Cape Council of Policy
59
1655-01-18
Minute details
- Entry number
- 59
- Date
- 1655-01-18
- Year
- 1655
English translation
By the Council of the fortress of Goede Hoope in the criminal case of Jochem Elberts of Amsterdam, sheriff, and Hans Swans of Maesterland, bailiff.170 The man's prisoner having been prosecuted so far that they have voluntarily confessed all their affairs several times without pain of bonds, iron, or threats, of that one openly171, concerning the sinking of the galley the Roode Vos, especially Jochem Elberts, who not only advised but also, together with the injured persons Theunis Aukes and Buysman prinsipal, was aboard in order to take good opportunity thereto & a. and the aforementioned. Hans Swans as co-consent, everything being evident from several well-collected certificates against him and from this Council, as well as especially from the prisoner’s own voluntary confession, not knowing how to bring in more to his own charge or as his own excuse, as if the Council were very modest in asking for clemency and not for justice. Thus, after careful deliberation (as is necessary for such a criminal matter), it has been approved, as the court will be present to request the commanders of the ship moored here to join us here tomorrow to reinforce our Council (so that, having been reinforced), with the others, to help render such a verdict on the aforementioned serious offenses, as will be found to be most certain of the ship's well-being and that its pious and faithful servants belong to it, etc.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
By den Raet deser fortresse de Goede Hoope in de saecke crimeneel van Jochem Elberts van Amsterdam, schieman, ende Hans Swans van Maesterlant boots.170 ‘s Hren. gevangens soo verre geprocedeert sijnde dat deselve tot diverse malen vrijwilligh buijten pijn van banden, ijser, ofte drijgementen, van dien oppentlijck al hun saecken uijt171 bekent hebben, wegen ‘t afflopen van ‘t galjot de Roode Vos , insonderheijt Jochem Elberts, welcke niet alleen aenrader maer oock met de verongeluc[k]t[e] persoonen Theunis Aukes ende Buysman prinsipael aenleyder is geweest omme daer toe goede occasie waer te nemen &a. ende voors. Hans Swans als mede toestemmer alles blijckende bij verscheijde t’ haren laste ende bij desen Raet wel berecolleerde attestatien, mitsgaders oock bijsonderlijck des gevangens eijgen vrijwillige belydenis niet wetende tot ijmants laste of eijgen verschooninge meerder in te brengen als eenlijck dat den Raet seer demoedelijck om gratie ende geen recht te bidden. Soo is naer goede deliberatie (wel vereijsschende tot sodanige crim[in]ele saecke) goetgevonden, dewijle het jegenwoordigh op Sententie sal aencomen, omme de opperhooffden van ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip te versoucken dat deselve haer sullen gelieven tot versterckinge van onsen Raet tegen morgen hier aen lant mede te vervougen (omme alsoo versterckt) metten anderen over de gemelte sware delicten soodanigh vonnis te helpen wijsen, als bevonden werden sal tot Comps. meeste verseecker[t]heijt van schip, goet ende derselver vrome ende getrouwe dienaren te behooren &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRICK VERBURGH.
[Signed:] JANN SIJMONSEN.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.