Cape Council of Policy
512
1676-02-19
Minute details
- Entry number
- 512
- Date
- 1676-02-19
- Year
- 1676
English translation
The wife of the free tailor Jeronimus de Vos of Ghent, having appeared in this Council, respectfully requested a license. As she could not earn a living here in that profession, she and her husband were permitted to depart for Batavia at the earliest opportunity. She agreed to the same, except that he must pay Jeronimus de Vos the sum of ƒ53.6 (which he still owes to the E. Compe.) before his departure.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope in the day and year as above. Was signed N. VERBURCH, ISBRANDT GOSKE, J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONNIUS, DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT, H. CRUDOP, and LAMB. the GREAT. Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In desen Raat verschenen zijnde d’ huijsvrouw van den vrij kleermaker Jeronimus de Vos van Gent , met alle eerbiedigheijt licentie versoekende, alsoo op dat ambaght alhier aen de kost niet konde geraken, om per eerste en naeste gelegentheijt met haren man naer Batavia te mogen vertrecken, is haer ‘t selve geaccordeert, behoudens dat hij Jeronimus de Vos de somme van ƒ53:6 (die hij aen d’ E. Compe. nogh ten aghteren is staende) aen deselve voor sijn vertreck sal hebben te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare als boven. Was getekent N. VERBURCH, ISBRANDT GOSKE, J. BAX g. v. HERENTALS, JOOST CLANT, JOAN PUTMANS, J. B. SONNIUS, DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENDT, H. CRUDOP, ende LAMB. de GROOT. Secrts.