Cape Council of Policy
503
1675-09-02
Minute details
- Entry number
- 503
- Date
- 1675-09-02
- Year
- 1675
English translation
Although the merchant Albert van Breugel resigned and, in accordance with the decision, dated 26 April last, arrived at Mr. The Governor and Councillor, in his reguart taken at one time, was instructed that henceforth he would not have to venture outside his residence and resort to it, to go anywhere other than to the warehouses to conduct his business there, and only in the presence of the Commissioners, in order that in this way he might have the opportunity to waste useless time, all the more to review the books and papers of his former butler, and to find out whether or not any notorious errors, as a guarantee of his own person as well as the E. Compa. could take refuge in it, and to our particular displeasure we experience more and more every day, how the said merchant Breugel, instead of coming to and obeying the aforementioned resolution, on the contrary does not fail to follow his old way of life, seeking all possible pleasures at every opportunity he can get, even on the occasion of going to church, as well as far above the service of the E. Compa. preferring, and making the aforementioned decision sufficiently illusory, So it is resolved after previous deliberation with common advice, since the aforementioned Breugel after all appears not to be brought to his debacle amicably with good words, to authoritatively constrain him to do so by means of coercion, and that consequently in this summoned meeting it will be announced and announced that he will be refrained in the future from going anywhere else outside the warehouses, on the grounds of being incarcerated; At which point merchant Breugel appeared in Council and, being asked by the Governor whether he was unfamiliar with the contents of the aforementioned resolution, replied in the affirmative. He also explained why he had not followed it, but had so often undertaken to go out, to which he was accused of having committed a misdeed, promising to abandon it in the future and requesting that such action be excused. The Governor then informed him of the aforementioned council decision.
Thus resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Thus resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel den coopman Albert van Breugel uijt crachte en ingevolge van ‘t besluijt de dato 26 April jongstleden bij den Hr. Gouverneur en Raadt in sijn reguart genoomen doenmaals was g’injungeert dat sich voortaen niet en soude hebben te vervorderen buijten sijn woonhuijs en resort van dien, elders te gaan dan in de magasijnen omme desselffs affaires daarin te verrichten, en sulcx niet dan ten over staan van Gecommitteerdens, ten eijnde hij op die wijse van de gelegentheijt om onnuttelijck tijt te verquisten, versteken sijnde, des te meer occasie mochte hebben de boecken en papieren van sijn gewesen bottelier te revideren, en sulcx uijt te vinden off oock eenige notoire abuijsen, soo tot guarande van sijn eijgen persoon als d’ E. Compa. daarin souden mogen schuijlen, ende ons tot bijsonder ongenoegen dagelijcx meer en meer ervaert, hoe gemelte coopman Breugel in plaats van voors. resolutie naar te comen en te gehoorsamen, in tegendeel noch al niet na en laat sijn oude manier van leven te volgen, sigh bij alle gelegentheijt die maar can capteren, ja selffs bij voorval van in de Kerck te gaan, alle bedenckelijcke vermaeclijcheden soekende, mitsgaders verre boven den dienst van de E. Compa. prefererende, en sulcx ons opgemelte besluijt genoegsaem illusoir maekende, Soo is naar voorgaande deliberatie met gemeen advis geresolveert, aangesien meergeseijde Breugel na allen blijck met goede woorden in der minne tot sijn debvoir niet gebracht can werden, hem authoritative bij wegen van dwangh daartoe te constringeeren, en dat gevolglijc in dese ontboden vergaderingh en aangesegt sal werden sigh in ‘t toekomende t’ onthouden, buijten in de packhuijsen, ergens meer te gaen, op peene van g’incarcereert te werden; waar op gedachte coopman Breugel in Rade verscheenen en door den heer Gouverneur afgevraagt sijnde, off hem den inhout van de voorgeciteerde resolutie niet bekent was, heeft daarop g’antwoort van ja, Item waarom hij deselve niet gevolgt, maar ter contrarie soo meenighmael ondernoomen hadt uijt te gaan, waar op bij hem gerepliceert was, daarin misdaen hadde, onder belofte in ‘t toecomende het selve naarlaten soude, met versoeck dat sulcx g’excuseert mochte werden, waarna hem dan ‘t voors. raatsbesluijt door den heer Gouverneur is aangesegt.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.