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1654-11-03

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Entry number
57
Date
1654-11-03
Year
1654

English translation

Evert Jansz Rycke of Amsterdam, young man third guard, aged about 23 years, modest on the ship Walvis moored here, having entered into a vow of marriage with the honorable young daughter Magdalena Andriesz, born in Middelburg, aged 20 years, daughter of Andries Arentsz of Brussels, chief pilot modest on the ship Swarte Bul moored here and therefore requesting to be legally confirmed in the holy wedlock with the other, The Council was strengthened with the chief captains of the ships moored here, having been able to learn nothing other than that both were gentlemen and free persons, which, according to their own explanations, and the convincing testimony, yet we had subsequently excelled in this regard, understood that these young people would allow her to give her permission, and at that end on the morning of the morning in the church, to have her first settlement done, and then to embark on all evenings in the same way, as it lands here until the third, including Sondach stood or even earlier165 after the last call and the end of the Christian sermon (no legal reason for prevention arising) by done. Marcus Masius,166 preacher on the aforementioned ship, the Swarte Bul, resolved to have the solemnization legally conducted for all the people, and to proceed publicly and faithfully so as not to delay the ships afterward. They were to depart at the first of the following week, or perhaps sooner, if they had sailed, to continue their journey to Batavia.

Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.

[Signed:] JAN J. Dsz. KONING.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM ARENSZ.

[Signed:] GUILL: MOSTART.

[Signed:] R. DE MAN. Secrets.

Original Dutch transcription

Evert Jansz Rycke van Amsterdam, jonghman derdewaeck, oudt omtrent 23 jaren, bescheijden op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip de Walvis , sich in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met d’eerbare jonge dochter Magdalena Andriesz, geboortich van Middelburch oudt 20 jaeren, dochter van Andries Arentsz van Brussel, opperstuyrman bescheyden op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip de Swarte Bul ende dierhalven versouckende om haer metten anderen wettelijck in den heyligen huwelijcken echten staet te mogen laeten bevestigen, Soo is by den Raedt versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van de hier ter rheede leggende schepen niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde lieber, ende vrye persoonen waren, welcke met niemandt ter werelt, volgens oock eygen verclaringen, ende suffisante getuygenisse, yetwes dienaengaende uijtstaende hadden, verstaen deselve jongeluyden haer billick versouck toe te staen, mitsgaders ten dien eynde op morgen in ‘t gebeth haer eerste affcundinge te laeten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle avonden soo wel te schepen, als hier aen landt tot de derde incluijs, omme Sondach aenstaendeof oock wel vroeger165 na de laeste affroepinge ende ‘t eyndigen des Christelijcke sermoens (geen wettelijcke oorsaecke van verhinderinghe voortcomende) door done. Marcus Masius,166 predicant op ‘t meergenoemde schip de Swarte Bul , bescheyden voor alle den volcke de solemnisatie wettelijck te laten geschieden, ende met de trouw publyckelijck voort te vaeren omme de scheepen daernae niet op te houden, dewelcke tegen ‘t eerste van d’ aenstaende weecke, offte wel eerder verhoopen vaerdich te wesen, te vertrecken tot vervolghingh hunner vordere reyse na Batavia.

Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage ende jare als boven.

[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1654.

[Signed:] JAN J. Dsz KONING.

[Signed:] ABRAHAM ARENSZ.

[Signed:] GUILL: MOSTART.

[Signed:] R. DE MAN. Secrets.