Cape Council of Policy
349
1666-03-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 349
- Date
- 1666-03-05
- Year
- 1666
English translation
Considering that on the 26th of February last, by safe passage from the ship Constantia, a preacher, Sir Johannis de Voocht2 from Amsterdam, arrived here in order to depart from here to Batavia after a long-awaited departure, we have deemed it highly necessary and understand that we should take on board the aforementioned preacher at our pleasure, and keep him here in place of our late, deceased Joan van Arckel, but only until the promised preacher from the Fatherland (who will be here permanently) has also appeared here, since such a position is now absolutely required among this still so tender congregation, which is the aforementioned. E. De Voocht, having agreed, has shown himself to be completely willing to do so, and promises to arrive at the country with his luggage until that end tomorrow.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1666.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1666.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. THE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Original Dutch transcription
Aengesien op den 26en Februarij jongstleden, bij behouden paresce van ‘t schip de Constantia , hier wel aengelandt is, een predicant gent. Johannis de Voocht2 van Amsterdam, om naer erlanght refraischement weder van hier na Batavia te vertrecken, Is als nu bij ons hooch nodich geacht, en verstaen, de gemelte predicant met sijn believen aen lant te nemen, en deselve in plaets van onsen verstorven Joan van Arckel zaliger maer soo lange alhier te houden, tot dat de belooffde predicant uijt ‘et Patria (die hier permanent wesen zal) hier mede sal verschenen zijn, dewijle sulcx tegenwoordich onder dese noch soo tedere gemeente nootsaeckelijck vereijscht wort, ‘t welck voorn. E. de Voocht aengeseijt wesende, heeft hem hier toe gansch gewilligh getoonth, en belooft morgen tot dien eijnde met sijn baggagie aen landt te sullen comen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1666.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAH. GABBEMA. 1666.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER. Secrets. 1666.