Cape Council of Policy
480
1672-12-27
Minute details
- Entry number
- 480
- Date
- 1672-12-27
- Year
- 1672
English translation
During the examination of the apprehended chief surgeon Jan Pietersz of Kartemuide,104 stated on the Danish king's ship Oldenburgh, how he was advised by the merchant of the said ship Joan Jochim Pauli, after he had very treacherously and roguely stabbed the surgeon, a certain freeman, in his house,105 to absent himself and to refrain from going near the seashore, on the promise that, if the hard weather had subsided, he would arrange for a barber to be fetched by the ship's barge,106 and such a matter is directly contrary to the interdiction issued on the 20th of the month of December107, which is stated in all and one of these freemen Residents, both Company servants and those who had reaped our friendship, noting that such as those who were withheld from the aforementioned royal ship here and allowed to examine themselves, were expressly forbidden to the aforementioned surgeon, either directly or indirectly with the help of counsel, or to assist, but were ordered to the contrary. Upon learning of this, they would have confessed the same to the Justice Department, on the penalty of being found to have done otherwise, in addition to a fine of five hundred rixdollars, to be corporally punished.
Thus, after deliberation, it was resolutely decided that the aforementioned merchant Jan Jochim Pauli should be arrested at his lodgings for the first time and until the matter could be further investigated, as soon as he had been heard before the commissioners Albert van Breugel and Dirq Jansz. Smient voluntarily confessed and confessed how he had involved himself not only in advising the surgeon, but also in assisting him by providing nine or ten rixdollars in cash, so that he, the surgeon, could support himself with this and save himself, and in time allow the opportunity to salvage him further on board, while nevertheless appearing near the Governor, protested of his own accord, without any previous persuasion, calling God Almighty to witness that if he had any further information about the surgeon, had knowledge of him, or would be able to report him, this being evident not only from his great levity in taking the Lord's Name in vain, use, but that under that appearance we have also tried to abuse it, in consequence of having violated all the more our said eloquent placca, and thus fallen under the penalty expressed therein. Therefore the Governor puts to the Council the question whether the fiscal should not be ordered to institute his action, as and when he thinks he has; what has been taken into account, and although there is reason not to debate against it, is nevertheless only in respect of the Maijt. the King of Denmark, and to demonstrate how much we value their goodwill, we have agreed and resolved to lay hands on the fiscal, but to prevent any further misfortune, that he, having rendered himself unworthy, will deprive Pauli of the hospitality and other civil entertainment he received during his stay, along with all those he has who are still withholding from her on the land, of transporting them aboard, with the insinuation that he, Pauli, will remain there without returning, without prejudice to the water-fetching and other duties, as much as may be necessary for the benefit of the said royal ship.
Thus resolved in the Fortress of Goede Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP. In R. and Secrts.
Thus, after deliberation, it was resolutely decided that the aforementioned merchant Jan Jochim Pauli should be arrested at his lodgings for the first time and until the matter could be further investigated, as soon as he had been heard before the commissioners Albert van Breugel and Dirq Jansz. Smient voluntarily confessed and confessed how he had involved himself not only in advising the surgeon, but also in assisting him by providing nine or ten rixdollars in cash, so that he, the surgeon, could support himself with this and save himself, and in time allow the opportunity to salvage him further on board, while nevertheless appearing near the Governor, protested of his own accord, without any previous persuasion, calling God Almighty to witness that if he had any further information about the surgeon, had knowledge of him, or would be able to report him, this being evident not only from his great levity in taking the Lord's Name in vain, use, but that under that appearance we have also tried to abuse it, in consequence of having violated all the more our said eloquent placca, and thus fallen under the penalty expressed therein. Therefore the Governor puts to the Council the question whether the fiscal should not be ordered to institute his action, as and when he thinks he has; what has been taken into account, and although there is reason not to debate against it, is nevertheless only in respect of the Maijt. the King of Denmark, and to demonstrate how much we value their goodwill, we have agreed and resolved to lay hands on the fiscal, but to prevent any further misfortune, that he, having rendered himself unworthy, will deprive Pauli of the hospitality and other civil entertainment he received during his stay, along with all those he has who are still withholding from her on the land, of transporting them aboard, with the insinuation that he, Pauli, will remain there without returning, without prejudice to the water-fetching and other duties, as much as may be necessary for the benefit of the said royal ship.
Thus resolved in the Fortress of Goede Hope, date above.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP. In R. and Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij examinatie van den g’apprehendeerden opperchirurgijn Jan Pietersz van Kartemuide,104 bescheijden op ‘t Deens conincks schip Oldenburgh , hoe dat hem van den coopman van gemelde schip Joan Jochim Pauli, na dat hij chirurgijn seecker vrijborger seer verraderlijck en schelms in desselfs huijsinge door en weder had’ gesteken, was geraden105 t’ absenteren, en sich t’ onthouden ontrent de zeestrant, onder toesegginge, het harde weder bedaert zijnde, besorgen soude hem barbier door de scheepsschuijt te laten afhalen,106 En sulcx een sake is, directelijck strijdende jegens de gedane interdictie op den 20en der verlopene maent December107 g’affigeert, bij de welcke alle en een eijgelijck deser vrije ingesetenen als Comps. dienaren, en specialijc die onse vrintschap hadden geamplecteert, denoterende d’ alsulcke de welcke van opgem. conincxschip haer hier aen lant onthielden en toegestaen waren om hun selven te refrecheren, expres verboden wert, den gemelten chirurgijn, ‘t zij directelijck of indirectelijck met hulp, raet, of daat t’ adsisteren maer in tegendeel gelast, daer van kennisse krijgende, den selven soude hebben aen de Justitie bekent te maecken, op pene die bevonden wiert, contrarie deses te hebben gedaen, boven een geldtboete van vijfhondert rijcxdaelders aen den lijve gestraft te werden.
Soo is, na gehouden deliberatie resolutoir verstaen, den voorseijden coopman Jan Jochim Pauli, voor eerst, en tot de sake nader sal wesen ondersocht, in sijn logement te aresteren, Gelijck dan den selven gehoort zijnde, voor de gecommitteerdens Albert van Breugel en Dirq Jansz. Smient vrijwilligh heeft beleden en geconfesseert hoe hij sich selfs had ingelaten, niet alleenden chirurgijn108 van raet te dienen, maer oock metter daat geassisteert, door ‘t verschaffen van negen of thien rijcxdaelders contant, ten eijnde hij, chirurgijn, sich daer mede conde op houden en redden, ter tijt de gelegenheijt soude toelaten hem verder aen boort te salveren, daer nochtans ontrent de Gouverneur verschijnende, uijt eijgen bewegingh, buijten eenige persuasie alvooren heeft geprotesteert, God Almachtigh tot getuigen nemende, soo hij van den chirurgijn meergemelt, kennisse hadt of bequam den selven soude aengeven, blijckende daer uijt niet alleen sijn grote lichtvaerdigheijt van des Heeren Naam ijdelijck te gebruijcken, maer dat ons oock onder dien schijn heeft g’tracht t’ abuseren, ingevolge des te meer gevioleert hebbende ons geseijde g’emaneert placcaet, en sulcx vervallen in de straffe daer bij g’expresseert, Soo geeft den heer Gouverneur den Raadt in bedenkinge, of men den fiscael niet en behoorden te gelasten sijn actie te laten institueren, soo en als hij vermeijnt te hebben; waer op gelet, en hoewel met reden daertegen niet te debatteren valt, is echter alleen ten respecte van de Maijt. den coningh van Denemarken , en om te betonen hoe seer wij ons aen derselver goede genegentheijt laten gelegen sijn, goetgevonden en geresolveert, den fiscael de handen te slichten, doch om alle verdere onheijlen te prevenieren, dat hij Pauli, als sich onwaardigh gemaeckt hebbende, de gastvrijheijt en verdere civile onthalinge, geduijrende desselfs aenwesen genoten, neven alle de zijne die aen lant haer noch onthouden, haer sullen hebben aan boort te transporteren, met insinuatie, hij Pauli sonder wederkeren daer te blijven, onvermindert nochtans het waterhalen en anders, soo veel des te behoeve van gemelte conincxschip sullen van node zijn.
Aldus geresolveert in d’ Fortresse d’ Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP. In R. en Secrts.
Soo is, na gehouden deliberatie resolutoir verstaen, den voorseijden coopman Jan Jochim Pauli, voor eerst, en tot de sake nader sal wesen ondersocht, in sijn logement te aresteren, Gelijck dan den selven gehoort zijnde, voor de gecommitteerdens Albert van Breugel en Dirq Jansz. Smient vrijwilligh heeft beleden en geconfesseert hoe hij sich selfs had ingelaten, niet alleenden chirurgijn108 van raet te dienen, maer oock metter daat geassisteert, door ‘t verschaffen van negen of thien rijcxdaelders contant, ten eijnde hij, chirurgijn, sich daer mede conde op houden en redden, ter tijt de gelegenheijt soude toelaten hem verder aen boort te salveren, daer nochtans ontrent de Gouverneur verschijnende, uijt eijgen bewegingh, buijten eenige persuasie alvooren heeft geprotesteert, God Almachtigh tot getuigen nemende, soo hij van den chirurgijn meergemelt, kennisse hadt of bequam den selven soude aengeven, blijckende daer uijt niet alleen sijn grote lichtvaerdigheijt van des Heeren Naam ijdelijck te gebruijcken, maer dat ons oock onder dien schijn heeft g’tracht t’ abuseren, ingevolge des te meer gevioleert hebbende ons geseijde g’emaneert placcaet, en sulcx vervallen in de straffe daer bij g’expresseert, Soo geeft den heer Gouverneur den Raadt in bedenkinge, of men den fiscael niet en behoorden te gelasten sijn actie te laten institueren, soo en als hij vermeijnt te hebben; waer op gelet, en hoewel met reden daertegen niet te debatteren valt, is echter alleen ten respecte van de Maijt. den coningh van Denemarken , en om te betonen hoe seer wij ons aen derselver goede genegentheijt laten gelegen sijn, goetgevonden en geresolveert, den fiscael de handen te slichten, doch om alle verdere onheijlen te prevenieren, dat hij Pauli, als sich onwaardigh gemaeckt hebbende, de gastvrijheijt en verdere civile onthalinge, geduijrende desselfs aenwesen genoten, neven alle de zijne die aen lant haer noch onthouden, haer sullen hebben aan boort te transporteren, met insinuatie, hij Pauli sonder wederkeren daer te blijven, onvermindert nochtans het waterhalen en anders, soo veel des te behoeve van gemelte conincxschip sullen van node zijn.
Aldus geresolveert in d’ Fortresse d’ Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP. In R. en Secrts.