Cape Council of Policy
56
1654-09-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 56
- Date
- 1654-09-13
- Year
- 1654
English translation
After reading the sermon this morning, without the slightest hindrance, according to Christian custom, the third agreement was passed for the betrothed persons Pieter van Duyne, under-merchant born in Middelburg, presently present on the ship Henriette Louijse moored here, and Sebastiana van Opdorp, born in Cuylenborch, residing in this place, and it not having occurred to us that by what they might be delayed or hindered in their intention, the Council has granted permission, following our resolution of the 10th Passado, to allow the further solemnization of the marriage in the Name of the Lord to proceed, and to that end it was also found good on that everything might proceed lawfully, in good order, and to God's greatest glory, by having the aforementioned solemnization (as if without a minister) administered by the steward Roeloff de Man, Secret of our Council, for him and all the people in an open council chamber, as then, on the date after the end of Sunday Christian, the reading of the sermon in the Name of the Lord was publicly and lawfully performed and effectuated.
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER ABBEKERK.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER ABBEKERK.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Nae ‘t lesen des sermoens desen voormiddach sonder eenige de minste verhinderinge volgens Christelijck gebruyck de derde affcundinge synde gepasseert, van de ondertrouwde persoonen Pieter van Duyne, ondercoopman geboortich van Middelburch jegenwoordich bescheyden op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip Henriette Louijse , Ende Sebastiana van Opdorp, geboortich van Cuylenborch ter deser plaetse woonachtich, wijders ons niet voorgecomen wesende waer door deselve in hare voornemen souden cunnen offte mogen werden geretardeert ofte beleth, Soo is by den Raedt deselve toegestaen achtervolgende onse resolutie van den 10en passado de vordere solemnisatie van de trouw in den Name des Heeren te laeten voortgaen, Ende ten dien eijnde oock goet gevonden op dat alles wettelijck met goede ordre ende tot Godes meeste eere mochte toegaen de gemelte solemnisatie (alsoo geen predicant hebben) door den bouchouder Roeloff de Man, Secrets. van onsen Raedt, voor deselve ende alle den volcke in openen raedtcamere te laeten bedienen, gelyck dan sulcx op dato nae ‘t eyndigen van de Sondaeghse Christlycke leesinghe des sermoens in den Name des Heeren openbaer wettelyck geschiet ende g’effectueert is.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER ABBEKERK.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.
[Signed:] HENDRICK VAN DE PUTTE.
[Signed:] PIETER ABBEKERK.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] JACOB BACKER.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.