Cape Council of Policy
276
1661-08-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 276
- Date
- 1661-08-20
- Year
- 1661
English translation
The Commander and Council of the fort of Good Hope (reinforced by the chiefs of the ship the Jonge Prins, currently moored here) having been informed that Jan Pietersz van Caspel ter Maere, farmer here at Caep de Bonne Esperance, aged 33, widower of the late Hubbeke Reijniers, had entered into a vow of marriage with Beatricx Weijman van Utrecht, young daughter aged 22, on board the said ship the Jonge Prins, requesting to be confirmed with the others in the Holy State, and for the purpose of granting permission for their first command to be confirmed tomorrow after the sermon, and that the aforementioned ship is currently sailing as near as possible to depart with the first, so that the same ship, for the sake of the aforementioned, would not be detained in its journey by the Council (having been unable to learn anything other than that both were liberal and free persons who, according to their own declaration under presentation of oath, had no relation with anyone in the world in any way whatsoever in that regard), these people understood their request to consent to it, and for that purpose and for the aforementioned reasons to have their first agreement made on the morning after the end of the sermon, and so on from day to day until the third inclusive, so that after the last call on Tuesday, coming by the preacher Godefridus van Akendam (preached to the country will be) to allow the solemnization to take place legally for all the people and to continue with public loyalty.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] CORNELIS VELDEMUYS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] MELCHIOR HOUWAERT.
[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:] CORNELIS VELDEMUYS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] MELCHIOR HOUWAERT.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Commandeur en Raet van ‘t fort de Goede Hope (versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van ‘t jegenwoordige hier ter rheede leggende schip de Jonge Prins ) gecommuniceert sijnde dat sigh in trouwbelofte hadde begeven Jan Pietersz van Caspel ter Maere, lantbouwer alhier aen Caep de Bonne Esperance, Out 33 jaeren, weduwenaer van wijlen Hubbeke Reijniers, met Beatricx Weijman van Utrecht, jongedoghter out 22 jaeren, bescheijden op gemelte schip de Jonge Prins , welcke versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. eghten staet te mogen worden bevestight mitsgaders ten dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt morgen na ‘t sermoen moghte affgecundight worden, ende door dien bovengemelte schip jegenwoordigh ten naesten bij seijlvaerdigh is om metten eersten te vertrecken, Soo is om ‘t selve schip ter sake voorsz in haere te doene reijse niet te doen ophouden bij den Raet (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waeren welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede gedaen ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) verstaen dese luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteren mitsgaders ten dien fine ende omme redenen voorsz op morgen na ‘t eijndigen des sermoens haere eerste affcundinge te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens van dage te dage tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan na de laetste affroepinge op Dijnsdagh toecomende door den predicant Godefridus van Akendam (aen lant gepredict sullende worden) de solemnisatie voor alle den volcke wettelijck te laten geschieden ende met de trouw publick 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:] CORNELIS VELDEMUYS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] MELCHIOR HOUWAERT.
[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:] CORNELIS VELDEMUYS.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] MELCHIOR HOUWAERT.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.