Cape Council of Policy
355
1666-11-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 355
- Date
- 1666-11-12
- Year
- 1666
English translation
Thus the Reverend Dominee Petrus Wachtendorp, 24th to the 25th of November, from the departed ship De Beurs, to our knowledge stayed in order to take care of his frail body, which as yet was entirely unsuitable, to go to sea again, to be able to bring it back to its former health by good means, and then to begin his further journey to India from here again at the first opportunity, And that in the meantime the said E. Wachtendorp had been so reassured that he would be able to depart on the ship De Gerechtigheij, So the presiding preacher who is reminding us here, the Reverend Dominee. Joannes de Voocht, (from the ship Constantia ashore at the request of E. Zacharias Wagenaar, to await the permanent presidency, as became more apparent by resolution of March 5th of this year), therefore, to persuade the aforementioned E. Wachtendorp to stay, since he now had sufficient strength to assume his office in this congregation, consequently, both through commissioners from the Church Council, and in person, to us because of his demission from here, immediately requested by the aforementioned ship the Gerechticheij, and as his Es. 26 request (in our opinion) exists in reasonableness, So it is that at this meeting, by unanimous vote, we have understood and resolved, To grant General E. de Voocht his request, and to retain the parish priest E. Wachtendorp in his place with us, in order to await the expected permanent presiding officer, or another whom His E. might be willing to release.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
Original Dutch transcription
Also den Eerw do. Petrus Wachtendorp,24 den25 derden November, van ‘et vertrocken schip de Beurs , met onse kennisse verbleeff omme zijn swacke lichaem, ‘t welck als doen noch geheel onbequaem was, om alsoo weder in Zee te gaen, met goede middelen tot vorige gesontheijt te connen brengen, en als dan per eerste gelegentheijt, zijne vordere reijse na India van hier weder te beginnen, Ende dat nu inmiddels den gezeijden E. Wachtendorp, sodanig was gerefraischeert, dat genouchsaem per ‘t schip de Gerechtigheijt soude connen vertrecken, Soo heeft onsen hier remorerenden praedicant, den Eerw. do. Joannes de Voocht, (van ‘t schip Constantia aan lant op ‘et versouck van den E. Zacharias Wagenaar verbleven, om den permanenten praedicantscomste te verwachten, gelijck breder bij resolutie van 5en Maert deses jaers comt te blijcken) oorsake genomen, den meergemelten E. Wachtendorp, tot verblijf te bewegen, aengezien nu krachten genouch had, om in dese gemeente, zijn ampt waar te nemen, gevolgelijck, soo door gecommitteerden uijt den Kerken-Raad, als in persoon, aan ons om zijne demissie van hier, per ‘t voorsz schip de Gerechticheijt instantelijck versocht, ende alsoo Zijn Es.26 versouck (onses bedunckens) in redelijckheijt bestaet, Soo is ‘t dat ter deser vergaderinge, bij eenparicheijt van stemmen, verstaen, ende geresolveert hebben, den gen. E. de Voocht zijn versoucq toe te staan, ende den veelgemten. E. Wachtendorp in zijne plaetse weder bij ons te behouden, omme mede de te verwachtenen permanente praedicant, off wel een ander, die Zijn E. soude genegen zijn te verlossen, aff te wachten.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.