Cape Council of Policy
25
1653-08-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 25
- Date
- 1653-08-30
- Year
- 1653
English translation
Adolphus ten Bengevoort of Amsterdam, boatswain, young man, and Janneken Willemsz of Amsterdam, young woman, both together on the flute King Davit, sailing to India and requesting to enter into marriage with the other, since they had promised each other on the ship. The Council, strengthened by the chief captains of the aforementioned ship, inquired whether, with the exception of the same declaration of no, they had also granted permission to marry at the first opportunity, and to that end to let two agreements go tomorrow, and Monday following the third: in order to then present the necessary solemnization before the Council of the fortress of Good Hope. to be done, which is therefore understood to proceed hastily, so that the ship would not be delayed.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] PIETER JANSEN DE VRIES.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] PIETER JANSEN DE VRIES.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Adolphus ten Bengevoort van Amsterdam bootsman, jonghman, ende Janneken Willemsz van Amsterdam, jonge dochter, beijde gader op de fluijt de Coningh Davit varende na India ende versoeckende met den anderen in den H. huwelijcke staet te mogen treden vermits op den schepe malcander beloofft hebben, Is bij den Raet, gesterckt met d’ opperhooffden van voorsz schip, ondervraeght off oock met ijmant ijts uijts[t]aende hadden, op der selver verclaringe van neen, toegestaen met d’ eerste gelegentheijt te mogen trouwen, ende ten dien eijnde op morgen twe affcondingen te laten gaen, mitsgaders Maendagh aenstaende de derde: omme als dan voor den Raet deser fortresse de Goede Hoope de vordere solemnisatie te laten geschieden ‘t welcke dus haestigh verstaen wort te laten voortgaen, op dat ‘t schip daeromme niet soude werden opgehouden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] PIETER JANSEN DE VRIES.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] PIETER JANSEN DE VRIES.
[Signed:] JACOB REIJNIERSZ.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.