Cape Council of Policy
268
1661-05-28
Minute details
- Entry number
- 268
- Date
- 1661-05-28
- Year
- 1661
English translation
Jochum Blanck van Lubeeck, dispenser and holder of the soldier's books of the fortress of Good Hope, having entered into a marriage vow with Johanna Boddijs van Doesburgh, widow of the late Jan van Harwarden, during his lifetime in the aforementioned fortress, and who together appeared in Council requesting to be legally confirmed with the others in the Holy State, and to that end to grant that their first commandment might be issued tomorrow after the sermon, the Council (having been unable to learn anything other than that both were liberal and free persons, which, according to their own declaration, under presentation of an oath, is like no other in the world (having therefore seen fit to consent to these people's request, and to have their first appointment made on the morning after the end of the Christian sermon, and likewise every Sunday until the third inclusive, so that after the last proclamation the solemnization can be legally carried out and proceed with the faithful public.
And since the aforementioned Jochum Blanck, since his fiancé first considers himself free, he is hereby granted in consideration of his diligent services in the management of the Comp. Warehouse and its dependencies, as well as in the maintenance of the municipal council. The garrison's pay books and specification of the ships' expenses, as otherwise observed to satisfaction for approximately three years now, are hereby also approved (as soon as one is granted freedom) for the Court of Appeal of the free Colony here, provided that one also contributes to agriculture.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, by consent of the Court of Appeal.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
And since the aforementioned Jochum Blanck, since his fiancé first considers himself free, he is hereby granted in consideration of his diligent services in the management of the Comp. Warehouse and its dependencies, as well as in the maintenance of the municipal council. The garrison's pay books and specification of the ships' expenses, as otherwise observed to satisfaction for approximately three years now, are hereby also approved (as soon as one is granted freedom) for the Court of Appeal of the free Colony here, provided that one also contributes to agriculture.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, by consent of the Court of Appeal.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Jochum Blanck van Lubeeck dispencier ende houder van de soldyeboecken deser fortresse de Goede Hope sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven, met Johanna Boddijs van Doesburgh, weduwee jongst wijlen zaliger Jan van Harwarden, in sijn leven vendrigh in de voorsz fortresse, Ende dies te zaemen in Rade verscheenen versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. echten staet wettelijck te mogen worden bevestight, mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt morgen na ‘t sermoen moghte affgecundigt worden, Soo is bij den Raedt (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende Vrije persoonen waeren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaeringe onder presentatie van eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hebben) goetgevonden dese luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteren, mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen na ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens haer eerste affcundinge te laeten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondagen tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan na de laaste affroepinge de solemnisatie wettelijck te laeten geschieden ende met de trouw publiek voortvaeren.
Ende alsoo voorsz Jochum Blanck vermits syn trouwen sigh ten eersten meent in vrijdom te begeven, soo wort denselven ten aensien van sijne naerstige diensten in ‘t waerneemen van Comps. Magazijn ende dependentien als oock het houden van de meergemte. guarnisoens soldijeboecken ende specificatie van oncosten der schepen als andersints nu omtrent 3 jaeren tot genoegen waergenoomen, by desen oock gebenificeert (soo haest sigh in vrijdom sal begeven hebben) tot lantschou[t] der vrije Colonie alhier, mits sigh oock met den lantbouw sal hebben t’ erneren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, bij overstemmin[g] in cas van lantschout.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Ende alsoo voorsz Jochum Blanck vermits syn trouwen sigh ten eersten meent in vrijdom te begeven, soo wort denselven ten aensien van sijne naerstige diensten in ‘t waerneemen van Comps. Magazijn ende dependentien als oock het houden van de meergemte. guarnisoens soldijeboecken ende specificatie van oncosten der schepen als andersints nu omtrent 3 jaeren tot genoegen waergenoomen, by desen oock gebenificeert (soo haest sigh in vrijdom sal begeven hebben) tot lantschou[t] der vrije Colonie alhier, mits sigh oock met den lantbouw sal hebben t’ erneren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, bij overstemmin[g] in cas van lantschout.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.