Cape Council of Policy
649
1680-03-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 649
- Date
- 1680-03-13
- Year
- 1680
English translation
One Hans Rutgert Troost, assisted by one Hans Adam Koekenbergh, both freeholders, appeared here in meeting and stated how they had entered into a partnership with knowledge of the local authorities, as principals to manage a certain piece of vineyard land together, provided that the aforementioned Hans Rutgert Troost is jointly and severally liable for the debts incurred by his company thereon, who due to inability can no longer perform any work, has requested permission to take over and possess the said vineyard land after him, provided that he would bear the burden of such debts as those incurred by his partner Koeckenbergh with the Company, to which 40 ps. of sheep were due annually, until this debt was paid to the E. Company. The payment had been made in full, to be delivered, provided that the aforementioned Coeckenbergh, at his request, would be allowed to repatriate with the present return fleet. It was therefore agreed to grant her request in full, especially since the aforementioned Coeckenbergh is ill and must be supported by the Company, as a result of which his debt is expected to increase daily, without any indication that the Company will be able to meet its guarantor's obligations in other ways.
A sickly maiden or half-mare named Catrina, also a Company. slave procured by a European here, as well as incorporated into the community of Christ through the most valid sacrament of Holy Baptism, as well as instructed in the Christian religion and now having reached a competent old age and up to now having been employed as a servant by the Company, having requested by petition to this assembly that she, for the aforementioned reason, as well as by virtue of the freedom legally granted to her by her father's side, might be set free and released from her servitude, it has been deemed good to set her free in order to be able to renounce her as a free woman.
A sickly maiden or half-mare named Catrina, also a Company. slave procured by a European here, as well as incorporated into the community of Christ through the most valid sacrament of Holy Baptism, as well as instructed in the Christian religion and now having reached a competent old age and up to now having been employed as a servant by the Company, having requested by petition to this assembly that she, for the aforementioned reason, as well as by virtue of the freedom legally granted to her by her father's side, might be set free and released from her servitude, it has been deemed good to set her free in order to be able to renounce her as a free woman.
Original Dutch transcription
Eenen Hans Rutgert Troost, geassisteert met eenen Hans Adam Koekenbergh, bijde vrijborgers, alhier in vergaderingh verscheenen en te kennen gegeven hebbende, hoe met malkanderen in maatschap met kennis van de overigheijt alhier waren getreden, ten principaalen om seecker stuck wijngaartlant met malkanderen te beheeren, mits dat de voorn. Hans Rutgert Troost in solidum respondabel is voor d’ schulden door sijn comp. daer op gemaackt, die door inpotentheyt langer geen werck kan doen, met versoeckt ‘t gemelte wijngaartlant te moogen na hem nemen en besitten, mits dat t’ sijnen laste soude neemen soodanige schulden als door sijn compagnon Koeckenbergh bij d’ Compe. waaren gemaackt, waar op aen naam alle jaar 40 ps. schapen, tot dat die schult aen de E.Compe. in ‘t geheel was betaelt, te leveren, mits dat de gemelte Coeckenbergh op sijn versoeck mochte toegestaen werden met de presente retourvlooth te repatrieeren, Soo is verstaan deselve haar versoeck in ‘t geheel toe te staen, te meer dick gemelte Coeckenbergh sieckelijck en bij d’ Compa. moet onderhouden werden, waerdoor sijn schult nogh daagelijcx staat te vergrooten, sonder apparentie dat d’ Compa op andre manieren aen haar garant sal connen komen.
Zeeckere mestisse off halffslagh meijt genaemt Catrina, dogh een Comps. slavin bij een Europiaen alhier geprocureert, mi[t]sgaders door het hoogwerdig[e] sacrament van den H. doop d’ gemeente Christi in geleijft, mi[t]sgaders in de Christelijcke religie onderwesen en nu een competente ouderdom bereijckt hebbende en tot nogh toe als een dienstbare bij d’ Compe. gebruijckt, bij requeste aen dese vergaderingh versocht hebbende dat sij om de vooren geallegeerde reden, mitsgaders uijt crachte van haer vrijdom die haar van haar vaderskant wettelijck toequam, in vrydom mocht werden gestelt, en van haar dienstbaarheijt ontslagen, soo is goet gevonden haar in vrijdom te stellen om haar als een vrij vrouw te moogen erneeren.
Zeeckere mestisse off halffslagh meijt genaemt Catrina, dogh een Comps. slavin bij een Europiaen alhier geprocureert, mi[t]sgaders door het hoogwerdig[e] sacrament van den H. doop d’ gemeente Christi in geleijft, mi[t]sgaders in de Christelijcke religie onderwesen en nu een competente ouderdom bereijckt hebbende en tot nogh toe als een dienstbare bij d’ Compe. gebruijckt, bij requeste aen dese vergaderingh versocht hebbende dat sij om de vooren geallegeerde reden, mitsgaders uijt crachte van haer vrijdom die haar van haar vaderskant wettelijck toequam, in vrydom mocht werden gestelt, en van haar dienstbaarheijt ontslagen, soo is goet gevonden haar in vrijdom te stellen om haar als een vrij vrouw te moogen erneeren.