulbrief,108 Eenstemmig verstaen ende vastgestelt is, de decisie der voorsz swaere halssaken, te schorten tot de comste van de retourvlote voorsz ende ondertusschen de gevangens wat verlicht van haere banden in goede verseeckeringe, binnen een vaste plaetse 2 aen 2 met de beenen, in de ketting besloten te houden, Ende voorts die maer weynig schults hebben anders als door verleijdinge van de voorsz principaelste gevangens, haere saecken civil te decideeren, ende beneffens alle d’ Engelsche en Schotten, die daer aen onschuldig bevonden, mitsgaeders uijt noodt van den Hottentoos ooreloge, desen jaere gelicht syn (meest van ‘t schip Orangie ) per ‘t hier ter reede leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , tegen eenige andre verwisselt nae Batavia te laeten vertrecken omme soo veel doenelijck dese plaetse van alle oncruijt te suyveren.
Aengaende den oppercherurgijn Mr. William Robbertsonwelckeals een eerlijc vroom mande voorgem. conspiratieheeft ontdeckt ende den Commandeur ende Raedt by tyts aengegeven,109 Is verstaen de daertoe gestelde premie van 50 realen van 8en conform den articulbrieff op ‘t 14en articul110 in contant te doen aenteelen, ende wegen ‘t advancement &a. daer vorder in do. articul by g’expresseert suspens voor hem te houden tot de compste van den Commandeur der retourvlote voorsz.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Soo is by den Commandeur (om verscheyde consideratien swaerigheijt makende, schoon den Raedt alles genoegsaem is blijckende, ende dat hy Cloppenburg in der daet den principaelsten van allen ende d’ eenigen eersten opbrenger, mitsgaeders volgens dien oock den schuldigsten is) geproponeert off niet alsoo goet waere dat men met denselve ende voorsz confessanten niet verder en procedeerden maer eenige anderen boven alle de voorgenoembden in hechtenis sittende voorts examineerden, mitsgaeders oock voorsigtelijck sommige andre die daer noch meer buyten syn ende oock mede betigt worden omme alsoo te connen106 achter alle die der in ‘t minste noch mede mochten aen vast weesen, ende sich daer al mede in tyt, ende wyle van verseeckerende, de decisie van voorsz swaere halssaecken ondertusschen suspendeerden, tot de overcomste van de retourvloodte uyt India apparent over 6 a 7 weecken alhier te verwachten, Omme deselve als dan den Commandeur van dien te communiceeren welcke mogelyck een van de heeren Raeden van India, onse hooger ovrigheyt ende (gelyck de voorige jaeren) Commissaris over desen Caepsen ommeslag sal weesen: mitsgaedcrs oock met Syn E. ende Breeden Raedt meerder ervaerentheijt ende wijsheijt hebben, om vorder ende ten uijt eijnde in sodaenige swaere halssaacken te procederen &a. over off by welcke beraedtslaeginge den Commandeur by desen heylighlijck verclaert noyt by ofte omtrent geweest te hebben.
Waerop dan den107 Raedt (versterckt als vooren) by voorsz Commandr. elcx stemmen affgevordert sijnde, na lange overweginge, ende oock dat het te periculeus is sodaenige misdadigers (gevangen) per eenig schip nae Batavia over te senden, ‘t welck oock is strydende, tegens het 11e articul van den generaelen articulbrief,108 Eenstemmig verstaen ende vastgestelt is, de decisie der voorsz swaere halssaken, te schorten tot de comste van de retourvlote voorsz ende ondertusschen de gevangens wat verlicht van haere banden in goede verseeckeringe, binnen een vaste plaetse 2 aen 2 met de beenen, in de ketting besloten te houden, Ende voorts die maer weynig schults hebben anders als door verleijdinge van de voorsz principaelste gevangens, haere saecken civil te decideeren, ende beneffens alle d’ Engelsche en Schotten, die daer aen onschuldig bevonden, mitsgaeders uijt noodt van den Hottentoos ooreloge, desen jaere gelicht syn (meest van ‘t schip Orangie ) per ‘t hier ter reede leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , tegen eenige andre verwisselt nae Batavia te laeten vertrecken omme soo veel doenelijck dese plaetse van alle oncruijt te suyveren.
Aengaende den oppercherurgijn Mr. William Robbertsonwelckeals een eerlijc vroom mande voorgem. conspiratieheeft ontdeckt ende den Commandeur ende Raedt by tyts aengegeven,109 Is verstaen de daertoe gestelde premie van 50 realen van 8en conform den articulbrieff op ‘t 14en articul110 in contant te doen aenteelen, ende wegen ‘t advancement &a. daer vorder in do. articul by g’expresseert suspens voor hem te houden tot de compste van den Commandeur der retourvlote voorsz.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWYCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.