Cape Council of Policy
384
1668-08-09
Minute details
- Entry number
- 384
- Date
- 1668-08-09
- Year
- 1668
English translation
This evening a small request was submitted in writing by our teacher, Venerable Adrianus de Voogt in Radcliffe, and in addition a request was made that His Reverend... Instead of proclaiming the name of the Lord twice on Sunday, he might serve once on the Sabbath day and then once a week, primarily from those moving insights, because so few listeners appeared in the second sermon, to his sorrow, which request we could not judge amiss, especially since our guard (which had been excused from work before Saturday afternoon) is presently required to work, and for their own safety needs half a day during the week. Thus, for this reason, as well as to accommodate his teacher's needs, in accordance with His Reverence's request,24 it was granted and permitted to preach twice25 on the Sabbath day, but only once a week, whether Wednesday or Thursday, as occasion requires, he will likewise officiate once.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on Cape Esperance, on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] AERNOUT VAN OVERBEKE.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on Cape Esperance, on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] AERNOUT VAN OVERBEKE.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden desen avont door onsen leeraer Eerwaerdigen dmis. Adrianus de Voogt inRadeeen23 kleijn versouckje bij geschrifte ingelevert, en daernevens versocht wesende dat Sijn Eerw. in plaetse van des Sonnendaegs tweemael den name des Heeren te vercondigen hij met eenmael op den Sabbathdagh ende vervolgens eens in de week dienst te doen, soude mogen bestaen, principael uijt die moverende insichten, om dat in de tweede predicatie soo weijnigh aenhoorders, tot sijner droeffheijt verschenen, welck gedane versouck wij niet quaelijck hebben cunnen oirdelen, te meer omdat ons guarisoen (dat bevorens des Saterdaghs achtermiddaghs van werken g’excuseert was) jegenwoordigh als nootsaekelijck aen ‘t werck worden gehouden, ende in de week tot haerder reddingh wel een halffdaechje nodig hebben. Soo wert ons dier oorsake, alsmede om sijns leeraers swacheijt tegemoet te komen, ingevolge van dien SijnEerwts.24 versouck ingewilligt, en geconsenteert, omme in plaets van op den Sabbath-dagh tweemael25 te prediken hij maer eens, en in de weeck, ‘t sij dan des Woens, offte des Donderdaegs, na dat de gelegentheijt sal komen te vereijschen insgelijcx eens dienst sal doen.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] AERNOUT VAN OVERBEKE.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope aen Cabo de Boa Esperance, ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] AERNOUT VAN OVERBEKE.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
[Signed:] AUGS. BOCCAERT.