Cape Council of Policy
421
1670-03-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 421
- Date
- 1670-03-12
- Year
- 1670
English translation
The esteemed Council, having now been deliberated for several days and, among other things, having taken up the case and the legal proceedings brought by the fiscal against the suspended sub-merchant Hendrick Lacus, finally found that, according to the answers given to the demand, the reply and rejoinder of the aforementioned productions, it was deemed good to condemn Lacus for his bad behavior and irregular life, as is evident from the following apostrophes.93
Present:
Counterpoint
Hendrick Lacus, suspended sub-merchant, who, upon his answer and rebuttal, renounces the charge, requesting and concluding that the plaintiff's claim against him, which he has been accused of, be dismissed, and reinstated.
The Honorable Mattheus van den Broek, Councillor Ordinary of India, Commissioner of these commands as Admiral of the present return fleet, now at the port, together with His Eminence. Having heard and seen the verbal renunciation of further production of evidence and papers, made by the parties in full consultation, and having further considered and carefully considered the exact summary of the papers, documents, and books, which Her Honor... In this matter, the court was to pronounce judgment.
It has been clearly established that he owed Lacus a considerable sum of ƒ6,865, 8:12, six thousand, eight hundred, and sixty-five guilders, eight stuivers, and twelve pence, based on his administration to the E. Compe., which arose mostly from the provisions administered to other persons, of which the delinquent in this matter had demanded payment upon request, but which the Commander present did not understand to be a mere account. to demand payment from the dispenser and cooper, but also to send these persons from here, however it appears that the Comp's funds have been embezzled by his constant debauchery and ill-mannered life, for which his surviving papers do not provide sufficient satisfaction. Therefore, he was convicted, as hereby do, that he, Hendrick Lacus, will be absolutely deported from his merchant capacity and wages, and sent to India as a soldier and with nine guilders a month, and that he will have to pay the arrears reported to the E. Comp. again, together with expenses. This will also be the case since September 5th. 1667, which was subsequently suspended by resolution with the Commander and the Council of this place, and subsequently by the Reverend Mr. Joan van der Laan and his accompanying Council, as by decision dated March 7, 1668, he was placed in arrest on Robben Island, having received no wages. Nevertheless, Lacus will validate the aforementioned money owed to him in auction, such a sum as he can notoriously point out, that he might have been wrongly charged, since all the differences between the plaintiff and himself arose from the trading books and receipts, which were compiled very carelessly and with many errors, also according to the orders of the Reverend Company. were not held liable, so he was also resolved to maintain such actions as he might consider Lacus to have against the E. Commander Cornelis van Quaelbergen, as was much affected in this matter; furthermore, the fiscal was completely denied his claim.
Thus sentenced in the Fort of Good Hope on March 12, 1670, and pronounced on the thirteenth of the following day.95
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
Present:
Counterpoint
Hendrick Lacus, suspended sub-merchant, who, upon his answer and rebuttal, renounces the charge, requesting and concluding that the plaintiff's claim against him, which he has been accused of, be dismissed, and reinstated.
The Honorable Mattheus van den Broek, Councillor Ordinary of India, Commissioner of these commands as Admiral of the present return fleet, now at the port, together with His Eminence. Having heard and seen the verbal renunciation of further production of evidence and papers, made by the parties in full consultation, and having further considered and carefully considered the exact summary of the papers, documents, and books, which Her Honor... In this matter, the court was to pronounce judgment.
It has been clearly established that he owed Lacus a considerable sum of ƒ6,865, 8:12, six thousand, eight hundred, and sixty-five guilders, eight stuivers, and twelve pence, based on his administration to the E. Compe., which arose mostly from the provisions administered to other persons, of which the delinquent in this matter had demanded payment upon request, but which the Commander present did not understand to be a mere account. to demand payment from the dispenser and cooper, but also to send these persons from here, however it appears that the Comp's funds have been embezzled by his constant debauchery and ill-mannered life, for which his surviving papers do not provide sufficient satisfaction. Therefore, he was convicted, as hereby do, that he, Hendrick Lacus, will be absolutely deported from his merchant capacity and wages, and sent to India as a soldier and with nine guilders a month, and that he will have to pay the arrears reported to the E. Comp. again, together with expenses. This will also be the case since September 5th. 1667, which was subsequently suspended by resolution with the Commander and the Council of this place, and subsequently by the Reverend Mr. Joan van der Laan and his accompanying Council, as by decision dated March 7, 1668, he was placed in arrest on Robben Island, having received no wages. Nevertheless, Lacus will validate the aforementioned money owed to him in auction, such a sum as he can notoriously point out, that he might have been wrongly charged, since all the differences between the plaintiff and himself arose from the trading books and receipts, which were compiled very carelessly and with many errors, also according to the orders of the Reverend Company. were not held liable, so he was also resolved to maintain such actions as he might consider Lacus to have against the E. Commander Cornelis van Quaelbergen, as was much affected in this matter; furthermore, the fiscal was completely denied his claim.
Thus sentenced in the Fort of Good Hope on March 12, 1670, and pronounced on the thirteenth of the following day.95
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] J. GRENADE.
Original Dutch transcription
Den agtbaeren Raet nu eenige daegen gebesonjeert en onder anderen de saecke en ‘t proces, so den fiscael tegens den gesuspendeerden ondercoopman Hendrick Lacus was hebbende, om ten eynde te brengen, ter handen genomen, eij[n]delijck gebleken dat wedersijts naer gedaene beantwoording op den eijs, replijcq en duplijcq van vordere productien renuntieerden, Ingevolge goet gevonden hem Lacus over sijne quaede comportementen en ongeregelt leven, sodaenig te condemneren, als bij onderstaande apoincten.93 is blijckende.
Present:
Contra
Hendrick Lacus gesuspendeert ondercoopman die bij desselfs antwoort en duplijcq wederleijt het te last geleijde, versoekende en concludeerde den eijscher sijnen eijsch op en jegens hem g’accuseerde genomen, sal werden ontsegt, en weder herstelt sal werden.
Den Edle Hr. Mattheus van den Broek, Raet Ordinaris van India, Commissaris deses commandements als Admirael over de jegenwoordige ter rhede leggende retour-vloot, benevens Sijn Elns. Raat gehoort en gesien hebbende de mondelinge renunciatie van wijder productie van bewijsen en papieren, door parthijen advers in vollen Raede gedaan en wijders gepodereert en wel rijpelijck overwogen hebbende naer exacte resumtie der papieren, documenten en boeken, hetgene Haer Edle. in desen eenigsins ter materie dienende was, spreken recht.
Evident gebleken sijnde dat hij Lacus nog so een merckelijke somma van ƒ6865:8:12 sesduijsent achthondert vijff en sestig gulden acht stuijvers, twaelff penningen op sijn gedaene administratie aan d’ E. Compe. ten agteren staet, spruijtende meest uijt de provisien, die onder andere persoonen g’administreert wierden, daervan den delinquant in desen reecqe. bij request affgevordert heeft, dog bij den doen aanwesenden Commandeur niet alleen verstaan geen reecqe. van den dispencier en cuijper aff te vorderen, maer deselve persoonen oock van hier te versenden, dog echter blijckende dat ‘s Comps: middelen door sijne geduijrige debouche en ongemaniert leven als verduijstert sijn geworden, waerover bij sijne overgeleverde papieren geen genoegsame voldoeninge geeft; Soo is ‘t dat denselven gecondemneert wert, gelijck doen bij desen, dat hij Hendrick Lacus van sijn ondercoopmansqualiteijt en gagie absoluut gedeporteert, en als soldaet en negen guldens ter maant gestelt, bij gelegentheijt naer India sal versonden worden en dat hij het achterstal opgemelt aan d’ E. Compe. weder sal moeten uijtkeren cum expensis. Zullende oock zedert 5 September ao. 1667 dat achtervolgens resolutie bij den Commandeur en de Raet deser plaetse is gesuspendeert, ende naederhand bij d’ E. Hr. Joan van der Laan en desselfs bijhebbende Raeden als bij besluijt dato 7en Maart 1668 op ‘t Robbeneijland in arrest is gestelt geen gagie gewonnen hebben. Nogtans sal hem Lacus op meergemelte schuldig blijvende penningen in affslag valideren, sodanigen somma als hij notoir aanwijsen sal connen, dat hem bij abuijs ten laste gebracht mochte wesen, dewijle alle differenten tussen den eijser en hem, uijt de negotieboeken en reecqe. ontstaan, die gans slordig en met veel mislaegen94 beset, oock naer ordre van de E. Compe. niet gehouden sijn, so wert hem mede geresolveert te houden soodanige actien als hij Lacus op den E. Commandeur Cornelis van Quaelbergen soude mogen vermeenen te hebben, als in dese saeken in veele geraeckt sijnde; wijders wert den fiscael sijnen vorderen eijs geheel ontsegt.
Aldus gevonnist in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope den 12en Maart 1670 ende gepronuntieert den derthienden daeraanvolgende.95
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Present:
Contra
Hendrick Lacus gesuspendeert ondercoopman die bij desselfs antwoort en duplijcq wederleijt het te last geleijde, versoekende en concludeerde den eijscher sijnen eijsch op en jegens hem g’accuseerde genomen, sal werden ontsegt, en weder herstelt sal werden.
Den Edle Hr. Mattheus van den Broek, Raet Ordinaris van India, Commissaris deses commandements als Admirael over de jegenwoordige ter rhede leggende retour-vloot, benevens Sijn Elns. Raat gehoort en gesien hebbende de mondelinge renunciatie van wijder productie van bewijsen en papieren, door parthijen advers in vollen Raede gedaan en wijders gepodereert en wel rijpelijck overwogen hebbende naer exacte resumtie der papieren, documenten en boeken, hetgene Haer Edle. in desen eenigsins ter materie dienende was, spreken recht.
Evident gebleken sijnde dat hij Lacus nog so een merckelijke somma van ƒ6865:8:12 sesduijsent achthondert vijff en sestig gulden acht stuijvers, twaelff penningen op sijn gedaene administratie aan d’ E. Compe. ten agteren staet, spruijtende meest uijt de provisien, die onder andere persoonen g’administreert wierden, daervan den delinquant in desen reecqe. bij request affgevordert heeft, dog bij den doen aanwesenden Commandeur niet alleen verstaan geen reecqe. van den dispencier en cuijper aff te vorderen, maer deselve persoonen oock van hier te versenden, dog echter blijckende dat ‘s Comps: middelen door sijne geduijrige debouche en ongemaniert leven als verduijstert sijn geworden, waerover bij sijne overgeleverde papieren geen genoegsame voldoeninge geeft; Soo is ‘t dat denselven gecondemneert wert, gelijck doen bij desen, dat hij Hendrick Lacus van sijn ondercoopmansqualiteijt en gagie absoluut gedeporteert, en als soldaet en negen guldens ter maant gestelt, bij gelegentheijt naer India sal versonden worden en dat hij het achterstal opgemelt aan d’ E. Compe. weder sal moeten uijtkeren cum expensis. Zullende oock zedert 5 September ao. 1667 dat achtervolgens resolutie bij den Commandeur en de Raet deser plaetse is gesuspendeert, ende naederhand bij d’ E. Hr. Joan van der Laan en desselfs bijhebbende Raeden als bij besluijt dato 7en Maart 1668 op ‘t Robbeneijland in arrest is gestelt geen gagie gewonnen hebben. Nogtans sal hem Lacus op meergemelte schuldig blijvende penningen in affslag valideren, sodanigen somma als hij notoir aanwijsen sal connen, dat hem bij abuijs ten laste gebracht mochte wesen, dewijle alle differenten tussen den eijser en hem, uijt de negotieboeken en reecqe. ontstaan, die gans slordig en met veel mislaegen94 beset, oock naer ordre van de E. Compe. niet gehouden sijn, so wert hem mede geresolveert te houden soodanige actien als hij Lacus op den E. Commandeur Cornelis van Quaelbergen soude mogen vermeenen te hebben, als in dese saeken in veele geraeckt sijnde; wijders wert den fiscael sijnen vorderen eijs geheel ontsegt.
Aldus gevonnist in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope den 12en Maart 1670 ende gepronuntieert den derthienden daeraanvolgende.95
[Signed:] MATTHS. VAN DEN BROUCK.
[Signed:] TIMAN SLOOT.
[Signed:] JACOB BORGHORST.
[Signed:] SIBRT. ABBEMA.
[Signed:] JOHANNES MASSIS.
[Signed:] JAN FERMENT.
[Signed:] JACOBS. THIERENS.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.