Cape Council of Policy
233
1659-12-24
Minute details
- Entry number
- 233
- Date
- 1659-12-24
- Year
- 1659
English translation
In accordance with the resolution adopted yesterday, today111 strengthened by the Council as before, further review of the documents and information confessed to the conspiracy &a. expressed in the same and previous resolutions, and noting that the persons Coulijn Louson, Jan Bruijn van Leswede, and Jan Becx van Dondeij are still out of appreciation, according to their given testimony, as well as Alexander Craffort, being in appreciation in accordance with his confession and declaration before the aforementioned Council, all together only made after the discovery of the supposed conspiracy &a. of which they have had knowledge for a long time, namely that the conspirators had intended to deport them as disloyal deserters to Angola among our enemies without having made this known, and from which further hatched and resulted a plan of such unprecedented conspiracy, murder and incendiary measures, etc., which was to have begun on Sunday evening, as the Commander and Council heard the same afternoon from the Chief Curist, Mr. Robberson was discovered, the aforementioned persons were involved in so much that, provided their silence, whether wilful or always through omission, is of no small consequence, as having such rogue acts, like deserting to the enemy, their officers should first reveal it, as this, although of quite dangerous consequences (as has become apparent), cannot well be overlooked without correction. However, the shyness of the aforementioned persons who attributed their excuse that they had been able to stand up and attempt such a thing, is again considered with compassion. So it is not noticed in the least and it confuses her. Because of the conspiracy, you have revealed or confessed that this has been approved by the Council without any form of trial: but to dismiss this current resolution and, as a result, to condemn the civil society for all 4 of them to be punished with the butt of the musquet, as well as confiscation of 3 months gagie for Coulijn Louson, Jan Bruijn and Alexander Craffort, and Jan Becx 2 months to apply after uso with the costs of the closing money for the great &a.
And regarding Willem Mores, Hendrick Wrigt, and Steven Nobel, who have been under investigation since the discovery of the aforementioned conspiracy, from suspicion to the present day, and who cannot at all be found to agree with the truth that they knew neither the one nor the other, nor were ever approached about it, it is understood that they should be completely exaggerated and let go freely, also in accordance with the resolution taken yesterday (because they are English) with the above-mentioned civil witnesses to let them sail to Batavia on the ship Gecroonde Leeuw, moored here, as well as it has also been approved to do with the nearest ships that have been and will be found of the aforementioned conspirators. to be urged to flee or otherwise, in order to carefully investigate and examine this place from all such, and also not to burden the nearby ship, the Gecroonde Leeuw, too much with it and to expose it to damage, etc.
Before the departure of this meeting, Gijsbert Arisz van Bommel, young man and free mason from here, aged 25 years, who had entered into a marriage vow with Anna Rodolphus van Grietsiel in Emderland, a young daughter aged 24 years, was presented on the ship Gecroonde Leeuw, which was moored here, and according to that both requested to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy City: and for that purpose to grant that their first commandment could be confirmed on Sunday following the sermon, the aforementioned Council (having not been able to learn otherwise than that both are free and liberal persons, which, according to (Having considered her own declaration and presentation of Eede, if anything had been said in that regard,) these people saw fit to consent to their request, as well as to have their first appointment made on that fine Sunday, and subsequently all Sundays until the third inclusive, in order to then, after the final proclamation by the Secretary of the Council (as we have no minister here), allow the solemnization to be legally conducted before all the people (in open council chamber), and to proceed with the faithfulness publicly.
Thus done, resolved, and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope for the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G.VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
And regarding Willem Mores, Hendrick Wrigt, and Steven Nobel, who have been under investigation since the discovery of the aforementioned conspiracy, from suspicion to the present day, and who cannot at all be found to agree with the truth that they knew neither the one nor the other, nor were ever approached about it, it is understood that they should be completely exaggerated and let go freely, also in accordance with the resolution taken yesterday (because they are English) with the above-mentioned civil witnesses to let them sail to Batavia on the ship Gecroonde Leeuw, moored here, as well as it has also been approved to do with the nearest ships that have been and will be found of the aforementioned conspirators. to be urged to flee or otherwise, in order to carefully investigate and examine this place from all such, and also not to burden the nearby ship, the Gecroonde Leeuw, too much with it and to expose it to damage, etc.
Before the departure of this meeting, Gijsbert Arisz van Bommel, young man and free mason from here, aged 25 years, who had entered into a marriage vow with Anna Rodolphus van Grietsiel in Emderland, a young daughter aged 24 years, was presented on the ship Gecroonde Leeuw, which was moored here, and according to that both requested to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy City: and for that purpose to grant that their first commandment could be confirmed on Sunday following the sermon, the aforementioned Council (having not been able to learn otherwise than that both are free and liberal persons, which, according to (Having considered her own declaration and presentation of Eede, if anything had been said in that regard,) these people saw fit to consent to their request, as well as to have their first appointment made on that fine Sunday, and subsequently all Sundays until the third inclusive, in order to then, after the final proclamation by the Secretary of the Council (as we have no minister here), allow the solemnization to be legally conducted before all the people (in open council chamber), and to proceed with the faithfulness publicly.
Thus done, resolved, and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope for the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G.VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Conform de genoomen resolutie van gister,heden111 by den Raedt versterckt als voren, naeder oversien de stuckken ende informatien beleijt volgens de conspiratie &a. in deselve ende voorgaende resolutien g’expresseert, Ende gemerckt dat de persoonen Coulijn Louson, Jan Bruijn van Leswede, ende Jan Becx van Dondeij noch buijten apprehentie synde, volgens haer gegeven getuijggenisse, mitsgaeders Alexander Craffort, in apprehentie wesende conform sijne confessie ende verclaeringe voor den Raedt voorsz altesaemen eerst gedaen nae d’ ondeckinge der gedachte conspiratie &a. daer sy al over lang112 kennisse van hebben gehadt, namentlijck dat de conspirateurs voorgehadt hebben haer als ontrouwe overlopers te lande waert in te begeven, naer Angola bij onse vijanden sonder sulcx bekent gemaeckt te hebben, ende waeruijt al voorts gebroijt113 ende gevolght is een voorneemen van soo noijt gehoorde conspiratie, moort ende brantstigtinge &a. die des Sondags ‘s avonts soude aenvang genoomen hebben, soo als den Commandeur ende Raedt, sulcx den selven naemiddag van den oppercherurgijn Mr. Robberson wierde ontdeckt, Invougen voorsz persoonen soo veel in haer was, daervan mits haere verswijginge ‘t sy willens ofte altoos door versuijmenis geen cleijne oorsaecken sijn, als hebbende sulcke schelmstucken gelijck het overloopen na den vijant is, behoren ten eersten hunne officieren t’ openbaeren, sulcx hetselve al van vrij dangereuse gevolgen (gelijck gebleecken) wesende, niet wel sonder correctie can over ‘t hooft gesien worden, Echter met compassie weder geconsidereert de schroom der voorsz persoonen die se t’ haerder verschoning allegeeren dat se hadden van sulcx aen den dag brengende te cunnen staende houden ende probeeren, Soo is gemerckt geensints en consteert haerl. ijetwes van de conspiraetie is g’openbaert ofte bekent geworden, bij den Raedt goetgevonden dit sonder forme van proces: maer by dese jegenwoordige resolutie af te doen ende ingevolge deselve over haere (schaedelijcke) verswijginge civilijck te condemneeren omme alle 4 met de kolf van ‘t musquet gelaerst te worden, neffens confiscatie van 3 maenden gagie voor Coulijn Louson, Jan Bruijn ende Alexander Craffort, ende Jan Becx 2 maenden t’ appliceeren naer uso met de costen van het sluijtgelt voor den geweldiger &a.
Ende aengaende Willem Mores, Hendrick Wrigt ende Steven Nobel, welcke t’ zedert d’ ontdeckinge van voorsz conspiraetie, uijt suspitie tot heden mede in apprehentie syn geweest, ende gants niet bevonden can worden met de waerheijt t’ accordeeren dat se van ‘t een noch ‘t ander geweeten hebben nochte ergens van aengesproocken syn, Is verstaen die t’ eenemael te largeeren ende op vrije voeten te laeten uijtgaen, mitsgaeders conform de genomen resolutie van gister (om dat Engelsen sijn) met de bovenstaende civil gecondemneerders per ‘t hier ter reede leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , mede nae Batavia te laeten vaeren, gelijck oock goetgevonden is per de naeste schepen te doen met die noch meer bevonden sijn ende sullen worden, van voorsz conspirateurs aengesproocken te wesen tot wegloopen ofte andersints omme alsoo met voorsigtigheyt al vorder ondersoeck doende ende vorssende dese plaetse van alle de sulcke te mogen suijveren, ende oock ‘t meergeroerde schip de Gecroonde Leeuw daermede niet al te veel te belasten ende prijckel te doen hebben &a.
Voor ‘t scheijden deser vergaederinge hun voor den Raet verthoonende Gijsbert Arisz van Bommel jongman ende vry metselaer alhier, out 25 jaren, welcke sich in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Anna Rodolphus van Grietsiel in Emderlant ,114 jonge dochter oudt 24 jaren, bescheyden op t’ hier leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , ende volgens dien beijde versoecken omme met den anderen in den H. egten staedt wettelijck te mogen werden bevestigt: mitsgaeders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt Sondag aenstaende nae de predicatie mochte affgecundight worden, soo is by meergemelten Raedt (niet anders hebbende cunnen verneemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije persoonen syn, welcke met niemandt ter wereldt volgens haer eijgen verclaeringe ende presentatie van Eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaen hadden) goet gevonden dese luijden haer versoeck te consenteeren, mitsgaeders ten dien fine Sondag toecoomende haer eerste affcundinge te laeten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondaegen tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan nae de laatste affroepinge door den Secretaris van den Raedt (alsoo wij hier geen predicant hebben) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke (in openen raedtcaamer) wettelijck te laaten geschieden, ende met de trouw publiquelijck voort te vaeren.
Aldus gedaen, geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Ende aengaende Willem Mores, Hendrick Wrigt ende Steven Nobel, welcke t’ zedert d’ ontdeckinge van voorsz conspiraetie, uijt suspitie tot heden mede in apprehentie syn geweest, ende gants niet bevonden can worden met de waerheijt t’ accordeeren dat se van ‘t een noch ‘t ander geweeten hebben nochte ergens van aengesproocken syn, Is verstaen die t’ eenemael te largeeren ende op vrije voeten te laeten uijtgaen, mitsgaeders conform de genomen resolutie van gister (om dat Engelsen sijn) met de bovenstaende civil gecondemneerders per ‘t hier ter reede leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , mede nae Batavia te laeten vaeren, gelijck oock goetgevonden is per de naeste schepen te doen met die noch meer bevonden sijn ende sullen worden, van voorsz conspirateurs aengesproocken te wesen tot wegloopen ofte andersints omme alsoo met voorsigtigheyt al vorder ondersoeck doende ende vorssende dese plaetse van alle de sulcke te mogen suijveren, ende oock ‘t meergeroerde schip de Gecroonde Leeuw daermede niet al te veel te belasten ende prijckel te doen hebben &a.
Voor ‘t scheijden deser vergaederinge hun voor den Raet verthoonende Gijsbert Arisz van Bommel jongman ende vry metselaer alhier, out 25 jaren, welcke sich in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Anna Rodolphus van Grietsiel in Emderlant ,114 jonge dochter oudt 24 jaren, bescheyden op t’ hier leggende schip de Gecroonde Leeuw , ende volgens dien beijde versoecken omme met den anderen in den H. egten staedt wettelijck te mogen werden bevestigt: mitsgaeders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt Sondag aenstaende nae de predicatie mochte affgecundight worden, soo is by meergemelten Raedt (niet anders hebbende cunnen verneemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije persoonen syn, welcke met niemandt ter wereldt volgens haer eijgen verclaeringe ende presentatie van Eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaen hadden) goet gevonden dese luijden haer versoeck te consenteeren, mitsgaeders ten dien fine Sondag toecoomende haer eerste affcundinge te laeten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondaegen tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan nae de laatste affroepinge door den Secretaris van den Raedt (alsoo wij hier geen predicant hebben) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke (in openen raedtcaamer) wettelijck te laaten geschieden, ende met de trouw publiquelijck voort te vaeren.
Aldus gedaen, geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als voren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] FREDERICK RIEWERTSZ POOL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS LODEWIJCKSZ.
[Signed:] J. DOORESLAAR.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] T. JACOBSEN VAN AIR.
[Signed:] G. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.