Cape Council of Policy
357
1667-01-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 357
- Date
- 1667-01-03
- Year
- 1667
English translation
As the Reverend Preacher Jacobus Burenus arrived here on the flute ship Diemermeer on December 10, 2019, to replace Reverend Joannes van Arckel, late of all people, who not only passed away, but also replaced the present reverend teacher Petrus Wachtendorp, a second Reverend Joannes de Voocht. The Church Council judged that this newly installed Church was being significantly damaged by his continued replacement. Therefore, we were asked to encourage the present Reverend Wachtendorp to stay there for a while longer, as Burenus, due to the death of his wife and other circumstances, showed himself willing to leave for Battavia. After considering all this, we decided to leave the matter entirely to the aforementioned two teachers and the Church Council, who have reached an agreement with the others, provided that Wachtendorp remains here and that Burenus will depart for Batavia at the earliest opportunity, where they will request our approval. We hereby do so, thanking Her E. for this mutual unity and love for the Church here.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this evening.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date of this evening.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo per ‘t fluijtschip Diemermeer dato ulo. December alhier is comen aan te landen, den Eerwaerdigen predicant do. Jacobus Burenus,29 om te vervangen do. Joannes van Arckel zaliger dan dewijle denselven niet alleen overleden, maar den tegenwoordigen eerwaerdigen leeraer Petrus Wachtendorp al een tweede do. Joannes de Voocht vervangen heeft, bij welckers continuele aflossingh den Kerken-Raad oordeelde, dees nieuw aengequeecte Kercke, te merckelijck wierde benadeelt, derhalven op ons versochten om den presenten do. Wachtendorp, tot verblijf voor noch eenigen tijt, te animeren, gemerct do. Burenus, door ‘t overlijden van zijn huijsvrouwe als andere toevallen, sich bereijtwillich toonde, naar Battavia te vertrekken; al ‘t welck bij ons overwogen zijnde, vonden goet, die zaack geheel en al te laten, aan gemelte beijde leeraeren, ende den Kerckenraed, die dan met den anderen verdragen zijn, als dat do. Wachtendorp alhier verblijven ende do. Burenus, per de eerste gelegentheijt, na Batavia vertrekken zal, waar op onse approbatie versoucken, ‘t welck wij bij desen doende, ende Haar E. bedanckende zijn, voor die onderlinge eenigheijt en lieffde tot de Kerck alhier.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum uts.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum uts.
[Signed:] CORN. VAN QUAELBERGH.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM SCHUT.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.