Cape Council of Policy
627
1679-06-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 627
- Date
- 1679-06-07
- Year
- 1679
English translation
The freeman Jacob Arentsz Brouwer90, in the presence of the Noble.Hr. Ordinary Council Dirck Blom, stood in meeting and requested that he be given back three such draught animals as those of his late wife's first husband, named Claas Jacobsz van Meldorp,91 which had been massacred in the country in the year 1673 by the Gonnemase Hottentoots, and had been robbed at the same time, which animals the E.Comp. according to his allegation had stolen that same year during the expedition after the aforementioned. enemy Hottentoots, including the capture of a greater number of animals, without them being returned to his wife or subsequently to him, but subsequently approved and promised by the government, in case the aforementioned animals were found to be hidden under the aforementioned confiscation, that further favorable dispositions would be made in this regard, whereupon it was recently resolutely agreed that the requester would be returned the alleged animals in case of proof, and subsequently today his request was again renewed, as well as having submitted in Rade for verification of this certain certificate from two consonant witnesses, whereby the aforementioned is alleged and that the aforementioned animals would later be handed over to the E.Comp. as if used and retained as their own, there is also sufficient evidence of no restitution or compensation ever being made. It has been agreed that three of these animals will be returned to the same company in satisfaction of the said company, especially for those in need and in need of them.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Original Dutch transcription
De vrijborger Jacob Arentsz Brouwer90 bij ‘t aanwesen van den Edle.Hr. Ordinaris Raad Dirck Blom, in vergadering binnen gestaan en versocht hebbende dat hem mochte werden gerestitueert zoodanige drie stux trekbeesten als zijn vrouws eerste man zaliger, genaamt Claas Jacobsz van Meldorp,91 in ‘t jaer 1673 door de Gonnemase Hottentoots in ‘t lant gemassacreert wesende, doenmaels tegelijck waren ontrooft, welcke beesten de E.Comp. volgens zijn voorgeven ‘t selve jaer in de expeditie na de voorn. vijantlycke Hottentoots gedaan, onder meerder getal beestiael weder ter buijt hadde bekoomen, zonder dezelve aan sijn vrouw off namaels aan hem weder waren te rug gelevert, maer wel doentertijt van de regeeringe geaccordeert en belooft in gevalle bij verklaring konde doceeren de gemelte beesten onder de voors. beuijt schuijlden, dat dienaangaande nader gunstelyk zoude werden gedisponeert, waerop dan onlangs resolutoir verstaan zijnde dat den versoecker in cas van bewijs de pretense beesten zoude werden gerestitueert, ende dienvolgende heeden zijn versoek nogmaels gerenoveert, mitsgaders tot verificatie van dien in Rade overgelevert hebbende seecker attestatie van twee consonante getuijgen waerbij ‘t voorenstaande geallegeerde en dat gemelte beesten naderhant bij de E.Comp. als eijgen zijn gebruijckt en aangehouden, genoegsaam contreert ook daer besyden niet en blijckt van de restitutie off vergoedinge ooijt geschiet, Zoo is verstaan dat aan denzelven weder drij stux diergelijke beesten van de E. Comp. in voldoeninge van dien zullen werden gerestitueert, te meer het behoeftige luyden en haer wel van nooden zijn.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.