Cape Council of Policy
452
1671-11-19
Minute details
- Entry number
- 452
- Date
- 1671-11-19
- Year
- 1671
English translation
As Their Honor, the Lords Seventeen by the same latest general letter dated 15th May of this current year, on the point of the freemen and the same exercise in arms among other things, have ordered that we over the rightful Compe. Citizens here would have to appoint one lieutenant, along with a standard-bearer and two sergeants. Therefore, following a previous conference by two commissioners from our Council, and a similar number from the citizens, and the subsequent nomination of a double number of persons, the following was decided today in the meeting: Lieutenant, the Citizen Councillor Dirck Jansz Smient, and Ensign Hendrick van Suerwaerden, who also gratefully accepted these charges. In accordance with our communication, the same should be elected as sergeants and other lower military officers, such citizens as might be deemed suitable.55
Thus done in the Fortress of Good Hope, date above.
Present to me and initialed to the order of the Commander and Council.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Thus done in the Fortress of Good Hope, date above.
Present to me and initialed to the order of the Commander and Council.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo Haer Ede. de Heeren Seventiene by der selver jongste generale missive in dato 15en Maij deses lopenden jaars, op ‘t point van de vrije luijden ende der selver excercitie in de wapenen onder anderen sijn gelastende, dat wij over d’ op te rechten Compe. borgers alhier souden hebben te stellen een tot luijtenant nevens een vaandrager en twee sergeants, soo is naer voorgaende conferentie door twee gecommitteerdens uijt onsen Rade met een gelijck getal uijt de borgerije en daer op gevolgde nominatie van dobbelt getal persoonen gevolghlyck heeden in vergaderinge tot luijtenant g’eligeert den Borgerraadt Dirck Jansz Smient, en tot vaandrig Hendrick van Suerwaerden, die oock dese chargies danckbaerlijck aengenomen hebben, sullende d’selve vorders met onse communicatie tot sergeants en andere lager militaire officieren hebben te verkiesen sodanige borgerlijcke luijden als daer toe bequaemst souden mogen g’oirdeelt werden.55
Aldus gedaen in d’ Fortresse de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
Mij present en ter ordre van den Commandeur en Raat geparaphereert.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Aldus gedaen in d’ Fortresse de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
Mij present en ter ordre van den Commandeur en Raat geparaphereert.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP