Cape Council of Policy
301
1662-09-09
Minute details
- Entry number
- 301
- Date
- 1662-09-09
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Since, due to the dry season, which is now approaching, the roads are becoming suitable and travelable to be able to make another expedition to the foreign peoples called the Namaquas (already discovered in February of last year, and since then two more fruitless expeditions have been made, due to which they had deviated further inland into the territory of Vigitimagna, but nevertheless had not proceeded so far on the last expedition that they only needed to pass a barren plain of about 20 miles to reach this large territory, which was dotted with various fortifications and cities of other nations and peoples, according to the maps thereof) and that various curious enthusiasts now voluntarily present this expedition again may239 resume, in the hope240 that those permanent places and foreign peoples (which we have long desired) will now recover. This has been duly presented to the Reverend Mr. Huijbert de Lai Resse, Commander and Commissioner of this place in Council, as well as it has been communicated that our Lords Majores in the Country immediately recommend us not to lose any time in progressively discovering this kingdom of Africa more and more. Consequently, the Council has understood that, in God's name, this journey will continue towards the end of this month, or at the latest at the beginning of the coming month, and that in the meantime, from the offered enthusiasts, to select the most suitable, in addition to a chief vigilante, all of whom might be suitable for such a difficult and arduous journey, and furthermore to have everything prepared for that journey, etc.
Furthermore, in Rade, a young man named Cornelis Willemsz Caep van Enckhuijsen appeared, having been deposed on the ship Coghe, which is presently at sea. He had entered into a marriage vow with Hester Pinje, a young woman from The Hague, also deposed on the aforementioned ship, requesting to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy State, and to grant permission for her first ordinance to be performed tomorrow after the sermon. Thus, the aforementioned 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) deemed it appropriate to consent to these people's request, and to that end, on the morning after the end of the Christian sermon, to have their first agreement made, and so on until the third, inclusive, in order to have the solemnization take place after the last call, and to proceed publicly with the faithful.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] HUIJBERT DE LAIRESSEN.
241
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOGER.
242
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Furthermore, in Rade, a young man named Cornelis Willemsz Caep van Enckhuijsen appeared, having been deposed on the ship Coghe, which is presently at sea. He had entered into a marriage vow with Hester Pinje, a young woman from The Hague, also deposed on the aforementioned ship, requesting to be legally confirmed with the other in the Holy State, and to grant permission for her first ordinance to be performed tomorrow after the sermon. Thus, the aforementioned 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) deemed it appropriate to consent to these people's request, and to that end, on the morning after the end of the Christian sermon, to have their first agreement made, and so on until the third, inclusive, in order to have the solemnization take place after the last call, and to proceed publicly with the faithful.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] HUIJBERT DE LAIRESSEN.
241
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOGER.
242
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Original Dutch transcription
Vermits door de drooge tijt, die nu begint te naken, de wegen bequaem ende reijsbaer worden, om wederom een lanttocht te cunnen doen naer de vreemde volckeren genaemt de Namaquas (in Februarij des verleden jaers al opgevonden, en zedert naer deselve noch twee vruchtelose tochten gedaen, door dien als doen verder lantwaerts in naer de revier van Vigitimagna waren geweken, doch eevenwel met de laeste tocht noch soo verde geweest, dat se maer een dorre santheijde van omtrent 20 mijlen behoeffden te passeren om aen deselve groote revier te geraken, die met diversche vastigheden ende steden van noch andre natien en volckeren beseth was, volgens de caerten daervan zijnde) ende dat sigh jegenwoordigh diversche curieuse lieffhebbers vrijwilliglijck wederom presenteren die tocht temogen239 hervatten, op hopeningh240 dat die vaste plaetsen ende vreemde volckeren (daer lange naer gewenscht hebben) nu wel weder bijcomen sullen, Soo is sulcx d’ E. Heer Huijbert de Lai Resse Commandeur ende Commissaris deser plaetse in Rade behorelijcker wijs voorgedragen, als oock mede gecommuniceer[t] dat onse Heeren Majores in ‘t Patria ons soo instantelijck recommanderen, geen tijt te laten verloren gaen, om dit rijck van Afrika progressivelijck nader en nader te laten ontdecken, dienvolgende heeft den Raet verstaen, dat men die reijse in Godes naem tegen ‘t uijteijnde van dese maent, ofte ten langsten in ‘t begin van de toecomende, maent, sijn voortganck sal laten neemen, ende dat men ondertusschen uijt de aengebodene liefhebbers de bequaemste nevens een vigilandt opperhooft sal uijtkiesen, die alle tot soo een sware ende penibele reijse dienstigh moghten zijn, ende verders alles tot die reijs gereet te laten maken &a.
Wijders in Rade verscheenen sijnde eenen Cornelis Willemsz Caep van Enckhuijsen jongman bescheijden op het hier jegenwoordigh ter rheede leggende schip de Coghe , welcke sich in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Hester Pinje uijt ‘s Gravenhage jongedochter, mede bescheijden op voorsz schip, versoeckende omme met den anderen in den H. eghten staet wettelijck te mogen werden bevestight, mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen, dat haer eerste geboth morgen na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundigt worden. Soo is bij den Raet voorsz (niet anders hebbende cunnen verneemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) goetgevonden dese luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteeren, mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen naer ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens, haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen ende alsoo vervolgens tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan naer de laetste affroepinge de solemnisatie te laten geschieden, ende met de trouw publiquelijck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] HUIJBERT DE LAIRESSEN.
241
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
242
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Wijders in Rade verscheenen sijnde eenen Cornelis Willemsz Caep van Enckhuijsen jongman bescheijden op het hier jegenwoordigh ter rheede leggende schip de Coghe , welcke sich in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Hester Pinje uijt ‘s Gravenhage jongedochter, mede bescheijden op voorsz schip, versoeckende omme met den anderen in den H. eghten staet wettelijck te mogen werden bevestight, mitsgaders tot dien eijnde te vergunnen, dat haer eerste geboth morgen na ‘t sermoen mochte affgecundigt worden. Soo is bij den Raet voorsz (niet anders hebbende cunnen verneemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens haerluijden eijgen verclaringe onder presentatie van eede ijetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden) goetgevonden dese luijden haer billick versoeck te consenteeren, mitsgaders ten dien fine op morgen naer ‘t eijndigen des Christelijcken sermoens, haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen ende alsoo vervolgens tot de derde incluijs, omme als dan naer de laetste affroepinge de solemnisatie te laten geschieden, ende met de trouw publiquelijck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] HUIJBERT DE LAIRESSEN.
241
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] WILHEM VOLGER.
242
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.