Cape Council of Policy
49
1654-06-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 49
- Date
- 1654-06-22
- Year
- 1654
English translation
On this date, by Sententie, the person Jan Danielsz van Veurne, boss, is well and rightly condemned. Doctor, who was admitted to the garrison "Tulp" (the Tulp), to be keeled and battered with 100 lashes, and to be banned from working in common for six months without pay, in chains, along with the confiscation of three months' pay, to be applied according to custom, because he had carried two knives for the Commander of the fort and had said that they were appropriate for him, and also threatened to hit one or two more in the ear, and which was of very dangerous consequence, he was arrested and ordered to execute the aforementioned sentence tomorrow.
Furthermore, in view of the unfair request for the quality of assistant per request made by Roeloff de Man arrived here inland with the yacht Naerden ao. passo. for a midshipman, who since then, due to a lack of suitable material here at the accounting office, has been used for writing, and during the absence of the sub-merchant Verburgh, the soldier's books of this fortress have been carefully and properly observed, since the impending departure of the same Verburgh will have to remain there, having also served the Council as Secretary, and in various matters, such as the above-mentioned matters of Jan Danielsz van Veurne, because of his practical knowledge as a fiscal, is therefore requested and qualified, as he performs the above, and especially good comportment by this one in the capacity of assistant (since provisionally stated as above) confirms and grants a contract of twenty gl. with effect from today, provided that he remains connected for five years to d'E. Compe. to comply.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] FR. VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
Furthermore, in view of the unfair request for the quality of assistant per request made by Roeloff de Man arrived here inland with the yacht Naerden ao. passo. for a midshipman, who since then, due to a lack of suitable material here at the accounting office, has been used for writing, and during the absence of the sub-merchant Verburgh, the soldier's books of this fortress have been carefully and properly observed, since the impending departure of the same Verburgh will have to remain there, having also served the Council as Secretary, and in various matters, such as the above-mentioned matters of Jan Danielsz van Veurne, because of his practical knowledge as a fiscal, is therefore requested and qualified, as he performs the above, and especially good comportment by this one in the capacity of assistant (since provisionally stated as above) confirms and grants a contract of twenty gl. with effect from today, provided that he remains connected for five years to d'E. Compe. to comply.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] FR. VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
Original Dutch transcription
Op dato by Sententie wel ende ten rechten gecondemneert synde den persoon Jan Danielsz van Veurne, bossr. in de wandelingh toegenaemt doctor: omme aen ‘t galijot de Tulp gekielt ende met 100 slagen gelaerst: mitsgaders voor 6 maenden sonder gagie aen de gemeene wercken t’ arbeijden, in de kettingh gebannen te worden, nevens confiscatie van drie maenden soldye t’ appliceren naer uso, over dat 2 messen op den Commandeur van ‘t fort gedragen ende geseyt had, dat die op den selven pasten, mitsgaders oock boven dien gedreijcht een off twee meer op ‘t oor te stooten, ende wes meer van seer dangireusen gevolge synde, soo is g’arresteert op morgen voorhaelde sententie ter executie te stellen.150
Wyders gesien ‘t billick versouck om de qualite van adsistent per requeste gedaen by den persoon Roeloff de Man hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Naerden ao. passo. voor adelborst, welcke sedert dien tyt bij mancquement van bequame stoff hier ter comptoire aen ‘t schryven gebruijckt is, ende staende d’ absentie van den ondercoopman Verburgh de soldyeboucken deser fortresse wel ende nae behooren waergenomen, daer vermits ‘t aenstaende vertreck van den selven Verburgh noch sal moeten aenblyven, hebbende oock met eenen den Raedt bedient als Secretaris, ende in verscheyden als oock de bovenstaende saecken van Jan Danielsz van Veurne vermits syne kennisse in de practycq als fiscael, wort derhalven op syn versouck ende bequaemheijt, als desselffs presterende debvoiren, ende bysonder goet comportement by desen in de qualite van adsistent (sedert den tyt als boven provisioneel becleet) geconfirmeert ende toegeleyt een tractement van twintich gl. per maent heden ingaende, mits verbonden blyvende syn vyfjarich verbandt daer voor aen d’ E. Compe. te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] FR. VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.
Wyders gesien ‘t billick versouck om de qualite van adsistent per requeste gedaen by den persoon Roeloff de Man hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Naerden ao. passo. voor adelborst, welcke sedert dien tyt bij mancquement van bequame stoff hier ter comptoire aen ‘t schryven gebruijckt is, ende staende d’ absentie van den ondercoopman Verburgh de soldyeboucken deser fortresse wel ende nae behooren waergenomen, daer vermits ‘t aenstaende vertreck van den selven Verburgh noch sal moeten aenblyven, hebbende oock met eenen den Raedt bedient als Secretaris, ende in verscheyden als oock de bovenstaende saecken van Jan Danielsz van Veurne vermits syne kennisse in de practycq als fiscael, wort derhalven op syn versouck ende bequaemheijt, als desselffs presterende debvoiren, ende bysonder goet comportement by desen in de qualite van adsistent (sedert den tyt als boven provisioneel becleet) geconfirmeert ende toegeleyt een tractement van twintich gl. per maent heden ingaende, mits verbonden blyvende syn vyfjarich verbandt daer voor aen d’ E. Compe. te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] FR. VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARDENBERCH. 1654.