Cape Council of Policy
270
1661-07-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 270
- Date
- 1661-07-02
- Year
- 1661
English translation
Thomas Christoffel Muller of Leijpsigh, young man aged 25 years, free Saldanha vaerder, having entered into a promise of marriage with Catharina Croons of Bommel, young daughter aged 21 years, former servant of the deceased Preacher Henricus Pelius,204 having been a modest205 on the ship Aernhem currently moored here, which is requesting to be legally confirmed with others in the Holy State, and for the purpose of granting that her first commandment might be administered tomorrow after the sermon. Thus, the Council (having learned nothing other than that both were liberal and free persons, who, according to their own declaration under oath, had no relation to anyone in the world regarding anything in this regard) decided to grant these people their formal request, and to that end to have their first agreement made the morning after the end of the Christian sermon, and to do the same for all the days of the sermon until the third, so that after the last proclamation the solemnization could be legally performed and proceed with the faithful publicity.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Thomas Christoffel Muller van Leijpsigh jongman out 25 jaeren, vrije Saldanhavaerder, sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Catharina Croons van Bommel jongedochter out 21 Jaeren, gewesene dienstmaecht van den overleden Predicant Henricus Pelius,204 bescheijdengeweest205 op het tegenwoordige hier ter rheede leggende schip Aernhem , welcke 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 sermoon mochte affgecundigt worden. Soo is bij den Raet (niet anders hebbende connen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waeren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) goetgevonden deselve luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteren, mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen na ‘t eijndigen des Christelycken sermoens haer eerste affcundinge te laeten doen ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sermoendaegen tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan nae de laetste affroepinge de solemnisatie wettelijck te laeten geschieden, ende met de trouw publicq voort te vaeren.
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. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
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. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.