Cape Council of Policy
506
1675-09-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 506
- Date
- 1675-09-20
- Year
- 1675
English translation
Thus the merchant Breugel was summoned to Rade and asked what papers he had secretly burned and where they had come from, and he wholeheartedly admitted that they had been several old almanacs in which his daily events, particularly those between him and his wife, were recorded, and which he had extracted from his account during the inventory of his securities by the commissioners, and this matter having been considered by the Council, was of very suspicious conduct and a sufficient indication of bad faith, as if under the name and appearance of the foregoing. Almanacs will undoubtedly have also been buried in the ashes, all such papers as he did not want to come to light, in order to better obscure his appearance. This is primarily in the interest of the E. Company, for our peace of mind, and to deprive him of any further opportunities of such acts. Furthermore, we arrest him from his aforementioned residence, where, since our last resolution of 11th, he has had no daytime access to housing, to depart for the new fort in other suitable accommodation, to remain there from now on, without being allowed to go outside, except with orders.
Thus arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the aforementioned date and year.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Thus arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the aforementioned date and year.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo35 den coopman Breugel in Rade ontboden en afgevraagt sijnde, wat voor papieren hij bestaan hadde in ‘t heijmelijck te verbranden, en waar deselve vandaan becomen, daarop volmondigh bekent heeft dat het waren geweest verscheijde oude almanacken waarin sijn dagelijcxe voorvallen en bijsonderlijck tusschen hem en sijn vrouw stonden genoteert, en die hij geduerende het inventariseren van sijn effecten door de gecommitteerdens, uijt sijn comptoir hadde ontfutselt, mitsgaders dese sake bij den Raad geconsidereert sijnde, van seer suspecte handelingh en een genoegsaem inditie van quade trouw te wesen, desgelijcx dat onder d’ naem en schijn van vooos. almanacken ongetwijfelt mede in de asche geleijt sal hebben, alle soodanige papieren als hij niet gewilt heeft dat aan ‘t licht souden comen, omme sulcx sijn gedoente te beter te connen verduijsteren, Soo is ten meesten dienste van de E. Compa., onser gerustheijt, mitsgaders om hem te benemen alle gelegentheden van diergelijcx meer te plegen, g’arresteert hem voorts uijt sijn voors. wooningh, daar sedert onse laaste resolutie van 11 courant, overdagh noch huijsvestingh en toeganck heeft gehadt, te doen vertrecken, naar ‘t nieuwe fort in een ander bequaem logijs, omme aldaar sigh voortaan t’ onthouden, sonder hem ooc buijtenwaarts te moogen vervoegen, dan met ordre.
Aldus g’arresteert 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 g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.