Cape Council of Policy
644
1680-03-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 644
- Date
- 1680-03-07
- Year
- 1680
English translation
The citizen Willem van Dieden having demonstrated in the meeting160, that at the time of the late Honourable Governor Johan Bacx, certain bondsmen belonging to him, had accused his E. of having committed some fraudulent sluice-gates, whereupon his house had once been inspected by the fiscal and the commissioners but was not found to be there and that, without his consent, his aforementioned slave had once been taken away and detained at the Compe., without further ado from the late Honourable Mr. Bacx161, had requested restitution of the same, who had promised him, in lieu of the said slave, a Comps. to provide his own corporals in lieu, in accordance with a certain certificate (shown by him in Council), also confirmed by a letter from this meeting, as being aware of it: until later, he died in the Comps. hospital without having received the slightest restitution or compensation for it, therefore now requesting that his rightful and well-founded claim be finally disposed of. Taking into account and the fairness of his request, it has been agreed and understood that in place of the aforementioned slave, another of Comps.'s own right will be granted in full ownership.
Original Dutch transcription
Den borger Willem van Dieden ter vergaderingh gedemonst[r]eert160 hebbende, dat ten tyde van de Ede.Hr. Gouverneur Johan Bacx saliger, seeckere lijffeijgenen hem toebehoorende, aen sijn E.hadde aengeclaacht van eenige fraudeleuse sluijckerijen te hebben gepleecht, waar op doenmaals sijn huijs door den fiscaal en gecommitteerdens was gevisiteert doch daar niet in bevonden en dat hem dies niet jegenstaende sijn voorn. slaaf doenmaals was ontrocken, en bij d’ Compe. aengehouden, onaengesien iterative van den161 Edle.Hr.Bacx saliger om restitutie van den selve hadde versocht, die hem toesegginge hadde gedaan, in plaats van gemelte sijn slaaf een Comps. lijffeijgenen in plaats te sullen geven, in voege bij seeckere attestatie (door hem in Raade vertoont) komt te consteren, oock door een lit uijt dese vergaderingh is gesterkt als daar van mede kennis hebbende: tot dat naderhant deselve in ‘t Comps. hospitaal is coomen te overlijden sonder dat hij tot dato echter eenige d’ minste restitutie ofte vergoedingh daar voor hadde genooten, dierhalve nu versocht dat alsnu op sijn rechtmatige en gefondeerde pretentie finalyck mocht werden gedisponeert. Waar op dan geleth en de billickheijt van sijn versoeck in acht genoomen, soo is goet gevonden ende verstaan den selve in plaats van gemelte slaaf een andre van Comps. wegen in vollen eijgendom te laaten toecoomen.