Cape Council of Policy
278
1661-10-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 278
- Date
- 1661-10-08
- Year
- 1661
English translation
Frans Gerritsz van den Uijthoorn, young man aged 27 years, free farmer,215 having entered into a marriage vow with Neeltjen Jacobsz van Rosendael, young daughter aged 22 years, and who assists the groom with Jacob Cloeten van Ceulen and Jan Pietersz van Caspel ter Mare, both also free farmers, and the bride assists with her father Jacob van Rosendael, chief gardener of Comps. at home, besides her mother-in-law Barbara Geens, appeared in Council, requesting to be confirmed with others in the Holy State, and also to that end to be granted permission to have her first commandment acquitted the next morning after the sermon. The Council (having been unable to learn other than that both were liberal and free persons who, according to their own declaration, as well as the aforementioned parents and certifiers under presentation of oath, had no other standing in this regard) saw fit to consent to these people's request, as well as to her first acquiescence on that fine coming Sunday after the end of the Christian sermon. to have it done, and then until the third, including to allow the solemnization to take place legally after the last call and to continue with public loyalty.
Thus done and resolved in 't Fort de Goede Hope on the day and the year as chairman.
[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 't Fort de Goede Hope on the day and the year as chairman.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Frans Gerritsz van den Uijthoorn jongman out 27 jaren vrij lantbouwer,215 sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Neeltjen Jacobsz van Rosendael jonge dochter out 22 jaren, ende dies den bruijdegom g’assisteert met Jacob Cloeten van Ceulen ende Jan Pietersz van Caspel ter Mare beijde mede vrije lantbouwers ende de bruijt g’assisteert met haer vader Jacob van Rosendael baes hovenier van Comps. thuynen neffens haer schoonmoeder Barbara Geens, in Rade verschenen, versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. eghten staet bevestight, mitsgaders tot dien eijnde vergunt te mogen werden haer eerste gebodt morgen na ‘t sermoen aff te laten kundigen, Soo is by den Raet (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren welcke met niemant ter werelt soo wel volgens d’ eijgen verclaringhe van haerluijden als oock der gemelte ouders ende attestanten onder presentatie van eede, yetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) goetgevonden dese luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteren, mitsgaders ten dien fine aencomende Sondagh na ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens hare eerste affcundinghe te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens tot de derde incluijs omme als dan na de laetste affroepinge de solemnisatie wettelijck te laten geschieden ende met de trouw publicq voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als voorsz.
[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 voorsz.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.