Cape Council of Policy
424
1670-06-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 424
- Date
- 1670-06-10
- Year
- 1670
English translation
I promise and swear to the illustrious High Mightinesses and States General of the United Netherlands, my sovereign, and to the Lords, Directors of the United East Indies Company. also to the Noble Lord Governor-General of the same state in India, to be faithful and worthy, in this office of Secretary, to undertake sincerely not to reveal the secrets of the Council or legal matters to anyone; also to exercise this office faithfully and sincerely, not to authenticate, much less to issue, any certificates, bonds, letters of injunction, or any other deed or minutes, unless the people who passed and executed them, together with the witnesses named therein, have appeared in person before me and have clearly declared their contents; As well as the minutes or protocol thereof, with the accounts and witnesses, as well as me, as Secretary, subscribed and signed, and furthermore, all regulations pertaining to this office, to punctually observe; I will not fail to do this for any favor, hatred, profit, or harm.
So truly, God Almighty must help me.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year prescribed.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Original Dutch transcription
Ick belove ende zweere de doorlugtige Hoogmogende Hren. en Staten generael der Verenigde Nederlanden mijne souveraine, ende d’ Hren. Bewindhebberen van de Vereenigde Oost Indische Compe. mitsgaerders den Edle Hr. Gouverneur generael over derselver staet in India, gehouw ende getrouw te wesen, in dit ampt van Secretaris mij opregtelijck te quijten, de secreten van den Raadt ofte rechts-saecken aan niemanden t’ openbaeren; Zulx mede dit ampt vromelijck ende oprecht te bedienen, geen attestatien, obligatien, brieven van verbanden, ofte eenige andre acte ofte minuten te zullen authentiseren, veel min uijtgeven, ten zij de luijden die deselve gepasseert ende verleden hebben, in persoone voor mij ende de getuijgen in deselve genoemt, gecompareert zijn, ende de inhouden derselver duijdelick verclaert hebben; Mitsgaeders de minuten ofte prothocolle daervan, bij de compten.116 ende getuijgen, mitsgaeders mij, als Secretaris, gesubscribeert ende onderteijckent zijn, ende voorts alle ordre tot dit ampt pertinerende, punctuelijck t’ onderhouden; dit zal ick niet naerlaten om eenige gunst, haet, profijt off schaede.
Zoo waarlijck moet mij God almagtig helpen.
Aldus gedaan en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voorschreven.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.