Cape Council of Policy
283
1662-01-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 283
- Date
- 1662-01-04
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Abraham Gabbema, young man born in The Hague, tax officer in the service of the General Dutch Patent East Indian Company. secretly in this fortress of Good Hope, having entered into a marriage vow with Petronella Dous van Doesburgh, young daughter here, and who together appeared in Council, the bride being assisted by her mother Johanna Boddijs and requesting to be legally confirmed with the others in the Holy Realm, as well as to grant for that purpose that their first commandment next Sunday after the sermon could be concluded, so the Council (having not been able to learn otherwise than that both were liberal and free persons, which according to their own declaration, with no one in the world, as also the said mother in protection of her daughter, under presentation of an oath, (had subsequently been outstanding) have agreed to consent to these terms of her billyck request, provided that for that purpose the first Sunday after the end of the Christian sermon will have its first payment made, and then all Sundays thereafter including the third, in order to then issue the solemnization after the last call. to be done legally, 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.(sic.)
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.(sic.)
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.(sic.)
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.(sic.)
Original Dutch transcription
Abraham Gabbema jongman geboortigh in ‘s Grave[n]hage , fiscael in dienst van de Generale Nederlant[se] g’octroijeerde Oost indische Compe. bescheijden in deser fortresse de Goede Hope, sigh in trouwbeboft[e] hebbende begeven met Petronella Dous van Doesburgh jonge dochter alhier, Ende dies te zamen in Rade verschenen, sijnde de bruijt g’assisteert met hare moeder Johanna Boddijs ende versoeckende omme metten anderen in den H. eghten staet wettelijck te mogen worden bevestight mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen dat haer eerste gebodt aencomende Sondagh na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundight worden, Soo is bij den Raet (niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde liber ende vrije personen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaringe, als oock der gemelte moeder ten reguarde harer dochter, onder presentatie van eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) goetgevonden dese luijden haer billyck versoeck te consenteren, mitsgaders ten dien fine eerstcomende Sondagh naer ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens hare eerste affcundinge te laten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondagen tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan na de laeste affroepinge de solemnisatie wettelijck te laten geschieden, ende met de trouw publickelijck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.(sic.)
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.(sic.)
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.(sic.)
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.(sic.)