Cape Council of Policy
31
1653-11-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 31
- Date
- 1653-11-08
- Year
- 1653
English translation
The sub-merchant Jacob Reijniers of Amsterdam, a young man here described as the second person of this fortress de Goede Hoope, having entered into a promise of marriage with the honorable young daughter Elisabet van Opdorp, born in Charloos, niece and under the guardianship of Commander Jan van Riebeecq, and therefore requesting to be allowed to have her and the other legally confirmed in marriage, the Council, having been able to learn nothing other than that both were liberal and free persons, who, according to their own declaration and good testimony, had no standing with anyone in the world in this regard, understood to grant these young men their little request; and to that end, to have their first agreement made tomorrow,100 so that after the publication of the third proclamation and the end of Sunday's Christian exercise or sermon (no legal reason for impediment occurring), the commissioner Fredrick Verburgh, Secretary of our Council, will legally open the council chamber for the same and for all the people, and to conduct the solemnization with all publicity.101
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den ondercoopman Jacob Reijniers van Amsterdam, jonghman alhier bescheijden als tweede persoon deser fortresse de Goede Hoope, sigh in trouwbeloffte hebbende begeven met d’ eerbare jonge dochter Elisabet van Opdorp geboortigh van Charloos , nichte ende onder vooghdije sijnde van den Commandeur Jan van Riebeecq, Ende dierhalven versoeckende om haar metten den anderen wettelijck in den huwelijcken staet te mogen laten bevestigen, Soo is bij den Raet, niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens eygen verclaringe ende goede getuijgenisse, ijtwes diesaengaende uijtstaende hadden, verstaen deselve jongeluijden haer billick versoeck toe te staen; mitsgaders ten dien eijnde op morgen haer eerste affcundinge te laten doen,100 omme na ‘t publiceren van de derde affroepinge ende ‘t eijndigen des Sondaeghse Christelijcke oeffeninge offte lesinge des sermoens (geen wettelijck oorsaecke van verhinderinge voorcomende)door den bouchouder Fredrick Verburgh, Secrts. van onsen Raedt,voor deselve ende alle den volcqe de solemnisatie wettelijckin openen raetcamerete laeten geschieden ende met de trouw publ[i]quelijck voor te varen.101
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrets.