Cape Council of Policy
401
1669-06-17
Minute details
- Entry number
- 401
- Date
- 1669-06-17
- Year
- 1669
English translation
In view of the Lord's mercy, our Teacher, Petrus Waghtendorp, was destined to depart from this world in 1667, and this small congregation was thus once again deprived of a good pastor. It was therefore decided here in Raede, by way of a pardon from the flute ship "De Handelaer," that the preacher who came from it, Adrianus de Vooght, was once again appointed to fill this vacant position. Since that time, namely, the month of May 1667, the aforementioned preacher de Vooght, as a true and truly zealous teacher, has endeavored and continues to endeavor to fulfill this clerical function to our satisfaction. Moreover, that young children, not only those born of Christian parents, but also those especially of the Black nation, in all civility and the Christian religion, with catechism and schooling, may God help them to progress, in which (God beseech you) reasonable advance, and the aforementioned His Reverence has requested one hundred guilders per month in lieu of his ninety guilders.
Therefore, the Council has considered that the aforementioned His Esteem for this special vigilance, and that in rain and wind outside the Compton, farmers, freemen, etc. the word of the Lord must be preached, and because of this great inconvenience is suffered, not at all, like other preachers everywhere in India (having a fixed place and profession) receive, to a pay of the Company, and we are truly conscious of being so observant everywhere in India, have in that view, in Council, on the name and upon the approval of our Lord Superiors, seen fit to confirm ourselves with the aforementioned order and His Reverence. Likewise, to favor it, as we hereby do, with the surplus of his salary since the arrival of Commander Borghorst, as after that time, having noticed special zeal (the …92 of this year being a year) his dues were well received, so that his dues, thus inclining, are all the more obliged to attend and help continue the true service of God, Church, and School, as a zealous attendant.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRENADE.
[Signed:] G. F. WREEDEN.
Therefore, the Council has considered that the aforementioned His Esteem for this special vigilance, and that in rain and wind outside the Compton, farmers, freemen, etc. the word of the Lord must be preached, and because of this great inconvenience is suffered, not at all, like other preachers everywhere in India (having a fixed place and profession) receive, to a pay of the Company, and we are truly conscious of being so observant everywhere in India, have in that view, in Council, on the name and upon the approval of our Lord Superiors, seen fit to confirm ourselves with the aforementioned order and His Reverence. Likewise, to favor it, as we hereby do, with the surplus of his salary since the arrival of Commander Borghorst, as after that time, having noticed special zeal (the …92 of this year being a year) his dues were well received, so that his dues, thus inclining, are all the more obliged to attend and help continue the true service of God, Church, and School, as a zealous attendant.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRENADE.
[Signed:] G. F. WREEDEN.
Original Dutch transcription
Ten aensien, Godt den Heere onsen Leeraer done. Petrus Waghtendorp ao. 1667 uijt dese werelt gelieffde wech te rucken, ende deze kleene gemeente daer door wederom van een goede herder gefustreert was, is aldoen91 alhier in Raede goetgevonden, bij paresce van ‘t fluijtschip den Handelaer , den daer op mede uijtcomende predicant done. Adrianus de Vooght wederom in die vacante plaetse aen lant te lighten, zedert welcken tijt, dan, namentlijck van de maant Meij 1667, genoemde predicant de Vooght, voorsz geestelijcke functie, als een mede ware, en recht ijverende leeraer, tot onser genoegen heeft betraght en noch betrachtende is. Bovendien, dat de jonge kinderen, niet alleen van Christen gelovige ouders gesprooten: maer oock insonderheijt van de swarte natie, in alle civiliteijt ende Christelijcke religie met cathegiseren als ter schoolen gaen, godt salichlijck helpt optrecken, daer (Godt gij gelooft) redelijck in advanceren ende meergenoemde sijn Eerwaerdigheijt in plaetse van sijn uijtgebraghte negentigh guldens om hondert guldens per maent is versoeckende,
Soo hebben in Raede geconsidereert, off genoemde Sijn Ewt. voor die insondere vigilantie en dat in regen en wint buijten onder des Comps. lantbouwers, vrijeluijden &a. ‘t woort des Heeren moet gaen verkondigen, ende daer door groote ongemack komt te leijden, niet mede hondert gulden per maant gelijck andere predicanten, overal in India (vaste plaets en beroep hebbende) erlangen, tot een soldij van de Compe. behoord[e] tegenieten ende wij waerlijck bewust bennen sulcx overal in Indien opservant te wesen, hebben ten dien insighte, in Raede goetgevonden uijt den naem, en op approbatie, onser Heeren Superioren, ons met voorsz ordre te confirmeren ende Sijn Eerwt. insgelijcx daermede te begunstigen gelijck wij doen bij desen sullende ‘t surplu[s] van sijn gagie sedert de comste van de heer Commandeur Borghorst, als nae die tijt besonderen ijver bespeurt hebbende (dat den …92 deser een jaer is geweest) Sijn Ewt. goet gedaen werden, om Sijn Ewt. alsoo inclinerende, te meerd[er] verplightingh te geven om den waeren Godes dien[st], Kercke, en Schoole, als een ijveraer bij te woonen ende te helpen voortsetten.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] G. F. WREEDEN.
Soo hebben in Raede geconsidereert, off genoemde Sijn Ewt. voor die insondere vigilantie en dat in regen en wint buijten onder des Comps. lantbouwers, vrijeluijden &a. ‘t woort des Heeren moet gaen verkondigen, ende daer door groote ongemack komt te leijden, niet mede hondert gulden per maant gelijck andere predicanten, overal in India (vaste plaets en beroep hebbende) erlangen, tot een soldij van de Compe. behoord[e] tegenieten ende wij waerlijck bewust bennen sulcx overal in Indien opservant te wesen, hebben ten dien insighte, in Raede goetgevonden uijt den naem, en op approbatie, onser Heeren Superioren, ons met voorsz ordre te confirmeren ende Sijn Eerwt. insgelijcx daermede te begunstigen gelijck wij doen bij desen sullende ‘t surplu[s] van sijn gagie sedert de comste van de heer Commandeur Borghorst, als nae die tijt besonderen ijver bespeurt hebbende (dat den …92 deser een jaer is geweest) Sijn Ewt. goet gedaen werden, om Sijn Ewt. alsoo inclinerende, te meerd[er] verplightingh te geven om den waeren Godes dien[st], Kercke, en Schoole, als een ijveraer bij te woonen ende te helpen voortsetten.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] JOHANNES COON.
[Signed:] JACOB GRANAAT.
[Signed:] G. F. WREEDEN.